Oh What A Time...

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It’s time to embark on a journey through history with "Oh What A Time…" a comedy history podcast hosted by renowned comedians Elis James and Tom Craine along with award winning podcaster Chris Scull.  Tackling a brand new subject each week, (from ‘childhood’ to ‘a life at sea’, ‘marriage’ to ‘holidays’) your hosts will dive into the very weirdest and worst that history has to offer, in an effort to answer the question… "Was the past as awful as it sounds?" You can get in touch with the show by emailing: [email protected] And you can support the show, get bonus episodes and extended ones by becoming an OWAT: FULL TIMER via a subscription: ohwhatatime.com

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#38 Corpses (Part 2)

Apr 22 2024 29 mins  
This is Part 2! For Part 1, check the feed from yesterday! This week we’re looking at some of the all-time great corpses. We’ll be taking a look at the Tollund Man, a whole bunch of corpses still on display around the world, what the Roman’s did with corpses; plus our bonus bit for the OWAT: Full Timers this week is the yarn of what happened to William The Conquerer’s morta

#38 Corpses (Part 1)

Apr 21 2024 30 mins  
This week we’re looking at some of the all-time great corpses. We’ll be taking a look at the Tollund Man, a whole bunch of corpses still on display around the world, what the Roman’s did with corpses; plus our bonus bit for the OWAT: Full Timers this week is the yarn of what happened to William The Conquerer’s mortal remains. Plus, Corrections Corner is back and it’s Tom

#37 Prime Ministers (Part 2)

Apr 15 2024 42 mins  
This is Part 2! For Part 1, check the feed from yesterday! This week on the show we’re taking a trip to 10 Downing Street to analyse Prime Ministers from yonder. We’ll be taking a look at Lloyd George, Margaret Thatcher, Ramsey MacDonald and the full timers will this week get their bonus 4th part on Robert Walpole (who was not, I repeat NOT, the world’s tallest man). On that

#37 Prime Ministers (Part 1)

Apr 14 2024 40 mins  
This week on the show we’re taking a trip to 10 Downing Street to analyse Prime Ministers from yonder. We’ll be taking a look at Lloyd George, Margaret Thatcher, Ramsey MacDonald and the full timers will this week get their bonus 4th part on Robert Walpole (who was not, I repeat NOT, the world’s tallest man). On that note, is it possible to look 22 years old when you’re nea

#36 Presidents (Part 2)

Apr 08 2024 32 mins  
This is Part 2! For Part 1, check the feed from yesterday! This week we’re taking a look at a whole host of US Presidents; Theodore Roosevelt, Lyndon Johnson, Andrew Jackson and the Full Timers will this week get America’s second (and basically forgotten) president John Adams. And can you imagine playing drum and bass to a medieval peasant? What other tunes would you like to pl

#36 Presidents (Part 1)

Apr 07 2024 33 mins  
This week we’re taking a look at a whole host of US Presidents; Theodore Roosevelt, Lyndon Johnson, Andrew Jackson and the Full Timers will this week get America’s second (and basically forgotten) president John Adams. And can you imagine playing drum and bass to a medieval peasant? What other tunes would you like to play to a medieval peasant?! To get in touch about that or an

OWAT: Full Timer Preview!

Mar 31 2024 41 mins  
We must begin this episode description with a 'mea culpa' (stretching our latin there); please accept our apologies. We hoped to bring you an episode on Prime Ministers this week, but sadly due to personal reasons we were not able to record. So please accept this offering while we make new arrangements! It's an OWAT: Full Timer preview that features an unheard on the main feed disc

#34 Health and Fitness (Part 2)

Mar 25 2024 42 mins  
This is Part 2! For Part 1, check the feed from yesterday! Get ready to pump some podcasting iron, because this week we're discussing: HEALTH AND FITNESS. The rise of vegetarianism, how people kept fit in Ancient Rome, how people maintained good health after historic pandemics and our OWAT: Full Timers, that blessed band of brothers who keep the show on the road, they get a bonus b

#34 Health and Fitness (Part 1)

Mar 24 2024 39 mins  
Get ready to pump some podcasting iron, because this week we're discussing: HEALTH AND FITNESS. The rise of vegetarianism, how people kept fit in Ancient Rome, how people maintained good health after historic pandemics and our OWAT: Full Timers, that blessed band of brothers who keep the show on the road, they get a bonus bit which this week is lifestyle hacks from yesteryear. Now

#33 Conflict (Part 2)

Mar 18 2024 31 mins  
This is Part 2! For Part 1, check the feed from yesterday! This week we're looking at partakers in conflict from down the ages. The awful job of 'powder monkeys' during naval battles, female warriors of pre-modern Japan and then there's Selim II; the Sultan of the Ottoman empire who earned the interesting nickname 'the drunkard'. Plus our bonus bit for the OWAT: Full Timers this we