The Strange Mystery of The Leatherman

Beneath Cappadocia lies Derinkuyu, a vast underground city hiding ancient secrets. Who built it, why, and when? Explore history, mystery, and theories behind one of Earth’s most astonishing hidden worlds. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices 

For decades, Big Tobacco denied the truth, manufactured doubt, and hooked generations on addiction—how a deadly industry hid smoking’s risks for over 70 years while profits soared. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices 

Over the past 200 years, Dick Whittington has become one of Britain’s best-loved pantomime heroes. Yet, as today’s long read explores, the real-life story that inspired Dick’s rags to riches tale is even more remarkable than the fiction. Based on his interview with author Michael ...  Show more

The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World were daring and dazzling constructions that have burned bright in the human imagination right up to the modern day. In this Long Read written by Bettany Hughes, we follow in the footsteps of the ancients to explore their remarkable stories.  ...  Show more

Kate Summerscale, author of The Suspicions of Mr Whicher, tells us about her new book, which investigates another shocking 19th-century crime. Meanwhile, Andrew Lambert guides us around the famous clipper Cutty Sark, a ship that raced around the world as part of the lucrative Vic ...  Show more

Historians Sam Willis and James Daybell explore some of the fascinating stories that appear in their Histories of the Unexpected book and podcast, from signatures to lions Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcast ...  Show more