Rogues Gallery Uncovered Simon Talbot

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"?All these questions AND the chance to become an exclusive member of the Gallery with access to some very colourful features can be found in episode...

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?The answer to all these questions and a few more can be found in episode 39 of Rogues Gallery U...

No one expects the fifteenth century's biggest party pooper, Tomas de Torquemada and the Spanish Inquisition.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 evil or just 'over-keen'?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.Send me a roguish messa...

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?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 a...

After a bit of a break, Rogues Gallery Uncovered returns. Join Hollywood's most misbehaved duo, David Niven and Errol Flynn, as they water ski and roister through the 1930s - leaving a trail of broken hearts and heads in their wake.How gleefully unreliable can one man be?What was 'special' about 'OK Freddie'?Why wasn't Niven in Gunga Din?Why did Flynn get angry on behalf of his horse?All these questions, and so many more will be answered in a celebrity packed episode 37 of Rogues G...

Keep your hands where everyone can see them while attending this stern lecture warning of the physical and moral decay brought about by the 19th century’s most destructive social contagion - MASTURBATION!!It’s a wrist achingly provocative tale of madness, blisters, breakfast cereals, female hysteria and abstinence. Are there any life and sanity threatening conditions NOT caused by masturbation?Why is spicy food evil?What is a 'four-pointed urethral ring' ?Does it really make you go...