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April 1, 2023
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    Meteorite worship – holy sky objects!

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    The 1990s mania for outing gay men!

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    J. Edgar Hoover – the LGBT FBI boss?

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Inside a British lunatic asylum

Tony McMahon2 years ago2 years ago010 mins

Tony McMahon shares his memories of a British lunatic asylum called Claybury hospital where both his parents worked in the 1960s

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A horrific day trip to Georgian London!

Tony McMahon5 years ago3 years ago49 mins

A day trip to Georgian London could have involved going to see a prisoner put to death or watching a live amputation by a well known surgeon

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