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
[email protected] 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
