The Quilkin
By Benjo Taylor
Welcome to The Quilkin. Benjo Taylor - who is not an historian - presents a series of curious stories from history. Which is challenging. Because he's not an historian.
Latest episode
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La Méduse - Part Two
Benjo returns, somewhat seasick, to finish the story of The Medusa. Discretion advised - this part describes some rather gruesome events.Twitter: @thequilkinemail: thequilkin@gmail.com -
La Méduse - Part One
After a briefish hiatus, Benjo returns to tell a story that shows humanity in a very positive light indeed. Part one of two.Twitter: @thequilkinemail: thequilkin@gmail.com -
The Flight of Mathias Rust
Benjo tells the unlikely story of Mathias Rust, intersected by a brief talk on cheese. -
The Gin Palace
In the first ever - and possibly last ever - episode, Benjo tells the story of the ship with three names.Corrections:The instruction placques were in Turkish rather than Arabic.There may have been more than two ferrets.