Conspiracies | History podcast series

Was the moon landing faked? Did Shakespeare actually pen his works? And were the pyramids built by aliens? Rob Attar delves into historical conspiracies across two series, speaking to expert historians Steve Tibble, Helen Rappaport, Richard J Evans, Tracy Borman and others to discover more.

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Series one

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MembershipaudioConspiracy: Hitler’s escape to South America. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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MembershipaudioConspiracy: did aliens build the pyramids?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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MembershipaudioConspiracy: did Anastasia escape her family’s murder?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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MembershipaudioConspiracy: who wrote Shakespeare?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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MembershipaudioConspiracy: was the moon landing faked?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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MembershipaudioConspiracy: the lost civilisation of Atlantis. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Series two

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MembershipaudioConspiracy: was Elizabeth I a man?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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MembershipaudioConspiracy: was Pearl Harbor an inside job?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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MembershipaudioConspiracy: who killed JFK?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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MembershipaudioConspiracy: the Protocols of the Elders of Zion. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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MembershipaudioConspiracy: legends of the Knights Templar. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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MembershipaudioConspiracy: did aliens land at Roswell?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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ConspiracyDid Hitler escape from his bunker and live in Argentina after WW2?

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Ancient Egypt

ConspiracyWere the pyramids built by aliens?

Elizabethan

ConspiracyDid someone else write the plays of William Shakespeare?

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20th Century

ConspiracyDid NASA fake the Moon landing?

20th Century

ConspiracyDid Anastasia survive the massacre of the Romanovs?