St. Scholastica Day Riot - Lazy students! All they ever do is wine and complain.
Today we are journeying back to the beginning of organised education in England. Developed initially as a means of ensuring the local monks could keep buying the top quality cassocks to which they had...
8 Jan 202145min
Caractacus - He couldn't make the Romans Caesar and desist.
Not named after the racehorse*, Caractacus was a Chieftain in a time of Emperors. Not one to let being hopelessly outmatched deter him from a good scrap Caractacus was determined to resist the Roman i...
1 Jan 202150min
Thief Taker General vs Honest Jack - Carpentry all just get along?
It's time to get wild. John Wild in fact, a carpenter from Wolverhampton who would rather build a criminal empire than a cabinet. We discuss his rise to power and the mismatched feud with a lithe youn...
25 Des 202048min
Sophia Duleep Singh - It is the lioness that you need to be afraid of
The British East India Company wanted it all, and they weren't above kidnapping as a way to ensure they got it. Meet Sophia, a princess in exile who Queen Victoria herself was sure she could turn into...
18 Des 202048min
The Mexico Disaster - Let's go down the beach and get wrecked.
Ahoy There! Join us as we indulge in some local history concerning the Ribble Estuary; childhood home to the entire Consistently Eccentric team!It is a Victorian tale of rough seas and high stakes as ...
11 Des 202037min
The Chubb Brothers - Who do you call when you need to lock up a Hulk?
Let's discuss the history of the humble lock. A story that is more interesting than it has any right to be. Including but not limited to:Unpopular marriages!Child labour violations!The Royal Navy!Gues...
4 Des 202033min
John Franklin - Throw another shoe on the barbie!
Preparation, preparation, preparation. This is something John Franklin was habitually incapable of doing. A man who lived life at a faster pace than most, no matter what the adventure was (or how dang...
27 Nov 202045min
Rupert Bear (Mutiny Edition part 2) - Guest starring frogs and Paul McCartney
100 years and still going strong! A British icon with more longevity than the Queen, Rupert Bear is a snappy dresser with an eclectic group of friends. Join us as we try to pinpoint the reason behind ...
24 Nov 202034min
