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- Aug 28, 202427 min
Agent 00 3some - Dušan Popov 1941
He's a casino roaming, penthouse living, movie star dating, ruthless, fearless, WW2 double agent with a cycling-based codename. Meet the real-life inspiration for Ian Flemming's James Bond, Dušan Popov. Why was his codename 'Tricycle'?How did a champagne cork start a dancefloor brawl?Was it possible to sleep through the Blitz?How angry did he make J Edgar Hoover?All these and many more top-secret questions will be answered in episode 46 of Rogues Gallery Uncovered - The podcast of bad b...
- Aug 7, 202427 min
I am the God of Hellfire!!! - Sir Francis Dashwood 1760
Flagellation, Blasphemy, Drunkenness, Promiscuity and Impersonating the King of Sweden, with the legendary leader of the most famous Hellfire Club...Sir Francis Dashwood. How convivial was he?Why did he hate cats?What is 'Erotic Shrubbery ?How many drinking clubs can one man form? All these questions and 30 minutes more can be found in episode 45 of Rogues Gallery Uncovered - The podcast of bad behaviour in period costume. An eccentric aristocrat and one of the mo...
- Jul 24, 202424 min
Welcome to the Devil's Club - Philip Duke of Wharton 1723
“A harmless bit of blasphemy and dressing up" from the chairman of the very FIRST Hell Fire Club - Philip Duke of Wharton. He should support the establishment, but instead he makes fun of it. Discover the debauched history of - arguably- England’s very first Hellfire Club. What is 'Holy Ghost Pie'?Who gives a bear cub as a gift?Why did Alexander Pope hate him so much?Why did the government shut him down?All of these controversial questions will be answered in episode 44 of Rogues Galler...
- Jul 10, 202421 min
Drunk in Charge of an Enormous Penis - Grigori Rasputin 1915
Grigori Rasputin, everyone's favourite irresistible, indestructible, mad monk is having a night on the town in Moscow. He's a controversial, mystic, healer and holy man but the Romanov family love him so he can get up to all sorts of rude, vodka fuelled high jinks. Why did Tsarina Alexandra like him so much?Why did Tsar Nicholas II dislike him?Was Rasputin responsible for the Russian Revolution? Just how big was it ?? ( you know what I’m talking about) It’s a possibly exaggera...
- Jun 26, 202418 min
Dead Exciting - George Selwyn 1757
A necrophiliac in Paris! Join 18th-century England's most deviant politician ( and that's saying something) on a fun-packed mini-break to the French capital. With wit, cross-dresser and execution enthusiast George Selwyn. Who was Robert Damiens?How many horses does it take to pull a man apart?Why did Georgian high society pay good money to sit in a field?Is disguising yourself as a woman to watch an execution weird?It's a wince-inducing tale of scandal, gossip, Louis XV, The Hellfire Cl...
- Jun 12, 202418 min
Your Money or Your Wife - Claude Duval 1670
High fashion meets highway robbery with the 17th century's most lusted-after gentleman thief, Claude Duval. It's a flamboyantly dressed tale of rampant flirting, lewd piccolo playing and an appalling French accent. Why was France full of posh Englishmen in the 1650s?How many masked women can visit one man's prison cell?Can you dance provocatively in stiff leather boots?What was the content of the condemned man's secret final speech?If you like highwaymen, glamorous outlaws, notorious cr...
- May 29, 202429 min
ErotoManiac - Henry Spencer Ashbee 1901
In an extra rude episode, meet 19th-century England's most prolific and energetic smut collector. Henry Spencer Ashbee. Listener discretion is advised - Those Victorians could be spicy! Just how much X-rated material could one gentleman collect?Who were his famous friends?Did he go blind?Was he the mysterious author of erotic classic "My Secret Life"?Was Victorian morality really so 'moral'?It's a furtive delve beneath the crinolines of Victorian society featuring erotic literatur...
- May 15, 202423 min
You Dirty Old Man - William Douglas, 4th Duke of Queensberry 1808
Find out why 69 is just a number to Regency England's most rampant geriatric - William Douglas, 4th Duke of Queensberry, 'Old Q'. It's a heart warming tale of hot chocolate, comfy blankets, early nights and Greek-themed orgies. How does a man in his 80s 'please' the ladies?How fast can you drive a carriage?Why should you never accept a milkshake from this man?What would Horatio Nelson say?Whether you're a fan of 18th century British politics, horse racing, Scottish aristocracy or debauc...
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About Rogues Gallery Uncovered
Rogues Gallery Uncovered, the podcast of bad behaviour in period costume. True (ish) stories of history’s most fascinating and scandalous men and women.From Casanova and Mata Hari to Errol Flynn and Rasputin, it’s a history podcast with a difference. Join lovable rogue Simon Talbot every fortnight for bawdy, colourful tales of ‘Libertines, Lotharios and Complete Bastards.’ It’s funny, shocking, shameless and doesn’t mention Jane Austin once!It’s not suitable for kids or easily offended grownups.
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