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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#60 Pick n Mix (Part 1)

Episode Date: August 4, 2024

This week on the show we’ve got a selection of historical yarns to share; the great British supermarket baked bean war of the 90s, how Sweden swapped...

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#59 Dinner Parties (Part 2)

Episode Date: July 29, 2024

This is Part 2! For Part 1, check the feed from yesterday! This week on the show, it’s a veritable feast as we discuss some of the most infamous dinn...

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#59 Dinner Parties (Part 1)

Episode Date: July 28, 2024

This week on the show, it’s a veritable feast as we discuss some of the most infamous dinner parties from history. We’ve got the super-sweet suppers t...

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#58 Bad Ideas (Part 2)

Episode Date: July 22, 2024

This is Part 2! For Part 1, check the feed from yesterday! On the show this week we’re discussing some of the most absolutely disastrous ideas that h...

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#58 Bad Ideas (Part 1)

Episode Date: July 21, 2024

On the show this week we’re discussing some of the most absolutely disastrous ideas that history has to offer; we’ve got airships, the infamous Sincla...

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#57 Health & Safety (Part 1)

Episode Date: July 14, 2024

On the show this week we’re going mad for health and safety. We’ll be discussing what health and safety looked like in Ancient Rome, the various proce...

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#56 Animals (Part 2)

Episode Date: July 8, 2024

This is Part 2! For Part 1, check the feed from yesterday! This week we’re off the leash and talking about some of history’s most noteworthy animals....

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#56 Animals (Part 1)

Episode Date: July 7, 2024

This week we’re off the leash and talking about some of history’s most noteworthy animals. We’ll have Joséphine Bonaparte’s vertically challenged pet...

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#54 Music (Part 2)

Episode Date: July 1, 2024

This is Part 2! For Part 1, check the feed from yesterday! Fire up the orchestra because this week you’ll be listening to us talk about: Music. We’ve...

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#54 Music (Part 1)

Episode Date: June 30, 2024

Fire up the orchestra because this week you’ll be listening to us talk about: Music. We’ve got for you the ancient music of Antiquity, Richard the Lio...

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#53 Spies (Part 2)

Episode Date: June 24, 2024

This is Part 2! For Part 1, check the feed from yesterday! Cut a couple of holes in your newspaper and have a butchers at this week’s episode which i...

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#53 Spies (Part 1)

Episode Date: June 23, 2024

Cut a couple of holes in your newspaper and have a butchers at this week’s episode which is: Spies. We’ll be checking out how sophisticated spies were...

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#52 Folk Festivals (Part 2)

Episode Date: June 17, 2024

This is Part 2! For Part 1, check the feed from yesterday! This week we’re darting around folk festivals from history to learn their strange traditio...

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#52 Folk Festivals (Part 1)

Episode Date: June 16, 2024

This week we’re darting around folk festivals from history to learn their strange traditions; we’ll be heading to Lincolnshire to learn about the Haxe...

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#48 Speeches (Part 2)

Episode Date: May 27, 2024

This is Part 2! For Part 1, check the feed from yesterday! Let’s point our ears in the direction of some of the greatest oratory from history, becaus...