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The Extra Legendary Bit: Chased Down the Beach by a German Plane
Season 1 Episode 74
A man chased down Weston-super-Mare beach by a low-flying enemy plane, a briefcase stuffed with the modern equivalent of £1 million, and a life so ch…
1 month ago
Napoleon's Comeback That Should Never Have Happened: Bonaparte - Part 2
Season 1 Episode 73
He conquered Europe… lost everything… and then came back for one last go.
In this episode, Johnny Vaughan and Gavin “The Woodman” Woods dive into Napo…
1 month, 1 week ago
The Extra Legendary Bit: The Great Made-Up Military Men Special
Season 1 Episode 71
A man called Edith, a colonel archbishop, and yet more proof that the Bloomin’ Legends audience may be every bit as unhinged as the people on the mai…
1 month, 1 week ago
Napoleon Wasn’t Short, Wasn’t French… So What ELSE Was A Lie?! - Napoleon Bonaparte: Part 1
Season 1 Episode 70
British parents told their children the bogeyman would get them. That bogeyman was a real person, and he conquered most of Europe before crowning him…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
The Extra Legendary Bit: Why Did Police Keep Stopping This Car?
Season 1 Episode 69
A graffiti-covered car the police couldn’t stop pulling over, a BMX jump that absolutely should not have counted, and more listener stories that prov…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
The Real Story Behind the Spartan 300: Leonidas I
Season 1 Episode 68
He led the most famous last stand in ancient history, faced the full force of Persia, and became the ultimate symbol of Spartan courage.
In this episo…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
The Extra Legendary Bit: Don’t Mess With the Pharaohs
Season 1 Episode 67
A mysterious ritual inside the Great Pyramid, a possible curse from the pharaohs, and a wartime grandad who kept riding straight through sniper fire …
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Virginia Hall: The Heroic WW2 Spy With a Wooden Leg
Season 1 Episode 66
She had a wooden leg, the Gestapo were hunting her, and she still became one of the most effective spies of the Second World War.
In this episode, Joh…
2 months ago
The Extra Legendary Bit: British Spy Names Gone Too Far
Season 1 Episode 65
From Agent Buttered Crumpet to a skier taking a Vodafone call down a black run, this week’s Extra Legendary Bit is full of your finest British nonsen…
2 months ago
The British Officer Who ATTACKED A TANK With An Umbrella?! - Digby Tatham-Warter
Season 1 Episode 64
He wore a bowler hat, carried an umbrella into battle, and somehow used it to stop a tank.
In this episode, Johnny Vaughan and Gavin “The Woodman” Woo…
2 months, 1 week ago