Best of OWAT Volume 1
While we recover from Christmas and New Year, please enjoy our first 'best of' episode featuring some brand new correspondence and a few of our favourite bits from the first 6 months of the show.We'll...
8 Jan 202454min
#24 Your Correspondence 2
It’s time again for us to mine the OWaT mailbag and have another correspondence special (although we inevitably get sidetracked into Christmas chat).Now if this podcast is famous for one thing it’s: i...
25 Des 202322min
#23 Christmas
Get the decorations down from the loft and pop the tree up, because this week we're talking about: Christmas. We'll be covering the interesting history of Christmas traditions; from Carols to Decorati...
18 Des 202342min
#22 Big Projects
This week we're looking into some huge undertakings through history in a category we're calling: BIG PROJECTS. How did ancient Rome manage to feed a population of 1 million people? How did Alexander t...
11 Des 202351min
#21 The Great Depression
This week we're looking at the aftermath of the 1929 Wall St Crash, which signalled the beginning of an era known as: The Great Depression (Merry Christmas!). We'll be looking at the origins of the cr...
4 Des 202350min
Heroes (Bonus preview)
Here's a preview - about 15 mins of a 70 minute episode - of November's subscriber special on.. Heroes!Obviously, the Teenage Mutant Ninja/Hero Turtles are here, we're also looking at the heroes to ha...
30 Nov 202317min
#20 The Coast
This week we're heading for the coast to discover the story behind the birth of modern weather forecasting. We're also off to learn about the world's first lighthouse: the Great Lighthouse of Alexandr...
27 Nov 202353min
#19 Landmarks
This week we're scanning the historic horizon to look at wondrous landmarks from down the ages. We'll be travelling to Peru to discuss Machu Picchu, you can expect a visit to the east coast of America...
20 Nov 202354min
