S03 Episode 4 Extra: There's No Place Like Ho...

When Teresita Basa was found murdered in her Chicago apartment in 1977, police had more or less given up on ever catching her killer. That was until one of Teresita's colleagues claimed the dead woman was speaking to her in her sleep... Written by Neil McRobert and produced by Ri ...  Show more

On a warm summer afternoon in 1980, hundreds of children gathered on the grounds of a quiet village school fair in the English countryside. There was music and laughter. Then, without warning, one by one, the children began to collapse... Written by Diane Hope and produced by Ric ...  Show more

One hundred years ago, in 1922, Egyptologist Howard Carter made one of the most spectacular discoveries in the history of archaeology, when he unearthed the tomb of Tutankhamun in Egypt’s Valley of the Kings. In the first episode in our new series on the life, death and legacy of ...  Show more

Interlude: Atum Creates the Universe. The stories of how ancient Egypt (and the world) came into existence are beautiful. In this episode, we explore three Creation myths: the tale of Atum and the primeval Ocean; the tale of Ptah and the divine word; and the story of the Ogdoad, ...  Show more

The Egyptian pyramids are easily the most mythologized pieces of architecture on the planet. They have inspired historical myths and misconceptions essentially as long as "history" has been a literary genre. The so-called "father of history" Herodotus was one of the first writers ...  Show more

One of the most famous names in history - who is Tutankhamun? In 1922 Howard Carter discovered one the most intact ancient tombs in history, filled with 5,000 priceless artefacts from the boy-king's life. But is Howard Carter truly responsible for this momentous discovery? And ...