It Just So Happened - an alternative history show

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Stand-up comedians present short historical ’on this day’ pieces then discuss historical events or people connected to the location where the live show recording takes place

  1. 6 DAYS AGO

    IJSH56 - CHICHESTER - 6th June 2024

    Episode 56 was recorded at The Guildhall in the Chichester Fringe on 6th June 2024. The panellists were Richie Rands, Gerard Harris and Julia Knight. The host was Richard Pulsford. The On This Day topics covered were:- Alix of Hesse, born (06/06/1872)- The Normandy Landings (06/06/1944)- Dutch swimmer Ada Kok, born (06/06/1947)- The YMCA founded (06/06/1844)- 'Sex and The City' first aired (06/06/1998)- Anne Bancroft, died (06/06/2005) Please be aware that, unfortunately, the sound quality on this recording isn't as good as it could have been.

    1h 6m

  2. 29 AUG

    IJSH55 - BRIGHTON - 2nd June 2024

    Episode 55 was recorded at The Toy and Model Museum in the Brighton Fringe on 2nd June 2024. The panellists were Chrissy Derbyshire, Julia Knight, and Micky Gibbons. The host was Richard Pulsford. The On This Day topics covered were:- The Marquis de Sade, born (02/06/1740)- The Vandals sack Rome (02/06/455)- Queen Elizabeth II's coronation (02/06/1953)- Surveyor 1 lands successfully on the moon (02/06/1966)- The Battle of Santiago (02/06/1962)- Peter Sallis, died (02/06/2017)

    1h 2m

  3. 15 AUG

    IJSH54 - LANCASTER - 28th April 2024

    Episode 54 was recorded at The Borough in the Lancaster Comedy Festival on 28th April 2024. The panellists were Sallyann Fellowes and Angela Bra. The host was Richard Pulsford. The On This Day topics covered were:- Pirate Mary Read, died (28/04/1721)- US President James Monroe born (28/04/1758)- Marie Harel, born (28/04/1761)- The world's first motor car race (28/04/1867) - Terry Pratchett born (28/04/1948)

    53 min

  4. 1 AUG

    IJSH53 - GLASGOW - 24th March 2024

    Episode 53 was recorded at Whistler on the Green in the Glasgow Comedy Festival on 24th March 2024. The panellists were Julia Knight, Bryan Ghosh and Richie Rands. The host was Richard Pulsford. The On This Day topics covered were:- Joseph Barbera born (24/03/1911)- Richard I wounded by a crossbow bolt (24/03/1199)- Joseph Smith tarred and feathered (24/03/1832)- James VI of Scotland becomes James I of England and Ireland (24/03/1603)- Harry Houdini born (24/03/1874)- William Morris born (24/03/1834) Apologies for the sound quality on this episode, battling as we were with the noise bleed from inside the venue.

    58 min

  5. 18 JUL

    IJSH52 - LEICESTER - 11th February 2024

    Episode 52 was recorded at the historical Wygston's House in the Leicester Comedy Festival on 11th February 2024. The panellists were Kevin Hudson, Jo Mungovin and Ben Ennis. The host was Richard Pulsford. The On This Day topics covered were:- Margaret Thatcher elected as Conservative Party leader (11/02/1975)- John Buchan (died, 11/02/1940)- Tom and Jerry's first cartoon film (11/02/1940)- Matilda, the world's oldest chicken (died, 11/02/2006)- The term Robot was first used in a TV programme (11/02/1938)

    57 min

  6. 4 JUL

    IJSH51 - NOTTINGHAM - 4th November 2023

    This episode was recorded at The Playwright in the Nottingham Comedy Festival on 4th November 2023. The panellists were Sanjay Brown, Denzil Ede and Autumn Unwin. The host was Richard Pulsford. The On This Day topics covered were:- Actor Edmund Kean (born, 04/11/1787)- The Gatling gun is patented (04/11/1862)- Tutenkhamun's burial chamber found (04/11/1923)- Nellie Taylor Ross becomes first woman US state governor (04/11/1924)- Welsh musician James James (born, 04/11/1832)- Felix Mendelssohn (died, 04/11/1847)

    1h 3m

  7. 20 JUN

    IJSH50 - DUNDEE - 17th September 2023

    This episode was recorded at The Keillor Centre in the Dundee Fringe on 17th September 2023. The panellists were Luis Alcada, Julia Knight and Andy Bullick. The host was Richard Pulsford. On This Day topics covered included:- Norton I declares himself US Emporer (17/09/1859)- David Dunbar Buick (born, 17/09/1854)- Hildegard of Bingen (died, 17/09/1179)- 1st airplane crash fatality (17/09/1908)- Antoine de Leeuwenhoek first describes bacteria (17/09/1683)- Tobias Smollett (died, 17/09/1771) NB This episode was recorded at a festival where there was quite a bit of background noise!

    1h 6m

  8. 6 JUN

    IJSH49 - EDINBURGH - 12th August 2023

    This episode was recorded at The Hill St Theatre at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe on 12th August 2023. The panellists were Kate Smurthwaite, Vladimir McTavish and Bryan Ghosh. The host was Richard Pulsford. On This Day topics covered included:- New Amsterdam's 1st police force formed (born, 12/08/1658)- Robert Southey (born, 12/08/1774)- Erwin Schroedinger (born, 12/08/1887)- Ian Fleming (died, 12/08/1964)- Clarence Birdseye patents fish fingers (12/08/1930)- William Blake (died, 12/08/1827)

    1h 3m
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