That's Old News

Scotland! The land of manly skirts, rampant hatred of the English, and... grave robbing? Not the stereotype I was expecting to see but apparently the art of cadaver caving produced some interesting results, as well as two of history's greatest resurrection men.

Join Hayley this week as as she recounts the tale of Burke and Hare - two graveyard enthusiasts who got fed up waiting for people to pass away naturally that they decided to speed up the process so they could sell it to universities IN THE NAME OF SCIENCE!

This episode was hosted by Hayley O'Connor and joined by Arron Keegan and Conor Daly. The intro and outro song - Strollin' Along - was recorded by David Renda.

Sun Tzu once said "All warfare is based on deception", but let's be real - Vladimir Makarov from Modern Warfare III delivered the line better. And he's right! A lot of warfare is reliant on subterfuge, espionage, and outright trickery to make your enemy think you were sneaking out of the house at night only to take a detour through the biscuit cupboard.

Join Arron this week as he recounts some of the good, the bad, and the wacky examples of military deception throughout history - ranging from the classic Trojan Horse to the creation of an entirely fake Paris!

This episode was presented by Arron Keegan and joined by Hayley O'Connor and Conor Daly. The intro and outro song - Strollin' Along - was recorded by David Renda.

Who doesn't like a fun quiz with friends! Me. I don't. Unless I win, then they're great. But who from That's Old News knows the most about obscure parts of history? Well find out in this week's episode, and play along at home!

Join the gang this week as we face off in what will go down in history as one of the quizzes of all time, and see who will crown themselves as Historian Supreme!

This episode was hosted by Arron Keegan, Conor Daly, and Hayley O'Connor. The intro and outro song - Strollin' Along - was recorded by David Renda.

Inventions are great! They make our everyday lives much easier and give us access to things previously thought impossible, like transatlantic communication, faster ways of travelling across continents, and the ability to scream at Fortnite players for being... well, Fortnite players. But when it comes to giving credit to the inventors of these brilliant inventions, sometimes history gives credit to the wrong guy.

Join Hayley this week as she takes the lads through a little look into when history gets the inventor wrong, ranging from the first automobile to the first telescope! Learn how the inventors came up with the idea, and how those credited with the invention improved greatly (or sometimes not at all) on the original design!

This episode was hosted by Hayley O'Connor and joined by Arron Keegan and Conor Daly. The intro and outro song - Strollin' Along - was recorded by David Renda.

History is awash with conspiracy theories that get our little heads working overtime trying to smash brain cells together to come up with such wonders as; Aliens built the Pyramids, the earth is flat, and the Moon landing was a hoax! NASA seem to be very naughty indeed.

Join Conor as he takes the gang through the beginnings of the crazy theories about how we actually never went to the moon, and how NASA and the USA devised the whole thing as a show to give the middle finger to the Russians!

This episode was presented by Conor Daly and joined by Arron Keegan and Hayley O'Connor. The intro and outro song - Strollin' Along - was recorded by David Renda.

Carl Douglas was really on to something when he postulated the notion that, throughout the history of our world, it would seem as if "Everybody was Kung Fu Fighting". A true scholar of his time, but there's truth to it! Enter stage left: Yasuke, the African Samurai.

Yasuke's story is a brilliant and albeit short tale of an African slave acquired in Mozambique who came to prominence in the personal bodyguard of Oda Nobunaga at the climax of Japan's "Sengoku Jidai" - "Warring States Period". Join Arron this week as the takes Conor and Hayley on a trip around the world to meet one of the rare non-native Japanese samurai, whose life is equal parts myth as it is fact!

This episode was hosted by Arron Keegan and joined by Conor Daly and Hayley O'Connor. The intro and outro song - Strollin' Along - was recorded by David Renda.

The last in our series on Masters of the Air! All 9 episodes are out and we've had a chance to look back on the show and see what we thought of it!

How accurate is it? How well does it portray war? Does it hold up to Band of Brothers or The Pacific? Join the gang this week as we answer all of these questions and give the final word on Spielberg's latest WWII mini series!

This episode was presented by Arron Keegan and joined by Conor Daly and Hayley O'Connor. The intro and outro song - Strollin' Along - was recorded by David Renda.

Ah the celebrity - talented individuals who make MASSIVE amounts of money thanks to their expertise in a certain field, whether that be dancing, singing, acting, the list goes on! But with that fame comes a lot of attention, and in a lot of cases it can go quite wrong.

Join Hayley as she takes Arron through the world of horrible celebrity history comments and opinions, from the less harmful antics of Shaquille O'Neal mistaking the Greek Pantheon for a niche nightclub to the Cleopatra Netflix documentary's director demanding an entire nation forget their history and accept her narrative events!

This episode was hosted by Hayley O'Connor and joined by Arron Keegan. The intro and outro song - Strollin' Along - was recorded by David Renda.

And with that the last episode of Masters of the Air is out, and what a ride it has been! In this penultimate installment of our discussion on the show, join Arron and Hayley as they look into the merits of this episode alone before being joined by Conor when he returns and we delve into a full season retrospective!

From some brilliant character send offs to confusion still as to the inclusion of others, this episode had a lot to discuss in it!

This episode was presented by Arron Keegan and Hayley O'Connor. The intro and outro music - Strollin' Along - was recorded by David Renda.