Who Did What Now

The tale of Dick Whittington (and his cat) is one that has flowered through folklore and onto the stage, becoming a pantomime staple several centuries after London's most popular medieval mayor left his mark on the capital. The original rags to riches story, a young boy eaves his home in the country in search of fortune and his place in the world, naturally he heads for London, where he is told, the streets are paved with gold! But who was Dick Whittington, and why do we still tell stories of this man several hundred years after his death? Listen now to find out the facts behind the fable...Hosted by Katie Charlwood Part of the Airwave Media Network - www.airwavemedia.comListen to me guest on Shite Talk History with Kevin & JasonWishlistWishlistDonate at: Patreon Tip JarFollow me on…TwitterInstagramTikTokFacebookBusiness Enquiries: katie@whodidwhatnowpod.comLooking to Advertise, Contact: advertising@airwavemedia.comFan Mail:Who Did What Now PodcastC/O TAG11 Market SquareLettekennyCo. DonegalF92 R8W2 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesFill out the survey! http://bit.ly/whodidwhatnow-survey Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The name Lavinia Fisher is one that has haunts the true crime annals for centuries. She was accused of poisoning and murdering many guests who had the misfortune to choose the Six Mile Wayfarer's House as their lodgings as they rested on their to (or from) Charleston, South Carolina.But was Lavinia America's first female serial killer, or is the legend just that, a legend? The true story of Lavinia Fisher might not be what you expect after all...Hosted by Katie Charlwood Part of the Airwave Media Network - www.airwavemedia.comListen to me guest on Shite Talk History with Kevin & JasonWishlistWishlistDonate at: Patreon Tip JarFollow me on…TwitterInstagramTikTokFacebookBusiness Enquiries: katie@whodidwhatnowpod.comLooking to Advertise, Contact: advertising@airwavemedia.comFan Mail:Who Did What Now PodcastC/O TAG11 Market SquareLettekennyCo. DonegalF92 R8W2 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesFill out the survey! http://bit.ly/whodidwhatnow-survey Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Charles Dickens is one of the most popular writers ever to exist, he championed for the poor, he highlighted inequality and child labour laws, and he's even partly responsible for the wholesome concept of Christmas. However there is more to the novelist than meets the eye, so let's dive in and unwrap the bleak truth of Dickens' life.Hosted by Katie CharlwoodPart of the Airwave Media Network - www.airwavemedia.comDonate at: Patreon Tip JarWishlistWishlistFollow me on…TwitterInstagramTikTokFacebookBusiness Enquiries: katie@whodidwhatnowpod.comLooking to Advertise, Contact: advertising@airwavemedia.comFan Mail:Who Did What Now PodcastC/O Endgame Comics & Collectables11 Market SquareLetterkennyDonegalIrelandF92 R8W2 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesFill out the survey! http://bit.ly/whodidwhatnow-survey Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

At the turn of the 20th Century, four days before the King and Queen are due to visit Ireland for the Great Expedition, the country is rocked by Ireland's most scandalous heist in one of its most fortified buildings. The Irish Crown Jewels are stolen from Dublin Castle...Hosted by Katie Charlwood... and BébéPart of the Airwave Media Network - www.airwavemedia.comLet's go on vacation!https://trovatrip.com/trip//europe/united-kingdom/united-kingdom-with-katie-charlwood-may-2024Donate at: Patreon Tip JarWishlistWishlistFollow me on…TwitterInstagramTikTokFacebookBusiness Enquiries: katie@whodidwhatnowpod.comLooking to Advertise, Contact: advertising@airwavemedia.comFan Mail:Who Did What Now PodcastC/O Endgame Comics & Collectables11 Market SquareLetterkennyDonegalIrelandF92 R8W2 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesFill out the survey! http://bit.ly/whodidwhatnow-survey Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Eamon De Valera, the long fellow, was to become the President and first Taoiseach of the Irish Republic, but before that he was locked up in an English prison while his fellow rebels fought for Irish independence and Home Rule. However Dev wasn't planning in being cooped up in the clink and planned his great escape...Hosted by Katie Charlwood Part of the Airwave Media Network - www.airwavemedia.comLet's go on vacation!https://trovatrip.com/trip//europe/united-kingdom/united-kingdom-with-katie-charlwood-may-2024Donate at: Patreon Tip JarWishlistWishlistFollow me on…TwitterInstagramTikTokFacebookBusiness Enquiries: katie@whodidwhatnowpod.comLooking to Advertise, Contact: advertising@airwavemedia.comFan Mail:Who Did What Now PodcastC/O Endgame Comics & Collectables11 Market SquareLetterkennyDonegalIrelandF92 R8W2 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesFill out the survey! http://bit.ly/whodidwhatnow-survey Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mary Shelley was a force to be reckoned with, an intellectual mastermind, fuelled by passion and who lived a life rife with death and creativity. As a teenager Mary invented an entire genre, and as an adult somehow acquired forged passports to help a lesbian couple escape to France as husband and wife. Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin Shelley lived a life, now tune in and hear all about it!Hosted by Katie Charlwood Part of the Airwave Media Network - www.airwavemedia.comLet's go on vacation!https://trovatrip.com/trip//europe/united-kingdom/united-kingdom-with-katie-charlwood-may-2024Donate at: Patreon Tip JarWishlistWishlistFollow me on…TwitterInstagramTikTokFacebookBusiness Enquiries: katie@whodidwhatnowpod.comLooking to Advertise, Contact: advertising@airwavemedia.comFan Mail:Who Did What Now PodcastC/O Endgame Comics & Collectables11 Market SquareLetterkennyDonegalIrelandF92 R8W2 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesFill out the survey! http://bit.ly/whodidwhatnow-survey Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Edgar Allan Poe was the original goth boy, emo well before that G note made everyine with 45degree fringes and spray on trousers stop in their tracks. Poe was he master of the macabre, from his tragic beginnings to his mysterious end...A much requested tell-tale this spooky seasonHosted by Katie Charlwood and Special Guest, Paul, the host of Kraken's CabinVote for Who Did What Nowhttps://www.theirishpodcastawards.ie/votingPart of the Airwave Media Network - www.airwavemedia.comLet's go on vacation!https://trovatrip.com/trip//europe/united-kingdom/united-kingdom-with-katie-charlwood-may-2024WishlistWishlistDonate at: Patreon Tip JarFollow me on…TwitterInstagramTikTokFacebookBusiness Enquiries: katie@whodidwhatnowpod.comLooking to Advertise, Contact: advertising@airwavemedia.comFan Mail:Who Did What Now PodcastC/O Endgame Comics & Collectables11 Market SquareLetterkennyDonegalIrelandF92 R8W2 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesFill out the survey! http://bit.ly/whodidwhatnow-survey Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Erzébet Báthori, history's most prolific female serial-killer, who exsanguinated her victims and the bathed in the blood of virgins, out of villainy? Sadism? Or a desperate attempt to regain her youth and beauty,,,? No, not at all, Erzébet Báthori was framed! Now join Katie as she delves into this requested tale of dark history...Hosted by Katie Charlwood Vote for Who Did What Nowhttps://www.theirishpodcastawards.ie/votingPart of the Airwave Media Network - www.airwavemedia.comLet's go on vacation!https://trovatrip.com/trip//europe/united-kingdom/united-kingdom-with-katie-charlwood-may-2024WishlistWishlistDonate at: Patreon Tip JarFollow me on…TwitterInstagramTikTokFacebookBusiness Enquiries: katie@whodidwhatnowpod.comLooking to Advertise, Contact: advertising@airwavemedia.comFan Mail:Who Did What Now PodcastC/O Endgame Comics & Collectables11 Market SquareLetterkennyDonegalIrelandF92 R8W2 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesFill out the survey! http://bit.ly/whodidwhatnow-survey Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the 16th Century Sawney Bean and his bloodthirsty brood ambushed, killed and consumed weary travellers as they traversed the log, narrow roads of the Ayrshire coast for 25 years. Did this cave-dwelling cannibal clan get away with such depravity for a quarter of a century, or is there more to this gory tale than meets the eye...?Hosted by Katie Charlwood Vote for Who Did What Nowhttps://www.theirishpodcastawards.ie/votingPart of the Airwave Media Network - www.airwavemedia.comLet's go on vacation!https://trovatrip.com/trip//europe/united-kingdom/united-kingdom-with-katie-charlwood-may-2024WishlistWishlistDonate at: Patreon Tip JarFollow me on…TwitterInstagramTikTokFacebookBusiness Enquiries: katie@whodidwhatnowpod.comLooking to Advertise, Contact: advertising@airwavemedia.comFan Mail:Who Did What Now PodcastC/O Endgame Comics & Collectables11 Market SquareLetterkennyDonegalIrelandF92 R8W2 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesFill out the survey! http://bit.ly/whodidwhatnow-survey Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Roald Dahl has created worlds within pages that live in the minds and hearts of children (and some grown-ups) worlds that are chaotic, complicated, dark, jaunty and oft macabre, not so different from the man himself. This week, join Katie as she dives into the life of the disturbing Mr Dahl...Hosted by Katie Charlwood Vote for Who Did What Nowhttps://www.theirishpodcastawards.ie/votingPart of the Airwave Media Network - www.airwavemedia.comLet's go on vacation!https://trovatrip.com/trip//europe/united-kingdom/united-kingdom-with-katie-charlwood-may-2024WishlistWishlistDonate at: Patreon Tip JarFollow me on…TwitterInstagramTikTokFacebookBusiness Enquiries: katie@whodidwhatnowpod.comLooking to Advertise, Contact: advertising@airwavemedia.comFan Mail:Who Did What Now PodcastC/O Endgame Comics & Collectables11 Market SquareLetterkennyDonegalIrelandF92 R8W2 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesFill out the survey! http://bit.ly/whodidwhatnow-survey Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.