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Manage episode 289504090 series 2710047
Who was Molly Bloom’s father, Major Brian Cooper Tweedy? Far more than meets the eye.
Topics in this episode include Michael Caine and Zulu, what the heck a footleaf is and other lovely minutiae, the origin of the Blooms’ jingly-jangly bed, Major Brian Cooper Tweedy and his military career, Molly’s time in Gibraltar and her memories of her father, Rorke’s Drift, Plevna, cheating at auctions, philately, sparrowfarts, Wolseley and Gordon in Khartoum, deception and lies, classism in the British military, and many shocking facts about Major Tweedy.
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Manage episode 289504090 series 2710047
Who was Molly Bloom’s father, Major Brian Cooper Tweedy? Far more than meets the eye.
Topics in this episode include Michael Caine and Zulu, what the heck a footleaf is and other lovely minutiae, the origin of the Blooms’ jingly-jangly bed, Major Brian Cooper Tweedy and his military career, Molly’s time in Gibraltar and her memories of her father, Rorke’s Drift, Plevna, cheating at auctions, philately, sparrowfarts, Wolseley and Gordon in Khartoum, deception and lies, classism in the British military, and many shocking facts about Major Tweedy.
Sweny's Patreon helps keep this marvelous Dublin landmark alive. Please subscribe!
On the Blog:
Ground Control to Major Tweedy
Social Media:
Subscribe to Blooms & Barnacles:
145 episodes
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