192. Errol Flynn - Swashbuckling Scoundrel
5/18/20261 hr 16 min
Errol Flynn was a Hollywood heartthrob in the Golden Era, a swashbuckler who the ladies would swoon at the sight of, but beneath that dashing exterior was a man filled with demons and more narcotics you could shake a stick at. Accused of affairs, assaults and sympathising the enemy there is more to the man than swordplay and tights.
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[upbeat music] Hello, delicious friends, and welcome to Who Did What Now?, the history podcast that is not your history class, with me, your host, Katie Charlewood, history harlot and reader of books. My body is finally readjusting to being back in the country. Oh, my goodness, jet lag is a bitch, let me tell you. Like, I thought it was a really smart idea... And here's the thing, I wouldn't have it any other way, actually, is I literally get back on Monday, and I go back to work on the Tuesday. So, like, fly across the Atlantic, lose a day, effectively, and then just go straight to work. Like, my idea was that if I do this, then I won't, like, force my body into some weird cycle, and I'll just make it, like, readjust. Basically, like, turning it off and on again. I'm like, "Let's reboot this as quickly as possible." And s- I, I just kind of thought that would be a better idea. Now, I realized something recently, um, because I was listening to a lot of podcasts, because I listen to more podcasts when I travel, which, oh, it's so good, actually, because there's so many that I need to catch up on. And because I'm so busy,