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Charles Crawford was a District and Sessions Judge at Thane, just outside Bombay. His naturist club only ever had three members; himself plus two sons of a local missionary, named Andrew and Kellogg Calderwood. The club was short-lived, and folded shortly after Crawford's second marriage in 1892.

But its purpose, as a place where people could relax in a clothes-free environment, means that it is popularly credited with being the first modern naturist club.

Answer: The entire group was acquitted

The ALPC had been founded in 1929 by Kurt Barthel as the first official club for naturists in the United States. At the 1931 trial by the New York Court of General Sessions, the judge decided that the group were not guilty of "lewd behaviour", and had in fact done everything reasonable to maintain their privacy and avoid offence to the general public.

This widely-reported legal decision was a major factor in the growth of naturism in the USA.

Answer: England v Australia rugby match, Twickenham

For some reason, Ms Roe's streak is still the one that the British remember best - perhaps because of the famous image which shows her being escorted off the pitch by a policeman, who is creatively using his helmet to cover Erica's ample chest. Like many female streakers, she only paraded topless, although she deserves credit for doing so in January, a month when most British people are more inclined to keep themselves snugly wrapped with scarves and other woolly garments.

Answer: Brighton

On 1 April 1980, Brighton officially set aside a 200-yard section of its shingle beach for the official use of those who wished to swim and sunbathe without the restrictions of clothing. The campaign for authorising such an area was led by local bed-and-breakfast landlady Eileen Jakes. Brighton sometimes claims to be the first official UK nude beach, although Fairlight Glen near Hastings was officially recognised by its local council two years earlier, in 1978.

Answer: Parson's Pleasure

The origins of Parson's Pleasure are shrouded in the mists of history, although references exist to a seventeenth-century "Patten's Pleasure". A large fence sheltered it from land-based voyeurs, and ladies punting past on the river were expected to disembark and walk round by land rather than risk being shocked by seeing the gentlemen disporting themselves in the water.

Answer: The Naked Rambler

Between 2003-2004, the gallant Mr Gough walked the length of Great Britain from Land's End to John O'Groats wearing nothing except boots, socks, rucksack and occasionally a hat. He took longer than most people to complete his walk because he was interrupted on a number of occasions by being arrested and thrown into prison.

The English, typically, regarded him as a harmless eccentric, and tended to let him get on with his business uninterrupted. The Scots (equally typically) took a rather more puritanical view, and the north-of-the-border parts of his walk were interrupted much more frequently by arrest and imprisonment. Since 2007 he has been seen much less often in public, largely because he has continued to spend time in a series of Scottish jails.

Answer: Spencer Tunick

Born in New York State in 1967, Spencer Tunick is best known for his photographs of large groups of naked people (usually volunteer members of the public), posed in artistic formations in the open air. Venues for these artistic events include Sydney Opera House, Mexico City (with a crowd of around 18,000) and the Aletsch Glacier in Switzerland (which must have been chilly).

Answer: People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA)

Not all of PETA's publicity stunts are wholly successful. In November 2009 they announced that Olympic ice-skater Tai Babilonia would appear at New York's Rockefeller Center Ice Rink wearing "no costume at all". In something of an own goal for the organisation, she turned out to be wearing skin-tone underwear and skates made of leather.

Answer: Daniel Radcliffe

Daniel Radcliffe, who of course played the title role in the "Harry Potter" films, made his professional stage debut in London in 2007 playing the role of Alan Strang, a 17-year old boy who blinds six horses. He received generally excellent reviews for his performance in the role, which required him to appear nude in a crucial scene.

He reprised the role in the USA the following year, on both occasions appearing opposite his "Harry Potter" co-star Richard Griffiths (Vernon Dursley in the films).

Answer: Naked Office

The ostensible point of this desperate show was to engage a group of office workers in a week-long series of team-building exercises, culminating in them all turning up to work naked on Friday. None of the shows I saw featured anyone who should have removed their clothing outside the privacy of their own home, let alone on television - the presenter, the exotically-named Seven Suphi, kept hers on throughout. Fortunately, the fact that the show was broadcast on the satellite channel Virgin1 meant that very few of their friends or acquaintances probably saw it.