Calendars - Part 91

Ripped & Stripped 2015

Many British nude calendars are put out by university sports teams, but there are also private calendars, such as the Ripped and Stripped calendars by photographer Nick Baker.   

As usual for these British calendars, part of the proceeds went to charity.  20% of the proceeds of this 2015 calendar went to three charities ...

the Albert Kennedy Trust, which supports young homeless LGBT people ...

Ballboys Testicular Cancer ...

and Macmillan Cancer Support.

So people who buy the calendars can feel good while ogling the photos.

The 2015 calendar features eight athletic guys ...

on the beach.

Frontal views are concealed ...

if only just barely ...

but not rear views ...

so we can use our imagination ..

or not.

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Dieux du Stade 2009

The Dieux du Stade (Gods of the Stadium) calendar, put out by the Stade Francais rugby team in Paris, got an early reputation as one of the best calendars of naked athletes.  Today we look at the 2009 calendar.

The first part of January features Gonzalo Canale.

February first part: Mirco Bergamasco.

February second part: Alexandre Flanquart.

March first part: Alexandre Pellicier.

April second part: Thomas Combezou.

May first part: Steve Meyer.

May second part: Arnaud Marchois.

June first part: Loic Mazieres.

August second part: Guillaume Bousses.

September first part: Pierre Rabadan.

September second part: Juan Martin Berberian.

October first part: Matthieu Nicholas.

October second part: Robins Tchale Watchou.

November first part: Nikola Karabatic.

November second part: Romuald Lauret.

December second part: Jean-Baptiste Peyras.

And the back cover.

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SHU Rugby 2025

Every year, the rugby team at Sheffield Hallam University (SHU) in England puts out a nude calendar.  Today we look at their 2025 calendar.  Like most British nude calendars, profits from the calendar go to charity.  In 2025, the profits from this calendar went to the Remarkable Ronnie campaign, supporting Ronnie, a child with severe disabilities including cerebral palsy, epilepsy and blindness.

The calendar features SHU rugby team players.  Here's Mr. March.

Messrs. April.

Messrs. June.

Mr. August.

Messrs. September.

There is also a "making of the calendar" series of photos that are not so carefully posed ...

like this "cover up" shot that doesn't quite cover up.

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Geoff Smith Foundation

The Geoff Smith foundation is a British foundation that helps people with multiple sclerosis.  In October, 2008, they gathered a group of members to create a nude fundraising calendar.  Like most of these British nude calendars, they did not show frontal views.  Unlike calendars made by university teams, showing athletic hunks, these guys were considerably less hunky.  They gathered for a photoshoot at the Hampshire Golf Course.

Not a college hunk, but not completely ugly.

Same here.

Perhaps a bit chunky.

Old, but otherwise rather fit-looking.

And we end with my favorite.  The cheeky calendar became a surprise hit, with 300 calendars selling out almost immediately for £10 each.

Calendars - Part 86

 Red Hot 2026

Thomas Knights is a British fashion photographer.  He started photographing redheaded men, known in Britain as gingers.  Knights, who is a redhead himself, was trying to fight the British prejudice against gingers, which includes bullying and discrimination, by presenting them as handsome alpha males.

By the way, as an American, I have always thought the British prejudice against gingers is bizarre.  Personally, I like redheads.

Above is the cover of his 2026 calendar red Hot XXL.  The cover only hints at what's inside.

For most of the months in the calendar, I was only able to find censored versions of Knights' splendid images.  But I did find a few uncensored images.  Above, Mr. April.

Mr. June.

Mr. August.

We end with Mr. December.