430 - The Sinking of the Costa Concordia
On this episode, we learn all about the story that was on the front page of every newspaper in 2012 - the sinking of the Costa Concordia.This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approxim...
17 Jan 20241h 53min
429 - The Lake George Monster
In the summer of 1904, the small town of Hague, New York was terrorised by a mysterious water creature known as the Lake George Monster, this is its story!This is a comedy/history podcast, the report ...
10 Jan 20241h 46min
428 - Antarctica's First Murder?
Our first episode of a new year we do a deep dive into what life is like for people who live year round in Antarctica, touching on a darker side when talking about the case of Australian Rodney Marks....
3 Jan 20242h 20min
427 - Josephine Baker : The Showgirl Spy
On this epsiode we learn about the fascinating life of Josephine Baker - singer, dancer, actress and ... spy. This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approximately 07:37 (though as alwa...
27 Des 20231h 42min
426 - The Sixth Backstreet Boy, Lou Pearlman
This week we are joined by Josh Earl to tell us about wild life of Lou Pearlman; blimp salesman, scam artist and the founding manager of both the Backstreet Boys and NSYNC. This is a comedy/history po...
20 Des 20231h 46min
425 - The WWI Christmas Truce
On our annual Chrish-mish episode we look at Christmas during war time from 1899-1999. From the famous Christmas Truce of the First World War, rationing throughout WWII and the 'Christmas Miracle' of ...
13 Des 20231h 33min
424 - William McGonagall; History's Worst Poet
This week we are joined by the wonderful Evan Munro-Smith, to talk about a man often referred to as "the worst poet in the history of the English language" - William McGonagall. This is a comedy/histo...
6 Des 20231h 41min
423 - The Making of the Oxford Dictionary: a Tale of Murder and Insanity
Creating the Oxford English Dictionary was a mammoth task and the story takes some surprising twists and turns! This is the most voted for topic for this year's Blocktober, enjoy!This is a comedy/hist...
29 Nov 20232h 16min
