Episodes
Episode 3 – Hum’s the word
Have you ever heard a sound and not quite known what it is? It can be irritating and even unsettling. Now, imagine a lot of people in the same town begin to hear that sound? A hum – one that certainly merits further investigation. Enter sel…
Episode 2 – Through the looking glass
Have you ever heard a sound and not quite known what it is? It can be irritating and even unsettling. Now, imagine a lot of people in the same town begin to hear that sound? A hum – one that certainly merits further investigation. Enter sel…
Episode 1 - A Buzz About the Hum
Have you ever heard a sound and not quite known what it is? It can be irritating and even unsettling. Now, imagine a lot of people in the same town begin to hear that sound. It is a hum – one that merits further investigation. Enter self-pr…
Episode 4 - The Party’s Over
Does every urban myth contain a kernel of truth? Rumours have been rife for years that a network of tunnels stacked with barrels of whiskey worth millions of pounds exist under Holywood in County Down. Local journalist Jordan Dunbar is on …
Episode 3 - The Golden Years
Does every urban myth contain a kernel of truth? Rumours have been rife for years that a network of tunnels stacked with barrels of whiskey worth millions of pounds exist under Holywood in County Down. Local journalist Jordan Dunbar is on …
Episode 2 - The Big House
Does every urban myth contain a kernel of truth? Rumours have been rife for years that a network of tunnels stacked with barrels of whiskey worth millions of pounds exist under Holywood in County Down. Local journalist Jordan Dunbar is on …
Episode 1 - Tunnels
Does every urban myth contain a kernel of truth? Rumours have been rife for years that a network of tunnels stacked with barrels of whiskey worth millions of pounds exist under Holywood in County Down. Local journalist Jordan Dunbar is on …
Episode 2 - Black Notice
‘Peter Bergmann’ isn’t his real name. The Vienna address he gives at the hotel doesn’t exist. Bags seen on CCTV are never found, including a purple plastic bag he is seen with 13 times over three days. What was in it? Where did he empty it?…
Episode 1 - Dead Man’s Point
‘Peter Bergmann’ isn’t his real name. The Vienna address he gives at the hotel doesn’t exist. Bags seen on CCTV are never found, including a purple plastic bag he is seen with 13 times over three days. What was in it? Where did he empty it?…
The Lady with the Ring
European folklore is full of crossover. Stories with the same themes, heroes and villains told across the continent for centuries. Are they myth? Legends? Or do some have an aspect of historical credibility?The Lady with the Ring is one of …
Episode 4 - Defiance in the Old Bailey
Roger Casement is sent to the Tower of London and then put on trial at the Old Bailey. Things go from bad to worse as his infamous Black Diaries are brought to light by the British government. As defence and prosecution teams battle it out,…
Episode 3 - Breakdown in Germany
Roger Casement plays a central role in the formation of the Irish Volunteers in 1913. One of the public faces, he travels around Ireland to raise support for this nationalist organisation. As his political commitment grows, he also mastermi…
Episode 2 - Triumph in the Amazon
By the early years of the twentieth century, Roger Casement has become known for his humanitarian work exposing the atrocities of the rubber industry in the Congo. But other causes he supports are much closer to home. In 1904 he helps or…
Episode 1 - Searching for his place in the world
Roger Casement became a household name in Britain and Ireland in the early 20th century. But his childhood gives no hint of what is to come. Born in Dublin on 1st September 1864, his early life is a hand to mouth existence. His father is …
Episode 4 - Conspiracy
April 1881. The west of Ireland is steeped in poverty and caught in the middle of a Land War. Local herds, father and son John and Martin Lydon, are dragged from their beds in Letterfrack, Co Galway, beaten and shot. John dies immediately, …
Episode 3 - Sins of the Brother
April 1881. The west of Ireland is steeped in poverty and caught in the middle of a Land War. Local herds, father and son John and Martin Lydon, are dragged from their beds in Letterfrack, Co Galway, beaten and shot. John dies immediately, …
Episode 2 - The Prosecution Rests
April 1881. The west of Ireland is steeped in poverty and caught in the middle of a Land War. Local herds, father and son John and Martin Lydon, are dragged from their beds in Letterfrack, Co Galway, beaten and shot. John dies immediately, …
Episode 1 - A Dying Declaration
April 1881. The west of Ireland is steeped in poverty and caught in the middle of a Land War. Local herds, father and son John and Martin Lydon, are dragged from their beds in Letterfrack, Co Galway, beaten and shot. John dies immediately, …
Episode 3 - Searching for answers
April 1895. Lady Theresa Londonderry is the foremost political influencer of her day, holding court for part of the year at Mount Stewart house on the shores of Strangford Lough in County Down. While she brings her powerful personal influ…
Episode 2 - A boat disappears on the lough
April 1895. Lady Theresa Londonderry is the foremost political influencer of her day, holding court for part of the year at Mount Stewart house on the shores of Strangford Lough in County Down. While she brings her powerful personal influ…
Episode 1 - The grand dame and her loyal team
April 1895. Lady Theresa Londonderry is the foremost political influencer of her day, holding court for part of the year at Mount Stewart house on the shores of Strangford Lough in County Down. While she brings her powerful personal influ…