He's a casino roaming, penthouse living, movie star dating, ruthless, fearless, WW2 double agent with a cycling-based codename.

Meet the real-life inspiration for Ian Flemming's James Bond, Dušan Popov.

• Why was his codename 'Tricycle'?
• How did a champagne cork start a dancefloor brawl?
• Was it possible to sleep through the Blitz?
• How angry did he make J Edgar Hoover?

All these and many more top-secret questions will be answered in episode 46 of Rogues Gallery Uncovered - The podcast of bad behaviour in period costume.

He worked for Allied Intelligence, MI6 and the spymasters of Nazi Germany. The most famous double agent of all time and an espionage legend who played a major role in the outcome of the second world war.

From Operation Sea Lion to operation fortitude , if you are a fan of famous historical spies, the British Secret Service and wartime heroes you will enjoy this episode about Dusko Popov.

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Flagellation, Blasphemy, Drunkenness, Promiscuity and Impersonating the King of Sweden, with the legendary leader of the most famous Hellfire Club...Sir Francis Dashwood.

• How convivial was he?
• Why did he hate cats?
• What is 'Erotic Shrubbery ?
• How many drinking clubs can one man form?

All these questions and 30 minutes more can be found in episode 45 of Rogues Gallery Uncovered - The podcast of bad behaviour in period costume.

An eccentric aristocrat and one of the most controversial figures in 18th century British politics, he was chancellor of the exchequer, founder of the Society for Dilettanti and the Divan Club, was friends with Benjamin Franklin and Prime Minister Pitt the Elder.
He also created the infamous Order of the Friars of St. Francis of Wycombe and shocked Georgian England. If you are a fan of secret societies, historical scandals and secret caves you'll enjoy this luxury length episode.

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“A harmless bit of blasphemy and dressing up" from the chairman of the very FIRST Hell Fire Club - Philip Duke of Wharton.

He should support the establishment, but instead he makes fun of it.
Discover the debauched history of - arguably- England’s very first Hellfire Club.

• What is 'Holy Ghost Pie'?
• Who gives a bear cub as a gift?
• Why did Alexander Pope hate him so much?
• Why did the government shut him down?

All of these controversial questions will be answered in episode 44 of Rogues Gallery Uncovered - The podcast of bad behaviour in period costume

An eccentric member of British Aristocracy, he was one of the most colourful figures in 18th century history.
Friends with Jacobites, scorned by Whigs and secretly greeted by Freemasons, the scandal filed life of this hard drinking libertine was short but full of incident.
If you are a fan of British political history, drunken misbehaviour , cooking and blasphemy, you'll enjoy this episode.

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