It’s a big moment here on Bloomin Legends, and you’re officially part of it.

As 2025 comes to a close, Johnny & Gav gearing up to crown our very first Bloomin' Legend of the Year, and we need you to help decide who takes the title.

Vote on our TikTok & Instagram: @BloominLegends or right here - https://linktr.ee/bloominlegends

From fearless warriors to unhinged mystics, rebellious pirates to unbelievable survivalists, this year has been packed with some truly unforgettable figures:

• Boudica
• Rasputin
• Bartholomew Roberts
• Reg Spiers (yes… the man who posted himself to Australia)
• Hugh Glass
• Vlad the Impaler
• Arthur Priest

They've laid out their legendary tales and moments in every episode, now it’s time to choose the one legend who stands above the rest.

Head to our socials and hit the link in our bio to cast your vote. You only get one, so choose wisely!

Vote on our TikTok & Instagram: @BloominLegends or right here - https://linktr.ee/bloominlegends

We’ll reveal the winner and officially crown the Bloomin Legend of the Year 2025 on December 29th. Don’t miss it!

Send it to bloominlegends@global.com and we’ll decide if it’s Bloomin’ Legendary or not!

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Welcome back to Bloomin’ Legends! The podcast where Johnny Vaughan and Gavin “The Woodman” Woods dig up the wildest, boldest, and most unbelievable true stories from history!

In this episode, the boys head to 18th-century Provence to meet Gaspard de Besse, the charming highwayman who became France’s very own Robin Hood. Born into poverty but blessed with charisma, speed, and a ridiculous streak of luck, Gaspard robbed stagecoaches, humiliated corrupt officials, and won over everyday people who saw him as a hero rather than a criminal.

Whether he was escaping impossible traps, distributing stolen wealth, or running rings around entire garrisons of soldiers, Gaspard’s short life burned bright, and his legend only grew after his dramatic final capture.

🏹 The Rise of a Rogue – How a poor kid from Besse became Provence’s most infamous outlaw

💰 Robbery With Style – Why Gaspard’s charm made him more loved than feared

🐎 Daring Escapes – The incredible ways he slipped through the fingers of the law

⚖️ A Folk Hero Is Born – How his execution only cemented his status as a French Robin Hood

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Welcome back to Bloomin’ Legends! The podcast where Johnny Vaughan and Gavin “The Woodman” Woods uncover the wildest, boldest, and most unbelievable true stories from history.

In this episode, we dive into the astonishing life of Fu Hao, the Shang Dynasty warrior queen, high priestess, military commander, and one-woman wrecking crew who became ancient China’s answer to Tutankhamun.

Her tomb, untouched for over 3,000 years, revealed treasures, weaponry, and secrets that rewrote everything we thought we knew about early Chinese civilisation. But long before archaeologists uncovered her legend, Fu Hao was out there leading armies, smashing enemies, and becoming one of the most powerful figures in Bronze Age Asia.

⚔️ China’s Ultimate Warrior Queen – A royal consort who became a battlefield legend

🐅 Slayer of the Tu-Fang Tribe – How Fu Hao crushed one of the Shang’s fiercest enemies

🔮 High Priestess Power – Why she was trusted to speak to the gods

💎 The Tomb of Treasures – The discovery that made her China’s “Tutankhamun”

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Welcome back to Bloomin’ Legends! The podcast where Johnny Vaughan and Gavin “The Woodman” Woods uncover the wildest, boldest, and most unbelievable true stories from history.

In this episode, we dive into the extraordinary life of Patrick Leigh Fermor, the poet, adventurer, and World War II hero who lived like a character straight out of an epic novel. At just 18, he walked across Europe, surviving on charm and sheer nerve. Later, he joined British special forces, and in one of the most daring operations of the war, kidnapped a German general right under the Nazis’ noses.

From monasteries to mountaintops, and war zones to wine cellars, Fermor lived life as both a warrior and a writer, a man who proved adventure isn’t just something you read about.

🥾 The Walk of a Lifetime – How an 18-year-old crossed an entire continent on foot

🕵️‍♂️ The Crete Kidnapping – The audacious plot that humiliated the Nazis

✍️ The Soldier Poet – The adventurer who turned his life into literature

⚔️ A Life of Legends – Why even Ian Fleming admired his style

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Welcome back to Bloomin’ Legends! The podcast where Johnny Vaughan and Gavin “The Woodman” Woods uncover the wildest, most unbelievable, and downright legendary true stories from history.

In this episode, we dive into the unbelievable life of Max Woosnam, the man who might just be the greatest British sportsman of all time. A gentleman athlete who captained Manchester City, won Olympic gold, lifted the Davis Cup, scored a century at Lord’s, and even beat Charlie Chaplin at table tennis (using a butter knife).

Woosnam was the definition of a Bloomin’ Legend, a man who did it all, and somehow made it look easy.

⚽ Footballing Glory – From captaining Man City to facing off against England’s elite

🎾 A Racket and a Revolution – Olympic tennis champion and Wimbledon Doubles hero

🎬 The Chaplin Challenge – When Hollywood’s biggest star met his match

🏅 The Forgotten Legend – Why one of Britain’s greatest athletes vanished from fame

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Welcome back to Bloomin’ Legends! The podcast where Johnny Vaughan and Gavin “The Woodman” Woods dig up the unbelievable, outrageous, and downright legendary stories from history.

In this episode, we meet Arthur John Priest, the luckiest (or unluckiest) man to ever work at sea. A humble stoker from Southampton, Priest somehow survived five shipwrecks, including the Titanic, Britannic, and a series of other naval disasters that should’ve finished him off for good. Yet every time, he crawled out of the wreckage alive, earning him the nickname “The Unsinkable Stoker.”

🚢 The Titanic Survivor – How Priest lived through the world’s most famous maritime disaster

💥 Explosion, Fire & Flood – The unbelievable run of ships he survived afterwards

💀 “Born Lucky” or “Cursed”? – The crew who refused to sail with him again

🔥 A Working-Class Legend – The man who just kept going, no matter what the sea threw at him

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Welcome back to Bloomin’ Legends! The podcast where we uncover the wildest, most legendary, and unbelievable true stories from history!

In this episode, Johnny Vaughan and Gavin “The Woodman” Woods brave the freezing extremes of Antarctica with one of the greatest adventurers of all time, Sir Ernest Shackleton. When his ship, Endurance, was crushed by ice and his crew stranded in the most hostile place on Earth, Shackleton’s incredible leadership turned certain death into one of the most astonishing survival stories ever told.

❄️ Shipwrecked in the Ice – How the Endurance was trapped and destroyed by the Antarctic

💪 Unbreakable Leadership – The grit and loyalty that held his men together

🚣 The Impossible Voyage – Shackleton’s 800-mile lifeboat journey through deadly seas

🏔️ Legend of the Ice – How Shackleton became a symbol of courage and endurance against all odds

At the end of the episode, we decide: Was Shackleton a true Bloomin’ Legend… or just mad enough to try the impossible?

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Welcome back to Bloomin’ Legends! The podcast where we uncover the wildest, most legendary, and unbelievable true stories from history!

In this episode, Johnny Vaughan and Gavin “The Woodman” Woods gallop headlong into the chaotic life of “Mad Jack” Mytton, the 19th-century aristocrat whose outrageous stunts, reckless spending, and wild eccentricities made him infamous. From hunting in his nightshirt to setting himself on fire to cure hiccups, Mytton lived fast, spent freely, and left behind one of the strangest reputations in British history.

🐎 Lord of Lunacy – The bizarre pranks and wild lifestyle of Mad Jack

🍷 Booze, Bets & Bankruptcy – How drinking and gambling fuelled his downfall

🔥 The Hiccup Cure from Hell – One of the most ridiculous stunts ever attempted

⚰️ The Price of Madness – How his antics finally caught up with him

At the end of the episode, we decide: Was Mad Jack Mytton a true Bloomin’ Legend? Or just Britain’s daftest aristocrat?

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