Today In History with The Retrospectors

The Retrospectors Quiz of the Year


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It’s our last episode of 2021, and Olly is putting Arion and Rebecca to the test to see what they’ve learned from our first 168 episodes...


How many copies of ‘Sense and Sensibility’ were in the original print run in 1811?

What (horrifying) ingredients were in Jane Asher’s 1990 ‘Mary, Mary’ cake for children’s parties?

Which four U.S. Presidents had been cheerleaders at College? 


It’s a fight to the death to establish our Retrospectors champion of the year!


If you’ve enjoyed the show this year, please…

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get in touch and let us know what we should cover in 2022!

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Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

The Retrospectors will return on January 10th, 2022.


The Retrospectors are Olly Mann, Rebecca Messina & Arion McNicoll, with Matt Hill.

Theme Music: Pass The Peas. Announcer: Bob Ravelli. Graphic Design: Terry Saunders. Edit Producer: Emma Corsham.

Copyright: Rethink Audio / Olly Mann 2021. 


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