Deep beneath the streets of London sit thousands of highly classified and previously top-secret government files which disclose the details of extensive military, spy agency and police investigations into the paranormal. With hundreds of hours dedicated to examining these formerly off-limits documents from the National Archives, investigative journalist Tim Tate reveals just how far authorities on both sides of the Atlantic were willing to go to venture into the unknown. Combining his findings with expert insight from Dr David Clarke, Britain’s X-Files fact-checks out-of-this-world phenomena with cases including the legend of the Flying Dutchman, Harry Grindell Matthews and his Death Ray, the Beast of Bodmin, Uri Geller, the Comet plane catastrophes, premonitions on the Aberfan disaster and more.
Episodes
Season 1
The Comet Plane DisasterThe de Havilland Comet introduced jet travel over the Mediterranean, but a series of accidents led to investigations into reasons like human error, mechanical failure and even UFOs.45m2
The Angel of MonsDuring World War I, soldiers reported seeing spectral bowmen and an angel on the battlefield at Mons. Was this a product of propaganda or an actual vision witnessed in the chaos?45m3
The Cottingley FairiesIn Cottingley, two young cousins produced photographs of fairies that enchanted the world and even convinced the author of Sherlock Holmes, Arthur Conan Doyle, until decades later, their trick was exposed.45m4
The Beast of Bodmin MoorBritain's real-life X-Files explore four otherworldly tales where fear, folklore and secrecy collide.45m5
Noah's ArkLeaf through declassified CIA files and investigate satalite images of a ship-shaped formation, The Headless Woman at St James' Park and more shocking phenomena.44m6
Captain Shaffneer VanishesFrom vanished pilots and psychic Cold War experiments to Nazi myth hunting, these mysteries reveal power, obsession and the unknown forces behind them.45m