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Oh What A Time...

Oh What A Time...

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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?"

Listen to Oh What A Time... on the Wondery App or wherever you get your podcasts. You can listen early and ad-free on Wondery+. Join Wondery+ in the Wondery App, Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Start your free trial by visiting https://wondery.com/links/oh-what-a-time/

You can get in touch with the show by emailing: hello@ohwhatatime.com.

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Episodes
  • #119 Daft Deaths (Part 2)
    Jun 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 death. We’ve got sixteenth-century Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe, Alexander Pushkin’s totally avoidable end and we’ll hear all about the sad but, in some respects, happy demise of Greek philosopher Chrysippus.


    Plus we’re chatting Stonehenge this week. Got a crackpot theory on what it is? Got a good fact? Ever been there for a rave? Well, we’re desperate to hear more: hello@ohwhatatime.com


    If you fancy a bunch of OWAT content you’ve never heard before, why not treat yourself and become an Oh What A Time: FULL TIMER?

    Up for grabs is:

    - two bonus episodes every month!

    - ad-free listening

    - episodes a week ahead of everyone else

    - And much more


    Subscriptions are available via AnotherSlice and Wondery +. For all the links head to: ohwhatatime.com


    You can also follow us on:

    X (formerly Twitter) at @ohwhatatimepod

    And Instagram at @ohwhatatimepod


    Aaannnd if you like it, why not drop us a review in your podcast app of choice?

    Thank you to Dan Evans for the artwork (idrawforfood.co.uk).


    Chris, Elis and Tom x

    See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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    25 mins
  • #119 Daft Deaths (Part 1)
    Jun 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 astronomer Tycho Brahe, Alexander Pushkin’s totally avoidable end and we’ll hear all about the sad but, in some respects, happy demise of Greek philosopher Chrysippus.


    Plus we’re chatting Stonehenge this week. Got a crackpot theory on what it is? Got a good fact? Ever been there for a rave? Well, we’re desperate to hear more: hello@ohwhatatime.com


    If you fancy a bunch of OWAT content you’ve never heard before, why not treat yourself and become an Oh What A Time: FULL TIMER?

    Up for grabs is:

    - two bonus episodes every month!

    - ad-free listening

    - episodes a week ahead of everyone else

    - And much more


    Subscriptions are available via AnotherSlice and Wondery +. For all the links head to: ohwhatatime.com


    You can also follow us on:

    X (formerly Twitter) at @ohwhatatimepod

    And Instagram at @ohwhatatimepod


    Aaannnd if you like it, why not drop us a review in your podcast app of choice?

    Thank you to Dan Evans for the artwork (idrawforfood.co.uk).


    Chris, Elis and Tom x

    See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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    28 mins
  • #118 Motoring (Part 2)
    Jun 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 the birth of the service station, the dawn of motorways and breakdown services and - and this really is a huge one - the rise and fall of Little Chef.


    And we’ve got a brand new feature which we’re calling ‘Could You Be Arsed Though?’.. Which job is easy in the modern world but would be almost impossible in the past? Send in your suggestions here: hello@ohwhatatime.com


    If you fancy a bunch of OWAT content you’ve never heard before, why not treat yourself and become an Oh What A Time: FULL TIMER?

    Up for grabs is:

    - two bonus episodes every month!

    - ad-free listening

    - episodes a week ahead of everyone else

    - And much more


    Subscriptions are available via AnotherSlice and Wondery +. For all the links head to: ohwhatatime.com


    You can also follow us on:

    X (formerly Twitter) at @ohwhatatimepod

    And Instagram at @ohwhatatimepod


    Aaannnd if you like it, why not drop us a review in your podcast app of choice?

    Thank you to Dan Evans for the artwork (idrawforfood.co.uk).


    Chris, Elis and Tom x

    See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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    37 mins
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