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Stephen Fry's Edwardian Secrets

By: Stephen Fry, John Woolf, Nick Baker
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  • Summary

  • Powered flight. Votes for women. Human sexuality. Mass migration. The psychology of dreams. The magic of the movies. Spies and detectives. Welcome to Stephen Fry’s Edwardian Secrets. 

    Perhaps thanks to TV period dramas, the popular imagination may picture the Edwardian era as an idyllic window between the wars, a time of manners and tea on the lawn. But below the surface lies a frenetic and often bizarre age where scientific leaps forward went hand in hand with belief in fairies, and secrets of sex, lies and murder simmered. 

    Across 12 episodes, in this sequel to his Victorian Secrets, Stephen Fry uncovers some of the startling and unexpected hidden histories of the Edwardians.
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  • Ep 1: A Hard Act to Follow

    Ep 1: A Hard Act to Follow
    Aug 11 2021

    The Queen is dead, long live the King. On the occasion of Edward Vll’s coronation, we look back at his life as spoilt child, curious adolescent and womanizing princely glutton. There’s a bizarre secret behind those early motion pictures of a new and rotund monarch.
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    31 mins
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  • Ep 2: Big Helpings

    Ep 2: Big Helpings
    Aug 11 2021

    This was to be an age of excess for some, and plenty for others. An age when the ruling classes enjoyed a secret life of large-scale adultery. Plus, the story of a female celebrity cook whose quail puddings were loved by the King. But was there more to their relationship?
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    36 mins
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  • Ep 3: Small Worlds

    Ep 3: Small Worlds
    Aug 11 2021

    The bumpy story of early British flight; some secret mysteries about the Titanic, plus the secrets of a famous pair of murderers who were tracked down thanks to new technology. Ships, Telegraphy and the popular press were shrinking the world, with some unforeseen results.
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    37 mins
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excellent

Once again Mr Fry and company have produced an informative and educational look at a fascinating period of history. Well done.

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open secrets from the experts

overal wonderful

stephen fry at his regular top form, with a collection of wise experts thrown in. a mix of education and light humour, it has some excellent writinting, and themes.

a brilliant sequel to Victorian secrets

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Super

This is interesting and well made. I particularly like the examples of ordinary people.

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Fantastic and engaging throughout

Would and have recommended this to friends and family. Love how interesting it is and how much I have effortlessly learned through listening. Positively addictive, I could not stop playing it. The different contributors make for an even more entertaining experience.

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Love. It.

Just as good as the Victorian series. Love it so much. Really educational, tells brilliant stories and has brilliant contributers and historians.

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awesome!

joy with every episode, and I have leartn quite a lot reading this book. book

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Loved this

I’m really enjoying these stories. This is the second one after the Victorian’s. I was really excited that they have put together more eras. Great views from biographers and historians, lovely narration by Mr Fry, I love his dulcet tones.

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Exceptional

Cannot imagine anyone else succeeding in this quite like Mr Fry, our National Treasure.
His vocal delivery and range, his matchless humour and sense of irony combine to make these little audio renderings into jewels in Audible's crown. We need more in a similar vein, please?

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He has done it again

I loved the first series Fry did and this one is just as good. The topics are interesting and cleverly weaved together with great actors and music!!

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Really brilliant

I love Stephen Fry's voice and it was really interesting to hear about British history this way. It was hard to put down, so I listen all episodes over 2 days ;-)

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