History's Greatest Conspiracy Theories

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1. 
   Was the Great Sphinx built by a lost civilisation?

   2026-09-06 · 41 min · Season 3, episode 6

   The Great Sphinx of Giza is one of the ancient world’s most enigmatic creations. So it’s no surprise that it has long been a magnet for pseudohistory and conspiracy theories. Could it be many thousands of years older…

2. 
   Did an alien spacecraft crash-land in Russia?

   2026-08-30 · 33 min · Season 3, episode 5

   In 1908, in the remote forests of Siberia, there was a giant explosion and bright lights were seen in the sky. Was this an asteroid or a comet crashing to earth? Or could it have been an alien spacecraft – or even a…

3. 
   Did 300 years of history never happen at all?

   2026-08-23 · 38 min · Season 3, episode 4

   The period after the fall of the western Roman empire is often known as the ‘Dark Ages’, due to an apparent shortage of historical evidence. Why might this be? Well, according to proponents of the Phantom Time…

4. 
   Was Paul McCartney replaced by an imposter?

   2026-08-16 · 30 min · Season 3, episode 3

   With 24 number one albums in the UK charts, Paul McCartney is the most successful British artist of all time. But what if the man that we know as Paul McCartney is in fact somebody else altogether? Could it be that the…

5. 
   Do Jesus’s descendants live among us?

   2026-08-09 · 31 min · Season 3, episode 2

   In the early 2000s, The Da Vinci Code was everywhere. Dan Brown’s novel – and its subsequent film adaptation – popularised the idea that Jesus Christ fathered children whose descendants have lived among us for…

6. 
   Was Jack the Ripper Queen Victoria’s grandson?

   2026-08-02 · 34 min · Season 3, episode 1

   As recent years attest, royal scandals have a habit of coming to light. But what if the mother of all royal scandals is still waiting to be revealed? Could it be that an heir to the British throne, Prince Albert Victor,…

7. 
   Season 3 | Trailer

   2026-07-26 · 4 min

   Was Jack the Ripper a member of the royal family? Did Jesus have secret children? And did a lost civilisation build the Great Sphinx of Giza? In Season 3 of History's Greatest Conspiracy Theories, Rob Attar is joined by…

8. 
   Did NASA fake the moon landing?

   2025-07-28 · 27 min · Season 2, episode 5

   On 20 July 1969, American astronaut Neil Armstrong famously took one giant leap for mankind. The moon landing may well be the most iconic moment of the 20th century, but did it even happen at all? Might NASA and the US…

9. 
   Legends of the Knights Templar

   2025-07-21 · 39 min · Season 2, episode 4

   In the early 14th century, the Knights Templar were suppressed, and the 200-year history of this military religious order came to an abrupt end. Or did it? What if some of the Templars escaped persecution, and continued…

10. 
    The Protocols of the Elders of Zion

    2025-07-14 · 30 min · Season 2, episode 3

    First published in Russia in 1903, The Protocols of the Elders of Zion purported to demonstrate evidence of a global Jewish conspiracy. Though it has repeatedly been proven to be a forgery, the text has helped fuel…

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