How to Make a Monster with Surekha Davies
Surekha Davies's new book sweeps back through human history in a quest to find the monsters and tell us what they mean
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Josef Mengele the Elusive Nazi with Betina Anton
Betina Anton explains how one of the most infamous Nazis remained at large for decades after the end of the Second World War
A Remarkable Railway Crash at Montparnasse in Paris (1895)
The day in 1895 when a locomotive ploughed through the wall of Montparnasse Station
The Day President Kennedy Didn't Die with Brad Meltzer
Brad Meltzer tells us about a failed assassination attempt that very nearly altered the course of history
The Dazzling Countess of Castiglione (1865)
In the 1860s, 'La Divine Comtesse' was considered the most beautiful woman of her day
The Far Edges of the Ancient World with Owen Rees
Owen Rees leaves Athens and Rome behind and strikes out for the lesser known regions of the ancient world
The Dispatch Edition #4: Predators of the Seas, the Pope's Secret Bank & the Eiffel Tower
Week beginning February 3, 2025
The Royal Navy's Campaign to Suppress the Slave Trade with Stephen Taylor
Stephen Taylor's book, Predator of the Seas, follows the life of an extraordinary vessel
Driving a Flock of Sheep through London (1926)
In the 1920s the last traces of old Dickensian London faded as the modern city grew at pace
Shakespeare’s Lost Years
Tinker? Tailor? Soldier? Spy? Howard Linskey looks back at the most mysterious phase of Shakespeare's life