Episodes

  • Wales Whales on the Normans. Gruffydd ap Llewellyn part 2 (or Episode 96)
    Nov 22 2024

    The King of Killer Wales rides again!

    The Second branch of the tale of Gruffydd ap Llewellyn pits our army of idiots against a deluge of dark aged danger!*

    Waling Mid Walians, lethal Irish Vikings and very Nasty Normans are all set to topple the Last King of Wales from his cheese of toast throne!

    Will they succeed?

    Or will the Last Action King of Wales side step them with a surprisingly Saxon alliance with an absolute Svein of a Godwin!

    Join the Silly History Boys for a Wales of a time!

    Please do rate and review and why not tell a friend or a neighbour who you one day seek to supplant as the greatest Kingdom in all Britain!

    Enjoy this rip roaring Norman stomping romp through some little known history? Buy us a Ko-Fi and keep the show going!

    TIDY!

    The Glory of old Rome belong to Farya Faraji for his track the Sons of Mars.

    https://faryafaraji.bandcamp.com/

    Dioch to puremusic - Portfolio and tuttkile - Portfolio and of courseto ZapSplat for scrums and scrapping noises!

    And big sweaty cutch for Time Travelling musicologists Jonny and Vicky at Sounds of time!

    http://soundsoftime.co.uk/

    Tom Jones turns his chair round for Lord fast Fingers for the Silly History Boys show theme!

    A Chippy lane black card for Jez Hewitt's incredible Epic Version of Sosban Fach!

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCBAWkq-nEk&list=RDyCBAWkq-nEk&start_radio=1

    *alright early medieval

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    38 mins
  • Remembrance Day Special
    Nov 11 2024

    Hi Listener,

    Sometimes it's very hard to make things silly, so this time we're not going to. This is a show Tombo wrote many moons ago after he spoke to some people who were genuinely in the history and did the history... and it wasn't always nice.

    CONTENT WARNING!!! This episode features actual history where not everyone makes it to the end in an actual serious way that isn't funny.

    It's really important though, because perhaps if we hear what people in the past had to do we can try and avoid having to do it again...

    Thanks to Zapsplat for the SFX as always.

    Thanks to Scott Buckley for his amazing music.

    Thanks for listening.

    Remember what others did folks... Then maybe we and our children won't have to do it.

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    23 mins
  • Halloween 2024: Oni You Could Fall in the River... (Or Episode 97)
    Oct 31 2024

    It's spooky season once again, dear Listener, and the Silly Boys are off earning a crust all over the land. Pear Bear and Bob Bob present a pair of ghastly tales to give you the chills.

    PREPARE THE BACKUP UNDERPANTS!!!

    Thanks to ZapSplat for zips zaps boings and music and thanks Scott Buckley as always for the awesome music.

    Happy Halloween!

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    46 mins
  • Silly History Bedtime Special 2
    Oct 18 2024

    Hello Listener you still look jiggered!

    Come on luv, you’ve worked hard enough, running round pits school yard crying "Surprise! I'm Richard III" (as your mam downloads all the Heracles episodes).

    Its time to cuddle up in bed with your flat cap…and a story!

    Continuing our new feature, Bedtime Stories

    But don’t worry the screeching and explosions will be back next time.

    For now cosy up with…some Forgotten Yorkshire Folk and Fairy Tales;

    The Donkey, The Table and The Stick

    The Potato and the Pig

    and Potter Thompson

    Sithee on t'morrow

    Stories Sourced from Forgotten Yorkshire Folk and Fairy Tales

    Music used with Kind Permission of the Guild of Ambience.

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    43 mins
  • Havin’ a Mare; Heracles & The Mares of Diomedes (or Episode 96)
    Oct 4 2024

    Hold your horse’s listener, it’s dinnertime! And Heracles is taking us out on a hot date to the Kingdom of Thrace. But wait- are we the appetiser?

    On the menu are Wicked Kings, Troubled Gods and Flesh-Eating Horses!

    Call ahead for a reservation to avoid disappointment!

    A big thanks to ZapSplat for scuffles and tussles.

    A heavily reduced Mount Olympus summer ski-lift pass to Scott Buckley for his tracks The Summoning and Titan.

    All the veggie porridge Lord Fast Fingers can eat for the intro.

    Come get us on our Socials (Insta & Facebook)

    Pay the ferryman for us? No silly, not Charon, but Ko-Fi

    Please do rate and review and why not tell a friend (or even better, an enemy?)

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    38 mins
  • Gruffydd ap Llewellyn Last Action King of Wales (or Episode 95)
    Sep 20 2024

    Another deep dip in the dark ages with the Silliest Boys in history!

    ...this week we're swimming with Wales!

    Join us for battles, betrayal, Brummies and boyos as we begin the tale of...

    Gruffydd ap Llewellyn the Last Action King of Wales!

    Can squirty young Griff become King of the Britons because a stew told him he would...or will his wicked Uncle, mean Sister and legions of Mercian Brummies blunt his horns?

    There only one way to find out...the silly way...tidy!

    A cutch for ZapSplat for music and SFX for this tale from the land of song.

    Dioch to Scott Buckley for his epic music.

    A peck on the cheek from Katherine Jenkins for Lord Fast Fingers for the intro.

    Dioch to Dan Bradley of Dan Bradley music and a Sospan of Cuddles for Jen Hewitt Music!

    Come scrum down in our socials Insta & FB @SillyHistoryBoys

    or buy us some cheese on toast and a SA Dark on Ko-Fi

    Listen butt why not give us a rate and review on your chosen platform? You knows it clart!

    Thanks all!

    SHB

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    42 mins
  • Silly History Bedtime Special.
    Sep 6 2024

    Hello Listener you look tired!

    Come on you’ve worked hard enough today its time to cuddle up in bed with…a story!

    A new feature for us silly boys with a little screeching and explosions to lull you to sleep!

    But don’t worry the screeching and explosions will be back next time.

    For now cosy up with…some Tales from Wales.

    The Eagle and the Wren and the Coat of Beards.

    See you next time Nos da!

    Music used with Kind Permission of the Guild of Ambience.

    https://theguildofambience.bandcamp.com/community

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    1 hr and 1 min
  • Hair Today, Gold Tomorrow (or Episode 94)
    Aug 23 2024

    Someone has cut off the hair of the Goddess Sif, and she's super unhappy about it. So unhappy that she's made the Silly Boys all be in the same room to record her saga!

    Join us as we venture back to Asgard again, live before ourselves.

    It's a tale of origins, of weapons, of stubby handles.

    Thanks to www.Zapsplat.com as always for their zips, zaps, boings and whatnot, and to www.scottbuckley.com.au for his awesome music.

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    36 mins