Allied commanders were prepared to lose up to 50% of their soldiers during the evacuation after the disastrous Gallipoli campaign in WWI. Instead, not a single life was lost, thanks to the “silent stunts” masterminded by Lieutenant Colonel Cyril Brudenell White.

Battlefield historian Mat McLachlan shares the story from a new book called The Gallipoli Evacuation, by Peter Hart.

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Tom Skeyhill found fame and fortune as the “blind soldier poet” on the US speaking circuit - a World War I hero from country Victoria rendered sightless by an exploding Turkish shell. But a century on, he’s been exposed as a conman who faked blindness to escape the trenches. Author Jim Haynes shares the story.

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As razor gangs prowled the city's back streets, Kate Leigh grew to be a matriarch of vice. Author and historian Jim Haynes tells her remarkable story.

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Over 150 years before fraudsters invented text message schemes targeting unsuspecting parents, a dodgy butcher had the same idea. Historian Jim Haynes tells of his rise and fall.

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Harry Musgrove was an obscure Melbourne theatrical manager spruiking his plays - when destiny, and the Australian cricket team came knocking

Cricket writer Ken Piesse tells the tale.

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Before true crime became a staple of podcasts and streaming services, the public was transfixed with the story of Frank Butler.Tales of murderous journeys had the public enthralled as his crimes brought him ever closer to the noose.

Author and podcaster Michael Adams joins the show with more.Get Michael's latest book at: https://affirmpress.com.au/publishing/hanging-ned-kelly/

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WARNING: DISTURBING CONTENT: As Squizzy Taylor started his ascent through the Melbourne underworld, it was his first wife Dolly Gray who mentored his rise. Crime author Roy Maloy joins the show  to outline Dolly's colourful career.

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When a grand plan was hatched for a breakaway Australian state centred around Mildura, the town jumped at the chance to sever ties with Melbourne.

But the ambitious bid collapsed when the ostentatious “American” spruiking the idea had his dark past exposed.

Author David Nichols tells the story.

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From a childhood of poverty and inequality, Vince Copley rose to becoming a tireless fighter for Indigenous rights.

And his journey took him to the halls of power and even an audience with royalty.

Lea McInerney, co-author of Vince's autobiography, and his daughter Kara join the show to outline his amazing life.

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Elijah Upjohn was a sewage worker turned quack doctor who found himself behind bars for chicken thievery. But his life took a sharp turn when a notorious bushranger was convicted - and the state was in need of a hangman.

Author and podcaster Michael Adams tells the story.

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