A three-day stag do in Amsterdam, a man in a chicken suit at a wedding, and a date ruined by heroic shoes full of cow muck. This week’s Extra Legendary Bit is chaos from start to finish.

The Extra Legendary Bit is the bonus episode of Bloomin’ Legends, where Johnny Vaughan and Gavin “The Woodman” Woods dive into your listener messages and uncover the funniest, weirdest and most gloriously unhinged stories sent in by the Bloomin’ Legends nation.

• 🍻 Surviving a stag do in Amsterdam – one listener shares the story of a three-day bachelor party in the Dutch capital, featuring a rough second day, dubious activities, and an unforgettable twist involving a very tall American
• 🐔 The chicken suit wedding reception – a listener nominates his brother for turning up to a wedding dressed like Big Bird and somehow making the evening even stranger from there
• 🐑 The disastrous sheep rescue date – one woman tells the story of her boyfriend’s attempt to impress her by rescuing a sheep from a bull, only for the whole thing to end in cow muck, borrowed pub shoes and true romance

If you love comedy, funny true stories, stag do stories, Amsterdam chaos, wedding disasters, awkward dating stories and listener legends, this bonus episode of Bloomin’ Legends is for you.

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He may not have existed, but Ragnar Lothbrok still managed to become one of the most feared names in Viking legend.

In this episode, Johnny Vaughan and Gavin “The Woodman” Woods take on Ragnar Lothbrok — the semi-mythical Norse warrior said to have fought dragons, fathered some of the most terrifying Viking sons in history, and helped inspire the great Viking invasions of Britain.

• 🛡️ The legend of Ragnar – how one of the most famous Viking figures became a hero of Norse saga and medieval storytelling
• 🐉 Dragons, hairy trousers and heroic chaos – the bizarre early tales that helped turn Ragnar into myth
• ⚔️ Ragnar and the Viking raids – the story of his campaigns against England and France, and the brutal reputation that followed
• 🐍 Death in the snake pit – the legendary ending that helped cement his place in Viking history forever

If you love history podcasts, Viking history, Norse mythology, medieval legends and unbelievable true-ish stories, this episode of Bloomin’ Legends is for you.

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A grandad, live grenade and a rabbit problem… and that’s only the start of this week’s listener chaos.

The Extra Legendary Bit is the bonus episode of Bloomin’ Legends, where Johnny Vaughan and Gavin “The Woodman” Woods dive into your messages, your unbelievable true stories, and the kind of family legends that really should have stayed in the group chat.

• 💣 The grandad with the live grenade – one listener shares an extraordinary family story involving a wartime souvenir and a very unusual solution to a rabbit problem
• 💩 The nursery incident – a brutally funny tale of childhood injustice, school rules, and a moment one listener definitely never forgot
• 🤧 The house party horror – an attempted romantic moment goes very badly wrong in one of the most painfully awkward listener stories yet
• 🏖️ Holiday legends and unforgettable characters – Johnny and Gav celebrate the weird, wild and wonderfully unhinged people you only ever seem to meet on holiday

If you love funny true stories, embarrassing moments, family legends and unbelievable real-life stories, this bonus episode of Bloomin’ Legends is for you.

Got a story that can top this week’s madness?

📩 Send it to: bloominlegends@global.com

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Bloomin’ Legends is a Global production

Produced by Ben Fairclough

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