Rogues Gallery Uncovered

Charming the dames, killing the opposition and taking care of business with the 1930s most glamorous gangster - "Bugsy" Siegel.
Its a tale of Hollywood extravagance, contract killing, high society and the birth of Las Vegas.

• What happened when "Bugsy" caught someone cheating at cards?
• What did he try to sell Benito Mussolini?
• Why was his girlfriend so popular?
• Who was the only actor who stood up to him?

All the answers and more can be found in episode 17 of Rogues Gallery Uncovered - the podcast of bad behaviour in period costume.

The history of the Mafia meets the history of Las Vegas in prohibition era USA. Tommy gun wielding true crime with Murder Inc and the mobster with the film star looks. He's one of America's most notorious criminals and an icon of organised crime. If you're a fan of bootlegging and 20th century crime and are not a member of law enforcement, then take a break from the criminal underworld and enjoy this perfectly legal episode.
 
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Join Gustave Flaubert, the self-pleasuring French literary giant as he explores the delights and diseases of the mysterious East. 
It's a grubby tale of 19th-century sex tourism, habitual masturbation, Realism, writer's block and VD.

• Why couldn't Flaubert leave himself alone?
• What happened when he visited a bathhouse?
• Were the contents of his letters home explicit?
• Did he write Madame Bovary?

All this and more will be answered in episode 16 of Rogues Gallery Uncovered - the podcast of bad behaviour in period costume.

A well-respected novelist and icon of French literature he was a travel writing superstar whose letters from Egypt paint a vivid if somewhat mucky picture.
Join Flaubert in Egypt as he creates the character of Emma Bovary while sailing down the Nile or exploring ancient temples and 19th century Cairo. 
If you like a good travelogue and you don’t mind a bit of furtive self-love among the sand dunes, you'll enjoy this episode.

 






Read Flaubert's own account of his Egyptian journey HERE
Read Madame Bovary HERE

 

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Meet  "Mad" Jack Mytton, the port loving, dogfighting, bare-knuckle boxing, speed racing Regency gentleman who spent £20 million doing what the hell he liked.
It's a tale of biblical drinking, nudity and a total disregard for personal safety.

• How many bottles did he get through every day?
• How did his pet monkey die?
• Why did he set himself on fire?

All the answers can be found in episode 15 of Rogues Gallery Uncovered - the podcast of bad behaviour in period costume.

 The self-destructive eccentric aristocrat who scandalised 19th century England with his hunting adventures, high stakes gambling and wild lifestyle. He was the quintessential country squire who liked hunting and racing and setting himself alight. 
No animals were hurt during the making of this podcast so if you’re a fan of notorious figures, colourful historical characters and barmy English gentlemen you'll enjoy this episode.

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Its "Danger High Voltage" with the 18th century's most tech-savvy sex expert - Dr James Graham.
Visit the 'Temple of Health' Georgian London’s most fashionable wellness spa and marvel at the scientific wonders of magnetism and electrotherapy. 
Forget about the controversy, this eminent Scottish Physician will restore your sexual health...for a price. 
Shocking!!!

•  How did his electric sex bed work?
• Why did he bury himself in soil?
• What is "Locking the cock"?

Experience a passionate session on the famous Celestial Bed in the company of a typical well-heeled 18th-century couple - rubber-soled footwear is advisable. 

 Episode 14 of Rogues Gallery Uncovered - The podcast of bad behaviour in period costume.

It’s an illuminating look into the world of 18th century medicine, quackery, health fads and pseudoscience. If you're suitably plugged into medical history and want sparks to fly, you'll enjoy this episode.

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Extreme violence, senseless butchery, tactical vomiting and poetry.
It's hard-drinking, hard rhyming, easily offended Viking warrior heartthrob Egill Skallagrimsson.

• How many men did he kill in combat?
• How much ale did he drink in one session?
• Why did he take an axe to a football match?
• How much of this is true? 

It's one of the most famous Icelandic sagas with all the Norse mythology, heroic deeds and bloody battles you could wish for.

The runes say that its all in episode 13 of Rogues Gallery Uncovered - The podcast of bad behaviour in period costume.

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Learn what a Blood Eagle is HERE  

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What a way to go!

It was one of the most famous scandals of Belle Époque France involving the famous courtesan Marguerite Steinheil and the president Félix Faure. 
French society was shocked and the legal dramas of the infamous trial became notorious around the world. 

• Did the French president die while having a "sex act" performed on him by his mistress?
• Did that mistress then go on to murder her husband and her own mother?
• What did the newspapers have to say?
• What do the French call having an orgasm?

Study the clues of this rude true crime mystery  in Episode 12 of Rogues Gallery Uncovered - The podcast of bad behaviour in period costume.

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Marvel at the jaw-dropping cruelty and mean-spiritedness of the 18th century's most unpleasant millionaire...James Lowther, 1st Earl of Lonsdale.
 It's a grim tale of bullying, duelling and irresponsible horse riding.

• Was he a corrupt British Politician? ( what do you think?)
• Was he an eccentric British aristocrat? (Of course) 
• Did he cheat the poet, William Wordsworth? (Sort of)
• What happened to his ex-girlfriends (it's weird and disturbing) 

Does this make him a terrible c**t? 
YOU decide. 

Enjoy episode 11 of Rogues Gallery Uncovered - the podcast of bad behaviour in period costume.

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Splashing out on the finer things in life with the 19th century's most extravagant courtesan and the toast of French society - Cora Pearl. 
It's a whirlwind of sex, parties, fireworks, horses and expensive gifts as Cora's charms entrance the nobility of Belle Époque Paris.

• What did she serve up at her most memorable dinner party?
• Why did scandal follow her everywhere?
• What happened to her painted dog?
• What did she fill her bathtub with?

Find out in episode 10  of Rogues Gallery Uncovered - the podcast of bad behaviour in period costume.

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He's an Italian poet, a playwright, a novelist, an aviator, a World War 1 hero and a decadent politician. 
He's 1900’s bald renaissance man Gabriele D'Annunzio and he claims to have seduced over 1000 women.

• How were his good looks described by actress Sarah Bernhardt?
• What was his relationship with portly rabble rouser Benito Mussolini?
• What did writer Earnest Hemmingway think of him?
• Could he really fellate himself?

 Discover the sensual secrets of one of early 20th century Europe's most fascinating and controversial characters.

 It's all in episode 9 of Rogues Gallery Uncovered - the podcast of bad behaviour in period costume.

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It's boiled potatoes, bonking and buboes when Elizabethan England's randiest doctor makes his codpiece bursting house calls.
Join 16th century astrologer, physician, occultist and lothario, Dr Simon Forman as he studies the stars, cures the plague and makes up a new word for fornication.
If your horoscope says today, you'll hear a podcast about Elizabethan medicine and scandalous Tudor legal proceedings...you’re in luck!  

• What were Foreman's naughty fantasies about Queen Elizabeth I?
• What ailment was cured by 'Hard Pissing'?
• How could dung help the bald?
• What was Dr Forman’s special remedy for women with marital problems?

 These days he’d be struck off!! 

It's all in episode 8 of Rogues Gallery Uncovered - the podcast of bad behaviour in period costume.

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