76 episodes

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?"
You can get in touch with the show by emailing: hello@ohwhatatime.com
And you can support the show, get bonus episodes and extended ones by becoming an OWAT: FULL TIMER via a subscription: ohwhatatime.com

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    • History
    • 4.8 • 909 Ratings

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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?"
You can get in touch with the show by emailing: hello@ohwhatatime.com
And you can support the show, get bonus episodes and extended ones by becoming an OWAT: FULL TIMER via a subscription: ohwhatatime.com

Listen on Apple Podcasts
Requires subscription and macOS 11.4 or higher

    #45 Gangs (Part 2)

    #45 Gangs (Part 2)

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

    This week on the we’re discussing Gangs ie. proper mean ones so not the Scouts (Chris) or the Boys Brigade (Elis). We’ll be taking a look at some of the razor gangs of Glasgow, the infamous American mafia and going back in time to see what gangland was like in Medieval Britain.

    Have you ever landed on a rhubarb patch? Would you like to live on Cockney Island? And want to hear what Welsh sounds like in another accent? You know what to do, drop us an email at: hello@ohwhatatime.com

    If you're impatient and want both parts in one lovely go next time plus a whole lot more(!), why not treat yourself and become an Oh What A Time: FULL TIMER?
    In exchange for your £4.99 per month to support the show, you'll get:
    - two bonus episodes every month!
    - ad-free listening
    - episodes a week ahead of everyone else
    - And first dibs on any live show tickets

    Subscriptions are available via AnotherSlice, Apple and Spotify. For all the links head to: ohwhatatime.com

    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
    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    • 43 min
    #45 Gangs (Part 1)

    #45 Gangs (Part 1)

    This week on the we’re discussing Gangs ie. proper mean ones so not the Scouts (Chris) or the Boys Brigade (Elis). We’ll be taking a look at some of the razor gangs of Glasgow, the infamous American mafia and going back in time to see what gangland was like in Medieval Britain.

    Have you ever landed on a rhubarb patch? Would you like to live on Cockney Island? And want to hear what Welsh sounds like in another accent? You know what to do, drop us an email at: hello@ohwhatatime.com

    If you're impatient and want both parts in one lovely go next time plus a whole lot more(!), why not treat yourself and become an Oh What A Time: FULL TIMER?
    In exchange for your £4.99 per month to support the show, you'll get:
    - two bonus episodes every month!
    - ad-free listening
    - episodes a week ahead of everyone else
    - And first dibs on any live show tickets

    Subscriptions are available via AnotherSlice, Apple and Spotify. For all the links head to: ohwhatatime.com

    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
    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    • 40 min
    #45 Gangs (OWAT: Full timer edition)

    #45 Gangs (OWAT: Full timer edition)

    #45 Gangs (OWAT: Full timer edition)

    This week on the we’re discussing Gangs ie. proper mean ones so not the Scouts (Chris) or the Boys Brigade (Elis). We’ll be taking a look at some of the razor gangs of Glasgow, the infamous American mafia and going back in time to see what gangland was like in Medieval Britain.

    Have you ever landed on a rhubarb patch? Would you like to live on Cockney Island? And want to hear what Welsh sounds like in another accent? You know what to do, drop us an email at: hello@ohwhatatime.com

    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

    #44 Weather (Part 2)

    #44 Weather (Part 2)

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

    This week we’re talking about unique weather events through history. From the great freeze of 1899 that plunged Miami to sub-zero temperatures, the great storm (in the UK) of 1987 (and how badly Michael Fish got it all BANG WRONG) and of course, the LONG-HOT-SUMMER-OF-NINETEEN-SEVENTY-SIX (which Elis’ parents WILL NOT STOP GOING ON ABOUT).

    Plus there’s even more Jeremy Bentham bantz. And if you want to get in touch with the show, you know what to do: hello@ohwhatatime.com

    And YES! You may have spotted a new numbering system. Well, we haven’t gone straight from episode #39 to episode #44 by accident (!), we have in fact retroactively applied episode numbers to old subscriber specials:
    #40 Heroes (OWAT: Full Timer Edition)
    #41 Gifts (OWAT: Full Timer Edition)
    #42 Sex, Drugs and Rock n Roll (OWAT: Full Timer Edition)
    #43 Protests (OWAT: Full Timer Edition)

    When informed of this, Tom Craine said he felt “absolutely no emotion whatsoever” - but nonetheless, there’s the explanation for those who need it.

    If you're impatient and want both parts in one lovely go next time plus a whole lot more(!), why not treat yourself and become an Oh What A Time: FULL TIMER?
    In exchange for your £4.99 per month to support the show, you'll get:
    - two bonus episodes every month!
    - ad-free listening
    - episodes a week ahead of everyone else
    - And first dibs on any live show tickets

    Subscriptions are available via AnotherSlice, Apple and Spotify. For all the links head to: ohwhatatime.com

    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
    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    • 34 min
    #44 Weather (OWAT: Full timer edition)

    #44 Weather (OWAT: Full timer edition)

    This week we’re talking about unique weather events through history. From the great freeze of 1899 that plunged Miami to sub-zero temperatures, the great storm (in the UK) of 1987 (and how badly Michael Fish got it all BANG WRONG) and of course, the LONG-HOT-SUMMER-OF-NINETEEN-SEVENTY-SIX (which Elis’ parents WILL NOT STOP GOING ON ABOUT).

    Plus there’s even more Jeremy Bentham bantz. And if you want to get in touch with the show, you know what to do: hello@ohwhatatime.com

    And YES! You may have spotted a new numbering system. Well, we haven’t gone straight from episode #39 to episode #44 by accident (!), we have in fact retroactively applied episode numbers to old subscriber specials:
    #40 Heroes (OWAT: Full Timer Edition)
    #41 Gifts (OWAT: Full Timer Edition)
    #42 Sex, Drugs and Rock n Roll (OWAT: Full Timer Edition)
    #43 Protests (OWAT: Full Timer Edition)

    When informed of this, Tom Craine said he felt “absolutely no emotion whatsoever” - but nonetheless, there’s the explanation for those who need it.

    You can 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).

    And thank you for subscribing! We couldn't make the show without you!

    We'll see you next week!
    Chris, Elis and Tom x

    #44 Weather (Part 1)

    #44 Weather (Part 1)

    This week we’re talking about unique weather events through history. From the great freeze of 1899 that plunged Miami to sub-zero temperatures, the great storm (in the UK) of 1987 (and how badly Michael Fish got it all BANG WRONG) and of course, the LONG-HOT-SUMMER-OF-NINETEEN-SEVENTY-SIX (which Elis’ parents WILL NOT STOP GOING ON ABOUT).

    Plus there’s even more Jeremy Bentham bantz. And if you want to get in touch with the show, you know what to do: hello@ohwhatatime.com

    And YES! You may have spotted a new numbering system. Well, we haven’t gone straight from episode #39 to episode #44 by accident (!), we have in fact retroactively applied episode numbers to old subscriber specials:
    #40 Heroes (OWAT: Full Timer Edition)
    #41 Gifts (OWAT: Full Timer Edition)
    #42 Sex, Drugs and Rock n Roll (OWAT: Full Timer Edition)
    #43 Protests (OWAT: Full Timer Edition)

    When informed of this, Tom Craine said he felt “absolutely no emotion whatsoever” - but nonetheless, there’s the explanation for those who need it.

    If you're impatient and want both parts in one lovely go next time plus a whole lot more(!), why not treat yourself and become an Oh What A Time: FULL TIMER?
    In exchange for your £4.99 per month to support the show, you'll get:
    - two bonus episodes every month!
    - ad-free listening
    - episodes a week ahead of everyone else
    - And first dibs on any live show tickets

    Subscriptions are available via AnotherSlice, Apple and Spotify. For all the links head to: ohwhatatime.com

    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
    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    • 30 min

Customer Reviews

4.8 out of 5
909 Ratings

909 Ratings

AurochsHorn ,

Funny and Interesting

Discovered this podcast a couple of weeks ago, it’s now one of my favourites

Fractallychallenged ,

Podcasting has reached the endgame

This one is a cynical cash grab using the Quickly Kevin format copy pasted to history. Too many adverts, not enough content to pay extra for.

Chris Scull doesn’t even sound like he bothered to read the script beforehand. At least TC and EJ are very likeable people.

They’ll be trying live shows next. Throw enough and some sticks I suppose

Laurenisthesummer ,

Love it

I hate podcasts, except this one. It is literally the only one that doesn’t annoy me! It’s funny, interesting, doesn't go off topic too much and my brain is getting bigger. Ta very much!

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