Who Did What Now With Katie Charlwood

At the turn of the 20th Century, four days before the King and Queen are due to visit Ireland for the Great Expedition, the country is rocked by Ireland's most scandalous heist in one of its most fortified buildings. The Irish Crown Jewels are stolen from Dublin Castle...   Hosted by Katie Charlwood... and Bébé Tell me where to go on tour! Listen to Day & Nightshade   D...

Eamon De Valera, the long fellow, was to become the President and first Taoiseach of the Irish Republic, but before that he was locked up in an English prison while his fellow rebels fought for Irish independence and Home Rule. However Dev wasn't planning in being cooped up in the clink and planned his great escape...   Hosted by Katie Charlwood  Tell me where to go on tour! Listen to Da...

Mary Shelley was a force to be reckoned with, an intellectual mastermind, fuelled by passion and who lived a life rife with death and creativity. As a teenager Mary invented an entire genre, and as an adult somehow acquired forged passports to help a lesbian couple escape to France as husband and wife. Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin Shelley lived a life, now tune in and hear all about it!   Hoste...

Edgar Allan Poe was the original goth boy, emo well before that G note made everyine with 45degree fringes and spray on trousers stop in their tracks. Poe was he master of the macabre, from his tragic beginnings to his mysterious end... A much requested tell-tale this spooky season   Hosted by Katie Charlwood and Special Guest, Paul, the host of Kraken's Cabin Tell me where to go on tour! Lis...

Erzébet Báthori, history's most prolific female serial-killer, who exsanguinated her victims and the bathed in the blood of virgins, out of villainy? Sadism? Or a desperate attempt to regain her youth and beauty,,,? No, not at all, Erzébet Báthori was framed! Now join Katie as she delves into this requested tale of dark history... Hosted by Katie Charlwood  Tell me...

In the 16th Century Sawney Bean and his bloodthirsty brood ambushed, killed and consumed weary travellers as they traversed the log, narrow roads of the Ayrshire coast for 25 years. Did this cave-dwelling cannibal clan get away with such depravity for a quarter of a century, or is there more to this gory tale than meets the eye...? Hosted by Katie Charlwood  Tell me where to go on tour! Liste...

Roald Dahl has created worlds within pages that live in the minds and hearts of children (and some grown-ups) worlds that are chaotic, complicated, dark, jaunty and oft macabre, not so different from the man himself. This week, join Katie as she dives into the life of the disturbing Mr Dahl... Hosted by Katie Charlwood  Tell me where to go on tour! Listen to Day & Nightshade   Donate...

Over 350 years ago, the City of London was razed when a tiny spark on Pudding Lane ignited a fire hotter than lava, that would ravage the city for four days. This week join Katie, history harlot and reader of books as she tells the story of The Great Fire of 1666 and the city that rose again from its ashes. Hosted by Katie Charlwood  Tell me where to go on tour! Listen to Day & Nightshade...

Princess Alice of Battenberg had a far more interesting life than most royals in recent history, she was a princess, a wife, a mother, a nurse, a refugee, a nun, a prolific chain-smoker and of course, mother-in-law to the Queen of England. She lived a life and not one that was happily every after. Hosted by Katie Charlwood  Tell me where to go on tour! Listen to Day & Nightshade   Do...

James Matthew Barrie, a Scottish novelist and playwright, best known for being the creator of Peter Pan, brought joy, childhood fantasies and the name Wendy to the world. However, it's not all St Bernards and pixie dust, in fact the truth about this literary fellow is far more sinister the more you dig... Hosted by Katie Charlwood  Tell me where to go on tour! Listen to Day & Nightshade &...

The late Diana, Princess of Wales, was the first wife of King Charles III and to many is the uncrowned queen whose life and tragic death have been steeped in controversy and conspiracy for decades. Listen now as we peel back the layers and find out who Diana really was. H Hosted by Katie Charlwood  Tell me where to go on tour! Listen to Day & Nightshade   Donate at :  Patreon &n...

Ellen Poe was the wife of a prosperous doctor in Tipperary during the Irish Famine, but their marriage was not a happy one. Ellen suffered at the hands of her husband, slandered, abused and condemned to death. She would receive some justice after death when the commonfolk seeked answers for the untimely demise of the doctor's wife. Hosted by Katie Charlwood  Tell me where to go on tour! Liste...

In April 1935, Australia is sitting between two world wars and while celebrating ANZAC day a shark in a Sydney aquarium vomits up an entire human limb, and so begins the mysterious and suspicious case of the Shark Arm Murder Hosted by Katie Charlwood  Tell me where to go on tour! Listen to Day & Nightshade   Donate at :  Patreon   Tip Jar Beacons (at the bottom of the page)...

In this week's bittisode we discuss the mysterious death of Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley, the King Consort to Mary, Queen of Scots. This unsolved murder is Scotland's Oldest Cold Case... Hosted by Katie Charlwood  Tell me where to go on tour! Listen to Day & Nightshade   Donate at :  Patreon   Tip Jar Beacons (at the bottom of the page)   Follow me on… Instagram T...

Caterina Sforza was certainly a force to be reckoned with, the Countess of Forli and Lady of Imola, she fought off armies, husbands and even cardinals, so impressive was she that she was one of the only women for Machiavelli to write about. Listen now as we find out about this warrior woman of Renaissance Italy! Hosted by Katie Charlwood  Tell me where to go on tour! Listen to Day & Night...

Frank Abagnale Jr is known as a reformed conman, a criminal gone good, using his skills and expertise to protect big companies from fraudsters like he was. Frank is best known for his exploits detailed in his autobiography, and Spielberg film of the same name - Catch Me If You Can, starring Leonardo DiCaprio as the baby-faced trickster. Frank claims to have impersonated a pilot, a lawyer, a secret...

It's Who Did What Now's one-year anniversary with the Airwave Media Network, so why not celebrate it by talking about the most scandalous queen in Scottish history... So Mary Stuart became Queen of Scotland at only 6 days old, born to rule at a time of upheaval and causing a commotion wherever she went. Join Katie as she delves into the life of the Scottish Monarch. orld Pageant is a historic even...

In 1959, when Barbie was first introduced to the world, no-one could have expected that this little doll (of what some might call naughty origins) would become the most recognisable toy in the world or spearheading a toy company in her pink plastic heels. Going beyond the dreamhouse, we delve into the real world history of the icon of the pink aisle. orld Pageant is a historic event that you've pr...

For a historical example of just how incredibly devious, vile and downright evil a corporation can be, look no further than the East India Company's undisputed reign of terror. You may recognise these foes as the non-magical, mercantile, malevolent force two of the Pirates of the Caribbean sequels and unsurprisingly they are so much worse than is portrayed in a Disney movie (or two.) So get ready...

Seeing as this is Episode 69 (nice) why not take find out the history of the only King to be both nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize and for having a stake in the adult film industry. The Playboy King and El Africano were among monikers the monarch earned during his time on the Spanish throne... before he gave it away to a dictatorship. So jump into this week's episode and find out why King Alfon...

Dr James Barry was the very first European doctor to perform a caesarean section in which both mother and baby survived, he was a pioneer in preventative medicine, befriended a revolutionary and had a spat with the lady with the lamp herself, Florence Nightingale. Despite such accolades and an exciting life, a secret was discovered upon Barry's death that created a scandal and caused the British m...

Mary Jane Kelly has been an enigma of sorts for over a century, as well as being an exception to the rule. So much of Kelly's life is seeped in mystery, in fact we have known more about her death than we do about her life, until now... Join Katie and her special guest Melissa from the God's Favourites podcast as they discuss why they believe there's more to the Kelly case than meets the eye. orld...

France was in crippling debt and a Scotsman of all people had the ultimate plan to save the country, all he needed was a bank, some drunk soldiers and a prostitute or two... Hosted by Katie Charlwood  Part of the Airwave Media Network - www.airwavemedia.com Wishlist Wishlist Donate at :  Patreon   Tip Jar Follow me on… Twitter Instagram TikTok Facebook Business Enquiries: katie@whodidwhatnowpod.co...

Catherine Eddowes is the penultimate victim of the so-called "canonical five" during the infamous Whitechapel Murders. Being moved from pillar to post for much of her life, she faced hardship from a young age, then through into womanhood, hardships that would lead her to Whitechapel and ultimately, her demise. orld Pageant is a historic event that you've probably never heard of. On November 20th 1...

King Charles I of England was not the most efficient of monarchs and as a result plunged England into a Civil War that would lead to an odd situation involving a disguise, a haircut and deliberately heading for the enemy... Hosted by Katie Charlwood  Part of the Airwave Media Network - www.airwavemedia.com Wishlist Wishlist Donate at :  Patreon   Tip Jar Follow me on… Twitter Instagram TikTok Face...