Dark History: Where The Darkness See’s The Light
By Rob Bradley
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Step into the shadows of the past—where truth is more disturbing than fiction. The Dark History Podcast drags the forgotten, the forbidden, and the downright horrifying stories of our world into the light. From blood-soaked streets of Victorian London to the twisted minds of history’s most ruthless figures, every episode plunges you into an immersive narrative built on meticulous research and haunting detail.
Hosted by Rob Bradley, Dark History doesn’t just tell stories—it makes you feel them. Each episode unravels real events that shaped our world in ways you were never taught, told through vivid storytelling that grips you from the first word to the last breath.
History isn’t always written by the victors. Sometimes, it’s whispered from the gallows, buried beneath ruins, or etched in blood.
If you crave the truth behind the horror, and the stories history tried to forget—welcome to The Dark History Podcast.
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Hosted by Rob Bradley, Dark History doesn’t just tell stories—it makes you feel them. Each episode unravels real events that shaped our world in ways you were never taught, told through vivid storytelling that grips you from the first word to the last breath.
History isn’t always written by the victors. Sometimes, it’s whispered from the gallows, buried beneath ruins, or etched in blood.
If you crave the truth behind the horror, and the stories history tried to forget—welcome to The Dark History Podcast.
Merch:https://www.teepublic.com/stores/dark-history?ref_id=36220Facebook:http...
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S5 E12 Albert Fish — The Boogeyman
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Jun 17, 2026 |
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Exhibit XI: The Little People
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Jun 10, 2026 |
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S5 E11: Gloomy Sunday — The Hungarian Suicide Song
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Jun 03, 2026 |
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Exhibit X: The Servants' Annihilation
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May 27, 2026 |
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S5 E10: Mysteries of the Sumerians — The Cradle of Civilization
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May 20, 2026 |
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Exhibit IX: The Draugr’s Toll
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May 13, 2026 |
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S5 E9 The Plague of Justinian: The Pandemic That Nearly Ended the World
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May 06, 2026 |
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Exhibit VIII: The Last Candle of the Paris Catacombs
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Apr 29, 2026 |
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S5 E8 The Massacre at Béziers
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Apr 22, 2026 |
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Exhibit VII: The Refiner's Fire.
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Apr 15, 2026 |
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S5 E7: The Curse Of King Tut
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Apr 08, 2026 |
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Exhibit VI: The Treblinka Whistle
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Apr 01, 2026 |
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S5 E6 The Well of Angels – The Betrayal at Cawnpore
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Mar 25, 2026 |
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Exhibit V: The Silence of the Asylum Keys
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Mar 18, 2026 |
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S5 E5 The Dead Men’s Counterattack – The Ghosts of Osowiec
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Mar 11, 2026 |
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Exhibit IV: The Tylwyth Teg’s Sentinel
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Mar 04, 2026 |
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S5 E4 Snake Oil Never Died — It Just Went Online
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Feb 25, 2026 |
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Exhibit III: The Resurrectionist’s Rope
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Feb 18, 2026 |
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S5 E3 The Crying Children – Nigeria’s Biafran War
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Feb 11, 2026 |
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Exhibit II: The Crying Boy
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Feb 04, 2026 |
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S5 E2 The Glass Delusion: When People Believed Their Bodies Were Made of Glass
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Jan 28, 2026 |
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Exhibit I: The Killer's Timepiece
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Jan 21, 2026 |
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S5 E1 When the Clock Ran Out: The Last Men Killed in the Great War
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Jan 14, 2026 |
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S4E24 Hearth & Home Horrors
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Dec 29, 2025 |
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S4 E23 A Very Dark Christmas: True Tragedies from the Winter Shadows
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Dec 24, 2025 |
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S4 E22 The Ghost Army of Juan Pujol
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Dec 10, 2025 |
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S4 E21 The Beak and the Spade: A Plague Doctor’s Chronicle
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Nov 26, 2025 |
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S4 E20 Ilse Koch: The Witch of Buchenwald
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Nov 12, 2025 |
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S4 E19 The Black Monk of Pontefract: Britain’s Most Violent Haunting | Halloween Special
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Oct 31, 2025 |
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S4 E18 Vanished Without a Trace: Four Strange Disappearances
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Oct 22, 2025 |
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S4 E17 Lincoln’s Counterfeiters: Crime, Chaos, and the Birth of the Secret Service
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Oct 08, 2025 |
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S4 E16 1914: Sleepwalking into Catastrophe – Are We Making the Same Mistakes Today?
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Sep 24, 2025 |
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S4 E15 The Batavia: Shipwreck, Mutiny, and Massacre
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Sep 10, 2025 |
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S4 E14 The Invisible Killer: Gas, Grief, and the New London School Explosion
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Aug 27, 2025 |
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S4 E13 Ezzelino III da Romano: The Butcher of the March
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Aug 13, 2025 |
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S4 E12: The Oubliette: Trapped, Tortured, Forgotten – Inside the Darkest Prison of the Middle Ages
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Jul 30, 2025 |
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S4 E 11 Stolen to Sea: The True Story of Shanghaiing
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Jul 16, 2025 |
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S4 E10 The Kingdom of the Damned: Münster’s Apocalyptic Rebellion
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Jul 02, 2025 |
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S4 E9 Episode Swap: A Gothic Dive into Nosferatu with Midday Movies
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Jun 18, 2025 |
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S4 E8 Episode Swap: Mysterious PNW’s Seattle Death Museum
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Jun 04, 2025 |
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S4 E7 The Harpe Brothers - A Brutal Reign of Terror on the Frontier
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May 07, 2025 |
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S4 E6 Vanished - The Argentine Dirty War
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Apr 23, 2025 |
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S4 E5 The Great London Beer Flood: When Ale Became a Deadly Force
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Apr 09, 2025 |
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S4 E4 The Blood-Soaked Reign of Idi Amin: Uganda’s Darkest Chapter
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Mar 26, 2025 |
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S4 E3 The Zannanza Affair: Egypt’s Ancient Murder Mystery
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Feb 19, 2025 |
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S4 E2 Surviving the Ancient Era: The Brutal Reality of Life Before Modern Comforts
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Feb 05, 2025 |
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S4 E1 Boots Of The Boer War
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Jan 22, 2025 |
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S3 E30 The Avalanche of Christmas Past (Bonus Episode)
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Dec 27, 2024 |
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S3 E29 Jingle Bells and Peculiar Tales: The Strange History of Christmas Traditions
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Dec 24, 2024 |
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S3 E28 The Dancing Plague of 1518: Madness or Mass Hysteria?
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Dec 18, 2024 |
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S3 E27 Beyond the Murders Where Did Jack Go?
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Dec 04, 2024 |
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S3 E26 : Echoes of Rebellion: The Irish War of Independence and the Legacy of Michael Collins
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Nov 20, 2024 |
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S3 E25 The Gunpowder Plot: Treason, Tragedy, and the Night That Shook England
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Nov 06, 2024 |
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S3 E24 The Shadow of Whitechapel: The Rise of Jack the Ripper Halloween Special
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Oct 31, 2024 |
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S3 E23 Spirits of the Past: Exploring America’s Most Haunted Places
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Oct 23, 2024 |
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S3 E22 Graves, Ghosts, and Rites with Leon McAnally
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Oct 17, 2024 |
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S3 E21: Turning Tides: The Battle of Saratoga
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Oct 09, 2024 |
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S3 E20 Superstitions of the Lycanthrope. Spooky Season Special
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Oct 02, 2024 |
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S3 E19 Mystery of the Hinterkaifeck Murders
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Sep 18, 2024 |
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S3 E18: The Mysteries of Rome
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Sep 04, 2024 |
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S3 E17 Blood and Retribution: The St. Brice’s Day Massacre and Viking Vengeance
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Aug 21, 2024 |
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S3 E16 Feed Swap Episode: The Rainy Day Rabbit Holes Salish Sea Feet
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Aug 07, 2024 |
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S3 E15: Resonance of Dunkirk: The Heroes Left Behind
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Jul 24, 2024 |
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S3 E14: Exploring Britain’s Dark Side: A Deep Dive into A Guidebook to Dark Attractions in The UK
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Jul 11, 2024 |
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S3 E13: Global Nightmares: Unveiling the Darkest Folklore from Around the World
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Jun 26, 2024 |
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S3 E12: Hell Hath No Fury
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Jun 12, 2024 |
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S3 E11: Unleashing Hell: Exploring History’s Most Devastating Battles
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May 29, 2024 |
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S3 E10: Shattered Homeland: Exploring the Trail of Tears
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May 15, 2024 |
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S3 E9: New York Citys Dark History
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May 01, 2024 |
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S3 E8: Tales Of Botched Execution Part 2
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Apr 17, 2024 |
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S3 E7: Six Feet Under: Unearthing the History of Being Buried Alive
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Apr 03, 2024 |
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S3 E6: WTF historical tales vol 1
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Mar 21, 2024 |
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S3 E5: Into the Abyss: Exploring the Secrets of the Bermuda Triangle
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Mar 06, 2024 |
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S3 E4: Holmes Is Where Your Heart Is: H H Holmes America’s First Serial Killer
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Feb 21, 2024 |
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S3 E3: The Depths of Despair: Unveiling History’s Blackest Years
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Jan 31, 2024 |
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S3 E2: Sacrificial Legacies: The History Of Human Sacrifice
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Jan 17, 2024 |
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S3 E1: Inquisitive Echoes: Unveiling the Shadows of the Spanish Inquisition
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Jan 03, 2024 |
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S2 E25: Dark History’s Christmas Special: A Very Mysterious Christmas
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Dec 20, 2023 |
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S2 E24: Dark Biography: Saddam Hussein The Necessary Evil?
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Dec 13, 2023 |
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S2 E23: The Denial Of Slaughter: The Armenian Genocide
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Nov 29, 2023 |
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S2 E22: The History Of Slavery: Mans Ownership Of Fellow Men
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Nov 15, 2023 |
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S2 E21: The Halloween Special: The Tamers Of The Black Cat
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Oct 31, 2023 |
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S2 E20: Spooky Season special: The Truth Behind Horror Movies
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Oct 26, 2023 |
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S2 E19: Spooky Season Special: The Worlds Haunted Places
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Oct 18, 2023 |
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S2 E18: Spooky Season Special: History’s Worst Execution
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Oct 11, 2023 |
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S2 E17: Spooky Season Special: Talking To Demons
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Oct 04, 2023 |
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S2 E16: The Franco Prussian War: The First Step To World War 1
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Sep 27, 2023 |
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S2 E15: Dark Biography: Burke and Hare The Anatomy Killers
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Sep 13, 2023 |
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S2 E14: The Tragedies Below The Surface
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Aug 30, 2023 |
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S2 E13: The Ustasha : World War 2 Forgotten Evil
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Aug 16, 2023 |
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S2 E12: The Land Of Blood: The British Empire In Africa
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Jul 26, 2023 |
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S2 E11: The Cult From Hell: Roch Theriault And The Ant Hill Kids
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Jul 06, 2023 |
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S2 E10: The Forgotten Holocaust: The R*pe Of Nanking
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Jun 21, 2023 |
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S2 E9: The Mystery Of Egypt
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Jun 07, 2023 |
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S2 E8: The Superstition Of The Vampire
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May 17, 2023 |
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S2 E7: 100 Days of Death: the Rwandan Genocide
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Apr 26, 2023 |
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S2 E6: Dark Biography: The Demon Baby Farmer Amelia Dyer
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Apr 12, 2023 |
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S2 E5: The Crusades: A Pilgrimage or Holy War? part 1
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Mar 15, 2023 |
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S2 E4: When The Axeman Is In Town
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Feb 27, 2023 |
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S2 E3: The Dark Tale Of The Black Death
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Feb 08, 2023 |
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S2 E2: The Death Of Yugoslavia
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Jan 27, 2023 |
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S2 E1: Why Is The Middle East Such A Basket Case?
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Jan 11, 2023 |
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S1 E23: The Tales Of The Gory And Scary Ghost Stories Of Christmas’ Long Long Ago
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Dec 16, 2022 |
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S1 E22: Nazino Island: The Real Hunger Games
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Dec 05, 2022 |
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S1 E21: The Mystery Of The Roanoke Colony
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Dec 05, 2022 |
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S1 E20: The German Extermination Machine
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Dec 05, 2022 |
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S1 E19: Tales Of Botched Executions
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Nov 29, 2022 |
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S1 E18: Dark Biography: King Leopold II of Belgium
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Nov 15, 2022 |
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S1 E17: Halloween Special: The Pendle Witches
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Oct 31, 2022 |
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S1 E16: The Missing Part 1
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Oct 18, 2022 |
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S1 E15: The Flannan Island Mystery
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Sep 29, 2022 |
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S1 E14: What Happened Immediately After Hitler Died?
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Sep 12, 2022 |
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S1 E13: The Case of The Black Dahlia
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Aug 25, 2022 |
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S1 E12: Nakam And The Jewish Avengers
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Aug 10, 2022 |
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S1 E11: The Great Irish Hunger
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Jul 27, 2022 |
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S1 E10: Dark Biography: The Real Dracula Vlad The Impaler
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Jul 13, 2022 |
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S1 E9: Story Time
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Jun 28, 2022 |
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S1 E8: The Dark History Of London Part 2
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May 04, 2022 |
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S1 E7: Dark Biography: The Countess Of Blood Elizabeth Bathory
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Apr 14, 2022 |
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S1 E6: The Invasion Of The Wolves
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Mar 14, 2022 |
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S1 E5: The Holodomor Stalin’s Executions By Hunger
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Mar 01, 2022 |
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S1 E4: The Dark History Of London Part 1
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Feb 17, 2022 |
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S1 E3: Death, Disease and Dismemberment The Horrific Story of Unit 731
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Feb 09, 2022 |
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S1 E2: Dark Biography: Pol Pot
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Jan 28, 2022 |
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S1 E1: The European’s Atrocities In Africa
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Jan 07, 2022 |
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My introduction
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Jan 05, 2022 |