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We all remember Oscar Wilde, but who speaks for Bosie? What about those 'bad gays' whose un-exemplary lives reveal more than we might expect? Too many popular histories seek to establish heroes, pioneers and martyrs but, as Huw Lemmey and Ben Miller argue, the past is filled with queer people whose sexualities and dastardly deeds have been overlooked. Based on the hugely popular podcast series, Bad Gays subverts the notion of gay icons and queer heroes and asks what we can learn about LGBTQ+ history, sexuality and identity through its villains and baddies.

It's the ultimate in fantasy baseball: You get to pick the roster, set the lineup, and decide on strategies - with real players, in a real ballpark, in a real playoff race. That's what baseball analysts Ben Lindbergh and Sam Miller got to do when an independent minor-league team in California, the Sonoma Stompers, offered them the chance to run its baseball operations according to the most advanced statistics.

All Tog wants to do is work in Santa's workshop, and one wonderful day, the letter from Santa arrives: Tog has been selected as an apprentice elf! Making toys is a lot more technical and a lot less fun than Tog had imagined, and even though his new friend Holly tries to help him, he's quickly relegated to cleaning out the reindeer stables. But someone has been stealing the presents from the workshop, and a case of mistaken identity finds Tog accused of being the culprit!

Colonel Thomas Hoyer Monstery was a master swordsman who participated in more than fifty duels, fought under twelve flags, battled gangsters, and was constantly involved in the great conflicts and upheavals of his time. In the 1870s, he began writing his magnum opus - a series of newspaper articles that are now collected here for the first time in Self-Defense for Gentleman and Ladies.

Father Christmas needs a holiday. He isn't feeling well and someone seems determined to ruin the festivities. It's up to Christmas Elves, Tog and Holly, to find a way to deliver the presents on time and bring the Christmas magic back for everyone.

George has always wondered what it's like to be a dog. One night, a magical mix-up with an enchanted fountain means he swaps places with Midnight, a huge and loveable hound! Becoming a dog is an amazing adventure, until George uncovers a plan that could threaten Midnight's home. Can the two friends save the day before the clock strikes twelve and leaves them stuck in each other's bodies forever?

Charlie has just started a NEW SCHOOL. Feeling a little shy, she prefers to escape into a world of books. But when she finds herself on the other side of the library in a completely different world, she must embark on a QUEST to save the people of the forest from the EVIL Sheriff who looks a lot like her mean teacher. Learning to use a bow and arrow and stand up against the bullies is harder than it looks, but there might just be some friends to help her on the way . . .

Lana loves stories, especially the ones she and her brother, Harrison, share in their make-believe games. But when Harrison decides he’s too grown-up to play with Lana anymore, she’s too lonely to find the wonder in storytelling…until something magical happens.

It's business as usual in the run up to Christmas at Santa's Workshop - and toy elves Holly and Tog are busy making gifts for children all around the world. But Father Christmas isn't feeling well, and Holly is worried that things won't be finished on time. Inventing a robot to help out with festive duties seems like a fantastic idea, until Father Christmas is KIDNAPPED and a race against time to save him and the big day begins.

Jackson has always wanted to meet Father Christmas. He knows all about the reindeer, he knows about the elves and the secret North Pole workshop, he knows about the magic that allows Father Christmas to deliver presents around the world in just one night, but there's one thing he doesn't know...how did Father Christmas become Father Christmas? One Christmas Eve, Jackson’s wish comes true, and not only does he get to meet Father Christmas but he also hears his incredible story.

When one Richard Hannay—intrepid, inquisitive, and on the hunt for intrigue—encounters an old acquaintance in Constantinople, he has an inkling that something thrilling is afoot. Charged with an item of great mystery and import—a washbag, no less!—he soon finds himself in a very dangerous pursuit: from the luxurious confines of the Orient Express to the decks of the Titanic herself, all with the very fate of Europe in his care.

Spending all her time with stuck-up witches and her ex-best friend, now a total goody two-shoes, leading the course isn’t Wendoline’s idea of a good time, but she’ll do anything it takes to get her powers back. Even with a pompous king and queen to impress, a smarmy Prince Charming to prove wrong, and her own daughter, Rapunzel, to win over, Wendoline is not buying into the whole using magic for good thing, not when being WICKED is just so much FUN.

Marcus has just started Merlin's, a very unusual school. He doesn't like it and is doing everything he can to get into big trouble and be sent home. When a midnight prank accidentally wakes a sleeping giant called Crom, things take a turn for the magical. But there are other giants on the move, bigger and angrier than Crom. Realising that Merlin's and the whole country are in danger, it's a race against time for the two new friends to find the magic of their own bravery.

Actor and best-selling science writer Ben Miller takes listeners to the cutting edge of one of the greatest questions of all: Is there life beyond Earth?

Odată ca niciodată, Lana și fratele ei, Harrison, se jucau împreună cu orele. Până într-o bună zi, când băiatul și-a dat seama că e prea mare pentru jocuri. Lanei îi e tare dor de fratele ei, dar ce să vezi? În apropierea casei lor apare, peste noapte, un supermarket magic care schimbă regulile jocului… Printre rafturi se află, ascuns, un portal către o lume a basmelor, dar nu a celor în care toți trăiesc fericiți până la adânci bătrâneți. Aici e vorba despre povești adevărate și periculoase, pe care pot să le citească numai copiii foarte îndrăzneți.

Tog nu e un spiriduș ca toți ceilalți: își dorește cu ardoare să ajungă ajutorul Moșului, dar e șomer și încă locuiește cu părinții, cu toate că are o sută șaizeci de ani spiridușești! Însă șansa îi surâde într-o bună zi și Tog ajunge în atelierul Moșului, unde începe să pregătească jucării alături de ceilalți Spiriduși Jucărieri. Crăciunul e aproape, însă iată că dispare un sac întreg cu jucării! Unde mai pui că un Moș fals amenință să le fure Crăciunul tuturor copiilor?! Vor reuși Tog și noii lui prieteni să-l salveze?

Holly vine într-o zi cu o idee genială: să construiască un robot identic cu Moș Crăciun, pentru a-și ajuta tatăl să facă față pregătirilor febrile pentru cea mai importantă sărbătoare din an. Dar lucrurile se complică atunci când Max și Ola, vestiții răufăcători, îl răpesc pe Moș și cer ca răscumpărare toaaate cadourile copiilor. Va reuși Holly să-și salveze tatăl și, odată cu el, Crăciunul?

A mai trecut un an. Crăciunul se apropie, dar răufăcătorii sunt din nou pe urmele Moșului, care, pentru a fi protejat, este trimis într-o vacanță în… Maldive! Însă îndatoririle îl împiedică să se bucure prea tare de peisaj. Unde mai pui că sfârșește chiar la spitalul de nebuni! Oare va reuși să se întoarcă la timp la Polul Nord ca să livreze cadourile tuturor copiilor în noaptea de Ajun?

In Swansden, it seems like the men and women of the Post Office must make their own fun. From following mystic runes on a fantasy journey and competing in a little light professional competitive cycling, to fighting the Tuareg in a fort in Africa after joining the French Foreign Legion and engaging the Jupiter aliens in an amateur musical, via climbing Mount Everest and attempting to record a Christmas Number One - Brian, Derek and Sue will just have to make sure all the boring stuff like sorting and handing out the post is actually done at some point.

The podcast where special guests live out their fantasy by becoming the manager of the football team they support and pick a starting eleven made up of their all-time favourite players. Our guests are in the hot seat as they pick which of their club's heroes will form the team line up, as well as deciding on the formation, the captain and the set piece takers. We'll also find out who they will appoint as their very own assistant manager and which kit they choose for their beloved team to proudly wear. Who makes their Ultimate XI? Email: ultimatexipodcast@gmail.com. Twitter: @ultimate_xi