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: hello@ohwhatatime.com 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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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 1 day 19 hours 8 minutes
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#36 Presidents (Part 2)
Theodore Roosevelt, Lyndon Johnson, Andrew Jackson and the Full Timers will this week get America’s second (and basically forgotten) president John Adams.
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#34 Health and Fitness (Part 2)
The rise of vegetarianism, how people kept fit in Ancient Rome, how people maintained good health after historic pandemics and more...
episode 34: #34 Health and Fitness (Part 1)
Get ready to pump some podcasting iron, because this week we're discussing: HEALTH AND FITNESS
#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...
episode 33: #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...
#32 Escapes (Part 2)
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.
episode 32: #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!
#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!