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Last time we spoke about the beginning of the Battle of Hong kong. Japan's rise as a threat to British interests accelerated through the 1920s and intensified after invading China. Britain's response remained contradictory—diplomatically conciliatory yet militarily apprehensive. While Singapore and Malaya received substantial reinforcements, Hong Kong was acknowledged indefensible, yet the 1936 Defence Scheme attempted to fortify it as an island fortress. Governor Northcote urgently advocated evacuation, recognizing the futility of defense. London rejected this, fearing it would demoralize China and forfeit sovereignty claims. Reinforcement requests from commanders like Grasett fell on deaf ears until Grasett independently lobbied Canadian leaders. This persistence finally convinced Churchill to dispatch two additional battalions. On December 8, 1941, Japanese forces attacked across three fronts with overwhelming force. Within hours, the RAF was destroyed on the ground, demolitions proved ineffective, and British units rapidly retreated toward the Gin Drinkers Line, facing an enemy that outnumbered and outmaneuvered them from the opening moments.   #217 The Battle of Hong Kong Part 2: the Island Aflame Welcome to the Fall and Rise of China Podcast, I am your dutiful host Craig Watson. But, before we start I want to also remind you this podcast is only made possible through the efforts of Kings and Generals over at Youtube. Perhaps you want to learn more about the history of Asia? Kings and Generals have an assortment of episodes on history of asia and much more  so go give them a look over on Youtube. So please subscribe to Kings and Generals over at Youtube and to continue helping us produce this content please check out www.patreon.com/kingsandgenerals. If you are still hungry for some more history related content, over on my channel, the Pacific War Channel where I cover the history of China and Japan from the 19th century until the end of the Pacific War. Around 1500 hours on 9 December, Colonel Doi of the 228th Regiment arrived at Needle Hill, just north of the Gin Drinkers Line, ahead of his main force. For two hours he studied the British defensive positions through binoculars, noting trenches and bunkers—and to his surprise, washing lines fluttering with white clothes. The sight spoke volumes about the 2 Royal Scots' lax discipline. Then fog descended, reducing visibility to barely twenty meters, and heavy rain obscured the landscape. Doi sensed a fleeting advantage but lost radio contact with his battalions. Worse still, the Shing Mun Redoubt lay outside his regimental boundary, making an unauthorized attack a serious breach of protocol. When his units finally arrived, supporting artillery remained unavailable, held up by demolished roads. Doi chose to attack anyway. Doi ordered the 2nd Battalion to scout the eastern approach while the 3rd Battalion spearheaded the main assault. Major Nishiyana commanded the 3rd, sending Lieutenant Wakabayashi and Kasugai with 150 volunteers to lead. The Shing Mun Redoubt itself comprised five concrete pillboxes and an artillery observation post, connected by underground tunnels named after London landmarks—Piccadilly, Haymarket, and others. The whole complex sat on small rises above Jubilee Dam, then the British Empire's tallest. Defending the redoubt was A Company, 2 Royal Scots, under Captain Jones—just three officers and 39 men. One platoon of 25 soldiers under 2nd Lieutenant Thompson held the forward positions. Against this stood 150 Japanese attackers, with another 1,500 troops in reserve. Battalion orders forbade using the concrete works as fighting positions; they were meant for the Vickers machine-gun team and artillery protection. No mines could spare the redoubt's perimeter. On the night of the 9th, roughly half the defenders sheltered in the observation post while the remainder manned pillboxes 401b and 402. At 2000 hours, Thompson led a nine-man patrol northward to check Needle Hill and Shing Mun Valley. Despite two and a half hours in the field, the patrol returned at 2220 hours without detecting the Japanese force massing just 500 meters away. By that time, Lieutenant Kasugai's assault group had crossed Jubilee Dam undetected, bypassed unmanned Post X, and assembled below Pillbox 401b. At 2200 hours, Japanese sappers cut through two lines of wire. At 2300—H-Hour—Lance Corporal Laird heard movement in the bushes and opened fire. The Japanese answered with grenades and rushed the pillbox lines. One team entered the tunnel system; another hurled grenades through the air vents. Corporal Campbell swung his Vickers toward Pillbox 401, catching Japanese headquarters personnel in the open. Sergeant Robb mustered a counter-attack force of thirteen men. Five fell as casualties—Laird, Basnett, Coyle, Casey, and Jardine. Casey was killed; only Jardine escaped. The alert triggered gunfire from the observation post's defenders, and Forward Observer Wilcox called down 4.5-inch and 6-inch artillery fire. Without strong reinforcement and leadership, four Royal Scots and an Indian sentry abandoned the northern positions and withdrew to the observation post. Captain Jones received orders from Brigade to counter-attack, but delegated the task to Thompson. As Thompson attempted to leave the observation post, he found the gate locked from outside. This calamity had a backstory: just before the attack, Thompson had admitted a civilian at the request of Force 163 (SOE's sabotage unit in Singapore). Private Wylie had taken the observation post key from Lance Naik Kishan Singh and, upon exit, locked the gate behind him. The three officers were now literally locked out of the battle. Second Lieutenant Mochizuki and his platoon infiltrated through open trenches and began attacking the observation post from above, attempting to breach the hatches. The defenders held for three hours before Japanese sappers forced explosives down the air vents. At 0230 hours, the blast killed two Indian signallers inside. Thompson sustained a severe eye wound from grenade shrapnel; Jones and Warrant Officer Mead were both wounded. The remaining fifteen defenders surrendered; eleven became casualties. Meanwhile, a Rajput patrol engaging Japanese forces in the river valley managed to drive them back toward the redoubt. One final pillbox endured for another eleven hours before suffering the same sapper treatment. By 0400 hours on 10 December, the entire redoubt was lost. For just two killed, the Japanese had achieved a decisive victory—the breakthrough that would shift the entire campaign's trajectory. By dawn, a Japanese flag flew triumphantly from Point 255.   Major-General Maltby's assessment was stark: "This was calamitous, for Shing Mun was the key to the whole of the left position." Yet the Japanese perspective differed sharply. Having achieved a breakthrough, Colonel Doi received astonishing orders to withdraw—his success had transgressed into the 230th Regiment's sector and violated the meticulously prepared war plan. Doi refused. After heated confrontation with Major-General Ito and Lieutenant-General Sakai, his insubordination was later censured, though a divisional staff officer, Oyadomani, bore the scapegoat's burden of rebuke for failing to restrain Doi's initiative. With Shing Mun secured, Doi methodically fed reinforcements into the position. Throughout December 10th, the Japanese remained uncertain of their advantage and adopted a cautious strategy, probing British lines to exploit the evident disorder. Brigadier Wallis ordered the Royal Scots to mount an immediate dawn counterattack supported by the Rajputs and artillery. Lieutenant-Colonel White demurred; his battalion lacked any reasonable prospect of success. The resulting counterattack proved half-hearted at best. At first light on December 11th, the Japanese pressed Golden Hill forcefully, only to be repulsed by Captain Newton's Rajputs and gunfire from HMS Cicala. White positioned D Company in shallow shell scrapes and rusted wire—inadequate defenses against Japanese assault. Captain Pinkerton led a desperate bayonet charge that morning, temporarily clearing the Japanese and enabling the evacuation of wounded. Yet B, C, and D Companies absorbed devastating losses; Captains Rose and Richardson fell commanding their positions. With the Royal Scots collapsing, X Company of the Winnipeg Grenadiers and armored support rushed westward to seal the widening gap along Castle Peak Road. Meanwhile, Maltby grappled with alarming reports: Japanese landings on Lantau Island southwest of Hong Kong. Heavy artillery drove them back. A second probe at Aberdeen, where Special Naval Landing Forces approached within 300 yards of the naval base, was repelled by Canadian machine-gun fire. In hindsight, these were mere feints—never intended as the primary thrust. The stratagem succeeded. Maltby retained his island reserves—the Middlesex and two Canadian battalions—precisely where they would be needed. Had Wallis executed a forceful counterattack on December 10th with the Royal Scots and brigade reserves, the Rajputs might have retaken Shing Mun while the Japanese remained disorganized. Instead, Colonel Doi faced a furious Sakai, who had flown down from 38th Division headquarters at Taipo for what amounted to a pre-court-martial examination. The moment passed. After only 48 hours of combat, Maltby concluded the mainland was indefensible. The three battalions would withdraw intact to Hong Kong Island to assume their fortress defense roles. The naval commodore objected—demolitions, supply transfers, and troop ferrying required more time. The evacuation order was deferred 24 hours until noon on December 11th. At that hour, the decision was finalized: the mainland would be abandoned under cover of darkness. Further demolitions followed—the China Light and Power Station, the cement works on Tsing Yi Island, the docks. Yet Brigadier Wallis believed this merely a precautionary measure; he anticipated holding the mainland for at least another week. The withdrawal avoided Kowloon's congested streets, where street fighting and fifth columnists might have entrapped the British—a calculation that proved prescient, as an IJA advance column of 350 men from the 3/230th infiltrated Kowloon on the morning of December 12th to cut off the retreating garrison. The Royal Scots and Canadians retired south to Shamshuipo Barracks and Jordan Road Pier in western Kowloon; the Rajputs and supporting gunners withdrew eastward to Ma Lau Tong, which anchored the fortified Devil's Peak Peninsula. Maltby intended to hold this commanding position permanently—it was easily supplied across the narrow Lyemun Strait. The evacuation proceeded largely as planned. The Canadians and Royal Scots embarked on the afternoon and evening of December 11th under Punjabi covering fire. The Punjabis faced a harder journey—a moonlit scramble along steep Kowloon hills laden with supplies but critically short of mules. One group lost its way at a crucial junction, splitting into two columns. One proceeded toward Devil's Peak as planned; Battalion Headquarters descended into Kai Tak Airport, threaded through Kowloon City, and was evacuated by Star Ferry at Tsim Sha Tsui, fighting until the final moment as the last man boarded. The Rajputs' commander, unable to reach his Punjabi counterpart, abandoned Ma Lau Tong for the closer Hai Wan line near Devil's Peak. By 0400 hours on December 12th, the Punjabis and one Rajput company, accompanied by the gunners of the 25th Medium Battery, crossed Lyemun Strait to Hong Kong Island. Morning evacuations continued with minimal Japanese interference—a surprising restraint. Naval support proved crucial. The withdrawal completed by the morning of December 13th, though 170 mules were lost to the desertion of Chinese laborers—a deprivation that would haunt the subsequent campaign. During this passage, the IJN attempted shore bombardment. The Japanese cruiser and supporting vessels found themselves outranged by the defenders' 9.2-inch guns. The damage inflicted proved sufficient to discourage future naval adventures; for the remainder of the battle, the IJN maintained a cautious distance and played only a peripheral role. The speed and execution of the withdrawal apparently caught the Japanese unprepared. Their most probable expectation had been a full-scale assault on Devil's Peak accompanied by heavy bombardment—a day earlier, an assault without artillery preparation had been driven back with severe losses. The British appeared stronger than anticipated. The defense of the mainland had lasted only five days. With the mainland secured, the Japanese pivoted toward Hong Kong Island. The first move was diplomatic rather than military. At 0900 hours on December 13th, a small boat bearing a white flag crossed the harbor. It carried Colonel Toda, Lieutenant Mizuno, Mr. Othsu Dak, and two European women—the prominent and heavily pregnant Mrs. Macdonald and Mrs. C. R. Lee, wife of the Governor's secretary, accompanied by her two dachshunds. The surrender terms were flatly rejected. Major Boxer delivered the written refusal personally. Mrs. Macdonald remained in Hong Kong to give birth; Mrs. Lee and her dogs returned to Kowloon. The Japanese commenced systematic shelling of selected targets. On December 13th, a 9.2-inch gun on Mt. Davis was silenced; Belcher's Fort sustained damage. The following day, a 3-inch mount on Mt. Davis was hit, killing Chinese gunners and triggering morale collapse; some deserted. On December 15th, the barrage shifted to the northern shoreline, deliberately targeting pillboxes. At 2100 hours that night, approximately three Japanese companies attempted crossing the harbor in rubber rafts toward Pakshawan but were driven off by machine-gun fire. Fifth columnists intensified their operations—signaling with mirrors, sniping from concealed positions, spreading propaganda to encourage Chinese desertion. Their impact might have been catastrophic had not Rear-Admiral Chan and Colonel Yee, armed with tommy guns and grenades, systematically eliminated many of these saboteurs. By December 16th, half the pillboxes between the racecourse and Lyemun Strait lay destroyed. The intended crossing site was unmistakable. On December 17th, the Japanese dispatched a second peace mission—Colonel Toda's team now accompanied by Mrs. Lee with her dachshunds and a pregnant Russian woman. Again, the overtures were rebuffed. On December 18th, the bombardment reached new intensity. Oil storage tanks ignited, sending dense black smoke cascading across the northeast corner of the island—perfect concealment for what was to come. All signs pointed to imminent assault.  I want to note something here, you sometimes hear about how race played a role in the Pacific War and indeed it did. Racist attitudes were found on both the western and Japanese side of the war. There is a fantastic book dedicated to this by the way called, War without Mercy by John Dower, highly recommend it. What is interesting is how these racial attitudes actually affected decision making during the war. Take General Sakai's night amphibious assault for example. Western soldiers such as the Canadians in Hong Kong reported they were told by their commanders that quote "Don't worry about the Japanese, they can't see at night, they all wear glasses" another Canadian soldier wrote in a diary "They don't see well, especially at night we knew this as a matter of fact." Indeed the week before the outbreak of the battle of Hong Kong, Canadian officers attending a briefing by a British officer were informed that "Japan's aircraft were mostly obsolete, its air force had little practice in night flying, and its pilots were myopic and thus unable to carry out dive-bombing attacks". You might be asking yourself, why did they think the Japanese were myopic? The scientific explanation of the day was this "That the Japanese suffered widespread inner-ear damage. What caused this? Japanese motherhood, the practice of strapping babies to their mothers backs, it was explained caused their heads to bounce about, like when they harvested rice and permanently impaired their sense of balance". I particularly love this quote, one of my professors dedicated an entire class to the bizarre racial attitudes before and after the pacific war. There was a belief the Japanese could not see well at night, many western air force commanders actually believed there were times of day like at dawn or dusk where Japanese pilots would not operate because of this hindrance. American military commentator Fletcher Pratt in 1939 analyzed Japan's military strengths and explained it had four major weaknesses. The first was scarcity of resources such as iron, and steel. The second was that the Japanese "can neither make good airplanes nor fly them well" as a result of " the Japanese as a race have defects of the tubes of the inner ear, just as they are generally myopic. This gives them a defective sense of balance, the one physical sense in which an aviator is not permitted to be deficient.". The third was that the Japanese were short-tempered and were inclined to waste men unnecessarily when operations did not go well. The fourth was that the Japanese would simply never date to provoke a war with the US. Again Mr Pratt was an American military commentator whose information came from multiple accounts given by high ranking military officials! The British military maintained that the Japanese avoided night operations on land because they were simply incapable of caring them out well, while they avoided nighttime aerial attacks, as well as dive-bombing for the same reasons Pratt said quote "their pilots were poor and their aircraft inferior.". So take this all to mind when I talk about how certain ranking officers go about making their decisions. By the evening of 14 December, evacuated mainland units had regrouped on Hong Kong Island. The defensive structure was restructured into two brigades: Brigadier Wallis commanded the East Brigade from Taitam Gap, while Brigadier Lawson headed the West Brigade from Wongneichong Gap. This reorganization placed the 5/7 Rajputs across the north-east perimeter, defending over 3,500 metres of coastline with B Company positioned on the hills behind Taikoo Docks. The Royal Rifles of Canada held the north-east corner from Stanley to points south, with reserve positions at Lyemun. Two HKVDC companies supported from Taitam Valley and Pottinger Gap, while the veteran Hughsiliers manned the North Point power station. British and Canadian artillery provided fire support across the northern approaches. The West Brigade held the north-western and south-western shores. The 2/14 Punjab stretched from Causeway Bay to Belcher's Point, protecting Government House and General Maltby's headquarters, with battalion headquarters at Mid-Level. The Winnipeg Grenadiers covered the south-west from Wanchai Gap, with one company detached to the brigade headquarters at Wongneichong Gap. The 2 Royal Scots, severely mauled at Shing Mun, were held in reserve with fresh replacements from the HKVDC. The Middlesex Regiment's companies were dispersed along 72 pillboxes encircling the entire shoreline, while an improvised Z Company of clerks, musicians and cooks defended battalion headquarters at Leighton Hill. Supporting artillery included 9.2-inch and 6-inch guns on Mt Davis and 4.7-inch guns at Belcher's Point. As darkness fell on 17 December, Japanese reconnaissance swimmers reached Taikoo, confirming the crossing site despite detection. Reinforcements arrived: 18 additional heavy bombers from Guangzhou and 26 fighters from Taiwan joined the aerial assault. The crescendo of artillery fire on the 18th, combined with masses of small craft gathering across the harbour, signalled the imminent invasion. Japanese divisional headquarters shifted to Ma Tau Wei near Kai Tak Airport; the 23rd Army moved to Taipo. The invasion force disposed itself with the right flank embarking from east and west of Kai Tak, the left from Devil's Hill area. At 1800 hours, the invasion order was issued; by 1930 hours Sakai himself arrived in Kowloon to oversee the crossing. At precisely 2000 hours, the 2/228th Regiment silently paddled their collapsible craft toward Taikoo Docks and the nearby sugar factory as artillery support commenced. Colonel Doi embarked with 80 headquarters personnel aboard a large barge, leading the second wave. The conditions favoured the invaders—a moonless night, sporadic showers, and thick black smoke from burning oil tanks obscured their movement. They reached the midpoint undetected before searchlights and machine-gun fire scattered the small boats, separating commanders from their units. Despite this chaos, the assault pressed forward. At 2140 hours the artillery shifted to deeper targets; at 2145 hours the first wave of 3/230th landed at North Point, followed minutes later by 2/228th and then 2/229th. Three red flares signalled a successful landing. All six Japanese battalions were ashore by midnight, though wire fencing delayed their advance and Bren carriers added to the confusion on the beach. General Sano arrived at Taikoo one hour later. The 5/7 Rajputs bore the initial brunt of the assault. Despite days of preliminary shelling, the Rajputs mounted a stubborn defence; Japanese casualties mounted rapidly. The anti-tank company suffered so grievously that only a single gun remained operational. The Japanese plan was tactical rather than frontal—bypass isolated positions for later elimination and push rapidly toward high ground. Overwhelmed by numerical superiority and losing most of their officers, Rajput resistance gradually crumbled. Contradicting all evidence, Maltby remained convinced the main Japanese assault would strike directly at Victoria from Kowloon. He therefore withheld the counter-attack, instead dispatching a platoon of Middlesex troops, Royal Marines, naval personnel, and the Rajputs' reserve company—supported by artillery—to establish a defensive line blocking the Japanese advance toward Central District. Three HKVDC armoured cars were sent to protect East Brigade headquarters; two more reinforced the Middlesex battalion headquarters. It was manifestly inadequate against six Japanese battalions. In post-war dispatches, Maltby conceded his grave miscalculation: he believed he faced at most two battalions, not a full division. As the 3/230th broke through D Company of the 5/7 Rajputs, the 2/230th came ashore nearby and wheeled westward toward Victoria. Their advance halted abruptly at the North Point power station, held by an extraordinary force: four officers and 36 men of the HKVDC Hughsiliers Platoon—alongside 39 civilian volunteers from China Light & Power and Hong Kong Electric, including the station manager Vincent Sorby—plus eight Free French soldiers commanded by Captain Jacques Egal, a Shanghai businessman turned soldier. Without exception, these men were World War I veterans, many aged 55 or older. Some had fought in the Boer War. Major J. J. Patterson, the Hughsiliers' commander, had served with Allenby's Camel Corps and been mentioned in dispatches six times; he was chairman of Jardine Matheson and a legislative councillor. Private Sir Edward Des Voeux, 8th Baronet, a millionaire bullion trader and secretary of the Hong Kong Club, had enlisted as a private when deemed too old for mobilization. Private T. A. Pearce, 67 years old, was chairman of J. D. Hutchison & Company and secretary of the Hong Kong Jockey Club. Captain Bruch, the second-in-command, aged 60, chaired a major trading house. The list extended through Hong Kong's business elite, each choosing to fight rather than flee. These old men held an entire regiment at bay. When Patterson called for aid, Maltby dispatched an HKVDC armoured car with a platoon from Z Company, 1 Middlesex, but the reinforcement was ambushed before reaching the station; only nine soldiers, including 2nd Lieutenant Caruthers, broke through. Unable to dislodge the defenders by assault, the Japanese resorted to bombardment. By 0145 hours on 19 December, surrounded and ammunition exhausted, the defenders withdrew to King's Road behind a disabled bus. The Japanese deployed three machine guns, killing or mortally wounding all but Private Geoghan. A Japanese officer, believing all dead, cautiously approached—only to have Geoghan, despite his wounds, surge from cover and charge. He killed the officer and four soldiers before collapsing from wounds. Somehow Geoghan survived. Those old men—civilians and reservists, businessmen and veterans—held the entire western Japanese advance for 18 hours, buying Maltby precious time to withdraw forces and establish a new defensive line. Their stand at North Point became one of the campaign's most improbable acts of defiance. As the 2/229th Regiment advanced southward toward Mt Parker, the 3/229th landed at Aldrich Bay and turned eastward toward Lyemun, where they seized an HKVDC 6-inch gun. Major Bishop of the Royal Rifles of Canada, unaware of the landings, dispatched 15 Platoon under Lieutenant Scott to check on A Company of the Rajputs. Unexpectedly, they encountered armed men in civilian clothes at Lyemun's gate—the first indication of the Japanese presence on the island. Yet senior officers dismissed initial reports of landings and lost positions as exaggerated, a critical miscalculation that proved catastrophic. At Lyemun Fort, the 5th Anti-aircraft Battery of the HKVDC was caught completely unaware and surrendered after minimal resistance. The Japanese then committed one of many atrocities that would characterize the battle, bayoneting 29 survivors. Alerted by 15 Platoon's report, Bishop attempted a counter-attack with two platoons to retake the fort, but the defenders could not scale the six-meter wall and withdrew with nine men killed. As the 2/229th pressed southward toward Mt Parker, they overran the Salesian Mission, which had been converted into an Advance Dressing Station. No. 8 Company of the 2/229th systematized a massacre of medical personnel and the wounded—an atrocity that would later become pivotal evidence at Colonel Tanaka's war crimes trial. Yet amid the chaos, several medical staff and wounded survived to testify: Gunners Y. K. Chan and Martin H. C. Tso of the 5th Battery, Captain Osler Thomas of the HKVDC, Captain Martin Banfill of the Royal Canadian Medical Corps, and Corporal Norman Leath of the Royal Army Medical Corps. C Company of the Royal Rifles, reinforced with captured Japanese machine guns abandoned by fleeing Rajputs, inflicted heavy casualties on the attackers, with one Japanese company suffering over 65 percent losses. Yet overwhelmed by superior numbers and suffering nearly two platoons worth of casualties themselves, the Canadians were forced to withdraw, leaving only a reinforcement platoon under Lieutenant Blaver on Mt Parker. When Captain Clerke arrived at dawn with 16 Platoon to reinforce the position, he found over 100 Japanese already entrenched. With no artillery support and only two platoons available, Clerke had no choice but to withdraw, abandoning Mt Parker to the enemy. By dawn on the 19th, the East Brigade faced catastrophe. Infantry strength had been halved, and losses of artillery were equally devastating. A series of misunderstandings and misinterpreted orders led coastal gun crews at Capes D'Aguilar and Collinson to destroy their own guns in confusion or lose them to the advancing Japanese. Of the entire artillery complement, only one 18-pounder and two 3.7-inch field guns remained operational. Wongneichong—literally "yellow muddy creek" in Chinese—occupies the center of Hong Kong Island, a valley separating the eastern hills (Mt Parker, Mt Butler, Jardine's Lookout) from the western massif (Mt Nicholson, Mt Cameron, Victoria Peak). This narrow gap formed the critical artery linking northern and southern Hong Kong, making Brigadier Lawson's decision to place West Brigade Headquarters there strategically sound yet tactically vulnerable. Recognizing the exposed position after the landings, Major Lyndon had located an alternative site south of Mt Nicholson, scheduled to open the following day. In response to the Japanese landings, Lawson dispatched three platoons of Winnipeg Grenadiers to block the advance. Lieutenant C. D. French took 18 Platoon to Mt Butler, Lieutenant G. A. Birkett's 17 Platoon moved to Jardine's Lookout, and Lieutenant L. B. Corrigan's platoon took the north-west approach to the Gap. As on Mt Parker, both French and Birkett were killed almost immediately, their small forces overwhelmed by battalion-strength enemy forces with artillery support. By morning on the 19th, two battalions each of the 230th and 228th Regiments were pushing for the high ground. The 2/230th rapidly occupied Jardine's Lookout while the 3/230th moved to Mt Nicholson and the 2/228th advanced toward the Gap itself. No. 3 Company of the HKVDC under Major E. Stewart held pillboxes around Jardine's Lookout, while No. 1 Company under Captain Penn defended Taitam Valley with forward positions at Quarry Gap. The pillboxes, despite heavy bombardment, held longer than anticipated—some for as long as 24 hours. Stewart maintained his company headquarters until the 22nd, four days of continuous fighting without adequate ammunition, food, or water. No. 3 Company suffered 80 percent casualties and ceased to exist as a cohesive unit. Realizing that the enemy had penetrated to Mt Butler, Brigadier Lawson decided counter-attack was essential. Major A. B. Gresham of A Company, Winnipeg Grenadiers, was ordered to retake Mt Butler and clear Jardine's Lookout. The Canadians initially succeeded, with Warrant Officer 2 J. R. Osborne leading a bayonet charge, but a strong counter-attack by three Japanese companies drove them back by 2200 hours. The Canadians held firm until 1500 hours, when Gresham attempted surrender despite waving a white flag—the Japanese shot him regardless. In the chaos that followed, a Canadian killed a Japanese officer in response, triggering a grenade barrage. Warrant Officer Osborne caught the grenades and hurled them back as fast as they came, but one landed in an impossible position. Without hesitation, Osborne threw himself on the grenade to save his comrades. This act of supreme self-sacrifice earned him a Victoria Cross—the first Canadian VC of World War II. At dawn on the 19th, Maltby dispatched A Company of the 2 Royal Scots under Captain K. J. Campbell to reinforce the Gap, but they lost all their officers with only 15 men reaching Lawson's headquarters. A group of sailors under Commander A. L. Pears came from the south, but were ambushed en route; only a few reached the Postbridge—a house just south of the Gap—which became an isolated strongpoint. The 3/230th captured the police station perched on a mound at the southern point of the Gap, then swept eastward to seize the anti-aircraft guns of 7th Battery (barely 250 meters from brigade headquarters) and continued uphill toward Taitam Hill to capture additional 6-inch and 3.7-inch guns. Maltby's response was to call down final protective fire from the HKSRA in Happy Valley, inflicting massive casualties on the 3/230th. At 1000 hours on the 19th, Lawson reported that his headquarters was surrounded and he was about to "go outside and shoot it out." Captain H. A. Bush provided covering fire as Lawson and his entire staff, including Middlesex signallers, were cut down by machine-gun fire across the Gap. Lawson's body was discovered two days later halfway up the hill behind his headquarters, dead from a gunshot wound to the thigh. Lieutenant Kerfoot of the 2/14 Punjab with his three Bren carriers arrived minutes too late to save him. IJA who saw the fight made a note stating "he died heroically". At 1330 hours on the 19th, Maltby issued "Operation Order No. 6" calling for a massive counter-attack to commence 90 minutes later. The plan was ambitious: A and D Companies of the 2/14 Punjab were to attack east from Victoria to North Point to relieve the Hughsiliers, while HQ Company of the Winnipeg Grenadiers and the 2 Royal Scots were to attack the Gap and Jardine's Lookout. Eight field guns were promised but never materialized. There was no reconnaissance, no proper orders, and minimal coordination. The Canadians were to rendezvous with the 2 Royal Scots at Middle Gap at 1530 hours, but the Scots were late; the Canadians advanced without them. Captain Pinkerton of D Company, 2 Royal Scots, was ordered at the last minute to attack up Wongneichong Gap Road—the same route A Company had taken only seven hours earlier and been decimated—because it was reported as "lightly held." Captain A. M. S. Slater-Brown led the advance with three Bren carriers and attached engineers, followed by D Company of the Winnipeg Grenadiers. Just as the carriers reached the burnt-out trucks of A Company, they too were ambushed. Mortars and machine-gun fire rained down from Jardine's Lookout, where the Japanese occupied captured HKVDC pillboxes. Slater-Brown and 2nd Lieutenant Bell, the battalion intelligence officer, were killed instantly. The Royal Scots waited in the roadside ditches until 0200 hours before launching an attack on the police station, reaching the steps before Pinkerton was severely wounded. Captain Ford's composite company attack at 0300 hours also failed. Simultaneously, C Company under Lieutenant F. L. Stanier attacked Jardine's Lookout—also unsuccessfully. This series of piecemeal assaults cost the Royal Scots eight officers and 68 soldiers. Growing increasingly desperate, Maltby ordered Major Hodkinson, Officer Commanding HQ Company of the Winnipeg Grenadiers, to attack the Gap and proceed to Mt Parker. Requesting reinforcements from A Company and the Royal Scots, Hodkinson launched his assault with covering fire from Lieutenant Corrigan on Mt Nicholson. The Grenadiers managed to reach Mt Nicholson with only five unwounded men, though Corrigan's group advanced to within 300 meters of the Gap road. Then came an unexpected stroke of fortune: while skirting Mt Nicholson, Hodkinson's group stumbled upon approximately 500 Japanese—probably from the 3/230th—eating lunch without posting sentries. The Winnipeg Grenadiers unleashed devastating fire, inflicting heavy casualties. By 1745 hours, Hodkinson's force was only 100 meters from Repulse Bay Road. With four men and a 2-inch mortar, Hodkinson worked his way to the abandoned brigade headquarters, bringing 20 walking wounded with him. He established a foothold at the Gap, receiving orders to attack the police station at 2200 hours. Two HKVDC armoured cars with Vickers machine guns came in support, but accurate enemy fire disabled both. Like Pinkerton before him, Hodkinson reached near his objective before being severely wounded. For this action of determination and courage, Hodkinson was awarded the Distinguished Service Order. By the morning of the 20th, the Japanese had consolidated control of the Gap, but elements of D Company, Winnipeg Grenadiers, still held various pillboxes north of the position. Initially, 17 and 18 Platoons occupied forward positions with Company Headquarters and 16 Platoon in reserve, positioned across Wongneichong Road almost directly opposite brigade headquarters. Forward positions were rapidly overrun and cut off from the company. They fought without officers until withdrawal to battalion headquarters became necessary. With Captain A. S. Bowman killed and Captain R. W. Philips wounded, command fell to Lieutenant T. A. Blackwood. An attempt by B Company to relieve D Company on the evening of the 20th failed catastrophically, killing all officers and 29 men. With fewer than 50 men remaining—all wounded—Lieutenant Blackwood continued inflicting heavy casualties on the Japanese until 22 December, when exhaustion and the complete absence of ammunition, food, and water forced surrender. D Company killed over 200 Japanese soldiers. Post-war Japanese reports refused to believe that a single company had held the Gap for so long. For their stubborn defense, Philips and Blackwood were awarded the Military Cross, and three enlisted men received the Military Medal. The battle of Wongneichong Gap was characterized by fragmented planning and poor coordination. On the night of the 19th-20th, no fewer than three separate companies attacked the police station, with another company assaulting Jardine's Lookout—all within five hours, all independently organized by local commanders. Had these disparate actions been coordinated into a single simultaneous assault, fortress headquarters' objectives might well have been achieved. By the end of the 20th, the British had lost the vital ground of Wongneichong, though Postbridge House remained as an isolated holdout. For the Japanese, Wongneichong became the single costliest engagement since the invasion began, with over 800 casualties and the regimental commander of the 3/230th seriously wounded. I would like to take this time to remind you all that this podcast is only made possible through the efforts of Kings and Generals over at Youtube. Please go subscribe to Kings and Generals over at Youtube and to continue helping us produce this content please check out www.patreon.com/kingsandgenerals. If you are still hungry after that, give my personal channel a look over at The Pacific War Channel at Youtube, it would mean a lot to me.   Japanese landings on 18-19 December overwhelmed the East Brigade. Brigadier Lawson died defending the vital Gap. Desperate, uncoordinated counter-attacks by British and Canadian troops failed to dislodge the enemy. D Company Winnipeg Grenadiers held the position for four days against overwhelming odds before surrendering. The Japanese suffered 800 casualties but secured this critical strategic ground.

No drinking pints standing up in London's nightlife hotspot? No new reservoirs until 2040? Welcome to Veto Britain – where infrastructure, housing and even a round at the bar are all subject to the mercy of endless local objection. So how did we become a country that seems incapable of building, changing or enjoying itself anymore? Plus, racist disorder erupts in Norfolk, scrutiny of Andy Burnham's early prisoner release plan intensifies and the PM's crackdown on “subscription traps” gives cancel culture a whole new meaning.  • Questions for But Your Emails? Thoughts? Comments? Email us at ogwn@podmasters.co.uk.  ESCAPE ROUTES • Jonn finally watched Stephen Fry and Mark Carwardine's documentary Last Chance to See, based on Carwardine and Douglas Adams' book and radio series of the same name • Rachel has been reading Virgil's epic The Aeneid – “the Roman response to Homer,” she says. • Raf saw a production of Molière's Tartuffe while in France which is coming to the Marylebone Theatre next month.  • Zoë zoomed through Jem Calder's I Want You to Be Happy Image: Cartoon depicting Sir Wilfrid Lawson, 2nd Baronet of Brayton (1829-1906), an English temperance campaigner and radical, anti-imperialist Liberal Party politician. Dated 19th Century. No idea who the bloke on the right is. (Universal History Archive/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) www.patreon.com/ohgodwhatnow Presented by Zoë Grünewald, with Rachel Cunliffe, Jonn Elledge and Rafael Behr. Produced by James Liddell. Audio Production: Tom Taylor. Art direction: James Parrett. Theme tune by Tom Taylor and Simon Williams. Managing Editor: Jacob Jarvis. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. OH GOD, WHAT NOW? is a Podmasters production. www.podmasters.co.uk  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

No Agenda Episode 1860 - "micro-dosing" micro-dosing Executive Producers: Sir Mike & Dame Becky Chinni, Baronet & Baronetess of the Great Katy Prairie Baron of Old Bay Spittyfire Sir Richard Hufford Associate Executive Producers: William Gault Eli the Coffee Guy Sir e61 Black Sheep Linda Lu, Dutchess of Jobs and writer of winning resumes Order of the Heart: Chris Chinni of Allen, TX - Red Knight (name TBD - to be claimed by Chris). Bi-Centennial baby, turned 50 on 4/6/26. Gift from parents Sir Mike & Dame Becky Chinni. Title Changes [None this show] Knights & Dames Priscilla Rubio > Dame Allicsirp of California A.D. > Sir Texas Comrade Michael Meyers > Sir Michael Boiler of Crawfish End of Show Mixes: NA-1860-EOS-Mix BY VArious Legends! Art By: Darren O'Neill Become a member of the 1860 Club, support the show here Boost us with with Podcasting 2.0 Certified apps: Podverse - Podfriend - Breez - Sphinx - Podstation - Curiocaster - Fountain Mark van Dijk - Systems Master Ryan Bemrose - Program Director Back Office Jae Dvorak Chapters: Dreb Scott Clip Custodian: Neal Jones Clip Collectors: Steve Jones & Dave Ackerman Gitmo Jams Sign up for the newsletter No Agenda Peerage ShowNotes Archive 1860.noagendanotes.com Directory Archive archive.noagendanotes.com RSS Podcast Feed Full Summaries in PDF No Agenda Lite in opus format Last Modified 04/16/2026 16:28:51 by Freedom Controller

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rWotD Episode 3152: Thomas Pitt of Boconnoc Welcome to random Wiki of the Day, your journey through Wikipedia's vast and varied content, one random article at a time.The random article for Saturday, 20 December 2025, is Thomas Pitt of Boconnoc.Thomas Pitt (c. 1705 – 17 July 1761), of Boconnoc, Cornwall, was a British landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1727 and 1761. He was Lord Warden of the Stannaries from 1742 to 1751. Pitt was the grandson and namesake of the better known Thomas Pitt and the son of Robert Pitt, MP, of Boconnoc, near Lostwithiel in Cornwall. His mother was Harriet Villiers, daughter of Edward FitzGerald-Villiers and the Irish heiress Katherine FitzGerald. Thomas Pitt was the elder brother of William Pitt the Elder. He succeeded his father in 1727 to his estates, including Boconnoc.As head of the family, Pitt inherited both his grandfather's immense fortune and his parliamentary boroughs - he had the complete power to nominate both MPs at Old Sarum and one of the two at Okehampton, as well as considerable influence in at least two Cornish boroughs, Camelford and Grampound. He had himself elected Member of Parliament for Okehampton in 1727, the first election after he came of age, and represented the borough until 1754; but on a number of occasions he was also elected for Old Sarum, which meant that when he chose to sit for Okehampton the Old Sarum seat was free to offer at a by-election to somebody else who had failed to get into Parliament.Pitt was Assay master of the Stannaries from March 1738 to February 1742 and Lord Warden of the Stannaries from February 1742 to March 1751, when the Cornish Stannary Parliament met for the last time.Pitt was ambitious for political influence and, attaching himself to the retinue of Frederick, Prince of Wales, managed the general elections of 1741 and 1747 in Cornwall in the Prince's interests; but this involved massive expenditure - especially at the notoriously-corrupt Grampound, where he spent huge sums both on bribing the voters and on lawsuits attempting to deprive the most rapacious of their votes. By 1751 he had bankrupted himself, and the death that year of the Prince of Wales destroyed his hopes of securing influence or patronage for his efforts. He mortgaged his boroughs to the Treasury, allowing the government to name two MPs at Old Sarum and one at Okehampton in return for a pension of £1000 a year. After sitting briefly for Old Sarum in the 1754 Parliament, he resigned his seat and fled the country.Returning to England in 1761, however, Pitt persuaded the government to allow him to be once more elected for Old Sarum - a temporary measure, he promised, to prevent his being arrested for debt until he was able satisfy his creditors. (MPs were immune from civil arrest.) He promised to relinquish the seat at the earliest possible moment and allow the government to name his replacement in accordance with the original arrangement; but he died a few months later, still MP for Old Sarum.Pitt had married, c.1731, Christian, the daughter of Sir Thomas Lyttelton, 4th Baronet, M. P., of Hagley, Worcestershire and the sister of Lord Lyttelton. They had two sons and two daughters. He afterwards married, in 1761, Maria, the daughter of General Murray.Pitt died on 17 July 1761. His only surviving son was the first Baron Camelford, who repudiated his father's arrangement for Old Sarum, and chose himself as MP when he inherited the borough.This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:17 UTC on Saturday, 20 December 2025.For the full current version of the article, see Thomas Pitt of Boconnoc on Wikipedia.This podcast uses content from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License.Visit our archives at wikioftheday.com and subscribe to stay updated on new episodes.Follow us on Bluesky at @wikioftheday.com.Also check out Curmudgeon's Corner, a current events podcast.Until next time, I'm standard Salli.

Thank Goodness! A leak has sprung at Bridgerton House and we couldn't be happier. To celebrate the unmasking of the Season 4 release dates, we'll be tipping our gloves to the Dutch, hiking with the ducks and grabbing our baskets for a good old fashioned Easter egg hunt.* After drinking that brown liquor with a Bridgerton father figure, we'll also be stopping by Romney Hall to scatter a few seeds with the Collector and search for a Lady in Silver standing amongst the roses. And if we happen to have a little Spare time on our hands? Well, perhaps we'll borrow a Baronet's tools to do a spot of raking around. With 7 reasons to love Benedict Bridgerton and only 116 days until we love Sophie Baek, the gloves are off and the countdown is on. Unmask true love? Don't mind if we do. (*Not actual Easter eggs)*Show Notes Elle: Bridgerton's Yerin Ha is Living a Real-Life Fairy TaleShondaland: ‘Bridgerton' Season 4: Yerin Ha Stuns as the Lady in Silver in New Teaser ArtShondaland: 7 Reasons Why We Love Benedict Bridgerton⁠Time: How Jonathan Bailey Charmed Us All⁠⁠*Follow Us⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠ ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠TikTok

fWotD Episode 2998: Sir William Gordon-Cumming, 4th Baronet Welcome to featured Wiki of the Day, your daily dose of knowledge from Wikipedia's finest articles.The featured article for Sunday, 20 July 2025, is Sir William Gordon-Cumming, 4th Baronet.Lieutenant-Colonel Sir William Alexander Gordon Gordon-Cumming, 4th Baronet (20 July 1848 – 20 May 1930), was a Scottish landowner, soldier, socialite and a notorious womaniser. He was the central figure in the royal baccarat scandal of 1891. After inheriting a baronetcy he joined the British Army in 1868 and saw service in South Africa, Egypt and the Sudan; he served with distinction and rose to the rank of lieutenant-colonel. Something of an adventurer, he also spent time hunting in the US and India.A friend of Edward, Prince of Wales, for over 20 years, in 1890 he attended a house party at Tranby Croft in the East Riding of Yorkshire, where he took part in a game of baccarat at the behest of the prince. During the course of two nights' play he was accused of cheating, which he denied vehemently. After news of the affair leaked out, he sued five members of the party for slander; the Prince of Wales was called as a witness. The case was a public spectacle, widely reported in the UK and abroad, but the verdict went against Gordon-Cumming and he was ostracised from polite society.A handsome, arrogant man, Gordon-Cumming was a philanderer, particularly with married women. After the court case he married Florence Garner, an American heiress; the couple had five children, but their relationship was unhappy. He was the grandfather of the writers Katie Fforde and Jane Gordon-Cumming.This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:43 UTC on Sunday, 20 July 2025.For the full current version of the article, see Sir William Gordon-Cumming, 4th Baronet on Wikipedia.This podcast uses content from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License.Visit our archives at wikioftheday.com and subscribe to stay updated on new episodes.Follow us on Mastodon at @wikioftheday@masto.ai.Also check out Curmudgeon's Corner, a current events podcast.Until next time, I'm standard Joanna.

No Agenda Episode 1753 - "Local Jamoke" "Local Jamoke" Executive Producers: Sir Ronald Lafferty Indomitable Dame Melody Fugazzotto Cheeky and Anonymous Seeking the Middle Britni Johnston Sir Lawrence of Dystopia, Baronet of Maxwell Park Associate Executive Producers: Steve Brock Anonymous Kasia Grzelecka James Van Wynsberghe Sean Homan La jolla salt .com Matthew Martell Joel Sides GenX Count Stephen of Winder Eli the coffee guy Linda Lu Duchess of jobs and writer of resumes Commodores: Commodore Indomitable Dame Melody Fugazzotto Commodore Sir Ronald Lafferty Commodore Cheeky and Anonymous Become a member of the 1754 Club, support the show here Boost us with with Podcasting 2.0 Certified apps: Podverse - Podfriend - Breez - Sphinx - Podstation - Curiocaster - Fountain Title Changes Sir Lawrence of Dystopia > Sir Lawrence of Dystopia, Baronet of Maxwell Park Knights & Dames Zane Petersen > Sir Zanomack of the squared circle Marty Van Wynsberghe > Sir Marty Van Wynsberghe of the Coachella Valley Art By: Nessworks End of Show Mixes: Tom Starkweather - Prof J Jones Engineering, Stream Management & Wizardry Mark van Dijk - Systems Master Ryan Bemrose - Program Director Back Office Jae Dvorak Chapters: Dreb Scott Clip Custodian: Neal Jones Clip Collectors: Steve Jones & Dave Ackerman NEW: and soon on Netflix: Animated No Agenda Sign Up for the newsletter No Agenda Peerage ShowNotes Archive of links and Assets (clips etc) 1753.noagendanotes.com Directory Archive of Shownotes (includes all audio and video assets used) archive.noagendanotes.com RSS Podcast Feed Full Summaries in PDF No Agenda Lite in opus format Last Modified 04/06/2025 17:02:56This page created with the FreedomController Last Modified 04/06/2025 17:02:56 by Freedom Controller

Corre el rumor de que «Karate Kid» está basada en un relato del premio Nobel japonés Kenzaburo Oe titulado «A veces, el corazón de una tortuga». Increíble… pero falso. El proceso creativo de la peli fue mucho más sencillo, aunque no menos prodigioso. Como tantas películas, «Karate Kid» está basada en un testimonio real: el de un chico de instituto que aprendió artes marciales para hacer frente a sus acosadores. Robert A. Kamen, el guionista, leyó la noticia en el periódico y se encerró a escribir la historia. Corría la década de los 80 y una película de superación como la que escribió Kamen solo podía dirigirla un hombre: John G. Avildsen, king of the underdogs, o sea, rey de los marginados, además de ganador de un Oscar por «Rocky». Avildsen seleccionó para los papeles protagonista y antagonista de Daniel LaRusso y Johnny Lawrence a Ralph Macchio y William Zabka, quienes entrenaron duro hasta cartografiar en sus mentes, más que unas técnicas de defensa y ataque, una coreografía perfecta. Hay quien ha querido ver en la rivalidad entre LaRusso y Lawrence, una secuela ochentera y californiana de «La guerra de las galaxias», con el señor Miyagi y el sensei Kreese como trasuntos de Yoda y Darth Vader. Pero «Karate Kid» es mucho más que eso. «Karate Kid» es la historia de Daniel LaRusso, un chico cualquiera, el vecino de al lado, que se las tiene que ver con el más popular del instituto, Johnny Lawrence, un pijo malote; todo, por el amor de Ali («con i latina»). Con un argumento así, ¿quién no pagaría una entrada? La película fue un éxito desde su estreno en 1984, en Nueva York. Los miembros del reparto entraron en el Baronet and Coronet Theatre siendo más o menos conocidos y salieron inmortalizados, para bien… y para mal. Macchio y Zabka, por ejemplo, pasarían su vida peleando contra su fama de héroes adolescentes, hasta que ya cincuentones se rindieron y aceptaron protagonizar, 34 años después, Cobra Kai, la secuela de la peli. Pero esta es otra historia… otra historia de éxito. Episodio producido, escrito y narrado por Gonzalo Altozano. Sonido: César García. Diseño: Estudio OdZ. Contacto: galtozanogf@gmail.com Twitter: @GonzaloAltozano iVoox, Spotify, Apple.

Corre el rumor de que «Karate Kid» está basada en un relato del premio Nobel japonés Kenzaburo Oe titulado «A veces, el corazón de una tortuga». Increíble… pero falso. El proceso creativo de la peli fue mucho más sencillo, aunque no menos prodigioso. Como tantas películas, «Karate Kid» está basada en un testimonio real: el de un chico de instituto que aprendió artes marciales para hacer frente a sus acosadores. Robert A. Kamen, el guionista, leyó la noticia en el periódico y se encerró a escribir la historia. Corría la década de los 80 y una película de superación como la que escribió Kamen solo podía dirigirla un hombre: John G. Avildsen, king of the underdogs, o sea, rey de los marginados, además de ganador de un Oscar por «Rocky». Avildsen seleccionó para los papeles protagonista y antagonista de Daniel LaRusso y Johnny Lawrence a Ralph Macchio y William Zabka, quienes entrenaron duro hasta cartografiar en sus mentes, más que unas técnicas de defensa y ataque, una coreografía perfecta. Hay quien ha querido ver en la rivalidad entre LaRusso y Lawrence, una secuela ochentera y californiana de «La guerra de las galaxias», con el señor Miyagi y el sensei Kreese como trasuntos de Yoda y Darth Vader. Pero «Karate Kid» es mucho más que eso. «Karate Kid» es la historia de Daniel LaRusso, un chico cualquiera, el vecino de al lado, que se las tiene que ver con el más popular del instituto, Johnny Lawrence, un pijo malote; todo, por el amor de Ali («con i latina»). Con un argumento así, ¿quién no pagaría una entrada? La película fue un éxito desde su estreno en 1984, en Nueva York. Los miembros del reparto entraron en el Baronet and Coronet Theatre siendo más o menos conocidos y salieron inmortalizados, para bien… y para mal. Macchio y Zabka, por ejemplo, pasarían su vida peleando contra su fama de héroes adolescentes, hasta que ya cincuentones se rindieron y aceptaron protagonizar, 34 años después, Cobra Kai, la secuela de la peli. Pero esta es otra historia… otra historia de éxito. Episodio producido, escrito y narrado por Gonzalo Altozano. Sonido: César García. Diseño: Estudio OdZ. Contacto: galtozanogf@gmail.com Twitter: @GonzaloAltozano iVoox, Spotify, Apple.

rWotD Episode 2856: Charles Goring (1743–1829) Welcome to Random Wiki of the Day, your journey through Wikipedia’s vast and varied content, one random article at a time.The random article for Thursday, 27 February 2025 is Charles Goring (1743–1829).Charles Goring (1743–1829) was a British country landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1774 to 1780.Goring was the second son of Sir Charles Matthew Goring, 5th Baronet and his second wife Elizabeth Fagge, daughter of Sir Robert Fagge, 3rd Baronet, of Wiston. He matriculated at Magdalen College, Oxford on 27 March 1762, aged 18.His father died in 1769 and the property near Shoreham, which Goring inherited through his mother, increased his political influence in the West of Sussex . The Goring family had represented various Sussex constituencies in Parliament.In the 1774 general election Goring stood as Member of Parliament for New Shoreham and topped the poll. The constituency had been enlarged in 1771 by an Act which enfranchised about 1200 freeholders. In Parliament he voted with the opposition and is only known to have made one speech. He decided not to stand again in 1780.Goring was married three times. His first wife was Sarah Beard, daughter of Ralph Beard of Hurstpierpoint, Sussex whom he married on 20 April 1779. She died on 6 December 1797. He married secondly Elizabeth Luxford, daughter of Edward Luxford on 7 June 1798. She died on 8 August 1811. He married thirdly, Mary Ballard, daughter of Rev. John Ballard, rector of Great Longford, Wiltshire on 7 May 1812.Goring died 3 December 1829 aged 86. He is buried in Wiston, West Sussex and his monument was sculpted by Francis Chantrey.The Gentleman's Magazine described him as "a singular specimen of an old English gentleman ... of a hearty vigorous constitution and great hospitality". He had three daughters by his second wife Elizabeth, and had two sons Charles and John and a daughter Mary by his third wife Mary. His son Charles was later MP for New Shoreham.This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 01:17 UTC on Thursday, 27 February 2025.For the full current version of the article, see Charles Goring (1743–1829) on Wikipedia.This podcast uses content from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License.Visit our archives at wikioftheday.com and subscribe to stay updated on new episodes.Follow us on Mastodon at @wikioftheday@masto.ai.Also check out Curmudgeon's Corner, a current events podcast.Until next time, I'm neural Kevin.

No Agenda Episode 1739 - "Hypophora" "Hypophora" Executive Producers: Commodore RC Tolbert Commodore Donald Barthlow Commodore Paul Fellner Ronnie Ross Dru Koester herbidude Sir Walkman Duke Bob D Maple Basile Weijters Commodore semi-anonymous vegan Lindsay Christensen Associate Executive Producers: Sir Ross the Boss Sheikh Craiggy bin James Al Courtice Mike Janssens Frank Gravato Eli the Coffee guy incognito Linda Lu Duchess of jobs and writer of resumes 1739 Club Members: Become a member of the 1740 Club, support the show here Boost us with with Podcasting 2.0 Certified apps: Podverse - Podfriend - Breez - Sphinx - Podstation - Curiocaster - Fountain Commodores: Commodore RC Tolbert Commodore Donald Barthlow Commodore Paul Fellner Commodore semi-anonymous vegan. Title Changes Sir Adam > Sir Adam, Baronet of Tamriel Knights & Dames Madilyn Hawk > Madi Hawk, Dame Madibug of Southern Schillinois Craig Courtice > Sheikh Craiggy bin James Al Courtice Art By: Blue Acorn End of Show Mixes: Neal Jones - John Jones - David Keckta Engineering, Stream Management & Wizardry Mark van Dijk - Systems Master Ryan Bemrose - Program Director Back Office Jae Dvorak Chapters: Dreb Scott Clip Custodian: Neal Jones Clip Collectors: Steve Jones & Dave Ackerman NEW: and soon on Netflix: Animated No Agenda Sign Up for the newsletter No Agenda Peerage ShowNotes Archive of links and Assets (clips etc) 1739.noagendanotes.com Directory Archive of Shownotes (includes all audio and video assets used) archive.noagendanotes.com RSS Podcast Feed Full Summaries in PDF No Agenda Lite in opus format Last Modified 02/16/2025 16:55:25This page created with the FreedomController Last Modified 02/16/2025 16:55:25 by Freedom Controller

Arthur Orton is inching towards victory. But when an untimely death forces him to prove his identity in court, the game steps up. Now he must convince the world he's Sir Roger Tichborne, or face public humiliation—and a one-way ticket to pennilessness.Listen to British Scandal on the Wondery App or wherever you get your podcasts. You can listen early and ad-free on Wondery+. Join Wondery+ in the Wondery App, Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Start your free trial by visiting https://wondery.com/links/british-scandal/ now.Do you have a suggestion for a scandal you would like us to cover? Or perhaps you have a question you would like to ask our hosts? Email us at britishscandal@wondery.comSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Ninth Day of CraftLit (2024) All of CraftLit's Christmas episodes can be found at LINK TO DAY 1 of the Twelve Days of CraftLit— VIDEO: AUDIO ONLY: If you missed the other days, here's a quick directory: DAY 1: DAY 2: DAY 3: DAY 4: DAY 5: DAY 6: DAY 7: DAY 8: DAY NINE A Christmas Inspiration  By: Lucy Maud Montgomery -   From:    eText:   Read by: Darcia Douglass -     A Christmas Mistake By: Lucy Maud Montgomery -   From:   eText:   Read by: TriciaG -    (27 January 1832 – 14 January 1898) better known by the pen name Lewis Carroll, was an English writer, mathematician, logician, Anglican deacon and photographer. His most famous writings are Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and its sequel Through the Looking-Glass, as well as the poems "The Hunting of the Snark" and "Jabberwocky", all examples of the genre of literary nonsense. He is noted for his facility at word play, logic, and fantasy, and there are societies in many parts of the world (including the United Kingdom, Japan, the United States, and New Zealand) dedicated to the enjoyment and promotion of his works and the investigation of his life. Read by:  (1:17)  (19 September 1796 – 6 January 1849) was an English poet, biographer, essayist, and teacher. He was the eldest son of the poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge. Read by:  (1:17) Stella C Shetter (c. 1879 - 1937) was a short story writer who in 1933 won a national contest sponsored by the American Legion. Read by:  (6:37) A little insight into customs from other times  (15 August 1771 – 21 September 1832) 1st Baronet was a Scottish historical novelist, playwright, and poet, popular throughout much of the world during his time. Scott was the first English-language author to have a truly international career in his lifetime, with many contemporary readers in Europe, Australia, and North America. His novels and poetry are still read, and many of his works remain classics of both English-language literature and of Scottish literature. Famous titles include Ivanhoe, Rob Roy, The Lady of the Lake, Waverley, The Heart of Midlothian, and The Bride of Lammermoor. Read by:  (2:35)  (13 July 1793 – 20 May 1864) was an English poet, the son of a farm labourer, who came to be known for his celebratory representations of the English countryside and his lamentation of its disruption. Read by:  (6:03) Morris Dance, Harlequin + hunchback  (12 March 1799 – 30 January 1888) was an English poet, and author of the famous poem The Spider and the Fly. She was educated at home, and read widely; she commenced writing verses at a very early age. Together with her husband, William Howitt, she wrote over 180 books. Read by:  (1:45)  (December 15, 1845 – July 29, 1928) was an American writer and historian. She devoted herself chiefly to the study of the social history of the Colonial and Revolutionary periods of the United States, wrote a number of entertaining books and magazine articles in this field, and was chosen historian of the The National Society of the Colonial Dames of America. Read by:  (12:07) Christmas on Wheels (1895) By: Willis Boyd Allen -   From: Christmas on Wheels -   eText:    Read by: David Wales -   Christmas and the Literature of Disillusion (1908) By: Samuel McCord Crothers -   From: By the Christmas Fire -   eText:   Read by: Andrew Ordover -   Barney's Tale of the Wee Red Cap (1916) By: Ruth Sawyer -   From: This Way to Christmas -   eText:   Read by: Jonathan Uffelman _____ Digital Premium Audiobook Shop:  CraftLit's Socials Find everything here: Join the newsletter:  Podcast site: Facebook:  Facebook group:  Pinterest:  TikTok podcast:  Spooky Narration:  Email: Call and share your thoughts! 1-206-350-1642 SUPPORT THE SHOW! CraftLit App Premium feed  (only one tier available) PATREON:  (all tiers, below) Walter Harright - $5/mo for the same audio as on App Jane Eyre - $10/mo for even-month Book Parties Mina Harker - $15/mo for odd-month Watch Parties All tiers and benefits are also available as —YouTube Channel Memberships —Ko-Fi NEW at  — Premium SITE Membership  (identical to Patreon except more of your support goes to the CraftLit Team) If you want to join us for a particular Book or Watch Party but you don't want to subscribe, please use  or CraftLit @ Venmo and include what you want to attend in the message field. Please give us at least 24 hours to get your message and add you to the attendee list. Download the FREE CraftLit App for iOS or Android (you can call or email feedback straight from within the app) Call 1-206-350-1642

Sir Hans Sloane's legacy is a bit mixed. He is the reason there's a British Museum, but there are a lot of problematic aspects to the way he gathered his collection. Research: Blair, Molly. “350 years of the Chelsea Physic Garden: A brief history.” Gardens Illustrated. https://www.gardensillustrated.com/features/chelsea-physic-garden-350 Britannica, The Editors of Encyclopaedia. "Sir Hans Sloane, Baronet". Encyclopedia Britannica, 12 Apr. 2024, https://www.britannica.com/biography/Sir-Hans-Sloane-Baronet Delbourgo, James. “Collecting the World: Hans Sloane and the Origins of the British Museum.” Cambridge, MA and London, England: Harvard University Press, 2017.  “Health in the 17th Royal Museums Greenwich. https://www.rmg.co.uk/stories/topics/health-17th-century “Introducing Sir Hans Sloane.” The Sloane Letters Project. https://sloaneletters.com/about-sir-hans-sloane/ Lemonius, Michele. “‘Deviously Ingenious': British Colonialism in Jamaica.” Peace Research, vol. 49, no. 2, 2017, pp. 79–103. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/44779908 “London, January 13.” The Derby Mercury. Jan. 12, 1753. https://www.newspapers.com/image/394230860/?match=1&terms=Sir%20Hans%20Sloane Pavid, Katie. “Hans Sloane: Physician, collector and botanist.” National History Museum. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/hans-sloane-physician-collector-botanist.html “Sir Hans Sloane.” Sir Hans Sloane Centre. https://sirhanssloanecentre.co.uk/who-is-hans-sloane/ “Sir Hans Sloane.” The British Museum. https://www.britishmuseum.org/about-us/british-museum-story/sir-hans-sloane Stearns, Raymond Phinneas. “James Petiver Promoter of Natural Science, c.1663-1718.” Proceedings of the American Antiquarian Society. October 1952. https://www.americanantiquarian.org/proceedings/44807240.pdf See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Two great radio adventures from The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes starring Tom Conway and Nigel Bruce

No Agenda Episode 1700 - "Turban Tossing" "Turban Tossing" Executive Producers: Brennan Keller Sir Mike & Dame Becky Anonymous Colter Keffeler Sirvente NeraL Sir JackAsh Sir Guust Kadaver, Baron Commodore of the Province of Utrecht. Sir Sala Hauser Baronet of the Space Coast Iwan Blom Brent Smith Debbie Elam Viscount Sir Doctor Commodore Goon Sir Dr. One Awesome Jason Baron Victor Dr Sir Rev Joseph James, the 33rd, CDRE Archie Brentano Patrick of the Pugner order Dimitri Geier Jason Petersen Douglas Goldberg Sir Stuart Sir Otaku - Duke of Northeast Texas and the Red River Valley Kimberly Kramm Steeler Gromoll sir d0m1n4t3 Sir Kevin of Devon Todd Moore Paul Vreugdenhil Sir Dan the Man Michael Lumpkins Sir Prime Doctor of Illuminated Thinking Sir James Fukumoto Sir Anthrax Sir James Sir Kaz in Brighton UK Electronic Business Consultants Jackie Greene Dame Jitterbug, Fixer of Gadgets Tabatha Soapes Associate Executive Producers: Zadoc Brown III Rob Carty Bradley Taylor Planet Rage Eli The Coffee Guy Dan Kesterson Micah Ferrell Linda Lu Duchess of jobs and writer of resumes Become a member of the 1701 Club, support the show here Boost us with with Podcasting 2.0 Certified apps: Podverse - Podfriend - Breez - Sphinx - Podstation - Curiocaster - Fountain Title Changes Sir Guust Kadaver > Sir Guust Kadaver, Baron Commodore of the Province of Utrecht. Sir Sala hauser of the 321 > Sir Sala Hauser Baronet of the Space Coast Baron Sir Dr. Goon > Viscount Sir Doctor Commodore Goon Dame Melavation > Baronetess Dame Melavation Knights & Dames Jo Courbanou > Dame Darling of the Ethereal Realms Jody > Dame Jody of the North Texas Annettas Jen > Dame Jen Commodores: Commodore Brennan of the Glass City Commodore Bubba of the Maumee Valley Commodore Sir Mike, Baronet of the Great Katy Prairie Commodore Dame Becky, Baronetess of the Great Katy Prairie Commodore Anonymous Commodore Colter Keffeler Commodore Sirvente NeraL Commodore Sir JackAsh Commodore Sir Guust Kadaver Commodore Amatus Sir Sala Hauser Baronet of the Space Coast Commodore Iwan Blom Commodore Cow Lawyer Commodore Lawless Commodore Sir Doctor Goon Commodore Sir Dr. One Awesome Jason, PhD. Commodore Baron Victor Commodore Dr Sir Rev Joseph James Commodore 128 Commodore Patrick of the Pugner order Commodore Dimitri Geier Commodore Jason Petersen Commodore Douglas Goldberg Commodore Sir Stuart Commodore Sir Otaku Commodore Kimberly Kramm Commodore Steeler of the Ohio River Commodore sir d0m1n4t3 [Sir Dominate] Commodore Sir Kevin of Devon Commodore Todd Moore Commodore Paul Vreugdenhil Commodore Sir Dan the Man Commodore Michael Lumpkins Commodore Commodore Sir Prime, PhD Commodore James Fukumoto Commodore Sir Anthrax Commodore of 64 Commodore Sir Kaz Art By: Francisco Scaramanga End of Show Mixes: Prof J Jones - Tom Starkweather - David Keckta Engineering, Stream Management & Wizardry Mark van Dijk - Systems Master Ryan Bemrose - Program Director Back Office Jae Dvorak Chapters: Dreb Scott Clip Custodian: Neal Jones Clip Collectors: Steve Jones & Dave Ackerman NEW: and soon on Netflix: Animated No Agenda Sign Up for the newsletter No Agenda Peerage ShowNotes Archive of links and Assets (clips etc) 1700.noagendanotes.com Directory Archive of Shownotes (includes all audio and video assets used) archive.noagendanotes.com RSS Podcast Feed Full Summaries in PDF No Agenda Lite in opus format Last Modified 10/03/2024 17:09:45This page created with the FreedomController Last Modified 10/03/2024 17:09:45 by Freedom Controller

NonCensored is back with a bang - Harriet Langley-Swindon and Producer Martin are joined by new Chancellor Rachel Reeves - that's not our fault - and by Eshaan Akbar, who explains why we need more shame in our lives. Harriet also speaks to the Honourable Sir Lord Hughdith Anglesey Jones Vaguely-Blythe IV, 132nd Baronet of Little Lower Upminster-on-Wye, about how he can save British democracy by remaining in the House of Lords. If you enjoy NonCensored, please consider supporting us on Patreon - patreon.com/NonCensored - where you'll get full video segments and bonus content except this week because there's been some illness and it's a miracle there was even a show. We have a live show at the Cheerful Earful festival on the 16th October - tickets are available at cheerfulearful.co.uk Any questions? Send them to noncensoredpodcast@gmail.com. With thanks to Rosie Holt (@RosieisaHolt), Brendan Murphy (@notmurphy), Eshaan Akbar (@eshaanakbar), Davina Bentley (@DavinaBentley), Marcus Brigstocke (@marcusbrig) and Ed Morrish. Rosie's book, Why We Were Right, is available now. Brendan is taking his show, Buffy Revamped, on tour all over Britain, and you can see dates and buy tickets here. Eshaan has a stand-up special, The Pretender, available to watch for free on YouTube, and he is going on tour next year with his show Yum. Davina posts very funny sketches on Instagram, and has a 'video podcast' with Freya Mallard called Binks & Hebrides Whine Time. Marcus has a podcast with Rachel Parris called How Was It For You?, and you should listen to it. Ed also produces Sound Heap With John-Luke Roberts. If you like improvised character comedy, it's probably your sort of thing. Show photography is by Karla Gowlett and design is by Chris Barker. Original music is by Paddy Gervers and Rob Sell at Torch and Compass. NonCensored is a Lead Mojo production. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

No Agenda Episode 1685 - "Favela Ready" "Favela Ready" Executive Producers: Sir Cross Threaded Wheel Stud Dame Cici Reid Hunthgy Sir Victor the Baron of the Willamette Valley Sir JackAsh Sir Matthew Sir pursuit of peace and tranquility, Viscount of the lands of red clay and the cherry blossoms Jason and Theresa Wrich Associate Executive Producers: ANONYMOUS Dan Richman PG_Kelly Linda Lu Duchess of jobs and writer resumes Joshua PARKER Become a member of the 1686 Club, support the show here Boost us with with Podcasting 2.0 Certified apps: Podverse - Podfriend - Breez - Sphinx - Podstation - Curiocaster - Fountain Title Changes Baron Sir pursuit of peace and tranquility > Sir pursuit of peace and tranquility, Viscount of the lands of red clay and the cherry blossoms Sir Victor, Baronet of the Willamette Valley > Sir Victor the Baron of the Willamette Valley Knights & Dames Tim Del Vecchio > Sir Yankees Fan Sir Cross Threaded Wheel Stud Art By: Darren O'Neill - darrenoneill@getalby.com End of Show Mixes: Sir Hey Citizen - David Keckta Engineering, Stream Management & Wizardry Mark van Dijk - Systems Master Ryan Bemrose - Program Director Back Office Jae Dvorak Chapters: Dreb Scott Clip Custodian: Neal Jones Clip Collectors: Steve Jones & Dave Ackerman NEW: and soon on Netflix: Animated No Agenda Sign Up for the newsletter No Agenda Peerage ShowNotes Archive of links and Assets (clips etc) 1685.noagendanotes.com Directory Archive of Shownotes (includes all audio and video assets used) archive.noagendanotes.com RSS Podcast Feed Full Summaries in PDF No Agenda Lite in opus format Last Modified 08/11/2024 16:37:48This page created with the FreedomController Last Modified 08/11/2024 16:37:48 by Freedom Controller

No Agenda Episode 1681 - "Daddy Long Legs" "Daddy Long Legs" Executive Producers: Sir Scovee, Guy Named Brad Sir Anonymous Spirit Baron of BNA Thomas Thomas Associate Executive Producers: Dr. Sir Otter, Baron of the Flatwater Sir Topo Jeejoe - Fister of Nuts Jeffrey Anton Melissa Alvarez Eli The Coffee Guy Linda Lu Duchess of jobs and writer of resumes Alex Schlegel Gabriel Dubaere Become a member of the 1682 Club, support the show here Boost us with with Podcasting 2.0 Certified apps: Podverse - Podfriend - Breez - Sphinx - Podstation - Curiocaster - Fountain Title Changes Dr. Sir Otter, Baronet of the Flat Water > Dr. Sir Otter, Baron of the Flat Water Knights & Dames GARY MAU > Sir Topo Jeejoe - Fister of Nuts Art By: MatthewDropco1972 End of Show Mixes: Prog Man Mike - Deez Laughs - David Keckta Engineering, Stream Management & Wizardry Mark van Dijk - Systems Master Ryan Bemrose - Program Director Back Office Jae Dvorak Chapters: Dreb Scott Clip Custodian: Neal Jones Clip Collectors: Steve Jones & Dave Ackerman NEW: and soon on Netflix: Animated No Agenda Sign Up for the newsletter No Agenda Peerage ShowNotes Archive of links and Assets (clips etc) 1681.noagendanotes.com Directory Archive of Shownotes (includes all audio and video assets used) archive.noagendanotes.com RSS Podcast Feed Full Summaries in PDF No Agenda Lite in opus format Last Modified 07/28/2024 16:44:17This page created with the FreedomController Last Modified 07/28/2024 16:44:17 by Freedom Controller

Not everyone loves wine. I know this. And while it's hard for me to relate, I can respect it. My very good friend Heather, who lives in Austin Texas, has never liked wine. In fact, she has even referred to it as “rotten juice” during our decades long friendship. She suggested we do an episode where she shares her past experiences and biases with wine, so that other non-wine drinkers out there felt seen. I see you. Heather was open to tasting a little bit of wine, because she is curious about why people like me find so much joy in it and she wanted to have some baseline knowledge so she could carry on a conversation with the wine drinkers in her life. Listen as we open 5 different bottles of wine and discuss:What's that smell?The one that was “stanky”If cheddar popcorn and chili pistachios hold up as wine pairings The definition of cougar juice Drinking for taste, not to get drunkIs non alcoholic wine a thing?Get my favorite wine preservation system, the Coravin Pivot, here- so you can take your time with your open bottles. You can purchase my small-lot 2021 Sollevato Sangiovese that is “Not Bad” Here- Use discount code PODLISTNER for 10% off. Information about the lovely and light Croix Chardonnay we tasted here: Curious about the Pride Mountain Vineyards Viognier? Email me at nikki@sipwithnikki.comFind Pride Mountain Vineyards Merlot here If you'd like to Support the Podcast, you can buy me a glass of wine here-and I'll give you a shoutout on a future episode!Please consider Rating, Reviewing and Following Us on Apple Podcasts!“Every episode is such a great blend of fun, education and personal experience! By the end of each listen I know more about the food and wine world than when I hit play (and am also usually hungry and thirsty for a lovely food & wine pairing)."(Shout out to Elizloop for this great review.)Want to leave your own review (and get a show note shout out?) Click Here, scroll to the bottom, tap to rate with Stars and select "write a review" and let us know what you loved most about this episode!Want more tips to get the most out of your wine? Get my Wine Tips Cheat Sheet here.Questions, suggestions and guest requests? nikki@sipwithnikki.com

We're back at Ripley Castle, home to the Ingilby family for the last seven hundred years. Last time we heard about a whole host of Ingilby's. There was William, Jarl and Henry, Sir, William Francis and his brother David, Sir Thomas... the list goes on. And speaking of Sir Thomas, we are in the very privileged position of actually being able to talk to a live, living Ingilby! Sir Thomas Ingilby, the sixth Baronet, joining us on the podcast today.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Throughout history, across cultures and in every walk of life, there have always been people whose identity went beyond the two-gender mold. And those who do not fit the gender assigned to them at birth. Though people in the past did not often have the concepts, terminology or relative freedom we have today, there are many notable historic figures whom historians speculate were likely transgender or non-binary. LGBT+ Elagabalus, Emperor of Rome (204 - 222) Nzinga of Ndongo and Matamba (1583 – 1663) Queen Christina of Sweden (1626 – 1689) Edward Hyde, 3rd Earl of Clarendon (1661 – 1723) Chevalier d'Éon (1728 – 1810) Sir Ewan Forbes, 11th Baronet of Craigievar (1912 – 1991) Join me every Tuesday when I'm Spilling the Tea on History! Check out my Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/lindsayholiday Follow me on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100091781568503 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/historyteatimelindsayholiday/ Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@historyteatime Please consider supporting me at https://www.patreon.com/LindsayHoliday and help me make more fascinating episodes! Intro Music: Baroque Coffee House by Doug Maxwell Music: Brandenburg Concerto No4-1 BWV1049 - Classical Whimsical by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100303 Artist: http://incompetech.com/ #HistoryTeaTime #LindsayHoliday Please contact advertising@airwavemedia.com if you would like to advertise on this podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Fika with Vicky Welcomes Julia Brannan – Newly Released: The Baronet's Tale (Anthony - Part 1) Date: March 14th, 2024 Episode: 61 Show Description: -Julia Brannan is Fika with Vicky's returning guest this week. So we're heading back to Scotland to congratulate her for being included on Diana Gabaldon's Methadone List. This is The Outlander Series Author's list of her favourite books and authors. Way to go, Julia! We'll also look into her newest release, The Baronet's Tale (Anthony - Part 1.) “A sequel to The Highlander's Tale, this book continues the story of Alex MacGregor, now a young man, as he continues his journey through adolescence into adulthood, learning the skills he will need to survive his unique destiny.” And hear about an upcoming series Julia is working on.

Fika with Vicky Welcomes Julia Brannan – Newly Released: The Baronet's Tale (Anthony - Part 1) Date: March 14th, 2024 Episode: 61 Show Description: -Julia Brannan is Fika with Vicky's returning guest this week. So we're heading back to Scotland to congratulate her for being included on Diana Gabaldon's Methadone List. This is The Outlander Series Author's list of her favourite books and authors. Way to go, Julia! We'll also look into her newest release, The Baronet's Tale (Anthony - Part 1.) “A sequel to The Highlander's Tale, this book continues the story of Alex MacGregor, now a young man, as he continues his journey through adolescence into adulthood, learning the skills he will need to survive his unique destiny.” And hear about an upcoming series Julia is working on.

Every winter for 13 years between 1954 and 1966 the greatest sports cars as well as the greatest sports car drivers in the world would gather in the Bahamas for what may well have been the coolest racing event in history.  10 days of partying, racing, hanging out on the beach, and enjoying life with some of the world's greatest stars is just as awesome as you think it is. Racers like Stirling Moss, AJ Foyt, Mario Andretti, Phil Hill, Masten Gregory, Roger Penske, Carrol Shelby and others showed up year in and year out to battle for the money and glory in the world's coolest cars.  The first ever 427 Cobra race car debuted at this event, Duntov brought the Gran Sport Corvettes, Ferrari, Porsche, and on and on it goes.  The history is interesting, led by a tyrant named Red Crise the event was his idea and with a unique combo of an iron fist on one side and a velvet gloved Baronet's hand on the other, he made magic.  This is the fantastic story of Bahamas Speed Week. 

So in this episode Laura, Krys and Dean discuss Valentines Day, mostly in Krysta's corner before we dig into the life of Harry Oakes. We discuss his life, how he discovered his fortune, how he met his young wife and became a British Citizen and earned the title of Baronet as he settled in the Bahamas. The Bahamas was governed by the Duke of Windsor, the former King of England Edward the VIII and his American wife the Duchess of Windsor. We learn about his murder, how someone attempted to set the body on fire using insecticide and then we discuss suspects, the bungling of the investigation and so much more in this man-history-can-be-weird episode of the Family Plot Podcast!!

No Agenda Episode 1631 - "Pulling a Johnson" "Pulling a Johnson" Executive Producers: Aric Toon SDG Priscilla OLeary Christopher Lowry Baron NBS of the Trading Floor Sir Lump the grump Danielle Dougherty Baron Twice Knighted Sir George South Florida Franny Sir Julian - The Duke of Bastrop County - Me and Jesus Song Associate Executive Producers: Sir Ara Derderian Sir Il Pope Di Ciclismo Carla Heidsma Sir Erik the Grease Monkey Matt Lee Paul Schneider Rob Alter Linda Lupatkin Sir Reeshmeister Sir Spencer Sumner, Viscount of Alberta Become a member of the 1632 Club, support the show here Boost us with with Podcasting 2.0 Certified apps: Podverse - Podfriend - Breez - Sphinx - Podstation - Curiocaster - Fountain Title Changes Knights & Dames Danielle Dougherty > Dame DonkeyPuncher of the roundpen Sir Spencer, Baronet > Sir Spencer Sumner, Viscount of Alberta Art By: Francisco Scaramanga End of Show Mixes: Rexo - Tom Starkweather - Sir Seatsitter Engineering, Stream Management & Wizardry Mark van Dijk - Systems Master Ryan Bemrose - Program Director Back Office Jae Dvorak Chapters: Dreb Scott Clip Custodian: Neal Jones Clip Collectors: Steve Jones & Dave Ackerman NEW: and soon on Netflix: Animated No Agenda Sign Up for the newsletter No Agenda Peerage ShowNotes Archive of links and Assets (clips etc) 1631.noagendanotes.com Directory Archive of Shownotes (includes all audio and video assets used) archive.noagendanotes.com RSS Podcast Feed Full Summaries in PDF No Agenda Lite in opus format Last Modified 02/04/2024 16:43:05This page created with the FreedomController Last Modified 02/04/2024 16:43:05 by Freedom Controller

No Agenda Episode 1613 - "Fossil Fools" "Fossil Fools" Executive Producers: Sir Onymouos of Dogpatch and Lower Slobbovia Dame Pluma: Protector of the Feathered Whales Sir Dirt Sir Protecter of the Driftless Area Carl Post Ulrich Hörkens Shaun Boyce René Bernhardsgrütter Associate Executive Producers: Millennial Fred Ryan DiAsio Steven Rivas Sir Edward of Tatten Hall, Baron of Flyover Country Dame Beth Joe Deffen Blank D. W. Baronet John of the St Clair Lowlands Linda Lupatkin Become a member of the 1614 Club, support the show here Boost us with with Podcasting 2.0 Certified apps: Podverse - Podfriend - Breez - Sphinx - Podstation - Curiocaster - Fountain Title Changes Sir Gary of Casco Point on Lake Minnetonka > Baronet Sir Not Sure > Sir Not Sure Baron, Keeper of the Tri-Lakes Sir Julian > Sir Julian, Baron of the Santa Cruz Mountains Sir FOD Father, Baronet > Sir Edward of Tatten Hall, Baron of Flyover Country Knights & Dames Pluma> PLUMA: DAME OF THE FEATHERED WHALES Wirt Fuller> Sir Dirt John Brownlee > Sir Protecter of the Driftless Area John Cooper > Baronet John of the St Clair Lowlands PhD Graduates: Wirt Fuller Art By: Sir Dirty Jersey Whore End of Show Mixes: Neal Jones - Jesse Coy Nelson Engineering, Stream Management & Wizardry Mark van Dijk - Systems Master Ryan Bemrose - Program Director Back Office Jae Dvorak Chapters: Dreb Scott Clip Custodian: Neal Jones Clip Collectors: Steve Jones & Dave Ackerman NEW: and soon on Netflix: Animated No Agenda Sign Up for the newsletter No Agenda Peerage ShowNotes Archive of links and Assets (clips etc) 1613.noagendanotes.com Directory Archive of Shownotes (includes all audio and video assets used) archive.noagendanotes.com RSS Podcast Feed Full Summaries in PDF No Agenda Lite in opus format Last Modified 12/03/2023 16:53:52This page created with the FreedomController Last Modified 12/03/2023 16:53:52 by Freedom Controller

No Agenda Episode 1611 - "Podcast Pro" "Podcast Pro" Executive Producers: Sir Not Sure Dame Paula Rescuer of the Second Hand Kitties Kristin Tedesco Sir Plus, Keeper of the Federal Reserve Dreb Scout, Archduke of the Southern California Mega Region Sir Roly of Crystal Palace Sir M, knight of the media landscape Sir-viving the Communist Takeover Sir Cum Stance, Protector of the Sharp Clawed Creatures Robert Shepherd Donald Barthlow Sir James of the Derby City Andy Walmer Sir Eagle Eye Sir Delliot, Dalicia LaFleur Associate Executive Producers: Kyle Twohig aka The Spook of Spokane David Harper R VAN IPENBURG talia deupree Linda Lupatkin 1611 Club Members: Sir Plus, Keeper of the Federal Reserve Become a member of the 1612 Club, support the show here Boost us with with Podcasting 2.0 Certified apps: Podverse - Podfriend - Breez - Sphinx - Podstation - Curiocaster - Fountain Title Changes Sir Dr. Otter of the Flat Water > Dr. Sir Otter, Baronet of the Flat Water Sir Mike, Black Night > Baron Sir Plus, Keeper of the Federal Reserve Knights & Dames Paula > Dame Paula rescuer of second hand kitties Marc Rachal > Sir Not Sure Maurice > Sir M, knight of the media landscape JD The Former Spook > Sir-viving the Communist Takeover David > Sir Cum Stance, Protector of the Sharp Clawed Creatures Jim Turner > Sir James of the Derby City Jason > Sir Jason of the (Insert name here) PhD Graduates: Marc Rachal Sir Donald Sir Mike Dreb Scott Sir Roly of Crystal Palace Maurice JD The Former Spook David Robert Shepherd Donald Barthlow Jim Turner Andy Walmer Art By: End of Show Mixes: Engineering, Stream Management & Wizardry Mark van Dijk - Systems Master Ryan Bemrose - Program Director Back Office Jae Dvorak Chapters: Dreb Scott Clip Custodian: Neal Jones Clip Collectors: Steve Jones & Dave Ackerman NEW: and soon on Netflix: Animated No Agenda Sign Up for the newsletter No Agenda Peerage ShowNotes Archive of links and Assets (clips etc) 1611.noagendanotes.com Directory Archive of Shownotes (includes all audio and video assets used) archive.noagendanotes.com RSS Podcast Feed Full Summaries in PDF No Agenda Lite in opus format Last Modified 11/26/2023 16:57:52This page created with the FreedomController Last Modified 11/26/2023 16:57:52 by Freedom Controller

No Agenda Episode 1602 - "Net Equity" "Net Equity" Executive Producers: Sir VC C-Bass Sir DanTheMan Grand Duke Sir Nussbaum Sir Doctor MMillion of The LowCountry Long-Table Sir Chad GPT Dame Faith First Sir Casavant Scott Peterson Dame Elizabeth Sir Basil Knight of the Wormicorn Lucas Sanders Allie Jade Jeff Otten Chris Fosgate Associate Executive Producers: Joachim Englund Sir Pursuit of Peace and Tranquility Dame Sheila Linda Lupatkin PhD Graduates: Cody Bass Sir DanTheMan Sir nussbaum Maurice Miller Chad Lawrence Sir Who Dat Halley Porter Sir Casavant Scott Peterson Dame Elizabeth Sir Basil Knight of the Wormicorn 1602 Club Members: Sir DanTheMan Become a member of the 1603 Club, support the show here Boost us with with Podcasting 2.0 Certified apps: Podverse - Podfriend - Breez - Sphinx - Podstation - Curiocaster - Fountain Title Changes Sir Erik > Sir Erik the Baronet and Protector of the Fat Point Sir Gin > Baronet Sir Gin - watcher of the stargate, protector of fish Knights & Dames Halley Porter > Dame Faith First Cody Bass > Sir VC C-Bass Maurice Miller > Sir Doctor MMillion of The LowCountry Long-Table Chad Lawrence > Sir Chad GPT Craig Connett > Sir Don Taco Art By: Dame Kenny-Ben kl35402@getalby.com End of Show Mixes: Sound Guy Steve - Conan Solata - Matty J Engineering, Stream Management & Wizardry Mark van Dijk - Systems Master Ryan Bemrose - Program Director Back Office Jae Dvorak Chapters: Dreb Scott Clip Custodian: Neal Jones Clip Collectors: Steve Jones & Dave Ackerman NEW: and soon on Netflix: Animated No Agenda No Agenda Social Registration Sign Up for the newsletter No Agenda Peerage ShowNotes Archive of links and Assets (clips etc) 1602.noagendanotes.com Directory Archive of Shownotes (includes all audio and video assets used) archive.noagendanotes.com RSS Podcast Feed Full Summaries in PDF No Agenda Lite in opus format NoAgendaTorrents.com has an RSS feed or show torrents Last Modified 10/26/2023 16:49:43This page created with the FreedomController Last Modified 10/26/2023 16:49:43 by Freedom Controller

My goodness, this is a good one.  Willie Baronet is a professor of advertising at the Temerlin Institute of Advertising at Southern Methodist University.  Willie Baronet owned his own agency for 15 years.  Willie Baronet has also been buying signs from homeless people across the country for the past 20+ years, and his art gallery and documentary is called "We Are All Homeless." From breaking into advertising to advice on portfolios to advice on finding meaning in creativity and life, this episode has it all.  You just might want to enroll in his classes, whether you're a high school senior or a high-level advertising creative executive. Links: Check out his gallery: http://www.weareallhomeless.org/ Connect with Willie: https://www.smu.edu/Meadows/AreasofStudy/Advertising/FacultyAndStaff/BaronetWillie Win a crowbar to break into advertising: https://www.crowbarawards.com/

No Agenda Episode 1591 - "Half-Jacked" "Half-Jacked" Executive Producers: Dame Becky and Sir Mike Jim Schneeberger Gene Morphis BIlly Knight Sharon Puchniak C and R Sir Seabee, Baronet of the Builders Associate Executive Producers: Sir up Tara Gray Sir Son-of-a-Bloke Sir Touchypuss of the Gallatin County Fairgrounds Linda Lupatkin Become a member of the 1592 Club, support the show here Boost us with with Podcasting 2.0 Certified apps: Podverse - Podfriend - Breez - Sphinx - Podstation - Curiocaster - Fountain Title Changes Sir Seabee > Sir Seabee, Baronet of the Builders Knights & Dames Son-of-a-Bloke > Sir Son-of-a-Bloke Art By: SpaceCat End of Show Mixes: Deez Laughs - Mr Eye - Sir TJ The Wrathful & JDog Engineering, Stream Management & Wizardry Mark van Dijk - Systems Master Ryan Bemrose - Program Director Back Office Jae Dvorak Chapters: Dreb Scott Clip Custodian: Neal Jones Clip Collectors: Steve Jones & Dave Ackerman NEW: and soon on Netflix: Animated No Agenda No Agenda Social Registration Sign Up for the newsletter No Agenda Peerage ShowNotes Archive of links and Assets (clips etc) 1591.noagendanotes.com Directory Archive of Shownotes (includes all audio and video assets used) archive.noagendanotes.com RSS Podcast Feed Full Summaries in PDF No Agenda Lite in opus format NoAgendaTorrents.com has an RSS feed or show torrents Last Modified 09/17/2023 16:43:50This page created with the FreedomController Last Modified 09/17/2023 16:43:50 by Freedom Controller

Jim Mallinson has a lot of titles. Baronet, Sir, Professor, Doctor, Mahant, and of course Pilot. Jim is the world's leading expert on Hatha yoga and Sanskrit. He has translated texts that go back thousands of years. Jim became fascinated with India on a trip there when he was 18 years old and for every year since other than during Covid he has spent 6 months of every year there living as a Sadhu, or "one who has renounced worldly life"- basically a vagabond, but then during the other 6 months has achieved an unbelievable resume in academia, mostly through Oxford University. He's the author of nine books and scores of academic articles. Described as "perhaps the only baronet with dreadlocks" Jim is one of the most fascinating individuals in our sport. He

We're kicking this week off with a bang talking about one badass soldier named Fitzroy Maclean. Now, the British army is full of some of the worst names for just about everything. I mean, c'mon, knights of the garter? But they more than make up for it by bringing in all the baddest Irish and Scottish shitkickers they can find to shore up that inherent English weakness. Some of the things Fitzroy accomplished were truly remarkable. And the ways he did them even more so. This was a fun one, so enjoy!

No Agenda Episode 1557 - "Stern & Wrinkled" "Stern & Wrinkled" Executive Producers: Sir Scott the Jew Jack Tinkler Associate Executive Producers: Kenny Corson Sir Erick of Ye Olde Forge Considering change of career Lukas Teijema Baronet of the Muellerthal - Luxemburg The viscount of British Columbia Charlotte Worcester Become a member of the 1558 Club, support the show here Boost us with with Podcasting 2.0 Certified apps: Podverse - Podfriend - Breez - Sphinx - Podstation - Curiocaster - Fountain Title Changes Baron Sir Economic Hitman > Viscount Lukas Teijema -> Baronet of the Muellerthal - Luxemburg Knights & Dames Erick Senkmajer > Sir Erick of Ye Olde Forge Art By: Nykko Syme - nykko@getalby.com End of Show Mixes: Danny Loos - Jon Esther - Gary - Hocus Locus Engineering, Stream Management & Wizardry Mark van Dijk - Systems Master Ryan Bemrose - Program Director Back Office Jae Dvorak Chapters: Dreb Scott Clip Custodian: Neal Jones Clip Collectors: Steve Jones & Dave Ackerman NEW: and soon on Netflix: Animated No Agenda No Agenda Social Registration Sign Up for the newsletter No Agenda Peerage ShowNotes Archive of links and Assets (clips etc) 1557.noagendanotes.com Directory Archive of Shownotes (includes all audio and video assets used) archive.noagendanotes.com RSS Podcast Feed Full Summaries in PDF No Agenda Lite in opus format NoAgendaTorrents.com has an RSS feed or show torrents Last Modified 05/21/2023 16:48:21This page created with the FreedomController Last Modified 05/21/2023 16:48:21 by Freedom Controller

DEFRA has failed to file dozens of reports on environmental legislation, which it is legally bound to do. The reports are essential because they show the public and campaign groups how effective laws are at achieving their goals. The findings are published in a report by the Office for Environmental Protection, or OEP, which was set up to monitor how well environmental regulations are working and whether government departments are implementing them properly. The Food Standards Agency has confirmed that one person has died following an outbreak of listeria. It is warning people not to eat any Baronet soft cheese products after high levels of listeria monocytogenes were found, although the death has not been specifically linked to this cheese. The Old Cheese Room which produces Baronet told us in a statement that they have now changed their testing regime, and none of their other cheeses has been affected. A new report suggests supermarkets and the government need to do more to reduce the environmental impact of agriplastics. That's things like polytunnel plastic, plastic mulch - the sheeting that's put on the fields to keep the soil warm - irrigation pipes, fertiliser bags and even the microplastics present in fertiliser pellets and some composts. The Environmental Investigation Agency report says government policy around the production and disposal of agriplastics is lacking. As we continue our week-long look at farm waste, we visit one firm in South Wales which is turning waste farm plastic into products. They collect and clean materials like wrapping for silage or feed packaging, it's then turned into pellets which can be used to make things like fence posts. Presenter = Anna Hill Producer = Rebecca Rooney

As promised, this week Eilidh is taking us abroad. We're going all the way to Egypt! That's right, Eilidh is telling us the story of a young couple in the 1930s who travelled to Egypt and may have taken home more than just a souvenir... This week we featured a podcast trailer from Haunted UK which we highly recommend you check out. Love it or hate it we'd love if you would consider leaving us a review wherever you listen to this podcast. You can also join us over on Patreon for loads of cool stuff: Get access to new ad-free episodes a day before anyone else  Gain access to the back catalogue of extra episodes already released and new episodes as soon as they're released You can listen to the weekly wee blether where we debrief the latest episode and have a more casual chat.  You get access to the book club where Eilidh is currently reading Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie Plus 10% off merch in our Merch Store

No Agenda Episode 1535 - "Podspeeding" "Podspeeding" Executive Producers: Sir Onymous of Dogpatch and lower Slobbovia Dreb Scott, Duke of the Southern California MegaRegion Sir Mike of The Great Katy Prairie Sir Data Man of the Rock Hard Greens Sir Don Francis, Baronet of Chandler Sir Dilsaver Ross Iudica Forest Dukes Beth Kellogg Iñaki Esparza Elorriaga Baron-at-Large Anonymous Adam X Sir Hope Report Rebecca Watters Sean Brown Sir Kevin Mclaughlin Associate Executive Producers: Kathryn Boudreau Cody the Black Metal Cowboy Sir Lucas Bryan Taylor Garritt Hampton Zadoc Brown Iii Todd Voss 1535 Club Members: Dreb Scott, Duke of the Southern California MegaRegion Become a member of the 1536 Club, support the show here Boost us with with Podcasting 2.0 Certified apps: Podverse - Podfriend - Breez - Sphinx - Podstation - Curiocaster - Fountain Title Changes Sir Don Francis > Sir Don Francis, Baronet of Chandler Knights & Dames Mike Chinni > Sir Mike of The Great Katy Prairie The best man in the entire universe > Data Man of the Rock Hard Greens Art By: Roger Roundy End of Show Mixes: Tom Starkweather - Maty J - Rolando Gonzalez Engineering, Stream Management & Wizardry Mark van Dijk - Systems Master Ryan Bemrose - Program Director Back Office Jae Dvorak Chapters: Dreb Scott Clip Custodian: Neal Jones NEW: and soon on Netflix: Animated No Agenda No Agenda Social Registration Sign Up for the newsletter No Agenda Peerage ShowNotes Archive of links and Assets (clips etc) 1535.noagendanotes.com Directory Archive of Shownotes (includes all audio and video assets used) archive.noagendanotes.com RSS Podcast Feed Full Summaries in PDF No Agenda Lite in opus format NoAgendaTorrents.com has an RSS feed or show torrents Last Modified 03/05/2023 16:45:26This page created with the FreedomController Last Modified 03/05/2023 16:45:26 by Freedom Controller

No Agenda Episode 1521 - "Healthscare System" "Healthscare System" Executive Producers: Justin Varner Richard Gabriel Sir Alexander, Baronet of Middle Tennessee Mark Stokesbury Associate Executive Producers: Ilan Hamburg Erica Callahan Sir ReadyKilowatt 1521 Club Members: Justin Varner Become a member of the 1522 Club, support the show here Boost us with with Podcasting 2.0 Certified apps: Podfriend - Breez - Sphinx - Podstation - Curiocaster - Fountain Title Changes Sir Alexander, Baronet of Middle Tennessee Art By: Capitalist Agenda - cap@getalby.com End of Show Mixes: Tom Starkweather - Matty J - Rolando Gonzalez - Sir MichaelAnthony Engineering, Stream Management & Wizardry Mark van Dijk - Systems Master Ryan Bemrose - Program Director Back Office Aric Mackey Chapters: Dreb Scott Clip Custodian: Neal Jones NEW: and soon on Netflix: Animated No Agenda No Agenda Social Registration Sign Up for the newsletter No Agenda Peerage ShowNotes Archive of links and Assets (clips etc) 1521.noagendanotes.com New: Directory Archive of Shownotes (includes all audio and video assets used) archive.noagendanotes.com RSS Podcast Feed Full Summaries in PDF No Agenda Lite in opus format NoAgendaTorrents.com has an RSS feed or show torrents Last Modified 01/15/2023 16:43:15This page created with the FreedomController Last Modified 01/15/2023 16:43:15 by Freedom Controller

Secret Societies are cloaked in shroud and mystery. Private ceremonies, invite only parties, members who are sworn to secrecy participate in ancient rituals, indulge in hush hush rites, possibly partake in debauchery. One such place and order was the Hellfire Cave and the Hellfire Club. We travel back in time to share the origins of this mystical group and gathering spots to peek into the closed off convention.  Please click on the subscribe/Follow Button Click here to go to joe's book Click here to go to Jen's Poshmark Closet Click here to go to our website The Hellfire Club To build the lodge, they say that Connolly's workmen used stones from the ancient passage tombs - their destruction marks the start of the association of the site with the supernatural. Local legend has it that the devil was so enraged by the desecration that he blew off the wooden roof of the lodge in a storm. After Connolly's death, his widow leased the building to the Earl of Rosse, Richards Parsons, in 1735. He was one of the leading figures in the Dublin Hellfire Club - also known as The Blasters or the Young Bucks of Dublin. The club was one of many in both England and Ireland where rich young rakes indulged in ceremonial drinking and dining and gambling and carousing. The Hellfire Caves (also known as the West Wycombe Caves) are a network of man-made chalk and flint caverns that extend 260m underground. They are situated above the village of West Wycombe, at the southern edge of the Chiltern Hills near High Wycombe in Buckinghamshire, Southeast England. They were excavated between 1748 and 1752 for Francis Dashwood, 11th Baron le Despencer (2nd Baronet), founder of the Society of Dilettanti and co-founder of the Hellfire Club, whose meetings were held in the caves.  The caves have been operating as tourist attractions since 1863.  

No Agenda Episode 1473 - "Meth Raging" "Meth Raging" Executive Producers: Sir StonksTrader of the Philly Suburbs Chef Rob McCue Marion Roaman Oregon Local 33: The Sane Portlanders Mark Stokesbury Stephen Deane, Viscount of the Fox Valley and Chicago Suburbs Sir Kyle, Baron Grape Drink clayton moses Sir Alexander, Black Knight, of Middle Cascadia Associate Executive Producers: Brian "The Preacher" Stefan Prokop Sir Mark Jeremy Dytham Duke of Japan and all the Disputed Islands in the Japan Sea Big Sweetie Jocelyn Cardenas Jackson Moore TJ of the Side Eye Paul St. Laurent Become a member of the 1474 Club, support the show here Boost us with with Podcasting 2.0 Certified apps: Podfriend - Breez - Sphinx - Podstation - Curiocaster - Fountain Title Changes Sir Kyle, Baronet -> Baron Grape Drink Knights & Dames Roderick Pauw -> Sir Peacock of Mount Liberty,Sweden Jeremy Cleary -> Sir StonksTrader of the Philly Suburbs Art By: Cesium 137 End of Show Mixes: The False Flags - Tom Starkweather Engineering, Stream Management & Wizardry Mark van Dijk - Systems Master Ryan Bemrose - Program Director Back Office Aric Mackey Chapters: Dreb Scott Clip Custodian: Neal Jones NEW: and soon on Netflix: Animated No Agenda No Agenda Social Registration Sign Up for the newsletter No Agenda Peerage ShowNotes Archive of links and Assets (clips etc) 1473.noagendanotes.com New: Directory Archive of Shownotes (includes all audio and video assets used) archive.noagendanotes.com RSS Podcast Feed Full Summaries in PDF No Agenda Lite in opus format NoAgendaTorrents.com has an RSS feed or show torrents Last Modified 07/31/2022 16:52:37This page created with the FreedomController Last Modified 07/31/2022 16:52:37 by Freedom Controller

No Agenda Episode 1468 - "Superwokes" "Superwokes" Executive Producers: Baron Charles and Baroness Vicki Peil of Arizona Viscount Sir Scovee of the Piedmont Baron Vladimir Harkonnen, Enslaver of the Spice Planet Dune Baronet, Chris of the Sonoma Crush Don Marotta Daniel Galloway Dame Pamsterdamned! Sir Marc Hampton Jonathan Walker Claire Hayes Sir Endernaught Wave Bender of Spark Sir RJ of Grand Point Manitoba Canada James Jackson Andy P. Emily Shade Associate Executive Producers: Sir Donald of the Fire Bottles Alan Grunyon Pat Eckert Scott The Jew Erick Senkmajer Rodger Roundy Corey Lapeyrouse Matthew Nolan Become a member of the 1469 Club, support the show here Boost us with with Podcasting 2.0 Certified apps: Podfriend - Breez - Sphinx - Podstation - Curiocaster - Fountain Title Changes Vicki Peil (Peel) Dame of The Rim Country -> Baroness of Arizona Charles and Peil (Peel) Knight of The Rim Country -> Baron of Arizona Sir Scovee of the Piedmont -> Viscount Anonymous -> Baron Vladimir Harkonnen, Enslaver of the Spice Planet Dune Chris Spradling, Sir Crush A Lot -> Baronet, Chris of the Sonoma Crush Knights & Dames Pamela Nijman -> Dame Pamsterdamned Marc Hampton -> Sir Marc Art By: Capitalist Agenda End of Show Mixes: Derryk Birch - Professor JJ - Tidewater Architect - Rolando Gonzalez Engineering, Stream Management & Wizardry Mark van Dijk - Systems Master Ryan Bemrose - Program Director Back Office Aric Mackey Chapters: Dreb Scott Clip Custodian: Neal Jones NEW: and soon on Netflix: Animated No Agenda No Agenda Social Registration Sign Up for the newsletter No Agenda Peerage ShowNotes Archive of links and Assets (clips etc) 1468.noagendanotes.com New: Directory Archive of Shownotes (includes all audio and video assets used) archive.noagendanotes.com RSS Podcast Feed Full Summaries in PDF No Agenda Lite in opus format NoAgendaTorrents.com has an RSS feed or show torrents Last Modified 07/14/2022 17:19:17This page created with the FreedomController Last Modified 07/14/2022 17:19:17 by Freedom Controller

No Agenda Episode 1451 - "Texas Balls" "Texas Balls" Executive Producers: Janice Hall Sir Vision Quest of the Ether Ryan Smith Tim Alcott Dame Anne of Grayrock Lard Nico Elliott Blaszczyk Dreb Scott Aoife Visconti Anonymous Sir Kunkleberry Suzzanne Tetz Peter Eisch Sir Greasemonkey of the West TX oilfields Tristan Cavalier John Alberini Sir Corwin Underwood, Barron of Butler County Ohio Associate Executive Producers: Gregory DiBernardo Amy Mullin Reid Gilbert Christopher Balderrama Sir Rippov the Maple Baronet Sir Michaelanthony Sir Nobody of the 3d printer Sam & Kourtney Shae Young Sandy Block Boris Tsipenyuk Become a member of the 1452 Club, support the show here Boost us with with Podcasting 2.0 Certified apps: Podfriend - Breez - Sphinx - Podstation - Curiocaster - Fountain Title Changes Sir Michaelanthony -> Baronet Knights & Dames Anonymous -> Sir Vision Quest of the Ether James Scott -> Sir Nobody of the 3d printer Mitchell Free -> Sir Mitchell Free ? Art By: Capitalist Agenda End of Show Mixes: GWFF - Lee O LaPuke - Clip Custodian Neal Jones Engineering, Stream Management & Wizardry Mark van Dijk - Systems Master Ryan Bemrose - Program Director Back Office Aric Mackey Chapters: Dreb Scott Clip Custodian: Neal Jones NEW: and soon on Netflix: Animated No Agenda No Agenda Social Registration Sign Up for the newsletter No Agenda Peerage ShowNotes Archive of links and Assets (clips etc) 1451.noagendanotes.com New: Directory Archive of Shownotes (includes all audio and video assets used) archive.noagendanotes.com RSS Podcast Feed Full Summaries in PDF No Agenda Lite in opus format NoAgendaTorrents.com has an RSS feed or show torrents Last Modified 05/15/2022 17:30:49This page created with the FreedomController Last Modified 05/15/2022 17:30:49 by Freedom Controller  

Episode Description: This week, the Duchess meets the brilliant Virginia Grant of Kingston Bagpuize House. In this episode, the Duchess learns about the perfect architectural symmetry of Kingston Bagpuize, we are taken on a tour through the rare fauna on the estate, and Virginia reveals what it's really like to have Maggie Smith in your home. Top Quotes: “My guidance to future generations would be don't ignore what your predecessors did. It's so important you preserve the estates. It's so important to realise you have this jewel and you must look after it properly.” - Virginia Grant “These homes, this is part of OUR heritage and I mean our heritage as a country. We have this extraordinary wealth of art, of buildings, of scenery. In time, when there are houses all around them these estates will be an oasis for people to enjoy.” - Virginia Grant About the Guest and Stately Home: Virginia Grant is a qualified barrister and the current custodian of Kingston Bagpuize House & Garden. Virginia married Francis Tollemache Grant, son of Sir Francis Cullen Grant of Monymusk, 12th Baronet in 1993. The couple had two children together Elizabeth and Alexander and, following the passing of her husband in 2003, Virginia became responsible for the management, maintenance and development of the house, its gardens, parkland and the estate buildings. Kingston Bagpuize House is an historic stately home that sits in the village Kingston Bagpuize in Oxfordshire. Thought to have been built originally in the 1660's, the house seen today is largely the result of remodelling done in the early 1700's. The beautiful gardens at Kingston Bagpuize House were created by Miss Raphael and contains a notable collection of unusual trees, shrubs, perennials and bulbs. Kingston Bagpuize House was used as the set of 'Cavenham Park', the residence of 'Lord Merton', in the television series Downton Abbey. It was also used as 'Mrs Goddard's School' in the 2020 feature film Emma. About the Host: Emma Rutland, The Duchess of Rutland, did not always stride the halls of stately homes. Born Emma Watkins, the Duchess grew up the daughter of a Quaker farmer, in the Welsh marsh countryside. She trained as an opera singer in the Guildhall School of Music, and worked as a successful interior designer before meeting her future husband David Manners, the 11th Duke of Rutland, at a dinner party. Their marriage in 1992 would transform Emma Watkins into the 11th Duchess of Rutland, thrusting her into the world of aristocracy, and handing her the responsibility of one of the nation's great treasures: Belvoir Castle. While simultaneously running the day to day operations of the castle, and raising five children, The Duchess became fascinated with the history and importance of the other stately homes of the UK. Join The Duchess as she embarks on a wonderful journey through time, to learn more about the incredible homes that have defined Great Britain and, most importantly, meet the other extraordinary women who work tirelessly behind their doors to preserve their history and magic for future generations. Resources: https://kbhevents.uk/ (https://kbhevents.uk/) https://www.belvoircastle.com/ (https://www.belvoircastle.com/) https://www.onefineplay.com/ (https://www.onefineplay.com/) https://www.emmaduchessrutland.com/ (https://www.emmaduchessrutland.com/) https://www.duchessthepodcast.com/ https://www.abercrombiekent.co.uk/about-us/partners/duchess

No Agenda Episode 1449 - "Where's Munchunts?" "Where's Munchnuts?" Executive Producers: Sorrel Cooper Steve Webb, Sir OG Godcaster The Diloreto Sisters Jason Toliopoulos Dan Ford Renay Cislo Val Steensland Associate Executive Producers: Dame Ashley Lady of the Lake Sir Jeremy Chum-Phatti Baron Sir Clay Alchemist of the Grand River Stephanie Francis Become a member of the 1450 Club, support the show here Boost us with with Podcasting 2.0 Certified apps: Podfriend - Breez - Sphinx - Podstation - Curiocaster - Fountain Title Changes Sir Clay Alchemist of the Grand River -> Baronet Art By: Tante Neel End of Show Mixes: Rexo Kwozo Engineering, Stream Management & Wizardry Mark van Dijk - Systems Master Ryan Bemrose - Program Director Back Office Aric Mackey Chapters: Dreb Scott Clip Custodian: Neal Jones NEW: and soon on Netflix: Animated No Agenda No Agenda Social Registration Sign Up for the newsletter No Agenda Peerage ShowNotes Archive of links and Assets (clips etc) 1449.noagendanotes.com New: Directory Archive of Shownotes (includes all audio and video assets used) archive.noagendanotes.com RSS Podcast Feed Full Summaries in PDF No Agenda Lite in opus format NoAgendaTorrents.com has an RSS feed or show torrents Last Modified 05/08/2022 16:31:42This page created with the FreedomController Last Modified 05/08/2022 16:31:42 by Freedom Controller  

No Agenda Episode 1437 - "Bruce Force" "Bruce Force Executive Producers: Baronet Captain Luke, Knight of the Barbary Coast Sir Karys, Viscount of Greater Boston Anette Miller Brian Skelton Sir Dwight The Knight Associate Executive Producers: Carl "Doug" Elkins Sir Jonathan of the Double-Bladed Paddle Sirlocybin Anonymous Danny Booch John Buell Peter McCaffrey Dame Nancy of the Confused Become a member of the 1438 Club, support the show here Boost us with with Podcasting 2.0 Certified apps: Podfriend - Breez - Sphinx - Podstation - Curiocaster - Fountain Title Changes Captain Luke, Knight of the Barbary Coast -> Baronet Knights & Dames Colin Onufrey -> Sirlocybin Adam Eubank -> Sir Adam Eubank Charles VandeSande -> Sir Salmonspawn Mike S -> Sir Ten Lee Stoned Art By: Roger Roundy End of Show Mixes: Gary Jungling - Tom Starkweather - Amadicious - Sound Guy Steve Engineering, Stream Management & Wizardry Mark van Dijk - Systems Master Ryan Bemrose - Program Director Back Office: Aric Mackey Chapters: Dreb Scott Clip Custodian: Neal Jones NEW: and soon on Netflix: Animated No Agenda No Agenda Social Registration Sign Up for the newsletter No Agenda Peerage ShowNotes Archive of links and Assets (clips etc) 1437.noagendanotes.com New: Directory Archive of Shownotes (includes all audio and video assets used) archive.noagendanotes.com RSS Podcast Feed Full Summaries in PDF No Agenda Lite in opus format NoAgendaTorrents.com has an RSS feed or show torrents Last Modified 03/27/2022 15:01:09This page created with the FreedomController Last Modified 03/27/2022 15:01:09 by Freedom Controller  

No Agenda Episode 1436 - "Frog of War" "Frog of War Executive Producers: Baronet Sir Data Ops the Wisconsin Millennial Sam Onan James Cherf Madison McClure Sandy McMahon Chap Williams Allison Ostrander Steve Bandstra (Sir BNAdstra) Associate Executive Producers: Michael Gaff Sir Ron Nooren black knight Dame Kenny-Ben Become a member of the 1437 Club, support the show here Boost us with with Podcasting 2.0 Certified apps: Podfriend - Breez - Sphinx - Podstation - Curiocaster - Fountain Title Changes Sir Data Ops the Wisconsin Millennial -> Baronet Knights & Dames Alexander of Middle Cascadia -> Sir Alexander of Middle Cascadia Robert Wicker -> Sir ByHisGrace Mike Salmon -> Sir Ten Lee Stoned Art By: Nick the Rat End of Show Mixes: Amducious - Rolando Gonzalez Engineering, Stream Management & Wizardry Mark van Dijk - Systems Master Ryan Bemrose - Program Director Back Office Aric Mackey Chapters: Dreb Scott Clip Custodian: Neal Jones NEW: and soon on Netflix: Animated No Agenda No Agenda Social Registration Sign Up for the newsletter No Agenda Peerage ShowNotes Archive of links and Assets (clips etc) 1436.noagendanotes.com New: Directory Archive of Shownotes (includes all audio and video assets used) archive.noagendanotes.com RSS Podcast Feed Full Summaries in PDF No Agenda Lite in opus format NoAgendaTorrents.com has an RSS feed or show torrents Last Modified 03/24/2022 15:06:15This page created with the FreedomController Last Modified 03/24/2022 15:06:15 by Freedom Controller  

Please SHARE Weird Darkness with someone who loves old time radio shows like you do! Recommending the show to others helps make it possible for me to keep doing the show! This episode is sponsored by https://www.classicradiostore.com.IN THIS EPISODE: An ancient cask filled with gold sits in Dunbar castle. A Scotsman born on leap year and the old Baronet pushed into the moat lead Holmes and Watson to a killer. SOURCES AND ESSENTIAL WEB LINKS…The stories in this episode were provided by https://www.classicradiostore.com Weird Darkness Retro Radio theme by https://www.storyblocks.com/audio = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =WANT TO ADVERTISE ON WEIRD DARKNESS?Weird Darkness has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. They're great to work with and will help you advertise on the show. Email sales@advertisecast.com or start the process now at https://weirddarkness.com/advertise = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = ="I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness." — John 12:46Find out how to escape eternal darkness at https://weirddarkness.com/eternaldarkness WeirdDarkness™ - is a registered trademark. Copyright ©Weird Darkness 2021.= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =