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Bins, buckets, fishfingers, loonies, and more. Here's the story of joke candidates in British elections.

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An episode for examining a very ordinary day in the life of Britain.

July 4th 1776 was a very special day for some, but on this side of the pond it was a day much like any other. We're taking a look at the front page news of July 4th 1776 in Great Britain.

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An episode for examining The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America; and for connected purposes.

Featuring a special guest; Joe from our sister podcast Prime Factors - primefactorspodcast.com

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Edited by Roberto Toro of Grand Embassy Productions

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Joe provided us with maps which I will upload to our website soon. I also want to really stress that Roberto, our editor, did a great job with this one. We've not used this setup before and the audio was a mess, Roberto really cleaned it up well. Thank you Roberto!

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A third and final episode for examining The Most Honourable Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham; and for connected purposes.

After many long years of opposition, Rockingham is finally back in power. But will he be able to have an impact this time around?

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Pitt Boys Sting - ‘God Only Knows’ by the Beach Boys, arranged by Clay Hine, transcribed by Hugo Popplewell, performed by House of Chords.

Beauties Sting - https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/winharpsichord-39642/

Rockers Sting - https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/electric-guitar-metal-riff-107087/

Grenvillains Sting - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jTN6ibiJ9bA

Country Gentlemen Sting - 'You Know My Name' by Chris Cornell, performed by Out of the Blue

Bedford Whigs Sting - https://orangefreesounds.com/low-fail-horn-melody-sound-effect/

Petty Shop Boys Sting - https://orangefreesounds.com/80s-synth-pop-disco-music-loop/

Hoots Mon - Lord Rockingham’s XI - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wioh5qUj7fM

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Only two years late, it's time for the final episode of our "Election Special" series! Today, we're looking at the State Opening of Parliament and His/Her Majesty's Most Gracious Speech. It's one of the big political events of the year, and comes with a suitable quantity of uniforms, robes, crowns, amusing job titles, and ceremony. Politics meets monarchy and the results are fascinating.

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Only two years late, it's the penultimate episode of our "Election Special" series! Today, we're looking at how MPs take their oaths and choose a Speaker. Think swearing (not that kind), more #macemoments, queuing, verbal tennis, and funny hats.

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(Two years late) it's Episode 10 of our "Election Special" series, and we're looking at how Parliament meets for the first time after an election and how it starts to get back to business. Think a scramble for office space, #macemoments, and funny hats.

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A fourth and final episode for examining The Honourable Frederick North, referred to as Lord North by courtesy; and for connected purposes.

In this episode, we go back to cover a few things from his premiership that weren't related to America, and then we rate him.

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Episode image by Roberto Toro of Grand Embassy Productions

Trotting Sound - https://orangefreesounds.com/trotting-carriage-sound/

Door Knocking - https://orangefreesounds.com/door-knocking-sound-effect/

Mud Splatter - https://orangefreesounds.com/mud-splatter/

Wooden Door - https://orangefreesounds.com/wooden-door-opening-sound-effect/

Creaky Footsteps - https://orangefreesounds.com/sound-footsteps-creaky-floor/

Quill Sound - https://www.zapsplat.com/music/writing-with-a-quill-2/

Country Gentlemen Sting - 'You Know My Name' by Chris Cornell, performed by Out of the Blue

Rockers Sting - https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/electric-guitar-metal-riff-107087/

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This is a sneak peek into the incredible life story of Charles Ignatius Sancho - abolitionist, writer, composer, and much more. From the very humblest of beginnings, he would go on to humble all others with his eloquence, intellect, and charm. You can listen to the whole thing on our Patreon. Find out more at primetimepod.com/support

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A third episode for examining The Honourable Frederick North, referred to as Lord North by courtesy; and for connected purposes.

This is our third of four episodes for Lord North, and it's almost exclusively about a small disagreement we were having with the Americans at the time, also known as the American Revolution.

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Quill Sound - https://www.zapsplat.com/music/writing-with-a-quill-2/

Abbott and Costello's - Who's On First (filmed Jan 15 - Mar 1 1945) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5FsJe4DScDs

French National Anthem - https://nationalanthems.info/fr.htm

Alma by Tom Lehrer - used with permission

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