Mostly Unsung: A Comedy History Podcast
The weekly comedy history podcast that brings you bitesize biographies of the extraordinary, eccentric, outrageous and occasionally ordinary lives that until now have gone mostly unsung... mostly. Join your hosts Annie and Andrea as they bring you stories that your history teacher never taught you!
If you like stuffy lectures then you're not going to be a fan, sorry! But if you are looking to hang out with two old friends who love story telling, a good laugh and forgotten figures from history then welcome!
Covering everything from scientists to Grandmothers, survivors of wars to eccentric millionaires, all via ghost stories, anecdotes and terrible impressions of Hollywood legend Tim Curry. Come and hang out, have a giggle and join us every Friday.
Mostly Unsung: A Comedy History Podcast
#55 A Book Written In Eyeliner & Britain's Greatest Actor! (Nawal El Saadawi & Robert "Romeo" Coates)
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Welcome back to Mostly Unsung the weekly comedy history podcast hosted by women, where Annie and Andrea bring you two bite-sized biographies of the forgotten people, overlooked icons, and wonderfully odd characters history didn’t quite know what to do with.
If you love funny history podcasts, women in history, literary history, and true stories that make you laugh and think, you’re in exactly the right place.
This week, we’re diving into two unforgettable figures from the worlds of literature, feminism, and sheer confidence.
First, Andrea introduces Nawal El Saadawi, the groundbreaking Egyptian writer, doctor, and feminist who spent her life challenging injustice. Through her work in women’s rights, medicine, and literature, she tackled issues like gender inequality, social oppression, and freedom of expression often at great personal risk. It’s a powerful story of feminism, activism, and one woman refusing to be silenced.
Then Annie brings us the truly baffling tale of Robert Coates, better known as “Romeo” Coates, a man often described as one of the worst actors in British history… who somehow became wildly popular anyway. His dramatic readings, love of diamonds, and absolute belief in his own genius made him a theatrical sensation. It’s a hilarious and slightly chaotic look at confidence, creativity, and how not all success makes sense.
Expect feminism, literature, social history, and plenty of laughs as we explore two lives that prove history is as strange as it is inspiring.
If you enjoy history podcasts, forgotten women in history, literary history, feminist history, and unusual true stories, Mostly Unsung is your new favourite weekly listen.
For this episode Andrea used these sources:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-55048245
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/mar/22/nawal-el-saadawi-obituary
https://africasacountry.com/2021/04/the-many-lives-of-nawal-el-saadawi
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nawal_El_Saadawi
For this episode Annie used these sources:
https://www.folger.edu/blogs/collation/robert-romeo-coates/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Coates_(actor)
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