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The English Eccentric

A comic podcast investigating historical characters with corkscrew minds, peculiar obsessions, and largely incomprehensible outlooks...Join writer E O Higgins on this journey of historical whimsy!

Warning: This podcast has few episodes.

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Ranked #1

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S1E7 – "The Last Englishman"

S1E7 – "The Last Englishman"

Lieutenant Colonel A. D. Wintle (30 September 1897 – 11 May 1966) was a British military officer in the Royal Dragoons, ... Read more

8 Jul 2022

17mins

Ranked #2

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S1E6 – 'The Woman That Invented Fanny'

S1E6 – 'The Woman That Invented Fanny'

Phyllis Pechey – better known as Fanny Cradock ­– was an English television chef and writer. Her popular BBC TV show, Ki... Read more

1 Jul 2022

19mins

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Ranked #3

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S1E5 – 'The Paper Priest'

S1E5 – 'The Paper Priest'

The Reverend Frederick Densham was Rector of St. Bartholomew Church in Warleggan, Cornwall, from 1931 until his death in... Read more

24 Jun 2022

16mins

Ranked #4

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S1E4 - 'The Man That Don't Give a F*ck'

S1E4 - 'The Man That Don't Give a F*ck'

The 1970s were the heyday of the ‘character footballers’ – the likes of Georgie Best and Charlie George. With popstar ha... Read more

17 Jun 2022

21mins

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Ranked #5

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S1E3 – ‘The Woman Of The Apocalypse’

S1E3 – ‘The Woman Of The Apocalypse’

In 1792, Joanna Southcott joined the Wesleyan Church in Devon – and announced to the congregation that she was ‘The Woma... Read more

9 Jun 2022

16mins

Ranked #6

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S1E2 – ‘The Man Who Would Not Be King’

S1E2 – ‘The Man Who Would Not Be King’

In 1931, a former police detective named Anthony William Hall sent a letter to King George V stating that he was claimin... Read more

1 Jun 2022

15mins

Ranked #7

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S1E1 – 'The Constant Conservative'

S1E1 – 'The Constant Conservative'

Colonel Charles Sibthorp (1783 –1855), MP for Lincoln between 1826 and 1855. Punch designated the notorious ultra-Tory: ... Read more

26 May 2022

17mins

Ranked #8

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The English Eccentric - Trailer

The English Eccentric - Trailer

The trailer for the new comedy history podcast The English Eccentric by E O Higgins. Featuring historical characters wit... Read more

17 May 2022

2mins

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