483 - The Kidnapping of Alfred The Gorilla
Alfred the gorilla was an icon of Bristol Zoo, known and loved around the world, when he died his body was put on display at the Bristol City Museum. One morning in 1956, staff arrived at the museum t...
22 Jan 20251h 29min
482 - Space Cadets ; The Reality Show That Never Took Off
This week, we go back to 2005, when a group of young Brits were chosen to be the first British tourists sent to space. But there was more to this adventure than they realised ... This is a comedy/hist...
15 Jan 20251h 48min
481 - Vere St. Leger Goold: The Irish Tennis Champion Murderer
Recorded in front of a HOT Dublin crowd, we hear the story of Ireland's tennis champ, Vere St Leger Goold... and the story takes quite a few twists and turns along the way!This is a comedy/history pod...
8 Jan 20251h 35min
480 - The History of Dracula
More than 125 years since the character debuted, Dracula remains the quintessential vampire. But why is he so famous and what led to him enduring for so long? On this episode we explore the life of Dr...
1 Jan 20251h 52min
479 - The Mystery of the Sri Lankan Handball Team
In 2004 the Sri Lankan handball team made headlines around the world, but it wasn't for their on field prowess, instead they were wrapped up in an international mystery!This is a comedy/history podcas...
25 Dec 20241h 51min
478 - The Woolworths Christmas Bombings
Ho Ho Ho, Merry Christmas! Let's celebrate with a very jolly topic indeed ... the story of a string of bombings in 1980 at multiple Woolworths stores in New South Wales...This is a comedy/history podc...
18 Dec 20241h 37min
477 - Yasuke, The African Samurai
This week we talk about Yasuke, the first non Japanese person to become a Samurai. Born somewhere in Africa, Yasuke became a samurai and close confident to the powerful Oda Nobunaga during one of the ...
11 Dec 20242h 12min
476 - The Darien Scheme That Bankrupted Scotland
In the 1690s, Scotland tried to establish a colony in Panama... it did not go well. In fact it went so badly that it bankrupted almost the entire country. Recorded live at The Monkey Barrel Comedy Clu...
4 Dec 20241h 38min
