James Graham and his Celestial Bed - You don't need a degree to be a doctor of love (though you may need to be insane)
This week we are jumping back into the world of quack medicine, following a nearly-doctor called James Graham as he blazed a path through multiple medical fields (none of which he was remotely qualifi...
8 Mar 1h 25min
The Halifax Slasher - (or) should we be concerned about Yorkshire?
This week we are heading back to 1938 to talk about a very odd crimewave that plagued the people of Halifax during the cold, dark days of November. When Mary Sutcliffe reported being attacked by a man...
22 Feb 1h 7min
Charlotte Temple - (or) a cautionary tale for Valentine's day
As we head toward February 14th, Pam is bringing us a tale of Georgian romance. In fact one of the first and most popular tales of romance in early American history.Starting in the UK it is a story of...
8 Feb 1h 8min
Mosley in Parliament (Oswald Mosley Part 2) - The life and soul of multiple (political) parties
It is back to the story of the most famous British Fascist this week as we discuss the Parliamentary career of Oswald Mosley, which started at the tender age of 22.Going in with a naive belief that he...
1 Feb 1h 29min
Mul-Sac John - Royalist Highwayman with sooty giblets
This week we are talking about a humble chimney sweep who ended up becoming a millionaire, via the medium of highway robbery!Though he originally appeared to want to do the right thing, John Cottingto...
18 Jan 1h 18min
1726, a year of Crime! - (or) a merry tale of snick and snee.
To celebrate the new year we are looking back exactly 300 years to see how the criminal fraternity of London were dealt with in the courtroom of The Old Bailey.With tales of theft, murder, persecution...
11 Jan 1h 24min
John Elwes - A misrepresented Ebenezer Scrooge?
Merry Christmas from Consistently Eccentric!To celebrate the big day we are discussing the life of John Elwes, a Georgian man with unimaginable wealth, who chose to spend as little of it as possible. ...
24 Des 20251h 10min
Oswald Mosley pre-politics (Oswald Mosley Part 1) - (or) how to ruin a right leg in four easy instalments
This week we are starting the tale of the most famous of all British Fascists, Oswald Mosley.Born into privilege and the certainty that he would never have to work for a living should he not wish to, ...
14 Des 20251h 12min
