Digging for Brown Gold (Hobbies week) - That Was Genius Episode 69

Is listening to podcasts a hobby? Well here's some more. Only these ones are a bit odd. And rude.

Sam kicks us off this week with a look at James 'Jemmy' Hurst, the mad, animal-training Yorkshireman from the 18th century, who rode around on a bull with a pack of hunting pigs, whilst wearing a technicolour dream coat and a 9 foot wide hat.

Next, Tom takes a look at some of the... ruder... discoveries by amateur archaeologists in the Portable Antiquities Scheme. A *what* jug!?

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