Welcome back to Bloomin’ Legends! The podcast where we uncover the wildest, most legendary, and unbelievable true stories from history!
In this episode, Johnny Vaughan and Gavin "The Woodman" Woods charge through the bullet-riddled life of Adrian Carton de Wiart - the aristocratic soldier who lost an eye, a hand, got shot in the face, and still begged to go back to the front lines. A real-life action hero who made war look like a hobby.
What You’ll Hear in This Episode:
💥 Built for Battle – Why this Belgian-born Brit couldn’t get enough of war
🩹 Wounds Galore – Shot in the head, face, stomach, groin, ankle… and somehow kept going
🎖️ Prisoner of War & Escape Artist – His time in an Italian POW camp and multiple escape attempts
🧐 Absolutely Unbothered – The calmest man to ever yank out his own fingers and light a cigar with one hand
Bloomin’ Legend or Not?
At the end of the episode, we decide: Was Adrian Carton de Wiart a true Bloomin’ Legend? Or just war-obsessed and wildly lucky?
Join the Conversation!
📲 Follow us on TikTok & Instagram: @BloominLegends
📩 Got your own legendary story? Whether epic, absurd, or just plain bonkers - send it to us at bloominlegends@global.com and we’ll decide if it’s Bloomin’ Legendary or not!
👉 Don’t forget to subscribe, rate, and review to help more people discover Bloomin’ Legends!
Listen now to all episodes on Global Player.
Download Global Player from your app store or visit www.globalplayer.com
This is a Global Original podcast, produced by Ben Fairclough.
Executive Producer: Chris Janes
Commissioning Editor: Chris Lander
Popular Podcasts
New Heights with Jason & Travis Kelce
Football’s funniest family duo — Jason Kelce of the Philadelphia Eagles and Travis Kelce of the Kansas City Chiefs — team up to provide next-level access to life in the league as it unfolds. The two brothers and Super Bowl champions drop weekly insights about the weekly slate of games and share their INSIDE perspectives on trending NFL news and sports headlines. They also endlessly rag on each other as brothers do, chat the latest in pop culture and welcome some very popular and well-known friends to chat with them. Check out new episodes every Wednesday. Follow New Heights on the Wondery App, YouTube or wherever you get your podcasts. You can listen to new episodes early and ad-free, and get exclusive content on Wondery+. Join Wondery+ in the Wondery App, Apple Podcasts or Spotify. And join our new membership for a unique fan experience by going to the New Heights YouTube channel now!
Dateline NBC
Current and classic episodes, featuring compelling true-crime mysteries, powerful documentaries and in-depth investigations. Follow now to get the latest episodes of Dateline NBC completely free, or subscribe to Dateline Premium for ad-free listening and exclusive bonus content: DatelinePremium.com
On Purpose with Jay Shetty
I’m Jay Shetty host of On Purpose the worlds #1 Mental Health podcast and I’m so grateful you found us. I started this podcast 5 years ago to invite you into conversations and workshops that are designed to help make you happier, healthier and more healed. I believe that when you (yes you) feel seen, heard and understood you’re able to deal with relationship struggles, work challenges and life’s ups and downs with more ease and grace. I interview experts, celebrities, thought leaders and athletes so that we can grow our mindset, build better habits and uncover a side of them we’ve never seen before. New episodes every Monday and Friday. Your support means the world to me and I don’t take it for granted — click the follow button and leave a review to help us spread the love with On Purpose. I can’t wait for you to listen to your first or 500th episode!