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
Episodes
September 30, 2024 • 34 mins
This week we’re looking at how the art of complaining has evolved over history. You’ll hear the evidence of people having a moan in Ancient Babylonia, Pliny the Younger and his tear-ups with his pal Septicius Clarus, plus.. how medieval scribes expressed a displeasure with their lot.
And the big conversation that’s got the nation thinking this week: could anyone feasibly build a house out of Chomps? I’m sure you’ll have thoughts ...
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September 29, 2024 • 42 mins
This week we’re looking at how the art of complaining has evolved over history. You’ll hear the evidence of people having a moan in Ancient Babylonia, Pliny the Younger and his tear-ups with his pal Septicius Clarus, plus.. how medieval scribes expressed a displeasure with their lot.
And the big conversation that’s got the nation thinking this week: could anyone feasibly build a house out of Chomps? I’m sure you’ll have thoughts ...
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September 23, 2024 • 37 mins
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This week we’re discussing the most intelligent creatures the animal kingdom has to offer. We’ll be looking at mankind’s attempts to communicate with apes, plus we’ll be looking at a very intelligent horse (Clever Hans) and a very intelligent octopus (Paul).
And in this episode we get more detail on Elis’ Christmas room, the lack of respect he receives from his cats and w...
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September 22, 2024 • 40 mins
This week we’re discussing the most intelligent creatures the animal kingdom has to offer. We’ll be looking at mankind’s attempts to communicate with apes, plus we’ll be looking at a very intelligent horse (Clever Hans) and a very intelligent octopus (Paul).
And in this episode we get more detail on Elis’ Christmas room, the lack of respect he receives from his cats and whether his simian-esque posterior could one day resolve some...
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September 16, 2024 • 37 mins
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We’re back and so is our much loved ‘Pick n Mix’ format in which we pick three random subjects to discuss and so this week for you we have.. The biggest hole ever built! How baby names have evolved down the years! And when exactly did having a sun tan become popular?!
And this week we learned that one of these two things are true:
1) Every dark urban myth that went around...
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September 15, 2024 • 41 mins
We’re back and so is our much loved ‘Pick n Mix’ format in which we pick three random subjects to discuss and so this week for you we have.. The biggest hole ever built! How baby names have evolved down the years! And when exactly did having a sun tan become popular?!
And this week we learned that one of these two things are true:
1) Every dark urban myth that went around Britain did actually REALLY HAPPEN in 90s Carmarthen and El...
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September 8, 2024 • 62 mins
It’s the final week of our summer holiday and so it’s the final week of our ‘best of’ specials!
This week, you’re lovingly being presented with the following:
From #38 Corpses we’ve got the story of the Tollund Man
How we got the names for our months/days from #25 Calendars
And finally Elizabeth I’d speech at Tilbury from our #48 Speeches episode
We’ll be back imminently!
If you'd like to drop us an email while we're away, you ...
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September 1, 2024 • 63 mins
It’s week two of our summer break and thus it’s time for our third-ever best-of compilation.
This week you’ll be treated to the following:
From #32 Escapes we’ve got the crazy story of how Alice Tankerville almost escaped the clutches of the Tower of London
From #47 Criminals the true story of Bonnie and Clyde
And from #57 Health & Safety, Peter Duncan cleaning Big Ben
If you'd like to drop us an email while we're away, you can d...
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August 25, 2024 • 61 mins
We’re taking a summer break for 3 weeks, so while we’re off sunning ourselves, please enjoy our second ever ‘Best of’ episode.
This week you’ll be treated to the following:
From #26 Blunders we’ve got: the demise of Frederick Barbarossa
From #28 Nightlife: Boza (a lovely drink which isn’t custard)
And from #39 Survival: the nightmarish story of Alexander Selkirk
If you'd like to drop us an email while we're away, you can do so at...
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August 19, 2024 • 35 mins
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This week we’re dwelling in the podcasting pits of utter humiliation. We’ll be finally looking at the specifics of the infamous stocks and pillory, shaved heads as a punishment, the dunces cap and the humiliating act of ‘white shirting’.
Humiliation is of course the specialist subject of Tom Craine who once lost a kebab stained shirt to the roof of a cab. Do you have any ...
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August 18, 2024 • 39 mins
This week we’re dwelling in the podcasting pits of utter humiliation. We’ll be finally looking at the specifics of the infamous stocks and pillory, shaved heads as a punishment, the dunces cap and the humiliating act of ‘white shirting’.
Humiliation is of course the specialist subject of Tom Craine who once lost a kebab stained shirt to the roof of a cab. Do you have any humiliating stories to share? And also, what can you offer t...
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August 12, 2024 • 38 mins
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Ready, set.. and go for this week’s episode which is on: The Olympics. We’ll be chatting about the ancient Olympics, McDonalds infamous mid-80s marketing campaign for the Los Angeles Olympics and a certain Welsh Olympian known as ‘the human torpedo’.
And the world has a new BEST podcast feature: The Museum of Failure. What can we put in it alongside Woolworths, the zeppel...
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August 11, 2024 • 36 mins
Ready, set.. and go for this week’s episode which is on: The Olympics. We’ll be chatting about the ancient Olympics, McDonalds infamous mid-80s marketing campaign for the Los Angeles Olympics and a certain Welsh Olympian known as ‘the human torpedo’.
And the world has a new BEST podcast feature: The Museum of Failure. What can we put in it alongside Woolworths, the zeppelin and betamax? Please present your exhibits to: hello@ohwha...
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August 5, 2024 • 31 mins
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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 sides of the road in the 60s, and the many incredible instances where entertainers took percentages of profits instead of a one off payment (and the infamous occasions where they didn’t).
And this week we’ve been mainly disc...
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August 4, 2024 • 28 mins
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 sides of the road in the 60s, and the many incredible instances where entertainers took percentages of profits instead of a one off payment (and the infamous occasions where they didn’t).
And this week we’ve been mainly discussing the oft-repeated rumour that cinemas make the bulk of...
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July 29, 2024 • 38 mins
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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 that the teenage Emperor Elagabulus loved to throw, the horrendous story of the Black Dinner at Edinburgh Castle in 1440 and finally, we’ll hear what spectators saw when they gathered round to watch Louis XIV eat his massive d...
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July 28, 2024 • 33 mins
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 that the teenage Emperor Elagabulus loved to throw, the horrendous story of the Black Dinner at Edinburgh Castle in 1440 and finally, we’ll hear what spectators saw when they gathered round to watch Louis XIV eat his massive daily dinner.
Lots of chat this week about stocks, pillories...
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July 22, 2024 • 35 mins
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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 Sinclair C5 and various attempts at creating ’smell-o-vision’ (which sometimes involved a ‘smell-brain’).
Plus, we’re still struggling to get over the concept of trifle, especially with the possible inclusion of veal. If you’ve go...
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July 21, 2024 • 41 mins
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 Sinclair C5 and various attempts at creating ’smell-o-vision’ (which sometimes involved a ‘smell-brain’).
Plus, we’re still struggling to get over the concept of trifle, especially with the possible inclusion of veal. If you’ve got any more of trifle, savoury trifle or anything on the wors...
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July 15, 2024 • 36 mins
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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 procedures in place in medieval monasteries and also, we’ll be talking about Peter Duncan cleaning the clockface of Big Ben in 1980 armed with only a mop, a plank and a rope.
Lots to discuss elsewhere this week too: does buying a...
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