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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#29 Love (Part 1)

Episode Date: February 19, 2024

Valentines Day has reared its head again, which can mean only one thing: this week we’re discussing LUUUUUURVE (love). From the arguably unnecessary W...

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#28 Nightlife (Part 2)

Episode Date: February 13, 2024

THIS IS PART TWO, FOR PART ONE.. CHECK THE FEED YESTERDAY! Throw on your gladrags and pop on your dancing shoes because this week we're discussing: ni...

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#28 Nightlife (Part 1)

Episode Date: February 12, 2024

Throw on your gladrags and pop on your dancing shoes because this week we're discussing: nightlife! What was a night out like in a Roman pub? How did...

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#27 Beauty (Part 2)

Episode Date: February 6, 2024

This is Part 2, for Part 1 check the feed yesterday! This week we're discussing BEAUTY via acne, Viking teeth, hair and wigs; plus this week's bonus b...

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#27 Beauty (Part 1)

Episode Date: February 5, 2024

This week we're discussing BEAUTY via acne, Viking teeth, hair and wigs; plus this week's bonus bit is all about the man who brought bodybuilding to t...

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#26 Blunders (Part 2)

Episode Date: January 30, 2024

This is Part 2, for Part 1 check the feed yesterday! This week on the show we're chatting: BLUNDERS! From the worst sponsorship deal ever to darken Ge...

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#26 Blunders (Part 1)

Episode Date: January 29, 2024

This week on the show we're chatting: BLUNDERS! From the worst sponsorship deal ever to darken German ice hockey, an author's worst nightmare come tru...

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#25 Calendars (Part 2)

Episode Date: January 23, 2024

(This is Part Two! Check yesterday for Part One) AND WE ARE BACK! And this week/month/year we're looking at: Calendars. How we ended up with the names...

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#25 Calendars (Part 1)

Episode Date: January 22, 2024

AND WE ARE BACK! And this week/month/year we're looking at: Calendars. How we ended up with the names for our months and days, how the Mayan calendar...

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Best of OWAT Volume 1

Episode Date: January 8, 2024

While we recover from Christmas and New Year, please enjoy our first 'best of' episode featuring some brand new correspondence and a few of our favour...

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#24 Your Correspondence 2

Episode Date: December 25, 2023

It’s time again for us to mine the OWaT mailbag and have another correspondence special (although we inevitably get sidetracked into Christmas chat)....

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#23 Christmas

Episode Date: December 18, 2023

Get the decorations down from the loft and pop the tree up, because this week we're talking about: Christmas. We'll be covering the interesting histor...

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#22 Big Projects

Episode Date: December 11, 2023

This week we're looking into some huge undertakings through history in a category we're calling: BIG PROJECTS. How did ancient Rome manage to feed a p...

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#21 The Great Depression

Episode Date: December 4, 2023

This week we're looking at the aftermath of the 1929 Wall St Crash, which signalled the beginning of an era known as: The Great Depression (Merry Chri...

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#20 The Coast

Episode Date: November 27, 2023

This week we're heading for the coast to discover the story behind the birth of modern weather forecasting. We're also off to learn about the world's...

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#19 Landmarks

Episode Date: November 20, 2023

This week we're scanning the historic horizon to look at wondrous landmarks from down the ages. We'll be travelling to Peru to discuss Machu Picchu, y...

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#18 Emergency Services

Episode Date: November 13, 2023

This week we're taking a look through history at the BIG THREE emergency services: Police, Fire Brigade and the Ambulance service (with all due respec...

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#17 Plots

Episode Date: November 6, 2023

To mark the 418th anniversary of the discovery of the Gunpowder Plot we thought we'd bring you a Plots episode! We've got Guy Fawkes and his co-conspi...

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#16 Inventions

Episode Date: October 30, 2023

This week we're taking a look at great (and not so great) inventions through the ages. We've got the Player Piano (that piano that looks like it's bei...

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#15 Money

Episode Date: October 22, 2023

As the 20th century poet Des'ree once said: "Money don't make my world go round, I'm reaching out for a higher ground". Sadly, for the rest of us, the...