Send Me A Roguish Text MessageA 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. 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?These questions and several more will be answered in episode 42 of R...
Jun 26, 2024
18 min
Send Me A Roguish Text MessageHigh fashion meets highway robbery with the seventeenth 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?All these questions ...
Jun 12, 2024
18 min
Send Me A Roguish Text MessageIn 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 fe...
May 29, 2024
29 min
Send Me A Roguish Text MessageFind 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 episod...
May 15, 2024
23 min
Send Me A Roguish Text MessageNo 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 C...
May 1, 2024
17 min
Send Me A Roguish Text MessageTake 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...
Apr 17, 2024
20 min
Send Me A Roguish Text MessageAfter 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...
Apr 3, 2024
18 min
Send Me A Roguish Text MessageKeep 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 rin...
May 17, 2023
22 min
Send Me A Roguish Text MessageRamble on in search of filth with Restoration London's most promiscuous, booze addled, royalty offending, saucy poetry writing genius - John Wilmot 2nd Earl of Rochester.It's a disgraceful double-ended tale of Italian sex woodwork, highway robbery, park abuse and rhyming couplets. How many years did Rochester spend permanently drunk?How offensive was the poem he accidentally gave to King Charles II?What happened under the shrubbery in Hyde park when the sun ...
Apr 13, 2023
27 min
Send Me A Roguish Text Message Its "All Aboard" when the 18th century's most promiscuous sailor puts into as many ports as he can, with Admiral Augustus John Hervey, 3rd Earl of Bristol. Enjoy a salty tale of multiple mistresses, naughty nunneries, and opera. How many brothels did he visit in one day?What did he wear when looking for love beneath bridges?Why was he forever grateful to a horseDid he ever have enough energy to do any sailing? All of these questions and...
Mar 29, 2023
19 min
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