Programme summaries

Presenters, Jonathan, Miranda and Nick

Meet the presenters

Our team of sleuths, Miranda Krestovnikoff, Nick Barratt and Jonathan Foyle have the skills and knowledge you need to uncover the past around you. Find out more about the team in about the presenters.

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Throughout the series an array of historical mysteries are unearthed and our team of sleuths provide the evidence, to prove or disprove theories and legends. Find out more in our programme summaries:

The secrets of the smugglers' tunnels
Tunnels in Wales, a smugglers' inn and a manor house. What's the connection? Find out more in the secrets of the smugglers' tunnels.

The post mistress who was a spy
A post mistress, rumours that she's a spy and a training site for a possible invasion of German soldiers. Did a grey-haired grandmother have a more colourful past that is only now coming to light? Read more in the post mistress who was a spy?

City under the sea
Snorkeling among the ruins of a historical town - not for the lost city of Atlantis, but a medieval town. Rediscover hidden ruins in city under the sea.

The town of black silk
Weaving silk threads leads to the rich tapestry of a family tree, but the discovery of an unknown family causes the tree to branch off ...but to where? Find out in the town of black silk.

The tower, the Queen and the outlaws
A ruined tower, visits from Mary, Queen of Scots and her lover Boswell. What secrets do the ruins hold? Read more in the tower, the Queen and the outlaws.

Puzzle at the palace
Llewellyn, the last Welsh prince and a possible former 13th century palace, are they connected? Will the history books need to be re-written? Find out more in puzzle at the palace.

Hidden Highwaymen
A 'Robber's Stone', an ambush, and travels to Tasmania. Follow the journey taken by the hidden highwaymen.

Murder at Berkeley Castle
The death of a jester, a minstrels' gallery and a missing coroner's report. Can the truth be told after 300 years in murder at Berkeley Castle?

The hunt for the lost railway
A missing great-grandfather and a life on the railways. Follow Barrie Lamb's quest to find his heritage in the hunt for the lost railway.

The man with two tombs
One man, two tombs, one mayor and one priest. How did one man become two? Find out how our team unravel the mystery of the man with two tombs.