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Raiders of the Lost Archive

Raiders of the Lost Archive

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Hello and welcome to Raiders of the Lost Archive - The MITFORD Podcast.

We're absolutely thrilled to present the insane story of the Mitford sisters. You probably think you have heard the story of the Nazi-loving sisters before? Think again, because the story we're about to uncover is a never ending source of entertaining scandals full of “Wows!” and “Oh. My. Cheeeezzz!”

LOVE! WAR! NAZIS! SEX! PRISON! MORE NAZIS! SECRET MARRIAGES! MONEYYYY! COMMUNISTS! TEA WITH ADOLF HITLER!

What’s not to love? It truly is the most outrageous story!

We guarantee the most in-depth coverage on the Mitford sisters available anywhere on the internet here at Raiders of the Lost Archive! Additionally, we'll also cover all episodes of the upcoming Britbox show "Outrageous", the first show ever to tell the story of the Mitford sisters on screen. So, pop on those headphones, grab a biscuit (because history is always better with snacks!) and let's get ready to raid the lost archive!


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Episodes
  • The real Mitford Sisters - Nancy 2

    The real Mitford Sisters - Nancy 2
    Sep 3 2025

    Welcome to our second season - after the UKTV series Outrageous has ended, it’s about time we’ll tell you everything about the REAL Mitfords!

    And we’ll kick off with sister number 1: Nancy Mitford.

    You’ll get to know everything about her childhood and sometimes bizarre upbringing, Nancy’s part in the Bright Young Things in the roaring 1920s, and of course you’ll get to hear what Farve thought of Hamish - the “love of her life”. And did she always want to become a writer or was that more due to unplanned circumstances?

    Tune in and hear it all from us, the Raiders of the Lost Archive - your one and only real Mitford podcast 😃


    Chapters:

    0:00:00 Intro & overview

    0:03:10 Early childhood & eccentric education

    0:07:24 Inheritance & family homes

    0:15:00 Finishing school & Nancy’s coming out

    0:21:50 Nancy & Hamish (& being gay & Oscar Wilde)

    0:31:55 The Raider’s Mission Moment - Women + Health

    0:33:02 Black Friday & the start of Nancy’s literary career

    0:42:00 Breakup with Hamish & the Bright Young Things

    0:47:05 Wrap & Outlook


    #mitford #mitfordsisters #outrageous #highsociety

    #UKhistory #womenhistory #wwii #fascism

    #women #herstory #highsociety

    #downtonabbey #bridgerton #sexeducation

    #britbox #uktv

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    1 hr and 4 mins
  • The real Mitford Sisters - Nancy 1

    The real Mitford Sisters - Nancy 1
    Aug 27 2025

    Welcome to our second season - after the UKTV series Outrageous has ended, it’s about time we’ll tell you everything about the REAL Mitfords!


    And we’ll kick off with sister number 1: Nancy Mitford.

    You’ll get to know everything about her childhood and sometimes bizarre upbringing, Nancy’s part in the Bright Young Things in the roaring 1920s, and of course you’ll get to hear what Farve thought of Hamish - the “love of her life”. And did she always want to become a writer or was that more due to unplanned circumstances?


    Tune in and hear it all from us, the Raiders of the Lost Archive - your one and only real Mitford podcast 😃


    Chapters:

    0:00:00 Intro & overview

    0:03:10 Early childhood & eccentric education

    0:07:24 Inheritance & family homes

    0:15:00 Finishing school & Nancy’s coming out

    0:21:50 Nancy & Hamish (& being gay & Oscar Wilde)

    0:31:55 The Raider’s Mission Moment - Women + Health

    0:33:02 Black Friday & the start of Nancy’s literary career

    0:42:00 Breakup with Hamish & the Bright Young Things

    0:47:05 Wrap & Outlook


    #mitford #mitfordsisters #outrageous #highsociety

    #UKhistory #womenhistory #wwii #fascism

    #women #herstory #highsociety

    #downtonabbey #bridgerton #sexeducation

    #britbox #uktv

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    48 mins
  • The Mitford Podcast - Season 2 Trailer

    The Mitford Podcast - Season 2 Trailer
    Aug 27 2025

    ... and now we can get started for REAL! :-D


    Season 2 of our Mitford Podcast is here! This is what we originally set out to do, here at Raiders of the Lost Archive: a proper good deep dive into the infamous Mitford Sisters, brushing the dust off all their eccentricities, their highs and lows, their challenges, set-backs, and insane stories, their lives, loves, and scandals.


    We’ll start completely from scratch - no need to know anything about the Mitfords or the show Outrageous.

    We'll bring it all to you with our insatiable curiosity about how their lives were shaped by ALL (!) major events in world history - or was it the other way round?


    Listen to our new season on The REAL Mitfords - and you’ll find out!


    #mitford #mitfordsisters #outrageous #highsociety

    #UKhistory #womenhistory #wwii #fascism

    #women #herstory #highsociety

    #downtonabbey #bridgerton #sexeducation

    #britbox #uktv

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    3 mins
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