Dark Side of Ancient Mesopotamia

Dark Side of Ancient Mesopotamia

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Origins of Victorian Murder Detectives

We have an image in our heads of Victorian Homicide Detectives, but what was the reality? Who were they? What murder cases shaped their history? What methods did they use? Were they anything at all like Sherlock Holmes?Anthony Delaney takes Maddy Pelling on this journey through t ...  Show more

Who Was the Man In The Iron Mask?

For decades a mysterious figure was held prisoner by Louis XIV. His face was covered, his identity was a secret beyond all others. Why? Who was this figure? How much of the story is myth and how much is fact? Maddy Pelling tells Anthony Delaney the story today.This episodes was e ...  Show more

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