Libertines, Lotharios and Complete B******s. True stories of history's most badly behaved men and women. Join roguish host Simon Talbot as he uncovers the disreputable lives and fascinating times of historical hellraisers like Giacomo Casanova, Catherine the Great and Errol Flynn, along with a bawdy cast of colourful characters that you may not have heard of. Become a Lovable Rogue because everything is more fun in period costume.
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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 13 hours 7 minutes
episode 19: Bad Girl, Good Behaviour - Mae West 1927
Meet Mae West, the Hollywood icon who invented sex, at the beginning of her scandalous career
It’s a shocking tale of prostitution, playwrighting, prize-fighters and jazz...
episode 18: Spank You Very Much - Teresa Berkley 1836
It's Flogging, Fustigation and Fun & Games with Regency London's most successful dominatrix (and BDSM pioneer) Teressa Berkley.
Visit her specially appointed salon in the heart of the city, pay at the door and bend over as we explore 19th century England's fascination with "six of the best...
episode 17: You Dirty,Dirty Rat - Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel 1947
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...
episode 16: W**k Like an Egyptian - Gustave Flaubert 1851
Join 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, writer's block and VD...
episode 15: He's Drunk...& On Fire! - "Mad" Jack Mytton 1832
Meet 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...
episode 14: The Electric Sex Bed - Dr James Graham 1781
Its "Danger High Voltage" with the 18th century's most tech-savvy sex expert - Dr James Graham
- 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 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...
episode 13: Saga Lout - Egill Skallagrimsson
Extreme violence, senseless butchery, tactical vomiting and poetry.
It's hard-drinking, hard rhyming, easily offended Viking heartthrob Egill Skallagrimsson...
episode 12: Death by Fellatio - Marguerite Steinheil 1899
What a way to go!
- 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?
All this and more are revealed in Episode 12 of Rogues Gallery Uncovered - The podcast of bad behaviour in period costume.
Thanks for listening...
episode 11: Wicked Jimmy, "What a C***!" - James Lowther 1802
Marvel at the jaw-dropping cruelty and mean-spiritedness of the 18th century's most unpleasant millionaire.
Discover what happened to his ex-girlfriends (it's weird and disturbing)
Does this make him a terrible c***?
YOU decide.
Thanks for listening. Stay Roguish!
Email: simon@roguesgalleryonline...
episode 10: Pearl's Necklace - Cora Pearl 1867
Pearl's Necklace
Splashing out on the finer things in life with the nineteenth century's most extravagant courtesan - Cora Pearl.
It's a whirlwind of sex, parties, fireworks, horses and expensive gifts as Cora's charms entrance French nobility.
But what happened to her painted dog?
It's all in episode 10 of Rogues Gallery Uncovered - the podcast of bad behaviour in period costume.
Thanks for listening...