Stephen Fry spills the secrets of the Edwardians – podcasts of the week

From sexual revolution to the suffragettes, Fry examines Edward VII's reign in his polished new series. Plus: grim and gruesome deathbed confessions

Stephen Fry's Edwardian Secrets
Stephen Fry begins his new podcast series - the follow-up, naturally, to his Victorian Secrets - by presenting the well-worn tropes of the Edwardian era, as recounted to him by historians: it was a halcyon era, a prewar time of garden parties at country houses, presided over by the hedonistic Edward VII. But just what else was going on between 1901 and 1914? From the lives of black Edwardians and the suffragettes, to sexual revolution and the growth of labour movements, Fry's podcast is a polished look at the period, held together with expert analysis. Hannah J Davies