There is a way out...Speak to the right people, enter the well established underground network, and you can purchase a small vile of Aqua Tofana. In Renaissance Italy many desperate women are trapped in loveless and abusive marriages of convenience. There appears to be no way out except...poisoning. Join us and let us tell you about this incredible but largely unknown part of social history full of calculated treachery...

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Imagine if the walls could talk.... The stories they could tell...Well, maybe they can. Maybe..just maybe, the stone walls can record emotions or energies of times long ago. This is the intriguiging idea behind Stone Tape Theory. Join us as we unravel the theory behind this incredible suggestion. Along the way, we will present some fascinating cases and testimony from frightened and unsuspecting eye witnesses. We will also take a look at the role that science has to offer in this case. Can there really be a scientific set of principles that could really support Stone Tape Theory ?

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On the 2nd July 1937, Amelia Earhart and her navigator, Fred Noonan, took off from New Guinea on the final leg of their ground breaking round the world flight. They were never seen again... 88 years later, we take a look at the current hypotheses as to what could have happened. After all, an aircraft and 2 people cannot disappear... can they?

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Rebellion and Retribution...It is the summer of 1685 and the Duke of Monmouth lands on the south coast of England. His mission? Take the English crown by force. James II is an unpopular Catholic King and the people of the West Country rally to Monmouth's cause. They are however untrained and poorly equipped. How will James II react to rebellion on his watch, and what punishment awaits those who dare to challenge his crown?

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In 1850, a storm peels back the sand and uncovers a complete Neolithic village in the Orkney Islands. This is Skara Brae, and the level of technological and cultural sophistication discovered here will astound you. Intricately carved stone objects including beds and furniture, highly decorated stone balls, jewellery, gaming dice - this is an advanced culture that existed before the building of Stonehenge. Let us delve into this mysterious site together. There are so many unanswered questions - why was it abandoned seemingly so quickly?

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These were dark days indeed...the persecution of mostly women during a period of time in our history made infamous by the Witch Trails. Religious fever and superstition were at their peak, but who were the last unfortunate souls to suffer a fate reserved for witches..

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In the land of legend and folklore, in the midst of the Somerset Levels, lies the ruins of Glastonbury Abbey. Once a mighty powerhouse of religious teaching and unbelieveable wealth, Glastonbury Abbey was led by the pious and devoted Abbott Richard Whiting. How then, in the mid 16th century, did Glastonbury Abbey fall into ruin and the aged Abbott Whiting face a most horrific ending.

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Imagine giant waves crashing over the top of your house coming at you out of nowhere and advancing faster than you can run. We all hope that we ever encounter such a terrifying scene...but this did happen in the UK only a few hundred years ago. Was it a tsunami though...?

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