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History Extra podcast

Introducing History's Greatest Scandals | New Podcast

History Extra podcast

Immediate Media

History

4.34.5K Ratings

🗓️ 7 January 2025

⏱️ 2 minutes

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Summary

Poisoned sweets. Criminal misdeeds. And a sex scandal involving… the prime-minister. Listen to HistoryExtra's new podcast History’s Greatest Scandals, delving into the murky underworld of The Victorians. Ellie Cawthorne and historian Professor Rosalind Crone take a journey through the backstreets of 19th-century Britain to explore the darker side of Victorian life. Sneaking into private parlours, descending into candlelit mines, frequenting grim workhouses and paying a visit to an unscrupulous confectioner, uncovering some of the biggest scandals of the day – and explore what they can reveal about Victorian age. Series 1 launches today, 7 Jan 2025. Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/40kQYTz Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/33plhOIkO9rtli5btfziHE Listen everywhere else by searching: History's Greatest Conspiracy Theories You can listen ad-free, access episodes early and more by subscribing to HistoryExtra Plus here: https://apple.co/4fgRA1d. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Transcript

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0:00.0

Poison sweets, criminal misdeeds and a sex scandal involving the Prime Minister.

0:09.4

Join us for the first series of history's greatest scandals, where we're delving into the murky

0:15.6

underworld of the Victorians. I'm Ellie Corthorn, and along with historian Professor Rosalind Crone, I'll be taking a journey

0:23.5

through the back streets of 19th century Britain to explore the darker side of Victorian life.

0:31.4

We'll be sneaking into private parlours, descending into candlelit mines, frequenting grim

0:37.4

workhouses and paying a visit

0:39.7

to an unscrupulous confectioner to uncover some of the biggest scandals of the day and explore

0:46.1

what they can reveal about the Victorian age. Just search for history's greatest scandals

0:52.4

to listen wherever you get your podcasts.

0:57.2

Timothy Shalamee is Bob Dylan in, a complete unknown.

1:00.8

If anyone who's going to hold your attention on the stage,

1:02.9

you have to kind of be a freak.

1:05.4

Critics agree it's outstanding on every level.

1:08.2

Five stars.

1:10.5

Shalemae is a revelation.

1:12.2

What do you want to be?

1:13.3

Whatever it is, they don't want me to be.

1:15.2

Now nominated for the Golden Globes for Best Picture,

1:17.7

best actor, and best supporting actor,

1:19.5

Edward Norton.

1:20.8

A complete unknown.

1:22.0

Ladies and gentlemen, Bob Bill!

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