'He climbed the prison roof and showered inmates with cigarettes!' Celebrating Market Drayton's prolific prankster 'Poddy' Podmore

'He climbed the prison roof and showered inmates with cigarettes!' Celebrating Market Drayton's prolific prankster 'Poddy' Podmore

And he did not fail. I was one of 33 million drawn to the stunt. He went through hell to attain clickbait heaven. Again, I pondered Derek 'Poddy' Podmore, who is either one of the most famous or infamous individuals to emerge from Market Drayton. The jury – and Poddy met a few of those in his heyday – is still out on which adjective to use.

He may even be described as an “influencer” for those who are in a “shall I, shan’t I?” quandary over nailing their ear to a tree or dousing themselves in manure. In 2024, the story of a man swallowing a live frog – as Poddy did at the Railway Hotel, Market Drayton – would not make a news bulletin’s light-hearted “finisher”. Facebook would drip fury, images of incandescent rage would flood Instagram.

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