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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?"For all the links, including our Patreon, head to" ohwhatatime.comYou can get in touch with the show by emailing: hello@ohwhatatime.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Apr 8, 2024 • 26min
#36 Presidents (Part 2)
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 play to a medieval peasant?! To get in touch about that or anything else, drop us an email to: hello@ohwhatatime.comIf you're impatient and want both parts in one lovely go next time plus a whole lot more(!), why not treat yourself and become an Oh What A Time: FULL TIMER?In exchange for your £4.99 per month to support the show, you'll get:- the 4th part of every episode and ad-free listening- episodes a week ahead of everyone else- a bonus episode every month- And first dibs on any live show ticketsSubscriptions are available via AnotherSlice, Apple and Spotify. For all the links head to: ohwhatatime.comYou can follow us on: X (formerly Twitter) at @ohwhatatimepodAnd Instagram at @ohwhatatimepodAaannnd if you like it, why not drop us a review in your podcast app of choice?Thank you to Dan Evans for the artwork (idrawforfood.co.uk).We'll see you next week!Chris, Elis and Tom xLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apr 7, 2024 • 27min
#36 Presidents (Part 1)
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 anything else, drop us an email to: hello@ohwhatatime.comIf you're impatient and want both parts in one lovely go next time plus a whole lot more(!), why not treat yourself and become an Oh What A Time: FULL TIMER?In exchange for your £4.99 per month to support the show, you'll get:- the 4th part of every episode and ad-free listening- episodes a week ahead of everyone else- a bonus episode every month- And first dibs on any live show ticketsSubscriptions are available via AnotherSlice, Apple and Spotify. For all the links head to: ohwhatatime.comYou can follow us on: X (formerly Twitter) at @ohwhatatimepodAnd Instagram at @ohwhatatimepodAaannnd if you like it, why not drop us a review in your podcast app of choice?Thank you to Dan Evans for the artwork (idrawforfood.co.uk).We'll see you next week!Chris, Elis and Tom xLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 26, 2024 • 37min
#34 Health and Fitness (Part 2)
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 bit which this week is lifestyle hacks from yesteryear.Now as you've heard, the 'lips to teat' floodgates have opened. There's no time to explain if you don't know what we're on about. But please contribute to the conversation here if you can: hello@ohwhatatime.comIf you're impatient and want both parts in one lovely go next time plus a whole lot more(!), why not treat yourself and become an Oh What A Time: FULL TIMER?In exchange for your £4.99 per month to support the show, you'll get:- the 4th part of every episode and ad-free listening- episodes a week ahead of everyone else- a bonus episode every month- And first dibs on any live show ticketsSubscriptions are available via AnotherSlice, Apple and Spotify. For all the links head to: ohwhatatime.comYou can follow us on: X (formerly Twitter) at @ohwhatatimepodAnd Instagram at @ohwhatatimepodAaannnd if you like it, why not drop us a review in your podcast app of choice?Thank you to Dan Evans for the artwork (idrawforfood.co.uk).We'll see you next week!Chris, Elis and Tom xLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 25, 2024 • 33min
#34 Health and Fitness (Part 1)
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 as you've heard, the 'lips to teat' floodgates have opened. There's no time to explain if you don't know what we're on about. But please contribute to the conversation here if you can: hello@ohwhatatime.comIf you're impatient and want both parts in one lovely go next time plus a whole lot more(!), why not treat yourself and become an Oh What A Time: FULL TIMER?In exchange for your £4.99 per month to support the show, you'll get:- the 4th part of every episode and ad-free listening- episodes a week ahead of everyone else- a bonus episode every month- And first dibs on any live show ticketsSubscriptions are available via AnotherSlice, Apple and Spotify. For all the links head to: ohwhatatime.comYou can follow us on: X (formerly Twitter) at @ohwhatatimepodAnd Instagram at @ohwhatatimepodAaannnd if you like it, why not drop us a review in your podcast app of choice?Thank you to Dan Evans for the artwork (idrawforfood.co.uk).We'll see you tomorrow for Part 2! BYE!Chris, Elis and Tom xLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 19, 2024 • 25min
#33 Conflict (Part 2)
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 week - Tommy Atkins!.. the personification of the Great British soldier during the First World War.Also, there's lots to get in touch with this week: anyone gone lips to teat? Have you a cooler relative than the one featured in our correspondence? Can you tell us about a job worse than being a powder monkey? Do let us know: hello@ohwhatatime.com If you want both parts in one lovely go next time and a whole lot more(!), why not treat yourself and become an Oh What A Time: FULL TIMER?In exchange for your £4.99 to support the show, you'll get:- the 4th part of every episode and ad-free listening- episodes a week ahead of everyone else- a bonus episode every month- And first dibs on any live show ticketsSubscriptions are available via AnotherSlice, Apple and Spotify. For all the links head to: ohwhatatime.comYou can follow us on: X (formerly Twitter) at @ohwhatatimepodAnd Instagram at @ohwhatatimepodAaannnd if you like it, why not drop us a review in your podcast app of choice?Thank you to Dan Evans for the artwork (idrawforfood.co.uk).And thank you for listening! We’ll see you next week! BYE!Chris, Elis and Tom xLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 18, 2024 • 29min
#33 Conflict (Part 1)
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 week - Tommy Atkins!.. the personification of the Great British soldier during the First World War.Also, there's lots to get in touch with this week: anyone gone lips to teat? Have you a cooler relative than the one featured in our correspondence? Can you tell us about a job worse than being a powder monkey? Do let us know: hello@ohwhatatime.com This is Part One (Part Two will be out tomorrow), but if you want both parts now and a whole lot more, why not become an Oh What A Time: FULL TIMER?In exchange for your £4.99 to support the show, you'll get:- the 4th part of every episode and ad-free listening- episodes a week ahead of everyone else- a bonus episode every month- And first dibs on any live show ticketsSubscriptions are available via AnotherSlice, Apple and Spotify. For all the links head to: ohwhatatime.comYou can follow us on: X (formerly Twitter) at @ohwhatatimepodAnd Instagram at @ohwhatatimepodAaannnd if you like it, why not drop us a review in your podcast app of choice?Thank you to Dan Evans for the artwork (idrawforfood.co.uk).And thank you for listening! We’ll see you tomorrow for Part 2! BYE!Chris, Elis and Tom xLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 12, 2024 • 35min
#32 Escapes (Part 2)
This is Part 2! For Part 1, check the feed from yesterday! This week we'll be rattling through some of history's most cunning plans because in this episode we're discussing some great ESCAPES! We've got the story of Alice Tankerville, the first woman to escape from the dreaded Tower of London. The incredible escape from Stalag Luft III later immortalised as 'The Great Escape'. Plus the only successful escape from the world's most escape-proof prison, Alcatraz. And our bonus this week for the OWAT: Full Timers is - the incredible story of the Chilean miners escape of 2010.As you'll hear, there's lots to discuss this week: have you ever gone lips to teat? Who was the first person to go lips to teat? What animals are an undiscovered lips to teat treat? To get in contact about that or anything else, you know what to do: hello@ohwhatatime.comIf you want both parts in one lovely go in future, why not become an Oh What A Time: FULL TIMER?In exchange for your £4.99 to support the show, you'll get:- the bonus 4th part of every episode and ad-free listening- episodes a week ahead of everyone else- a bonus episode every month- And first dibs on any live show ticketsSubscriptions are available via AnotherSlice, Apple and Spotify. For all the links head to: ohwhatatime.comYou can follow us on: X (formerly Twitter) at @ohwhatatimepodAnd Instagram at @ohwhatatimepodAaannnd if you like it, why not drop us a review in your podcast app of choice?Thank you to Dan Evans for the artwork (idrawforfood.co.uk).And thank you for listening! We’ll see you next week!Chris, Elis and Tom xLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 11, 2024 • 37min
#32 Escapes (Part 1)
This week we'll be rattling through some of history's most cunning plans because in this episode we're discussing some great ESCAPES! We've got the story of Alice Tankerville, the first woman to escape from the dreaded Tower of London. The incredible escape from Stalag Luft III later immortalised as 'The Great Escape'. Plus the only successful escape from the world's most escape-proof prison, Alcatraz. And our bonus this week for the OWAT: Full Timers is - the incredible story of the Chilean miners escape of 2010.As you'll hear, there's lots to discuss this week: have you ever gone lips to teat? Who was the first person to go lips to teat? What animals are an undiscovered lips to teat treat? To get in contact about that or anything else, you know what to do: hello@ohwhatatime.comThis is Part One (Part Two will be out tomorrow), but if you want both parts now, why not become an Oh What A Time: FULL TIMER?In exchange for your £4.99 to support the show, you'll get:- the 4th part of every episode and ad-free listening- episodes a week ahead of everyone else- a bonus episode every month- And first dibs on any live show ticketsSubscriptions are available via AnotherSlice, Apple and Spotify. For all the links head to: ohwhatatime.comYou can follow us on: X (formerly Twitter) at @ohwhatatimepodAnd Instagram at @ohwhatatimepodAaannnd if you like it, why not drop us a review in your podcast app of choice?Thank you to Dan Evans for the artwork (idrawforfood.co.uk).And thank you for listening! We’ll see you tomorrow for Part 2! BYE!Chris, Elis and Tom xLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 5, 2024 • 28min
#31 Myths (Part 2)
This is Part 2! For Part 1, check the feed from yesterday! Can you hear that sound? It's the sound of illusions getting shattered!.. Because this week we're discussing Myths! Such as: that the Welsh discovered America! That there are witches riding brooms! Plus, the truth behind Robin Hood! And the Oh What A Time: Full Timers will this week get a the bonus bit on: the Loch Ness Monster!Are you fuming that we're categorically denying that the Welsh discovered America? Have you, in fact, seen the loch ness monster? Are you a witch with a broom? Please do get in touch with the show on this or anything else: hello@ohwhatatime.comIf you want both parts in one piece with the bonus bit of history, why not become an Oh What A Time: FULL TIMER?In exchange for your £4.99 to support the show, you'll get:- the 4th part of every episode and ad-free listening- episodes a week ahead of everyone else- a bonus episode every month- And first dibs on any live show ticketsSubscriptions are available via AnotherSlice, Apple and Spotify. For all the links head to: ohwhatatime.comYou can follow us on: X (formerly Twitter) at @ohwhatatimepodAnd Instagram at @ohwhatatimepodAaannnd if you like it, why not drop us a review in your podcast app of choice?Thank you to Dan Evans for the artwork (idrawforfood.co.uk).We'll see you next week!Chris, Elis and Tom xLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 4, 2024 • 28min
#31 Myths (Part 1)
Can you hear that sound? It's the sound of illusions getting shattered!.. Because this week we're discussing Myths! Such as: that the Welsh discovered America! That there are witches riding brooms! Plus, the truth behind Robin Hood! And the Oh What A Time: Full Timers will this week get a the bonus bit on: the Loch Ness Monster!Are you fuming that we're categorically denying that the Welsh discovered America? Have you, in fact, seen the loch ness monster? Are you a witch with a broom? Please do get in touch with the show on this or anything else: hello@ohwhatatime.comThis is Part One (Part Two will be out tomorrow), but if you want both parts now, why not become an Oh What A Time: FULL TIMER?In exchange for your £4.99 to support the show, you'll get:- the 4th part of every episode and ad-free listening- episodes a week ahead of everyone else- a bonus episode every month- And first dibs on any live show ticketsSubscriptions are available via AnotherSlice, Apple and Spotify. For all the links head to: ohwhatatime.comYou can follow us on: X (formerly Twitter) at @ohwhatatimepodAnd Instagram at @ohwhatatimepodAaannnd if you like it, why not drop us a review in your podcast app of choice?Thank you to Dan Evans for the artwork (idrawforfood.co.uk).And thank you for listening! We’ll see you tomorrow for Part 2! BYE!Chris, Elis and Tom xLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.


