Bloody Classic

Follow along with this highly unusual and weirdly lovable tail of the Great Train Robbery of 1963. $55 million anyone? 

In news shocking to you all, it turns out Disney movies are all based on some real grim stories. I know, surprising that princesses had an even rougher time in the originals.

WW2 Poland POW Camp escape through the Tom, Dick & Harry tunnels, an inspirational story for morale boosting in untenable situations. Just what we need right now. 

Pirates, fairies, lost boys and mother issues - we're investigating Pan and JM Barrett and their obsession with eternal youth #iwontgrowup

The history of one of the most impressive man-made structures for your pub trivia convenience

The first lesbian in recorded history with land, academia, a BBC show and... A WIFE!

Strangler/thief/serial killer... one asshole, many hats.

Bloody Classic Season 2! History of our beloved retrospective and forward focussed holiday.

What better way to end Series 1 of Bloody Classic than with a good ol' fun fact segment on British Royalty. If it's a high brow history discussion you're after, we give you permission to skip - but if trivia and conversational tidbits are more your style, this episode is for you.

Part two of the tale of young Ned, graduating from young scoundrel to full time criminal & armour designer to the stars. 

Part one of the tale of our Aussie hero, just a boy on the wrong side of the law stealing some horses, shooting some cops. 

The cult of The Family from Australia - to reiterate, we do not endorse cults

Pyramids, hanging gardens, statues & temples - your Bloody Classic girls talking you through the top gram-worthy spots of pre-AD Hellenic babes.

The true tale of our favourite Disney Princess - who legit had a rough life and deserves way more than the colours of the wind

They invented super fast ships long before they invented the Allen key guys..

A trip through the dumbest ideas of the 18-19th centuries and all the crap that thankfully didn't reach us in the 20th

Legitimately the most unbelievable episode of Bloody Classic yet. Honestly do yourself a favour and tune in - this is bonkers. 

Our mate Genghis with a penchant for wives and beheading...but hey he invented the postal service using spies!

Oh we'll tell you a tale of the magnificent Patrick and his self congratulatory autobiography, the clover whisperer himself.

Ever been saved by the bell, turned a blind eye or been told to sleep tight? Play along as we learn all about some of our most common phrases. 

Safe for the lonely hearts and the lovers of our listenership, we discuss the origins of this sacred Hallmark holiday 

1939. Finland v Soviet Union. Ski Ninjas. Tanks. Be there.

The heroes, legends and fools of Troy, including the myth itself and the man who destroyed all the evidence of it's reality.

Cults always sound ok at the start don’t they? And then they turn a bit psycho/murdery and totally ruin the vibe...

The original case of Stockholm Syndrome where victims would not testify against their captors.

We do not condone theft in anyway, so if these stories inspire you we will not be held accountable.

You get a witch! And you get a witch! EVERYBODY GETS A WITCH!

Part 2 of our Mary Epic. Christ, it just gets worse. PS Apologies for poor sound at the 17min mark (lasts about 30")! Audio fail... can you tell we aren't professionals?

Part 1 of our Mary Epic. To sum it up in one word, bleak.

Our tale of the last Pharaoh of Egypt and the kid brother who tried to get in her way

Easy to dash down skills on a CV but hard to back them up in the desert... Another tale of explorative and philosophical triumph from Outback Australia.

You don't even have to be the most fearsome pirate, you just have to be the most talked about.

Theories on the whereabouts of our aviation queen.

Plato heard from Socrates who heard from his uncle's coworker's wife's friend that Atlantis is totally a thing.

Missing ships, downed planes, drowned crews - conspiracy? mythology? or good old fashioned human error?

We're going back to the first official LGBT couple and all the way to now. We're all proud.

Bribery, corruption, conspiracy, diving - we have it all in the history of the FIFA World Cup!

Samurai history, honor and legends including superior armour, katana and loyalty post gap-year. 

The history of the beloved London Tube, the hottest place on earth. 

Our chivilrous knights of the round table and The Matter of Britain - Frivilous, pleasant but completely false.

The origin story of the pinacle of human achievment... until ultra marathons were invented..

We cannot contain our enthusiasm. Spoilers if you haven't read any reviews in the past 5 years.

Actually about April fools, we aren't pranking you...I promise!

Happy International Women's Day! We're celebrating with some of our favourite female badasses from history who had to dress as men to make their mark. 

Three words: loose flesh coat

Why is it always 7 years bad luck?

Become a Ripperologist with us in this grizzly episode about London's most notorious psycho

You mother-loving, father-murdering, sphinx-riddling toerag.

Did you know the first snowboard was called a "Snurfer"? Yeah... neither did we. 

You better watch out, you better not cry, you better not shout i'm telling you why.. Krampus is coming to awaken your nightmares.

5 incredible stories of human tenacity and bravery from World War 2 (we'll flag that we only chose stories of survival).