Series 8 of the hit podcast continues to romp its way through history unravelling fascinating and down-right bizarre events.
This time: Angela Barnes tells John O’Farrell about The Glamour Boys – a group of courageous queer MPs in buttoned-up Britain of the 1930’s. They put the "party" into "party politics" and were some of the first people to warn the government they needed to stand up to that Hitler.
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The Glamour Boys: The Secret Story of the Rebels who Fought for Britain to Defeat Hitler by Chris Bryant.
Angela Barnes is on tour with her critically acclaimed, sold out Edinburgh Fringe show ‘Hot Mess’. Tickets are available here https://www.angelabarnescomedy.co.uk
We Are History is written and presented by Angela Barnes and John O’Farrell. Audio production by Simon Williams and artwork by James Parrett. Lead Producer is Anne-Marie Luff. Group Editor is Andrew Harrison. We Are History is a Podmasters Production.
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