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Barry Humphries brings listeners more ear-catching, thought provoking, entertaining and neglected songs from the first half of the 20th century. In this series, Barry’s musical selections are inspired by various early 20th century scandals. For instance, Barry recalls how the Nazis destroyed Magnus Hirshfeld’s ground-breaking ‘Institut fur Sexualwissenschaft’ in Berlin when they came to power. He also celebrates the recordings of African-American jazz musician, Freddy Johnson, who initially found greater freedom in Europe than America until the Nazis came after him. There's an intriguing insight into the life of the beautiful young Australian who captured the heart of a future King, until his parents got in the way. Plus, he remembers 'The Battle of the Saxes', when male dance bandleaders became very jealous of Ivy Benson's success on the radio in the 1940s...

Featured artists in this episode include: Marlene Dietrich ('Wo Ist Der Mann'), Ivy Benson's All Girl Band ('Jealousy'), Freddy Johnson ('Harlem Bound'), The Comedian Harmonists ('The Way with Every Sailor'), Jack Hylton ('That's My Weakness Now'), Ivy Benson's All Girl Band ('Jealousy'), Marion Harris ('They Go Wild Simply Wild Over Me'), Ted Weems ('She's Got It'), Al Bowlly ('Put Your Little Arms Around Me')...