Oh What A Time...

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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#119 Daft Deaths (Part 2)

Episode Date: June 16, 2025

This is Part 2! For Part 1, check the feed!This week we’re turning to history to find people unfortunate enough to have had a really daft dea...

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#119 Daft Deaths (Part 1)

Episode Date: June 15, 2025

This week we’re turning to history to find people unfortunate enough to have had a really daft death. We’ve got sixteenth-century Danish astr...

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#118 Motoring (Part 2)

Episode Date: June 9, 2025

This is Part 2! For Part 1, check the feed!Let’s get behind the podcasting wheel and drive through a history of motoring. We’ll hear about th...

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#118 Motoring (Part 1)

Episode Date: June 8, 2025

Let’s get behind the podcasting wheel and drive through a history of motoring. We’ll hear about the birth of the service station, the dawn of...

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#115 Weird Wars (Part 2)

Episode Date: June 2, 2025

This is Part 2! For Part 1, check the feed!This week on the show we’re looking at wars that were, frankly, weird. We’ve got the Bulgarians an...

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#115 Weird Wars (Part 1)

Episode Date: June 1, 2025

This week on the show we’re looking at wars that were, frankly, weird. We’ve got the Bulgarians and Greeks booting off over a dog, the great...

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#112 Liquids (Part 2)

Episode Date: May 12, 2025

This is Part 2! For Part 1, check the feed!Liquids, ay?! Where would we be without them!? This week we’re discussing coffee, drinks in Ancien...

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#112 Liquids (Part 1)

Episode Date: May 11, 2025

Liquids, ay?! Where would we be without them!? This week we’re discussing coffee, drinks in Ancient Rome and.. drum roll please… custard. YES...

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#110 Vaults (Part 2)

Episode Date: May 5, 2025

This is Part 2! For Part 1, check the feed!It’s time to take a look at the most secure places history has to offer, from Scrooge McDuck to Co...

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#110 Vaults (Part 1)

Episode Date: May 4, 2025

It’s time to take a look at the most secure places history has to offer, from Scrooge McDuck to Colonel Sanders - let’s look at Vaults! We’ll...

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#109 Collapse (Part 2)

Episode Date: April 28, 2025

This is Part 2! For Part 1, check the feed!This week we’re taking a look at the moments in history when things went to pot. Come with us to s...

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#109 Collapse (Part 1)

Episode Date: April 27, 2025

This week we’re taking a look at the moments in history when things went to pot. Come with us to see Louis Napoleon’s self-coup in mid-19th c...

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#106 Games (Part 2)

Episode Date: April 14, 2025

This is Part 2! For Part 1, check the feed!Come with us, as we roll the dice and shoot a podcasting bullseye as today we’re discussing: games...

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#106 Games (Part 1)

Episode Date: April 13, 2025

Come with us, as we roll the dice and shoot a podcasting bullseye as today we’re discussing: games. We’ve got a brief history of chess, the g...