Wednesday Sep 28, 2022
Episode 6: Office gossip, money & beware the ravens!
Bizarre Laws of The UK
Join your host Monty Lord as he trawls through the history books and picks apart some of the most bizarre laws ever passed in the UK. Have you ever heard a bizarre law and thought that can’t possibly be true? Is it genuine? Was it ever in existence or just an urban myth that’s become so embellished over time? For example… Is it illegal to own a pet whale but not a tiger? Is it illegal to cause a nuclear explosion? Is it illegal to be drunk in a pub? Is Granny Farming illegal? Until recently, it was illegal for a woman to encourage a man to marry her by wearing false hair, high heels or makeup. It was also unlawful to sound a gong in Morecambe & Heysham. Until 2016, singing Happy Birthday in public could have been a breach of copyright law, and you could have been sued. There are, surprisingly, a great many laws still in existence today that would simply make your jaw drop. While bizarre as these laws may now seem to us, it begs the question, are we in fact, unknowingly breaking these laws regularly? …all these questions and more will be answered in this podcast, ‘Bizarre Laws of The UK’. This show is for anyone who enjoys learning about our sceptred isle’s more bizarre and somewhat macabre laws. Your host Monty Lord is a 17-year-old bestselling author, multi-award-winning change maker, social entrepreneur and researcher dedicated to challenging injustices through the use of the law. As a world memory champion, Monty became the youngest in the UK, holding the most Guinness World Records for world memory challenges. **** The contents of this podcast do not constitute legal advice and are provided for educational purposes only. Much of the information in this podcast relates to historical laws, many of which have long since been repealed. If you require specific legal advice, you should contact a specialist lawyer. ****
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Wednesday Sep 21, 2022
Wednesday Sep 21, 2022
In this episode of Bizarre Laws of The UK, Monty Lord takes a look at some of our bizarre laws covering a time when Christmas festivities and the eating of mince pies was banned. We also peer into the world of the deceitful bakers of yesteryear.
Bizarre Law #19: Illegal to Eat More Than 2 Courses During Meal TimesBizarre Law #20: Illegal to Eat Mince Pies on Christmas DayBizarre Law #21: A Baker’s DozenBizarre Law #22: Rendering of The Quit Rents
Narrator & Host: Monty LordEpisode links: Fabian Lord
Wednesday Sep 14, 2022
Wednesday Sep 14, 2022
In this episode of Bizarre Laws of The UK, Monty Lord takes a look at some of our bizarre laws covering who actually owns your passport, angry protesting mobs frightening the government and a unique way to raise funds to build public buildings.
Bizarre Law #15: You Don't Own Your Passport ... & Legally, Neither Does Anyone ElseBizarre Law #16: Thou Shall Not Speak Ill of The Crown or GovernmentBizarre Law #17: Illegal to Refuse to Serve as a City Officer in the City of LondonBizarre Law #18: Beating The Bounds
Narrator & Host: Monty LordEpisode links: Fabian Lord
Wednesday Sep 07, 2022
Wednesday Sep 07, 2022
In this episode of Bizarre Laws of The UK, Monty Lord takes a look into some of our bizarre legislation covering all manner of witchcraft and divinations over the centuries. He looks at some folk who still pay rent to the monarch for land from years ago and the necessity for weekly archery practice.
Bizarre Law #9: Illegal to Pretend to be a GhostBizarre Law #10: Illegal to Feed a Witches CatBizarre Law #11: Illegal to Use Horoscopes to Determine How Long The Monarch Would LiveBizarre Law #12: Illegal to Make Pictures of People to Provoke a Person Into Unlawful LoveBizarre Law #13: The Royal RentsBizarre Law #14: You Are Required to Spend Each Sunday & All Holidays Practising Your Archery
Narrator & Host: Monty LordEpisode links: Fabian Lord
Wednesday Aug 31, 2022
Wednesday Aug 31, 2022
In this episode of Bizarre Laws of The UK, Monty Lord takes a look into some of our bizarre legislation covering just how deadly it was to be considered a Jonny foreigner in the sceptred isle.
Bizarre Law #4: Welsh People Banned From Speaking Welsh in WalesBizarre Law #5: An Englishman Could Not Be Convicted by a Welshman in WalesBizarre Law #6: Welsh People Banned From Owning Land in WalesBizarre Law #7: Death Penalty if You Were Seen in the Company of GypsiesBizarre Law #8: Earl Marshal's Court
Narrator & Host: Monty LordEpisode links: Fabian Lord
With special thanks to Caitlin Williams for the Welsh translation.
Wednesday Aug 31, 2022
Wednesday Aug 31, 2022
In this episode of Bizarre Laws of The UK, Monty Lord takes a look into some of our bizarre legislation covering ghostly goings-on, laughter in court, & the shame of excessive paperwork.
Bizarre Law #1: Illegal to Kill a Ghostly ApparitionBizarre Law #2: That's Not a Laughing Matter ... It's Contempt!Bizarre Law #3: Submission Shaming
Narrator & Host: Monty LordEpisode links: Fabian Lord
Monday Aug 08, 2022
Monday Aug 08, 2022
Join your host Monty Lord as he trawls through the history books and picks apart some of the most bizarre laws ever passed in the UK.
Have you ever heard a bizarre law and thought that can’t possibly be true? Is it genuine? Was it ever in existence or just an urban myth that’s become so embellished over time?
Monty Lord