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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?"

For all the links, including our Patreon, head to" ohwhatatime.com

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

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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  • #173 Australia and crucially, who discovered it?! (Part 1)
    Apr 12 2026

    This week we’re discussing that wonderful land of Australia! We’ll be finding out what was suspected about a land down under in Antiquity, south-east Asia’s Australian mythology and we’ll answer the age-old and quite complex question: who discovered Australia?!


    Elsewhere, Chris has barely survived a bout with Norovirus and Tom finally admits what he’s thinking when listening to electronic dance music. Do you have any confessions you’d like to share? If so, please send them in: hello@ohwhatatime.com


    And from now on Part 1 is released on Monday and Part 2 on Wednesday - but if you want more Oh What A Time and both parts at once, you should sign up for our Patreon! On there you’ll now find:

    •The full archive of bonus episodes

    •Brand new bonus episodes each month

    •OWAT subscriber group chats

    •Loads of extra perks for supporters of the show

    •PLUS ad-free episodes earlier than everyone else


    Join us at 👉 patreon.com/ohwhatatime


    And as a special thank you for joining, use the code CUSTARD for 25% off your first month.


    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

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    47 mins
  • #171 First Ladies of the United States and has there already been a female US President? (Part 2)
    Apr 7 2026

    This is Part 2! For Part 1, check the feed!


    This week we’re looking at 3x US First Ladies and their extraordinary lives: we have Louisa Adams (1775-1852), the extensively travelled Lou Hoover (1874-1944) and the powerful Edith Wilson (1872-1961).


    And this week we’re asking: has there ever been an easier job than the policeman with a clipboard ensuring people cross a job properly? If you’ve got anything for us, do send it in: hello@ohwhatatime.com


    And from now on Part 1 is released on Monday and Part 2 on Wednesday - but if you want more Oh What A Time and both parts at once, you should sign up for our Patreon! On there you’ll now find:

    •The full archive of bonus episodes

    •Brand new bonus episodes each month

    •OWAT subscriber group chats

    •Loads of extra perks for supporters of the show

    •PLUS ad-free episodes earlier than everyone else


    Join us at 👉 patreon.com/ohwhatatime


    And as a special thank you for joining, use the code CUSTARD for 25% off your first month.


    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

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    27 mins
  • #171 First Ladies of the United States and has there already been a female US President? (Part 1)
    Apr 5 2026

    This week we’re looking at 3x US First Ladies and their extraordinary lives: we have Louisa Adams (1775-1852), the extensively travelled Lou Hoover (1874-1944) and the powerful Edith Wilson (1872-1961).


    And this week we’re asking: has there ever been an easier job than the policeman with a clipboard ensuring people cross a job properly? If you’ve got anything for us, do send it in: hello@ohwhatatime.com


    And from now on Part 1 is released on Monday and Part 2 on Wednesday - but if you want more Oh What A Time and both parts at once, you should sign up for our Patreon! On there you’ll now find:

    •The full archive of bonus episodes

    •Brand new bonus episodes each month

    •OWAT subscriber group chats

    •Loads of extra perks for supporters of the show

    •PLUS ad-free episodes earlier than everyone else


    Join us at 👉 patreon.com/ohwhatatime


    And as a special thank you for joining, use the code CUSTARD for 25% off your first month.


    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

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Show More Show Less
    46 mins
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fantastic first episode. made for a great listen. laughed out loud with the chaps a few times
love the output of the 3 presenters so had to give this a try. look forward to getting into a new pod.

impressed

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