ASSASSINS

During the middle Ages, the shrine of Thomas Becket was one of the most popular destinations for Christian pilgrims.
Aslan talks to Mary McGilivray about the cult of St Thomas, the pilgrims who went to see the place he died, and the medieval souvenirs they took home.
And if you haven't yet, check out our recent full episode about the assassination of Thomas Becket.
Host: Aslan Pahari
Producer: Hannah Jose
Audio Engineer: Tegan Nicholls
Video Producers: Dylan Behan, Tejas Bhat
Special thanks: Michael Osmond for archives research
Supervising Producer: Kyla Slaven
Executive Producers: Joel Werner, Eric George, Jessica Radburn
To binge even more great episodes of ASSASSINS with Aslan Pahari go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you'll find more stories of the world's most shocking assassinations — from the lone wolf hitman to the professional assassin, you'll hear how famous figures like Abraham Lincoln, Benazir Bhutto, Ramses III, Tupac and Gandhi met their end.

The murder of Archbishop Thomas Becket in 1170 rocked medieval Europe.
For hundreds of years, the place of his death — Canterbury Cathedral — became one of the most popular Christian pilgrimage destinations in the world.
Thomas Becket was even made a saint.
But why did this man become such an important and influential figure after his death?
Host: Aslan Pahari
Producer: Hannah Jose
Audio Engineer: Tegan Nicholls
Video Producers: Dylan Behan, Tejas Bhat
Special thanks: Michael Osmond for archives research
Supervising Producer: Kyla Slaven
Executive Producers: Joel Werner, Eric George, Jessica Radburn
To binge even more great episodes of ASSASSINS with Aslan Pahari go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you'll find more stories of the world's most shocking assassinations — from the lone wolf hitman to the professional assassin, you'll hear how famous figures like Abraham Lincoln, Benazir Bhutto, Ramses III, Tupac and Gandhi met their end.

After the young British MP Jo Cox was assassinated in 2016, police raided the house of her killer. 
He lived in Cox’s West Yorkshire electorate, a region with a large and flourishing South Asian population.  
Inside his home were disturbing clues about what motivated his attack. 
Neighbours had thought that the assassin was harmless, just a quiet, solitary middle-aged man. 
But the local South Asian taxi drivers knew better… 
Host: Aslan Pahari 
Producer: Hannah Jose 
Audio Engineer: Tegan Nicholls 
Video Producers: Dylan Behan, Tejas Bhat 
Special thanks: Michael Osmond for archives research 
Supervising Producer: Kyla Slaven 
Executive Producers: Joel Werner, Eric George, Jessica Radburn 
To binge even more great episodes of ASSASSINS with Aslan Pahari go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you'll find more stories of the world’s most shocking assassinations – from the lone wolf hitman to the professional assassin, you’ll hear how famous figures like Abraham Lincoln, Benazir Bhutto, Ramses III, Tupac and Gandhi met their end.

After the young British MP Jo Cox was assassinated in 2016, police raided the house of her killer.
The killer lived in Cox's West Yorkshire electorate, a region with a large and flourishing Muslim population.
Inside his home were disturbing clues about what motivated his attack.
Neighbours had thought that the assassin was harmless, just a quiet, solitary middle-aged man.
But the local South Asian taxi drivers knew better…
Host: Aslan Pahari
Producer: Hannah Jose
Audio Engineer: Tegan Nicholls
Video Producers: Dylan Behan, Tejas Bhat
Special thanks: Michael Osmond for archives research
Supervising Producer: Kyla Slaven
Executive Producers: Joel Werner, Eric George, Jessica Radburn
To binge even more great episodes of ASSASSINS with Aslan Pahari go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you'll find more stories of the world's most shocking assassinations — from the lone wolf hitman to the professional assassin, you'll hear how famous figures like Abraham Lincoln, Benazir Bhutto, Ramses III, Tupac and Gandhi met their end.

In the year 40 AD, the Trung sisters led one of the most incredible rebellions against China, taking on the powerful Eastern Han dynasty. 
Born into an aristocratic family in what’s now northern Vietnam, the sisters were trained from an early age in combat and military strategy. 
Sparked by an assassination, they went to war. 
But history holds different accounts of how this story ended. 
Host: Aslan Pahari 
Producer: Hannah Jose 
Audio Engineer: Tegan Nicholls 
Video Producers: Dylan Behan, Tejas Bhat 
Special thanks: Michael Osmond for archives research 
Supervising Producer: Kyla Slaven 
Executive Producers: Joel Werner, Eric George, Jessica Radburn 
To binge even more great episodes of ASSASSINS with Aslan Pahari go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you'll find more stories of the world’s most shocking assassinations – from the lone wolf hitman to the professional assassin, you’ll hear how famous figures like Abraham Lincoln, Benazir Bhutto, Ramses III, Tupac and Gandhi met their end.