Follows the decade-long police investigation into one of Britain’s most dangerous female murderers. Over 20 years, Dena Thompson who was known as ‘The Black Widow’, carried out a sustained campaign of fraud, deception, bigamy and murder. Using Lonely Hearts columns to lure a succession of husbands and dozens of lovers into her life, she was able to coerce them into giving up their life’s savings, their homes, their families and their freedom based on her bizarre but convincing stories.
Showcases the perspectives of children as they experience challenging issues facing families today including homelessness, parental incarceration, military caregiving, and climate displacement.
An Australian Pet-magazine style Children's series hosted by Nick Hardcastle and later Adam Saunders, both of whom would have Modigliana from The Ferals as their puppet cohost.
When postmistress Diana Garbutt was found murdered in her Yorkshire post office in 2010, suspicion quickly turned to her husband, Robin. Convicted in 2011, he has always maintained his innocence. Now, with the Horizon system - the tech at the heart of the Post Office Scandal - under fire, could his case be reopened?
A spine-tingling account of what happened when a Halloween night of celebration turned into a nightmare. More than 100,000 young revelers, who were packed into the narrow bar-lined alleyways of Seoul's trendy Itaewon neighborhood, became trapped in a mass panic. The toll was astonishing: 159 people, including two American students studying abroad, had suffocated and died that night. Nearly all those who perished were in their twenties.
Uncover the secrets of the most mysterious and powerful knightly order of the Middle Ages – the Knights Templar. You will see how their power and influence grew almost to the heavens, but also how they finally succumbed to the flames of alleged heresy. We will show you the rituals and traditions of this medieval knightly order. You will find out how a devastating smear campaign aimed at destroying the entire order took place or how rumors spread that the Templars survived, went into hiding and their order secretly continues. You will even learn how the Templars influenced the Holy Land and how they connected it to the European continent. The secrets of the Knights Templar are revealed for the first time in a three-part historical documentary miniseries of the same name. Don't be fooled by the legends surrounding the Templars and get acquainted with the latest historical findings.
Following extraordinary and terrifyingly true tales of psychological manipulation, Dangerous Persuasions explores everyday people who were brainwashed into making remarkable sacrifices and committing unthinkable acts. Through intimate, first-person accounts, each episode details the stories of people who were lured into a web of deceit and lost themselves along the way