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Bloomin" Legends with Johnny Vaughan & Gavin Woods

Join mates Johnny Vaughan and Gavin Woods as they uncover the jaw-dropping stories of history’s boldest icons and unsung heroes. From outrageous escapades to ingenious breakthroughs, every episode is packed with legendary tales you didn’t learn in school (but wish you had). With sharp wit and a shared sense of curiosity, Johnny and Gav turn history into a rollercoaster of laughs and surprises. Whether it’s daring escapes, bizarre inventions, or the quirky habits of history’s game-changers, you’ll

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46:16

Max Woosnam: England Football Captain, Wimbledon...

Bloomin" Legends with Johnny Vaughan & Gavin Woods ·

2025/11/03

Welcome back to Bloomin’ Legends! The podcast where Johnny Vaughan and Gavin “The Woodman” Woods uncover the wildest, most unbelievable, and downright legendary true stories from history.In this episode, we dive into the unbelievable life of Max Woosnam, the man who might just be the greatest British sportsman of all time. A gentleman athlete who captained Manchester City, won Olympic gold, lifted the Davis Cup, scored a century at Lord’s, and even beat Charlie Chaplin at table tennis (using a

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48:08

From Titanic to Britannic: The Man Who Wouldn’t Sink...

Bloomin" Legends with Johnny Vaughan & Gavin Woods ·

2025/10/27

Welcome back to Bloomin’ Legends! The podcast where Johnny Vaughan and Gavin “The Woodman” Woods dig up the unbelievable, outrageous, and downright legendary stories from history.In this episode, we meet Arthur John Priest, the luckiest (or unluckiest) man to ever work at sea. A humble stoker from Southampton, Priest somehow survived five shipwrecks, including the Titanic, Britannic, and a series of other naval disasters that should’ve finished him off for good. Yet every time, he crawled out of the

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48:26

Sir Ernest Shackleton: The Expedition That Should’ve...

Bloomin" Legends with Johnny Vaughan & Gavin Woods ·

2025/10/19

Welcome back to Bloomin’ Legends! The podcast where we uncover the wildest, most legendary, and unbelievable true stories from history!In this episode, Johnny Vaughan and Gavin “The Woodman” Woods brave the freezing extremes of Antarctica with one of the greatest adventurers of all time, Sir Ernest Shackleton. When his ship, Endurance, was crushed by ice and his crew stranded in the most hostile place on Earth, Shackleton’s incredible leadership turned certain death into one of the most astonishing

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46:55

Mad Jack Mytton: The Wild Aristocrat Who Drank,...

Bloomin" Legends with Johnny Vaughan & Gavin Woods ·

2025/10/12

Welcome back to Bloomin’ Legends! The podcast where we uncover the wildest, most legendary, and unbelievable true stories from history!In this episode, Johnny Vaughan and Gavin “The Woodman” Woods gallop headlong into the chaotic life of “Mad Jack” Mytton, the 19th-century aristocrat whose outrageous stunts, reckless spending, and wild eccentricities made him infamous. From hunting in his nightshirt to setting himself on fire to cure hiccups, Mytton lived fast, spent freely, and left behind one of

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50:58

Vlad the Impaler: The Bloodthirsty Prince Who...

Bloomin" Legends with Johnny Vaughan & Gavin Woods ·

2025/10/05

Welcome back to Bloomin’ Legends! The podcast where we uncover the wildest, most legendary, and unbelievable true stories from history!In this episode, Johnny Vaughan and Gavin “The Woodman” Woods enter the dark and brutal world of Vlad the Impaler, the 15th-century Wallachian ruler who defended his land from the Ottomans with shocking cruelty. From forests of impaled enemies to his enduring legacy as the inspiration for Bram Stoker’s Dracula, Vlad’s story is part nightmare, part national

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47:09

Mad Jack Churchill: The British Soldier Who Charged...

Bloomin" Legends with Johnny Vaughan & Gavin Woods ·

2025/09/28

Welcome back to Bloomin’ Legends! The podcast where we uncover the wildest, most legendary, and unbelievable true stories from history!In this episode, Johnny Vaughan and Gavin “The Woodman” Woods go full tilt into the unbelievable wartime adventures of “Mad” Jack Churchill, the British officer who stormed World War II battlefields armed with a longbow, broadsword, and bagpipes. From leading commandos with medieval weapons to escaping Nazi captivity (twice), his story is one of the most eccentric

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49:48

The Last Pharaoh Who Seduced Empires and Defied Rome

Bloomin" Legends with Johnny Vaughan & Gavin Woods ·

2025/09/21

Welcome back to Bloomin’ Legends! The podcast where we uncover the wildest, most legendary, and unbelievable true stories from history!In this episode, Johnny Vaughan and Gavin "The Woodman" Woods sail down the Nile into the dazzling, dangerous world of Cleopatra VII, the last queen of Egypt. Brilliant, multilingual and ruthlessly strategic, she ruled a crumbling kingdom, charmed Julius Caesar and Mark Antony, and played a high-stakes game with the Roman Empire that would shape history forever.What

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43:48

Timothy Dexter: The Eccentric Millionaire Who...

Bloomin" Legends with Johnny Vaughan & Gavin Woods ·

2025/09/14

Welcome back to Bloomin’ Legends! The podcast where we uncover the wildest, most legendary, and unbelievable true stories from history!In this episode, Johnny Vaughan and Gavin "The Woodman" Woods dive into the bizarre, hilarious and sometimes brilliant life of Timothy Dexter - the self-styled “Lord” from Massachusetts who somehow became rich through a series of “bad” business ideas that all paid off. From selling coal where no one needed it to writing one of history’s strangest books without

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43:12

Bartholomew Roberts: The World's Most Successful Pirate

Bloomin" Legends with Johnny Vaughan & Gavin Woods ·

2025/09/07

Welcome back to Bloomin’ Legends! The podcast where we uncover the wildest, most legendary, and unbelievable true stories from history!In this episode, Johnny Vaughan and Gavin "The Woodman" Woods set sail with Bartholomew Roberts, better known as Black Bart, the most successful pirate of the Golden Age. With over 400 ships captured, he outdid even the infamous Blackbeard, rewrote the pirate code, and dressed like a gentleman while striking terror across the Atlantic.What You’ll Hear in This

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44:31

Marie Dorion: The Mother of the Frontier

Bloomin" Legends with Johnny Vaughan & Gavin Woods ·

2025/08/31

Welcome back to Bloomin’ Legends! The podcast where we uncover the wildest, most legendary, and unbelievable true stories from history!In this episode, Johnny Vaughan and Gavin "The Woodman" Woods trek into the brutal frontier life of Marie Dorion, the fearless Indigenous woman who joined an expedition across the American wilderness, battled freezing winters, endured devastating loss, and still came out a survivor.What You’ll Hear in This Episode:🌲 Life on the Edge – What it meant to be a woman and

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34:47

Legs Diamond: The Gangster Who Couldn’t Be Killed

Bloomin" Legends with Johnny Vaughan & Gavin Woods ·

2025/08/24

Welcome back to Bloomin’ Legends! The podcast where we uncover the wildest, most legendary, and unbelievable true stories from history!In this episode, Johnny Vaughan and Gavin "The Woodman" Woods dive into the bullet-riddled life of Legs Diamond, the Prohibition-era gangster who survived so many assassination attempts that he became known as the man who couldn’t be killed. From bootlegging and bank jobs to his tangled love life and explosive feuds, this is a gangster story for the ages.What You’ll

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44:43

Spartacus: The Gladiator Who Took on Rome and Led the...

Bloomin" Legends with Johnny Vaughan & Gavin Woods ·

2025/08/17

Welcome back to Bloomin’ Legends! The podcast where we uncover the wildest, most legendary, and unbelievable true stories from history!In this episode, Johnny Vaughan and Gavin "The Woodman" Woods unleash the blood-and-sand saga of Spartacus, the enslaved Thracian who fought his way out of the gladiator arena, built an army of tens of thousands of rebels, and sent shockwaves through the Roman Empire.What You’ll Hear in This Episode:⚔️ From Slave to Soldier – How Spartacus went from captured Thracian

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41:40

Charles Upham: The Schoolteacher with Two Victoria...

Bloomin" Legends with Johnny Vaughan & Gavin Woods ·

2025/08/10

Welcome back to Bloomin’ Legends! The podcast where we uncover the wildest, most legendary, and unbelievable true stories from history!In this episode, Johnny Vaughan and Gavin "The Woodman" Woods dive into the jaw-dropping life of Charles Upham, the quiet New Zealand schoolteacher who became the only combat soldier to win the Victoria Cross twice. He took on tanks, leapt walls with a broken arm, and escaped German POW camps like it was a hobby.What You’ll Hear in This Episode:🎖️ Double VC Madness

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44:37

Leonardo da Vinci: The Renaissance Genius

Bloomin" Legends with Johnny Vaughan & Gavin Woods ·

2025/08/03

Welcome back to Bloomin’ Legends! The podcast where we uncover the wildest, most legendary, and unbelievable true stories from history!In this episode, Johnny Vaughan and Gavin "The Woodman" Woods explore the wildly inventive, mind-blowingly brilliant, and just a bit bizarre life of Leonardo da Vinci, the illegitimate son of a notary who went on to define the Renaissance. He painted the world’s most famous smile, dissected corpses for fun, and sketched helicopters 500 years before they existed.What

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46:25

Lambert Simnel: The 10-Year-Old Con Artist Who Nearly...

Bloomin" Legends with Johnny Vaughan & Gavin Woods ·

2025/07/27

Welcome back to Bloomin’ Legends! The podcast where we uncover the wildest, most legendary, and unbelievable true stories from history!In this episode, Johnny Vaughan and Gavin "The Woodman" Woods unravel the absurd tale of Lambert Simnel, a pint-sized pretender who was plucked from obscurity and paraded across Europe as a royal heir. Backed by foreign armies and Yorkist plotters, this kitchen boy turned fake prince came this close to becoming King of England.What You’ll Hear in This Episode:👑 A

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44:03

Charlemagne: The Father of Europe and the Pope’s...

Bloomin" Legends with Johnny Vaughan & Gavin Woods ·

2025/07/20

Welcome back to Bloomin’ Legends! The podcast where we uncover the wildest, most legendary, and unbelievable true stories from history!In this episode, Johnny Vaughan and Gavin "The Woodman" Woods dive into the jaw-dropping life of Charlemagne, the warrior king who went from Frankish prince to Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire. With a sword in one hand and scripture in the other, he conquered kingdoms, united Europe, and somehow still found time for a LOT of kids.What You’ll Hear in This Episode:⚔️

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49:41

Zheng Yi Sao: The Pirate Queen Who Ruled the South...

Bloomin" Legends with Johnny Vaughan & Gavin Woods ·

2025/07/13

Welcome back to Bloomin’ Legends! The podcast where we uncover the wildest, most legendary, and unbelievable true stories from history!In this episode, Johnny Vaughan and Gavin "The Woodman" Woods set sail into the astonishing life of Zheng Yi Sao, the Cantonese sex worker turned pirate empress who built the most powerful naval empire in history. She didn’t just loot ships, she ran an entire ocean like a mob boss.What You’ll Hear in This Episode:🏴‍☠️ From Brothel to Battleship – How she went from

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51:42

Geronimo: The Fearless Apache Warrior Who Fought an...

Bloomin" Legends with Johnny Vaughan & Gavin Woods ·

2025/07/06

Welcome back to Bloomin’ Legends! The podcast where we uncover the wildest, most legendary, and unbelievable true stories from history!Which you can now WATCH in full, on the Radio X Youtube Channel! In this episode, Johnny Vaughan and Gavin "The Woodman" Woods track the incredible life of Geronimo—the Apache leader whose name became a global battle cry. From daring escapes to brutal battles against Mexico and the United States, Geronimo became a symbol of defiance, survival, and rebellion.What

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48:33

Ivan the Terrible: The Bloodthirsty Tsar Who Ruled...

Bloomin" Legends with Johnny Vaughan & Gavin Woods ·

2025/06/29

Welcome back to Bloomin’ Legends! The podcast where we uncover the wildest, most legendary, and unbelievable true stories from history!In this episode, Johnny Vaughan and Gavin "The Woodman" Woods take us into the dark and deranged reign of Ivan the Terrible. The first Tsar of Russia whose violent outbursts, bizarre behaviour, and brutal purges made him one of history’s scariest rulers... and possibly its weirdest.What You’ll Hear in This Episode:👑 Russia’s First Tsar – How Ivan crowned himself and

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41:48

Shep Gordon: The Rock’n’Roll Supermensch Who Made...

Bloomin" Legends with Johnny Vaughan & Gavin Woods ·

2025/06/22

Welcome back to Bloomin’ Legends! The podcast where we uncover the wildest, most legendary, and unbelievable true stories from history!In this episode, Johnny Vaughan and Gavin "The Woodman" Woods dive into the outrageous life of Shep Gordon - the Hollywood super-agent who turned Alice Cooper into a rock god, hung out with Hendrix, cooked for the Dalai Lama, and somehow survived it all to tell the tale.What You’ll Hear in This Episode:🎸 Master of Mayhem – How Shep invented shock-rock and made Alice

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