After Dark: Myths, Misdeeds & the Paranormal

Millenia ago, a plot was hatched within the highest echelons of Egyptian society which ended with royal blood being spilt. This assassination, known as the Harem Conspiracy, and the following trial would fascinate historians for the next three thousand years... Who was behind the plot? How close did they come to seizing the throne? And what can archaeology tell us about Egyptian society as a whole?

Our guest today is Dr. Campbell Price, Curator of Egypt and Sudan at Manchester Museum and honorary research fellow at University of Liverpool. He’s our go-to Ancient Egypt expert and the author of his newest book ‘Brief Histories: Ancient Egypt.’

Edited by Hannah Feodorov. Produced by Tom Delargy. Senior Producer is Freddy Chick.

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17th century England was a world turned upside down.

A civil war resulted in King Charles I being executed, and from this moment a religious movement called the Quakers grew rapidly.

Far from the pacifists we think of them as today, Quaker leaders shocked the country with their radical approach, including attempts to resurrect the dead.

Taking us back to the 17th century today is Dr Erica Canela, historian and author of Zealous: A Darker Side of the Early Quakers.

Edited by Hannah Feodorov. Produced by Stuart Beckwith. Senior Producer is Freddy Chick.

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*Warning: this episode contains discussions of child death*

Deep beneath the sunny streets of Palermo Sicily, the Capuchin Catacombs are home to over a thousand people, most of them still standing in their Sunday best.

Why did the residents of the catacombs want to be buried standing up? And how have their remains survived centuries?

Joining Anthony today as a special guest co-host is Cat Irving, Human Remains Conservator at Surgeons’ Hall in Edinburgh, to take us back through this fascinating history.

Edited by Anna Brant and Hannah Feodorov. Produced by Tomos Delargy. Senior Producer is Freddy Chick.

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Ancient Britain was occupied by the Romans, and tension was building with local tribes.

Their brutal occupation reached a breaking point.

So what happened when Queen Boudica stood up to the might of the Roman Empire? Bloody battles followed and Roman occupation in Britain changed forever. Her incredible life and story will shock and surprise you.

Taking you back to Iron Age Britain is the incredible historian and author Kate Williams, who joins Anthony to immerse us in Boudica's world.

Edited by Hannah Feodorov. Produced by Stuart Beckwith. Senior Producer is Freddy Chick.

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*Warning: this episode contains discussions of puss*

Gonorrhea and syphilis are no laughing matter, especially in a time before antibiotics.

How were symptoms first recorded and what were the disturbing treatments people endured?

Joining Anthony today as a special guest co-host is Cat Irving, Human Remains Conservator at Surgeons’ Hall in Edinburgh, to take us back through this gruesome history.

Edited by Anna Brant and Hannah Feodorov. Produced by Stuart Beckwith. Senior Producer is Freddy Chick.

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