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After Dark: Myths, Misdeeds & the Paranormal

After Dark: Myths, Misdeeds & the Paranormal

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This is After Dark: Myths, Misdeeds and the Paranormal. The podcast that takes you to the shadiest corners of the past, unpicking history’s spookiest, strangest, and most sinister stories.


Join historians Anthony Delaney and Maddy Pelling, every Monday and Thursday to take a look at the darker side of history. From haunted pubs and Houdini, to witch trials and weird UFO sightings.


After Dark: Myths, Misdeeds and the Paranormal - a podcast by History Hit, the world's best history channel and creators of award-winning podcasts Dan Snow's History Hit, Gone Medieval, and Betwixt the Sheets.


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Episodes
  • The Doctor Who Shocked Victorian Britain
    May 21 2026

    What lurks behind the door of Dr. Kahn's Grand Anatomical Museum in Victorian London?


    Step inside and find out what shocked the public (and medical establishment) of the 19th century Britain so much, that it was eventually forced to close.


    To take you there today, Anthony is joined by guest co-host Cat Irving, Human Remains Conservator at Surgeons’ Hall in Edinburgh.


    Edited by Anna Brant and Tim Arstall. Produced by Stuart Beckwith. Senior Producer is Freddy Chick.


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    All music from Epidemic Sounds.

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    42 mins
  • Inside the Egyptian Underworld
    May 18 2026

    For the Ancient Egyptians, death marked the beginning of a new chapter: a journey through a shadowy realm of trials, monsters, and divine judgment, ruled by the God Osiris. What does the Ancient Egyptian Underworld, the Duat, tell us about their culture, their society and morality?


    Our guest for today is Dr. Campbell Price! Campbell is our go-to Ancient Egypt expert, he is Curator of Egypt and Sudan at Manchester Museum and honorary research fellow at University of Liverpool. His newest book ‘Brief Histories: Ancient Egypt’ is out now.


    Edited by Hannah Feodorov. Produced by Tomos Delargy. Senior Producer is Freddy Chick.


    For tickets to see Anthony and Maddy talking about her new book, Hoax, click here: https://www.conwayhall.org.uk/whats-on/event/hoax/


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    All music from Epidemic Sounds.


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    55 mins
  • 400 Year Old Artist's Dark Revenge
    May 14 2026

    Artemisia Gentileschi's paintings personify female rage against men. She paints women beheading men, hammering nails into their skulls, brandishing their dead faces. In her personal life, Artemisia was the victim of sexual abuse, torture and public shaming. Can we read her traumatic personal life into her work?


    Edited by Anna Brant and Hannah Feodorov. Produced by Stuart Beckwith. Senior Producer is Freddy Chick.


    Sign up to History Hit for hundreds of hours of original documentaries, with a new release every week and ad-free podcasts. Sign up at https://www.historyhit.com/subscribe.


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    45 mins
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I really enjoy these podcasts. A lot of information is already well known, but the opinions are thought-provoking and fun. Excellent!

informative, fun banter!

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Love the opening scene they read out! Sets such a good picture. I also love the discussion afterwards! If you love dark history then give this a go!

An absolute must!

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Really interesting episodes, brilliantly delivered, I look forward to each one, each episode is delivered in a way that is entertaining but respectful of the subject, absolutely brilliant and so glad I found this!

fantastic podcast

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Fascinating topics,brilliantly presented with fun witty informal discussion but excellent communication skills, knowledge and wonderfully researched.Absolutely recommended.

Excellent

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Kind and knowledgeable hosts and guests :) + fascinating topics that are being discussed. Love the mix of academic concepts and interesting tales.

Such a nice show

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