Welcome to The Interesting Bits. For this Christmas edition of The Interesting Bits, we will be looking at the origins of Christmas, why Good King Wenceslas wasn't necessarily good, or a king, or called Wenceslas, and how an accident on a battleship led to the creation of one of the world's most popular toys.<hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Welcome to The Interesting Bits. For this Christmas edition of The Interesting Bits, we will be looking at the origins of Christmas, why Good King Wenceslas wasn't necessarily good, or a king, or called Wenceslas, and how an accident on a battleship led to the creation of one of the world's most popular toys. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to The Interesting Bits. For this Christmas edition of The Interesting Bits, we will be looking at the origins of Christmas, why Good King Wenceslas wasn't necessarily good, or a king, or called Wenceslas, and how an accident on a battleship led to the creation of one of the world's most popular toys. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Ep 1: The Interesting Bits Christmas Special 2021

The Interesting Bits is an attempt to delve into the stories of some of history’s underdogs – the forgotten majority who never became historical celebrities but played their part nonetheless. It is designed as an antidote to the ‘big’ narratives of wars and politicians which dominate history books and which suggest history has some overall point. It is here to tell the stories of the mad, bad, stupid, wonderful, odd and improbable things that happened to our ancestors. They have no greater meaning, no direction and no overarching theme beyond being worthy of note, perhaps even memorable and reminding us that the past was as daft as the present and the people of the past were as daft as us. That’s what actually links us.<hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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The Interesting Bits is an attempt to delve into the stories of some of history’s underdogs – the forgotten majority who never became historical celebrities but played their part nonetheless. It is designed as an antidote to the ‘big’ narratives of wars and politicians which dominate history books and which suggest history has some overall point. It is here to tell the stories of the mad, bad, stupid, wonderful, odd and improbable things that happened to our ancestors. They have no greater meaning, no direction and no overarching theme beyond being worthy of note, perhaps even memorable and reminding us that the past was as daft as the present and the people of the past were as daft as us. That’s what actually links us. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Interesting Bits is an attempt to delve into the stories of some of history’s underdogs – the forgotten majority who never became historical celebrities but played their part nonetheless. It is designed as an antidote to the ‘big’ narratives of wars and politicians which dominate history books and which suggest history has some overall point. It is here to tell the stories of the mad, bad, stupid, wonderful, odd and improbable things that happened to our ancestors. They have no greater meaning, no direction and no overarching theme beyond being worthy of note, perhaps even memorable and reminding us that the past was as daft as the present and the people of the past were as daft as us. That’s what actually links us. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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Ep 1: The Interesting Bits Christmas Special 2021

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