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b"One of Giacomo Casanova's most famous deeds was his daring midnight, cross-rooftop escape from the dreaded \\u201cThe Leads\\u201d prison in Venice on the night of October 31st, 1756.\\nKey to his escape plan was a Bible, a large iron bar and an oversized bowl of pasta.\\nIn this episode, Arion, Rebecca and Olly discuss why Casanova wasn\\u2019t thrilled about being moved to a new jail cell with a better view; explain why he had a little nap right in the middle of his jailbreak; and\\xa0 consider the awkwardness of being such an indiscriminate shagger that you eventually accidentally end up in bed with your own daughter\\u2026\\nFurther Reading:\\n\\u2022 'How Casanova\\u2019s provocative memoir created a legend' (BBC, 2016): https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20161108-how-casanovas-x-rated-memoir-created-a-legend\\xa0\\n\\u2022 'Giacomo Casanova Breaks out of Prison' (Odd Salon, 2016): https://oddsalon.com/jan-5-1757-giacomo-casanova-breaks-out-of-prison/\\xa0\\n\\u2022 'Fellini's Casanova - The Escape\\u2019 (Produzioni Europee Associate, 1976): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ccQ3f0agbU4\\xa0\\n#person #1700s #Person #Italy #Europe\\nLove the show? Join\\xa0\\U0001f334CLUB RETROSPECTORS\\xa0\\U0001f334 to DITCH THE ADS and get an additional full-length episode every SUNDAY!\\nPlus, get weekly bonus bits, unlock over 70 bits of extra content and support our independent podcast.\\nJoin now via\\xa0Apple Podcasts\\xa0or\\xa0Patreon.\\xa0Thanks!\\nWe'll be back tomorrow! Follow us wherever you get your podcasts:\\xa0podfollow.com/Retrospectors\\nThe Retrospectors are Olly Mann, Rebecca Messina & Arion McNicoll, with Matt Hill.\\nTheme Music: Pass The Peas. Announcer: Bob Ravelli. Graphic Design: Terry Saunders. Edit Producer: Sophie King.\\nCopyright: Rethink Audio / Olly Mann 2022.\\n Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices"