1908! Live Coverage of the 1908 London Olympic Games

Tessa Coates
  • 5.0 (41)
  • COMEDY
1908! Live Coverage of the 1908 London Olympic Games

Since there's no Olympics this year and live comedy is illegal, lets go back 112 years for historically accurate live coverage of the very first London Olympic Games. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episodes

  1. 28/08/2020

    The Men's 400m and the Tug of War

    It's Day 3 of the Olympic Programme, and we're heading to the stadium for the final of the Men's 400m. Plus fighting between the British and the Americans, an update of the semi-final of the tug of war from the captain of the American team Martin Sheridan, and a visit to the studio from daughter of the President, Alice Roosevelt and her pet snake Emily Spinach. Featuring the exquisite pipes of Michael Stranney and Luke Kempner Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    24 min
  2. The Men's Jeu de Paume Final

    22/08/2020

    The Men's Jeu de Paume Final

    It's Day 2 of the Olympic programme, and we're heading to centre court for the Men's Jeu De Paume final. Plus an update on Snowy Baker after an ill-fated party trick and we meet Jay Gould, Eustace Mills and and women's jeu de paume player, Gladys Eastlake-Smith. Featuring the exquisite pipes of Kiell Smith-Bynoe Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    16 min
  3. The Opening Ceremony

    14/08/2020

    The Opening Ceremony

    It's the Opening Ceremony of the 1908 Olympic Games and there's flag controversy, a fight with America, the Russian delegation don't show up and Finland run aground off the coast of Hull. The totally true story of the London Olympics. Featuring the exceptional talents of Josh Berry, and Nathan Foad. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    19 min
  4. Trailer

    06/08/2020

    Trailer

    A brand new podcast! Fitting nicely into that famous Comedy + History + Sport niche, this is 1908! Live Coverage of the 1908 Olympic Games. Very sily but also filled with very intense historical research, which is surely what everyone wants from their summer podcasts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    2 min

Trailer

5
out of 5
41 Ratings

About

Since there's no Olympics this year and live comedy is illegal, lets go back 112 years for historically accurate live coverage of the very first London Olympic Games. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Information

To listen to explicit episodes, sign in.

Stay up to date with this show

Sign in or sign up to follow shows, save episodes and get the latest updates.
Select a country or region

Africa, Middle East, and India

Asia Pacific

Europe

Latin America and the Caribbean

The United States and Canada