Well... that happened
Smaller and interesting events through history. Odd stories which have been overlooked. Strange people with odd ambitions. Zealous warlords and errant priests. The gamut of humanity is here.
Also daily (Mon - Thurs) quick hits of dumb crime, idiot inventions, bizarre beliefs and all the oddities I can think of and trust me, I can think of a lot.
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- Update frequency
- every day
- Average duration
- 3 minutes
- Episodes
- 83
- Years Active
- 2024 - 2025
Gold, Gold and more Gold
The rivers are overflowing with gold rings. But why? And what is 'mudlarking'?
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00:01:35 |
Sun 02 Mar 2025
The Waterloo Helmet
The water flowing under Waterloo Bridge from the River Thames was filthy. Following the great stink of the 1840s, the Goverment were aware waste and pollution into the water was a grave concern. Part…
00:02:17 |
Sat 01 Mar 2025
History Bits - Cats
The church has not always been happy with cats. And there's a reason for that.
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00:01:37 |
Fri 28 Feb 2025
History Bits - Cats
The Church has always had an uneasy relationship with cats
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00:01:37 |
Fri 28 Feb 2025
La Jenkins - The Worst Singer Ever
You think you've heard bad? You ain't heard nothing! And be happy about that.
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00:05:32 |
Wed 26 Feb 2025
History Bits - Stocism
Stoicism, a school of thought that flourished in Greek and Roman history of Classical antiquity.It was one of the loftiest and most sublime philosophies in the record of Western civilization.
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00:01:33 |
Wed 26 Feb 2025
History Bits - Sex
Sex, yes I knew that would get your attention. But there's some weird things with the old beast with two backs, don't cha know
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00:01:20 |
Mon 24 Feb 2025
Short Burst - Worst Burglar in Toronto
Hapless burglar causes own downfall. Also, peckish.
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00:01:26 |
Wed 01 Jan 2025
Short Burst - The Lady of the Rings
A ring, a chase and a bad ending.
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00:01:04 |
Wed 01 Jan 2025
1904 Olympics
The Marathon that took place in the Olympics that year was something to behold.
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00:02:35 |
Wed 20 Nov 2024
King Louis XVI
King Louis XVI was known as the SunKing. But he had a problem...
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00:02:41 |
Mon 04 Nov 2024
Victor Hugo and his sad passing
The mourning glory of Victor Hugo
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00:03:13 |
Mon 28 Oct 2024
A Short One: Mrs West's Mugging
True account of a mugging in Cirencester.
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00:01:51 |
Wed 02 Oct 2024
A Short One: Mr Shoemaker's Cunning Plan
A plan of intrigue, sex and blackmail.
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00:01:54 |
Wed 02 Oct 2024
The History of British Tea
How Tea became the British drink
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00:05:25 |
Wed 25 Sep 2024
Beckford's Spire
Fonthill Abbey—also known as Beckford's Folly—was a large Gothic Revival country house built between 1796 and 1813 at Fonthill Gifford in Wiltshire, England, at the direction of William Thomas Beckfo…
00:18:05 |
Wed 18 Sep 2024
Priests and Bright Ladies
A horny priest is outwitted by a bright girl in 1289
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00:05:41 |
Wed 11 Sep 2024
The Titanic - The distater which happened in stages - Pt2
RMS Titanic sank on 15 April 1912 in the North Atlantic Ocean. The largest ocean liner in service at the time, Titanic was four days into her maiden voyage from Southampton to New York City, with an …
00:11:23 |
Wed 28 Aug 2024
The Titanic - The distater which happened in stages Pt1
The Titanic was one of the worst maritime disasters of all time; yet the circumstances which led up to the tragedy, had a strange foreboding which, when added together, was a fatal mixture of greed, …
00:07:20 |
Wed 21 Aug 2024
Special Branch's first case
Special Branch was an offshoot of the Metropolitcan Police Service
This is a story of how they proved their worth to an impatient and skeptical Government
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00:13:33 |
Sat 27 Jul 2024
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