Yarmouth Bridge Disaster - What do you expect when it was designed by clowns?
This week we will be jumping on the late Georgian fad for suspension bridges (because we are all about current affairs). From their birth in the mind of a genius Scotsman to the ever more disaster pro...
19 Helmi 202145min
Joseph Mortimer Granville - "We're just waiting for the hammer to fall (on our fun zones)"
How did a doctor specialising in corpulent Victorian gentlemen become synonymous with the female orgasm?By horrible accident of course! This week meet Joseph, a medical polymath who would be turning i...
12 Helmi 202152min
George Plantagenet - A primer on how to how to avoid becoming a king
Your father was nearly king. Your older brother is currently king. Your younger brother will one day become king. You however are an idiot. Welcome to the world of George Plantagenet, a spoilt little ...
5 Helmi 202154min
Lucy Maria Boston (with Ollie Green) - Life begins at (checks notes) 62?
The North South divide needs to be abolished and we here at Consistently Eccentric are doing our bit! Join us and verified southerner Ollie Green (From History Emporium and Pals Podcast) as I attempt ...
3 Helmi 202158min
Mary Seacole - You're in luck, I've just put the kettle on.
Let's jet off to the sunny shores of Jamaica this week to meet Mary. Avoiding slavery by virtue of a Scottish father Mary spent her life being all the things she could think of. Part herbalist, part h...
29 Tammi 202146min
Lampleigh vs Braithwaite - I beg your pardon, I appear to have broken your servant.
Law and order 1600s style. Join us for a tale of Northern family drama which is as convoluted as it is ultimately pointless. There will be murder! There will be litigation (oh so much litigation). But...
22 Tammi 202141min
Death and the Thames omnibus - Mostly liquid history.
It's time to go boating down England's most famous river. Just try to avoid the dead bodies and try not to breath too deeply. Our omnibus episode covers three stories that confirm beyond a doubt that ...
20 Tammi 20211h
Royce and Rolls - A workaholic a toff and a middle manager walk into car...
This week we are living life in the fast lane as we look into the origin of arguably the most British car company of all time (notwithstanding current German ownership).It is a story of three unlikely...
15 Tammi 202148min
