It's late spring in 1726 at Kensington Palace, and the lavish court of King George I is in residence. Meanwhile, Mehmet, the Turkish valet to the King, is having some problems with Peter the Wild Boy, who is kept like a pet for the King's amusement. A comical cat-and-mouse chase ensues, but perhaps it is the Wild Boy who has some unexpected lessons to teach Mehmet. Remember to subscribe, rate and review! Join the conversation using #OutliersPod @hrp_palaces or @therustyquill Discover the history behind Outliers - blog.hrp.org.uk Transcript - https://bit.ly/2Ktewyk Written by David K. Barnes Performed by Atilla Akinci Produced by Adam Sibbald, Claudia Strange, and Alexander J Newall with April Sumner Script edited by Sarah Kilby Directed by Alexander J Newall Edited by Maddy Searle, David Devereux, & Alexander J Newall Main theme arranged by Samuel D F Jones, adapted by Domini Hooper and Nick Hart from the original 17th century ballad 'The Sea Martyrs'. Additional Music by Samuel D F Jones Artwork by Lyndon White SFX by RutgerMuller, Faceonmars, Inspector J, Brunoboselli, duckduckpony, RepDac3, jackmurrayofficial, burbujafilms, AmberdeMeillon and previous artists via freesound.org. Additional FX by David Devereux For more information visit www.hrp.org.uk/learning www.RustyQuill.com/outliers Further reading: Lucy Worsley, Courtiers: The Secret History of the Georgian Court (London, 2011) This podcast was created by Historic Royal Palaces, in association with Rusty Quill. It is distributed under a creative commons attribution NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International Licence.

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