After Dark: Myths, Misdeeds & the Paranormal15 Des 2025

Oscar Wilde's Very Victorian Scandal

In 1895, the world witnessed its first true celebrity trial when Oscar Wilde was charged with “Gross Indecency". To tell the powerful story of Wilde's life in its fullness, Anthony and Maddy are joined by Merlin Holland, grandson of Oscar Wilde. Anthony and Merlin met while Anthony was filming his new History Hit documentary A Very Victorian Scandal: The Trials of Oscar Wilde.

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Edited by Tim Arstall. Produced by Stuart Beckwith and Tom Delargy. Senior Producer is Freddy Chick.

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