Every episode, co-hosts Ryan Weir and Pete Goddard spin the Wheel of History - landing on a random country, time period, and topic - and embark on a quest to unearth the most fascinating, bizarre, and unexpected stories from the past to prove that History Happened Everywhere!
Episodes
Thursday Aug 03, 2023
Thursday Aug 03, 2023
Special guest-host Jim Coulson is in the dock awaiting judgement from Judge Dersley. Will his Yorkshire Day episode prove sufficiently factual and entertaining, or will the Judge deem it worthy of the worms of Ilkley Moor? Containing facts and trivia unable to fit into the main episode, found out about the King of the Ferrets, how Goddard killed some people, why the head of Richard Plantagenet’s head appears to shoppers in York, and how Singaporeans harnessed the smell of fear. All of that now on… THE VERDICT!
Chapters:
00:00 Intro
03:28 First Impressions
05:34 Ferret Bothering
11:24 The Bradford Humbug Poisoning & Ridings
17:46 Wine, a Spike and Anniversary Dates
22:22 The Poo-seum
27:12 The Verdict
31:47 Outro
Thanks:
- Jim Coulson (https://bewildereddad.com)
Links:
- 1981: REG MELLOR - KING of the FERRET LEGGERS | Look North | Animal Magic | BBC Archive (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1eIokd38do)
Contact:
https://linktr.ee/hhepodcast
Thursday Jul 27, 2023
Thursday Jul 27, 2023
It’s Yorkshire day, you wazzock! A special guest host takes Ryan and Pete on a tour of Britain’s largest county. Uncover the mystery of the princes in the tower and the evil king who murdered them. Or did he? Find out how well you can live whilst under house arrest and the downside of being an unwilling jailer.. And discover the museum that smells of poo… on purpose! By ‘eck, it’s an HHE Yorkshire special!
Chapters:
00:00 Intro
02:28 Orientation to Yorkshire
16:28 History of Yorkshire
24:26 What is 'Adding Insult to Injury'?
27:44 A Right Royal Hump
43:40 A Right Royal Banquet
54:34 Outro
Thanks:
- Jim Coulson (https://bewildereddad.com)
Links:
- Theme from Last Of The Summer Wine (https://youtu.be/TVUq2fdr39I?si=e29Xtq_NB9x64nS3)
- On Ilkla Moor Baht’at (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xUsQ9Qs2DQo)
- Yorkshire Dialect (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ScELaXMCVis)
- Patrick Stewart Answers the Web's Most Searched Questions | WIRED (https://youtu.be/zdLj_8Bo4yo?si=55RcHW2276NQyts4)
- What's wrong with Wensleydale? | Wallace & Gromit (https://youtu.be/5KJ8oEsE_wo?si=OC4Zr8FIowBKF3Dq)
- Prince Andrew & the Epstein Scandal: The Newsnight Interview - BBC News (https://youtu.be/QtBS8COhhhM?si=PG-ofVaHdwCtj1lu)
- Blackadder II - Yuck! (https://youtu.be/yNgUAtIQjPM?si=EV_qgGnAmF_fIZr7)
Contact:
https://linktr.ee/hhepodcast
Thursday Jul 20, 2023
Thursday Jul 20, 2023
With Pete and Ryan’s Out of Office fiesta continuing, the Judge is back in charge for a grading of their episode in Montenegro. Extra content unable to fit into the main episode will be sworn in as evidence, including the darker side of Montenegro’s history, monster fish, and the laziest Montenegrins. Will it be enough to sway the Judge? Find out now on… THE VERDICT!
Chapters:
00:00 Intro
02:33 More on Tutua
04:49 The Darker Side of Boka Bay
08:36 Headhunting
10:58 Monster Fish
16:10 Montenegrins are Lazy People
20:30 The Verdict
23:43 Outro
Contact:
https://linktr.ee/hhepodcast
Thursday Jul 13, 2023
Thursday Jul 13, 2023
Still on vacation, Pete and Ryan make their way to ancient Montenegro to study it's stunning geography! What makes a river a ria? And who was the fearsome queen whose love of booty made Ancient Rome furious? Find out now on this week's 'Out of Office' episode!
Chapters:
00:00 Intro
01:42 Orientation to Montenegro
05:54 History of Montenegro
10:06 Bay of Kotor
14:52 Teuta
22:42 Outro
Links:
- Folk music from Montenegro - Crnogorsko Oro (https://youtu.be/oIm9AR0Sku4)
- Montenegro National Anthem (https://youtu.be/tDbXbP75tJc)
Contact:
https://linktr.ee/hhepodcast
Thursday Jul 06, 2023
Thursday Jul 06, 2023
Ryan and Pete are in the dock as a duo for their Thailand episode. Did were-tigers, king Rama and the real-life story of The King and I impress the judge? Plus, Siamese cats... still a thing, or renamed to keep with the times? Find out now on… THE VERDICT!
Chapters:
00:00 Intro
02:26 The King & I
07:40 The Bullingdon Club
11:03 Were-Tigers
13:59 The Verdict
17:25 Outro
Contact:
https://linktr.ee/hhepodcast