This week, on a much waylaid episode of Tales we return to the Tichbornes,’ as Tom Castro makes his play for the land, money and titles. Does it turn out he was, in fact Roger Charles Tichborne - long thought lost at sea - or was he some larrikin on the lookout for an easy life?

This is part two of a two parter. Apologies all, I lost a good month and a half to a bout of pneumonia just after Christmas.

Content warnings: I said nothing on the tape: but on reflection: childhood bullying, and more talk of a character’s weight than I am comfortable with.

Sources Include: Robyn Annear’s The Man Who Lost Himself Rohan McWilliam’s The Tichborne Claimant

Support Tales on Patreon for $2 US a month and get access to exclusive content, or Try our 7 Day Free Trial.

Please leave Tales a like and a review wherever you listen. The best way you can support us is to share an episode with a friend - Creative works grow best by word of mouth. I post episodes fortnightly, Wednesdays.

Tales of History and Imagination can be found on… | Facebook |TikTok | Threads | YouTube | Bluesky |

This week on Tales I am still, technically, on holiday - and was hoping to re-release one of five old episodes still left from the first season. This plan has been derailed somewhat. My voice is still recovering from my bout of pneumonia; and I’ve written at least a million words since I did those episodes. I opened those old scripts and realised to be content with them I’d need to completely re-do those episodes…

Not so much out of inaccuracies as out of having refined this thing I do a lot since 2020.

I’ll get back to those episodes sometime.

In the meantime, please let me present this episode, compiled from three Patreon bonus episodes. Thank you to the patrons, whose generosity helps me keep the lights on.

The episodes are: Stranded on ‘Ata 400 Word Tales: Countess Zangari Bandi Walter Powell’s Final Flight

Sources this week include: The Stolen Island by Scott Hamilton Humankind by Rutger Bregman Borderlands by Mike Dash

Support the show on Patreon for $2 US a month and get access to exclusive content, or Try our 7 Day Free Trial.

Please leave Tales a like and a review wherever you listen. The best way you can support us is to share an episode with a friend - Creative works grow best by word of mouth. I post episodes fortnightly.

Tales of History and Imagination can be found on…

| Facebook |TikTok | Threads | YouTube | Bluesky |

Hi all, apologies for the delay. I posted up on the blog site I was unwell with pneumonia, then it occurred to me a lot of folk never visit the blog site and I better put something up here as well. Anyway, please hit play it explains it all. I am on the mend but need some downtime… sorry all.