Oscar Wilde | Exile | 3

British Scandal

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Scandal, Alice Levine, Great Britain, Society & Culture, Exhibit C, British, England, History, Matt Forde, Documentary

4.5 • 6.5K Ratings

🗓️ 13 June 2023

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

Oscar Wilde’s reputation is in tatters. His books have been pulled from the printers, his name erased from theatre productions. There's still time to flee. But he would rather be a martyr than a man on the run. He arrives at the trial that will dictate his future determined to put up a fight. Wilde has been called many things, but he won’t be called a coward. And then, the judge delivers his verdict.

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0:00.0	Hello Prime Members, you can listen to British scandal one week early and ad free on Amazon
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0:15.1	Okay, Matt, should we just go for it? You ready?
0:17.2	Yes, I think that would be a great experience. And of course, experience is simply the name we give
0:22.8	our mistakes. Yeah, okay. Sorry, I'm late by the way, if that's what this weird energy's about.
0:28.9	No, no, elateness is a tragedy, but of course, there are only two tragedies in life. One is not
0:34.0	getting what one wants and the other is getting it. Right. So does that mean you want your coffee
0:41.1	before we start? And as you know, I have the simplest tastes. I'm always satisfied with the best.
0:48.2	Okay, I'm really tempted to do it on my own because you're being really, really weird, but
0:52.1	there's too much to do. So I guess you can stay. There's only one thing worse than letting
0:56.8	me stay and that's not letting me stay. Right, it's going to be a long one, isn't it?
1:03.9	25 May 1895, Cheapside, London. Robby Ross grabs one of the newspapers from the stand as he
1:12.4	rushes through St Paul's churchyard on his way to the old Bailey. He skims the front page.
1:18.5	There is no man not under a deep debt of gratitude to the Marquist for decontaminating society
1:24.8	and taking on the high priest of the decadence. In a few hours, his old friend Oscar's fate will
1:32.4	be decided. Robby is determined to show his face in support. As he joins Ludgate Hill,
1:39.4	he overhears a couple discussing the trial. It's unnatural, needs to be flushed out.
1:46.3	Robby catches the man's eye. He wants to stand tall, but he can't help lowering his gaze.
1:52.8	He wishes he was brave, but he's terrified. A few days ago, a friend was blackmail
1:59.2	simply for how he dresses. If Oscar is convicted, Robby dent a margin what will happen to him and his
2:06.0	friends. Many have already fled to Europe. It just makes you realise this is way bigger than just
2:12.0	a celebrity trial. This is about a whole group of people and whether they feel welcome in their
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