Rogues Gallery Uncovered

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 behaviour in period costume.

 He worked for Allied Intelligence, MI6 and the spymasters of Nazi Germany. The most famous double agent of all time and an espionage legend who played a major role in the outcome of the second world war.

From Operation Sea Lion to operation fortitude , if you are a fan of famous historical spies, the British Secret Service and wartime heroes  you will enjoy this episode about Dusko Popov.

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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 most controversial figures in 18th century British politics, he was chancellor of the exchequer, founder of the Society for Dilettanti and the Divan Club, was friends with Benjamin Franklin and Prime Minister Pitt the Elder.  
 He also created the infamous Order of the Friars of St. Francis of Wycombe and shocked Georgian England. If you are a fan of secret societies, historical scandals and secret caves you'll enjoy this luxury length episode.  

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“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 Gallery Uncovered - The podcast of bad behaviour in period costume

 An eccentric member of British Aristocracy, he was one of the most colourful figures in 18th century history.
Friends with Jacobites, scorned by Whigs and secretly greeted by Freemasons, the scandal filed life of this hard drinking libertine was short but full of incident.
 If you are a fan of British political history, drunken misbehaviour , cooking and blasphemy, you'll enjoy this episode.

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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 exaggerated tale that stretches from Siberia to St Petersburg and explores some of the myths surrounding one of Russian history's most infamous characters and his mysterious assassination.

And it's all in episode 43 of Rogues Gallery Uncovered - The podcast of bad behaviour in period costume.  

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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 Club, political satire and French capital punishment. 

Join the crowd at Tyburn and enjoy episode 42 of Rogues Gallery Uncovered - The podcast of Bad Behaviour in period costume. 

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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 criminals or romantic bandits, you are guaranteed to swoon at the chivalrous antics to be found in episode  41 of Rogues Gallery Uncovered - The podcast of Bad Behaviour in period costume.

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 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 literature, erotic art, general erotica and lots of very rare books. 

For open minded bibliophiles everywhere

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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 debauchery you'll find something of interest in episode  39 of Rogues Gallery Uncovered - The Podcast of Bad Behaviour in Period Costume. 

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No one expects the 15th century's biggest party pooper, Tomas de Torquemada and the Spanish Inquisition.
It’s a tortuous tale of a controversial historical figure, religious persecution, the Catholic Church, heretics, the Dominican Order and the Spanish monarchy.
But I’ve tried to keep it lighthearted.

• What should you do if you see someone wearing fancy clothes on a Sunday?
• How many ways can you denounce your neighbour?
• Is a 'Papal Bull' a type of livestock?
• Was Torquemada a 'grand' inquisitor or was he just 'alright' ?

The answers to these questions ( and some dungeon sound effects) can be found in episode 38 of Rogues Gallery Uncovered - The Podcast of Bad Behaviour in Period Costume.

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Take a walk on the very wild side in 18th century London with teenage "Lad About Town," William Hickey.
There's sex, booze, fighting and disrespecting of elders - what's the youth of yesterday coming to?
It’s a nostalgic rose-tinted saunter through the taverns and brothels of Georgian England with a young man who would become famous for his diaries and memoirs chronicling scandal, political intrigue, court life and overseas travel during a vibrant age.
But in 1768 he's just a horny teenager.

• Is stealing a rowing boat morally unacceptable? 
• Which was the most violent pub in London - possibly?
• What do you do when caught in bed with another man's mistress?
• Should you ever drink anything described as "..a villainous compound of filth?" 

All these and many more questions will be answered in episode 38 of Rogues Gallery Uncovered - The podcast of bad behaviour in period costume.
 

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