Available for all to listen, the recording of our live show at the Ludlow Assembly Rooms on Friday 15 August 2025 in which we pit the champions of the first three series of Rex Factor against each other: Henry II, Robert the Bruce and Eleanor of Aquitaine. In this recording, we compare Henry, Robert and Eleanor in the traditional fashion (biographies then factor by factor) before handing over to the audience to vote. Whilst the votes are counted, we have a Q&A before revealing the final results.
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"(00:00:00) Intro"
"(00:05:09) Live Show"
"(01:12:26) Q&A"
"(01:45:35) Results"
"(01:47:53) Finale"
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Queen James (Gareth Russell)
We welcome Gareth Russell back onto the podcast, this time to talk about his latest book Queen James: The Life and Loves of Britain's First King, looking at the life and reign of King James VI (of Scots) / I (of England), with a particular focus on his personal life and the six men with whom he was infatuated or in love.
For more on Gareth, you can find him on X/Twitter (https://x.com/garethrussell1) and Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/_garethrussell)
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Right to Reply 10: Grand Final Results Comments
We go through the comments from the public vote in the Grand Finals of the play-offs, talking through the perspectives on the Nearly Rexy Consorts, Round One and Semi-Final Losers, Series 4 and Grand Final votes.
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"(00:00:00) Introduction"
"(00:03:33) Nearly Rexy Consorts"
"(00:13:10) Round One Losers"
"(00:24:12) Semi Final Losers"
"(00:32:58) Series 4"
"(00:44:15) Grand Final"
"(01:02:21) Ending"
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S3.88 Grand Final Results Analysis
Following the Grand Final Results, we take an in-depth look at how the public voted and just how close some of the results were. Graham explains all the stats and ranked choice voting, while Ali tries to figure out who everyone is.
Come and see us live in Ludlow on Friday 15 August 19:00:
https://ludlowassemblyrooms.co.uk/show/fringe-rex-factor-battle-of-the-champions/
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S3.87 Play-Offs: Grand Final Results
A champion is crowned... After six years and over 60 consorts reviewed, we are finally at the end. In today's episode, we reveal the results of the Nearly Rexy Consorts, Round One and Semi-Final Losers votes (deciding positions 5th to 19th in the series), Privy Councillor prize draws, the decision on what we will be doing in Series 4 PLUS the most important vote of all - who will be crowned the Series 3 Rex Factor champion? Emma of Normandy, Eleanor of Aquitaine, Isabella of France and Katherine of Aragon are competing for the title but only one can be the winner.
You can watch this episode via the link below:
https://youtu.be/h8jssJAT1R8
Come and see us live in Ludlow on Friday 15 August 19:00:
https://ludlowassemblyrooms.co.uk/show/fringe-rex-factor-battle-of-the-champions/
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