Sam's Episode notes: Mass Hysterias through time, from windscreen smashing to nuns turning into cats. Today I've got something that's a...

Sam's notes: The Emancipated (topless) duel between duel between Princess Pauline Matternich and Countess Anastasia Kielmannsegg I’m...

Sam's Episode Notes: Hot Air Balloon Pioneer and Italian Stallion Vincenzo Lunardi (and the invention of the Mile High club) Today, I'm...

Sam's Episode Notes: Noor Inayat Khan. The Indian Princess turned French resistance spy who gave her all despite nerves, pacifist...

Today I'm going to talk about a man the sporting montage may as well have been invented for. A genuine Hollywood action hero whose skills...

Sam's Episode notes: Maurice Wilson and his attempt to crash a plane on Everest to get there first (and do it for God) I’ve got a failed...

Sam's Episode Notes: The Baudin expedition AKA the Proposed French Invasion of Sydney Today I've not got just one badass Frenchman, I've...

Sam's Episode Notes: The Berners Street Hoax (or ordering every tradesman in London to one house), and the invention of the whoopee...

Sam's Episode notes: Lazarus and Joannes Baptista Colloredo, the touring conjoined twins who won the hearts of European Royalty I did...

Sam's Episode Notes: Khutulun – Wrestler, kidnapper, and legend in East and West. So today, I'm going to talk about a woman who was a...

Sam's Episode Notes: The Fascinating tale of Dr Adolf Fritz, a man healing (or not) from beyond the grave. I have a habit of doing this,...

Sam's Episode Notes: The Hammersmith Ghost murder Today Tom, I'm going to talk to you about a grisly tale from the turn of the 19th...

Sam's Episode Notes: The Railway Mania of the 1840s (and a very big boat) First off, an honourable mention to the, drumroll as we all try...

Sam's Episode Notes: A pair of very different badasses: Franceska Mann the stripteasing concentration camp rebel, and Iron Mike Malloy -...