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
221 episodes transcribedWhile we're off on our Christmas holidays, please enjoy this bonus episode!AND DON'T FORGET! The comedy history podcast that has spent as much time ta...
This is Part 2! For Part 1, check the feed!This week we have a Christmas special for you in which we’ll take a good look at a whole array of festive t...
This week we have a Christmas special for you in which we’ll take a good look at a whole array of festive traditions. This history of the Christmas an...
This is Part 2! For Part 1, check the feed!This week we’re here with the first of two episodes on the history of maps! We’ve got 27,000 year old maps...
This week we’re here with the first of two episodes on the history of maps! We’ve got 27,000 year old maps carved onto tusks, maps in ancient Egypt an...
This week we’re taking a good look at some of the biggest companies ever to grace the planet; expect to hear from The Hudson’s Bay Company, the greate...
This is Part 2! For Part 1, check the feed!This week we’re discussing US Presidents who, through various interventions of fate, weren’t actually Presi...
This week we’re discussing US Presidents who, through various interventions of fate, weren’t actually President for any great length of time. We’ve go...
This is Part 2! For Part 1, check the feed!In our most meta episode ever, this week we’re discussing the history of audiobooks and podcasts! Firstly,...
In our most meta episode ever, this week we’re discussing the history of audiobooks and podcasts! Firstly, what was the equivalent of podcasts in Anci...
This is Part 2! For Part 1, check the feed!Everyone is talking about Traitors (the TV show) but this week we’re talking traitors (of the disloyal kind...
Everyone is talking about Traitors (the TV show) but this week we’re talking traitors (of the disloyal kind). We have a range of World War 2 turncoats...
This is Part 2! For Part 1, check the feed!This week we’re going back in time to look at that most curious of careers: jesters! We’ve got the earliest...
This week we’re going back in time to look at that most curious of careers: jesters! We’ve got the earliest professional farters, we’ve got Harlequins...
This is Part 2! For Part 1, check the feed!This week we’re taking a look at interesting memorials. We’ve got a brief history of statues in Britain, th...
This is Part 2! For Part 1, check the feed!It’s a new series of Oh What A Time and this week we have for you: Luddites! Swing riots! Rebecca riots! Ye...
It’s a new series of Oh What A Time (brought to you by Acast!) and this week we have for you: Luddites! Swing riots! Rebecca riots! Yes, this week we’...
Hey listeners, here's an update!We're so sorry but we haven't been able to find a new home for Oh What A Time in time to bring you our new se...
Hey listeners,As you may have seen, our podcasting host Wondery has closed its UK operations — which has left Oh What A Time a little homeles...
OWAT returns properly on Monday 29th September 2025, so to fill the gap over the next couple of weeks we're dropping a few old subscriber epi...
