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History Extra podcast

15 minutes of fame: Charley Wilson, working-class trans man

History Extra podcast

Immediate Media

History

4.34.5K Ratings

🗓️ 15 August 2022

⏱️ 20 minutes

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Summary

It’s the HistoryExtra podcast’s 15th birthday, and to celebrate, we’ve asked 15 historians to nominate a figure from history they think deserves their ‘15 minutes of fame’. In this episode, Dr Fern Riddell nominates Victorian-era transgender man Charley Wilson. Speaking with Elinor Evans, she reveals why his story is important today.




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0:00.0

Remember all those special moments we spent together?

0:02.7

You're smile in the morning over an espresso.

0:05.1

Cozy afternoons curled up with a hot chocolate,

0:07.8

even keeping you up all night in towns and cities across the country.

0:11.4

We've been through a lot together over the years,

0:13.4

so how about we make some new memories over a coffee?

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0:32.5

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0:36.1

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0:44.5

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who march to their own drumbeat and fly their own path.

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