What The Factual? / Facts The Way I Like It!
Hosts, Gill Smith and Pete Moor look into the history books finding the lesser known stories behind the characters we all learned about at school.
In each episode Gill and Pete tackle a different subject from famous monarchs, world changing leaders to characters and stories that have gone under the radar.
What The Factual? tells the interesting or funny stories from history with fun facts and strange tales sprinkled along the way.
From December 2024, each Friday, spin off series "Facts The Way I Like It!" sees new weekly episodes where Gill and Pete share lesser known facts and mad stories in a short, fun, pre-weekend fact sharing mission!
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- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 41 minutes
- Episodes
- 70
- Years Active
- 2023 - 2025
What The Factual? Episode 10 - The Romans and Saint Valentine
In a feature-length finale to series 1 of What The Factual? Gill and Pete look into the British leg of the Romans' European Tour and also look at Valentine's Day and it's pros and cons. They also lea…
What The Factual? Episode 9 - The Battle Of Hastings
Gill and Pete delve into the popular children's history story of The Battle Of Hastings and find out there is an adult version where there is actual fighting and even the death of a King. They search…
What The Factual? Episode 8 - Elizabeth I
Gill calls in from abroad (hence lockdown style internet sound and delay!) to teach Pete all about Elizabeth I and they delve into her powers of diplomacy, foreign policy and Fire Boats. They also fi…
What The Factual? Episode 7 - The Spirit of Ecstasy
In this week's episode of What The Factual? Pete addresses the myth that everyone believes there is an angel on the hood of every Rolls Royce car. Gill & Pete delve into motoring history, and find ou…
What The Factual? Episode 6 - Shakespeare!
Gill & Pete basically argue about some bloke called Shakespeare but eventually arrange a night out at the theatre. They also establish once and for all that they definitely can't do simple maths. The…
What The Factual? Episode 5 - The Vikings
Gill & Pete look at Gill's unashamedly favourite group of pillagers, The Vikings (Norsemen) and their effect on Britain and possibly a bit too specifically, The Wirral. Plus Gill asks a very specific…
What The Factual? Episode 4 - A Factual New Year!
Gill & Pete look at historic New Year traditions and superstitions and how everything seems to involve fire, why January is "Wolf Month" and what colour underwear you should wear on New Year's Day. P…
What The Factual? Episode 3 - The Bumper Christmas Episode!
The Bumper Christmas Episode!
In Episode 3 of What The Factual? Gill and Pete look at Ghosts of Christmases very much past and find out why everyone seemed to want to set themselves on fire around the…
What The Factual? Episode 2 - Henry VIII's Wives
Gill & Pete (well, mostly Gill) explain King Henry VIII's dating history and why he just didn't seem to have the best luck in his love life. How each marriage ended, why some of his relationships wer…
What The Factual? Episode 1 - The Christmas Truce
What The Factual? is presented by Gill Smith & Pete Moor.
Gill and Pete delve into funly misremembered stories from history and find the facts among the fictions.
In the first episode of What The Factu…