What The History

What The History

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What The History episodes

  • Under the Radar and Goodness Gracious Great Bats of Fire
    In this episode Suzie looks at an Australian wartime secret and Trevor checks out the strange tale of the bat bomb!
    WHAT THE HISTORY?
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    Sources:
    VICTORIA’S SECRET RADAR STATION
    Burin M 2011, ‘Life at Cape Otway Lighthouse’ http://www.abc.net.au/local/photos/2011/12/06/3384589.htm
    Cape Otway Lightstation 2006, ‘Winter Newsletter’ http://www.lightstation.com/files/newsletters/COL_Winter_Newsletter_2006.pdf
    Great Ocean Media n.d., ‘Cape Otway Lightstation’ http://www.lightstation.com/
    Mornington Peninsula Magazine 2017, ‘Enemy Aircraft Over Port Phillip 75 Years Ago’ http://www.morningtonpeninsulamagazine.com.au/people-places/2017/2/3/enemy-aircraft-over-port-phillip-75-years-ago
    NewsCorp 2017, The Weekly Times, ‘Cape Otway Lightstation is home to a World War II secret bunker’ http://www.weeklytimesnow.com.au/country-living/cape-otway-lightstation-is-home-to-a-world-war-ii-secret-bunker/news-story/15c2f04e0275c258bbb603760aa3fe3d
    Smith B 2009, ‘Sonar science undercovers grim wartime secret’ http://www.smh.com.au/national/sonar-science-uncovers-grim-wartime-secret-20090331-9ib0.html
    Smith B 2009, ‘Long before Darwin attack our coast was a battleground’ http://www.smh.com.au/national/long-before-darwin-attack-our-coast-was-a-battleground-20090403-9rmn.html
    BAT BOMBS
    The Almost Perfect World War II Plot To Bomb Japan With Bats – Atlas Obscura
    Old, Weird Tech: The Bat Bombs of World War II – The Atlantic
    Brilliant Mistakes: The Bat Bomb – Defense Media Network
    ‘Bat Bombs’: WWII’s Project X-Ray – Warfare History Network
    During World War II, The U.S. Almost Used The Most Bizarre Weapon Imaginable Against Japan – Boredom Therapy
    Carlsbad Caverns – National Park Service (USA)
    Other stuff:
    The word history in the opening theme has been extracted from…
    History Never Repeats – Split Enz (1981)
    History Repeating – Propellerheads feat: Miss Shirley Bassey (1998)
    Flame Trees – Cold Chisel (1984)
    You’re History – Shakespeare’s Sister (1989)
    Centuries – Fall Out Boy (2015)
    Fade out music – War – Edwin Starr (1969)
    All music used under fair use provisions.
    17 min
  • The Ship Cast Adrift and The Boy With Royal Underwear

    In this episode Suzie tracks the Baychimo and Trevor follows the adventures of Edward Jones!

    WHAT THE HISTORY?

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    Sources:

    THE BAYCHIMO

    Kelly D 2016, ‘The Mystery of the Ghost Ship SS Baychimo’ https://www.urbanghostsmedia.com/2016/06/ghost-ship-ss-baychimo/

    Knight N 2017, ‘One of the strangest ghost ship stories: It sailed the seas, unmanned for 38 years’ https://www.thevintagenews.com/2017/06/09/one-of-the-strangest-ghost-ship-stories-ever-it-sailed-the-seas-unmanned-for-38-years/
    Leeming D 2016, ‘ABANDON SHIP! The bizarre ghost ship story of the SS Baychimo that was seen sailing the seas unmanned for 38 YEARS… and could still be out there today’ https://www.thesun.co.uk/living/2454812/the-bizarre-ghost-ship-story-of-the-ss-baychimo-that-was-seen-sailing-the-seas-unmanned-for-38-years-and-could-still-be-out-there-today/
    MacGowan D 2013, ‘The SS Baychimo’ https://www.historicmysteries.com/ss-baychimo/
    Swancer B 2014, ‘The Mysterious Ghost Ship of the Arctic’ http://mysteriousuniverse.org/2014/09/the-mysterious-ghost-ship-of-the-arctic/

    EDWARD JONES

    The stalker who stole Queen Victoria’s underwear – The Guardian

    Story of Boy Jones who stole Queen Victoria’s underwear – BBC News

    Boy Jones: The Boy Who Stalked Queen Victoria – Historic Mysteries

    This teen stalker stole Queen Victoria’s panties and lived in Buckingham Palace chimneys for a year – Timeline

    The Boy J

    17 min
  • The Ship Cast Adrift and The Boy With Royal Underwear
    In this episode Suzie tracks the Baychimo and Trevor follows the adventures of Edward Jones!
    WHAT THE HISTORY?
    Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast, or find us on iTunes.  Also chat with us over on Facebook or Twitter #wthpod.
    Sources:
    THE BAYCHIMO
    Kelly D 2016, ‘The Mystery of the Ghost Ship SS Baychimo’ https://www.urbanghostsmedia.com/2016/06/ghost-ship-ss-baychimo/
    Knight N 2017, ‘One of the strangest ghost ship stories: It sailed the seas, unmanned for 38 years’ https://www.thevintagenews.com/2017/06/09/one-of-the-strangest-ghost-ship-stories-ever-it-sailed-the-seas-unmanned-for-38-years/
    Leeming D 2016, ‘ABANDON SHIP! The bizarre ghost ship story of the SS Baychimo that was seen sailing the seas unmanned for 38 YEARS… and could still be out there today’ https://www.thesun.co.uk/living/2454812/the-bizarre-ghost-ship-story-of-the-ss-baychimo-that-was-seen-sailing-the-seas-unmanned-for-38-years-and-could-still-be-out-there-today/
    MacGowan D 2013, ‘The SS Baychimo’ https://www.historicmysteries.com/ss-baychimo/
    Swancer B 2014, ‘The Mysterious Ghost Ship of the Arctic’ http://mysteriousuniverse.org/2014/09/the-mysterious-ghost-ship-of-the-arctic/
    EDWARD JONES
    The stalker who stole Queen Victoria’s underwear – The Guardian
    Story of Boy Jones who stole Queen Victoria’s underwear – BBC News
    Boy Jones: The Boy Who Stalked Queen Victoria – Historic Mysteries
    This teen stalker stole Queen Victoria’s panties and lived in Buckingham Palace chimneys for a year – Timeline
    The Boy Jones sneaked into Buckingham palace four times & stole Queen Victoria’s underwear – The Vintage News
    Queen Victoria – biography.com
    Other stuff:
    The word history in the opening theme has been extracted from…
    History Never Repeats – Split Enz (1981)
    History Repeating – Propellerheads feat: Miss Shirley Bassey (1998)
    Flame Trees – Cold Chisel (1984)
    You’re History – Shakespeare’s Sister (1989)
    Centuries – Fall Out Boy (2015)
    Fade out music – The Ship Song – Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds (1990)
    All music used under fair use provisions.
    17 min
  • The Outlaw Corpse and Getting Barred

    In this episode Suzie finds out all about Elmer McCurdy and Trevor checks out an award ceremony gone awry!

    WHAT THE HISTORY?

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    Sources:

    ELMER MCCURDY

    Harvey S 2011, ‘Inept train robber had an unimpressive life but a celebrated afterlife’ http://articles.latimes.com/2011/jul/03/local/la-me-0703-then-20110703

    Lakeland Ledger 1977, ‘Elmer McCurdy Goes Home to Boot Hill’ https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1346&dat=19770423&id=UrcwAAAAIBAJ&sjid=0foDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5721,5601106
    Meier A 2013, ‘The Mummy Everyone Forgot Was Real’ http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/31-days-of-halloween-day-1-elmer-mccurdy
    The Human Marvels n.d, ‘Elmer McCurdy – The Wandering Dead’ http://www.thehumanmarvels.com/elmer-mccurdy-the-wandering-dead/
    The Lineup 2014, ‘Elmer McCurdy: The Outlaw Mummy of Oklahoma’ https://the-line-up.com/elmer-mccurdy-mummy-man

    BEST BAR NONE

    Best Bar None UK

    Best Bar None scheme – Wigan Council

    Tackling pub and club crime: Best Bar None back to promote safer nights out for revellers across Wigan – Mancunian Matters

    Best Bar None returns – Wigan World

    Record breaking safety scheme – Wigan World

    Violent crime fall is credited to scheme – Wigan Today

    19 min
  • The Outlaw Corpse and Getting Barred
    In this episode Suzie finds out all about Elmer McCurdy and Trevor checks out an award ceremony gone awry!
    WHAT THE HISTORY?
    Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast, or find us on iTunes.  Also chat with us over on Facebook or Twitter #wthpod.
    Sources:
    ELMER MCCURDY
    Harvey S 2011, ‘Inept train robber had an unimpressive life but a celebrated afterlife’ http://articles.latimes.com/2011/jul/03/local/la-me-0703-then-20110703
    Lakeland Ledger 1977, ‘Elmer McCurdy Goes Home to Boot Hill’ https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1346&dat=19770423&id=UrcwAAAAIBAJ&sjid=0foDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5721,5601106
    Meier A 2013, ‘The Mummy Everyone Forgot Was Real’ http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/31-days-of-halloween-day-1-elmer-mccurdy
    The Human Marvels n.d, ‘Elmer McCurdy – The Wandering Dead’ http://www.thehumanmarvels.com/elmer-mccurdy-the-wandering-dead/
    The Lineup 2014, ‘Elmer McCurdy: The Outlaw Mummy of Oklahoma’ https://the-line-up.com/elmer-mccurdy-mummy-man
    BEST BAR NONE
    Best Bar None UK
    Best Bar None scheme – Wigan Council
    Tackling pub and club crime: Best Bar None back to promote safer nights out for revellers across Wigan – Mancunian Matters
    Best Bar None returns – Wigan World
    Record breaking safety scheme – Wigan World
    Violent crime fall is credited to scheme – Wigan Today
    Best Bar None awards success – Wigan Today
    Best Bar None awards ceremony ends in brawl – Wigan Today
    Other stuff:
    The word history in the opening theme has been extracted from…
    History Never Repeats – Split Enz (1981)
    History Repeating – Propellerheads feat: Miss Shirley Bassey (1998)
    Flame Trees – Cold Chisel (1984)
    You’re History – Shakespeare’s Sister (1989)
    Centuries – Fall Out Boy (2015)
    All music used under fair use provisions.
    19 min
  • The Island of Death and The Island That Left

    In this island hopping episode Suzie visits the island of Poveglia and Trevor can’t visit Sandy Island!

    WHAT THE HISTORY?

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    Sources:

    THE ISLAND OF POVEGLIA

    Atlas Obscura 2017, ‘Poveglia Plague Island’ http://www.atlasobscura.com/places/poveglia-plague-island

    Matthews D 2016, ‘Isle of Madness: Poveglia Island is Haunted by the Ghosts of 160,000 Plague Victims’ http://weekinweird.com/2016/10/25/poveglia-island-is-haunted-by-plague-victims/
    Riggs R 2014, ‘SOLD! The Happy, Haunted Island of Poveglia’ http://mentalfloss.com/article/24658/strange-geographies-happy-haunted-island-poveglia
    Starostinetskaya A 2014, ‘Poveglia Island: Like Hell, But in Italy’ http://www.huffingtonpost.com/off-track-planet/poveglia-island-like-hell_b_4188986.html
    Trip Advisor Australia 2017, ‘Venice: Poveglia Island’ https://www.tripadvisor.com.au/Travel-g187870-c166606/Venice:Italy:Poveglia.Island.html

    SANDY ISLAND

    How a Fake Island Landed on Google Earth – Live Science

    Scientist unravels mystery of Coral Sea’s ghostly Sandy Island – The Washington Post

    Missing Pacific island riddle ‘solved’ – The Telegraph

    “Disappearance” of Sandy Island – General Bathymetric Chart of the Oceans

    Obituary: Sandy Island (1876 –2012) – EOS

    Other stuff:

    The word history in the opening theme has been extracted from…

    History Never Repeats – Split Enz (1981)

    History Repeating – Propellerheads feat: Miss Shirley Bassey (1998)

    Flame Trees – Cold Chisel (1984)

    You’re History – Shak

    18 min
  • The Island of Death and The Island That Left
    In this island hopping episode Suzie visits the island of Poveglia and Trevor can’t visit Sandy Island!
    WHAT THE HISTORY?
    Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast, or find us on iTunes.  Also chat with us over on Facebook or Twitter #wthpod.
    Sources:
    THE ISLAND OF POVEGLIA
    Atlas Obscura 2017, ‘Poveglia Plague Island’ http://www.atlasobscura.com/places/poveglia-plague-island
    Matthews D 2016, ‘Isle of Madness: Poveglia Island is Haunted by the Ghosts of 160,000 Plague Victims’ http://weekinweird.com/2016/10/25/poveglia-island-is-haunted-by-plague-victims/
    Riggs R 2014, ‘SOLD! The Happy, Haunted Island of Poveglia’ http://mentalfloss.com/article/24658/strange-geographies-happy-haunted-island-poveglia
    Starostinetskaya A 2014, ‘Poveglia Island: Like Hell, But in Italy’ http://www.huffingtonpost.com/off-track-planet/poveglia-island-like-hell_b_4188986.html
    Trip Advisor Australia 2017, ‘Venice: Poveglia Island’ https://www.tripadvisor.com.au/Travel-g187870-c166606/Venice:Italy:Poveglia.Island.html
    SANDY ISLAND
    How a Fake Island Landed on Google Earth – Live Science
    Scientist unravels mystery of Coral Sea’s ghostly Sandy Island – The Washington Post
    Missing Pacific island riddle ‘solved’ – The Telegraph
    “Disappearance” of Sandy Island – General Bathymetric Chart of the Oceans
    Obituary: Sandy Island (1876 –2012) – EOS
    Other stuff:
    The word history in the opening theme has been extracted from…
    History Never Repeats – Split Enz (1981)
    History Repeating – Propellerheads feat: Miss Shirley Bassey (1998)
    Flame Trees – Cold Chisel (1984)
    You’re History – Shakespeare’s Sister (1989)
    Centuries – Fall Out Boy (2015)
    Fade out
    Island In The Sun – Weezer (2001)
    All music used under fair use provisions.
    18 min
  • Venice Sees Pink and Trialling Monkeys

    In this episode Suzie discusses Pink Floyd’s influence on Venice and Trevor reports on the Scopes Monkey Trial!

    WHAT THE HISTORY?

    Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast, or find us on iTunes.  Also chat with us over on Facebook or Twitter #wthpod.

    Sources:

    PINK FLOYD IN VENICE

    Lifton D 2015, ‘The Story of the Pink Floyd Concert That Brought Down Venice’s Government’ http://ultimateclassicrock.com/pink-floyd-venice-1989/

    Open Culture 2017, ‘Pink Floyd Plays in Venice on a Massive Floating Stage in 1989; Forces the Mayor & City Council to Resign’ http://www.openculture.com/2017/05/pink-floyd-plays-in-venice-on-a-massive-floating-stage-in-1989.html
    Parmelee J 1989, ‘Venice Sees Red Over Pink Floyd’, The Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1989/07/19/venice-sees-red-over-pink-floyd/dbee6905-43f0-4a4d-a055-85e1cef51c87/?utm_term=.b8011f80ab19
    Szacka L 2016, ‘Tradition versus modernity in Venice, and that time Pink Floyd played St. Mark’s Basin’, The Architect’s Newspaper https://archpaper.com/2016/08/pink-floyd-venice/

    THE SCOPES TRIAL

    Monkey Trial begins – History.com

    Scopes Trial – History.net

    Scopes Monkey Trial: Science on the Stand – Live Science

    The Scopes Trial – Digital History

    Songs about The Scopes (Monkey) Trial – Dixieland and Jazz

    Scopes Trial Play and Festival website

    THE MONKEY TRIAL 1925 – Historic Films Stock Footage Archive – YouTube

    25 min
  • Venice Sees Pink and Trialling Monkeys
    In this episode Suzie discusses Pink Floyd’s influence on Venice and Trevor reports on the Scopes Monkey Trial!
    WHAT THE HISTORY?
    Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast, or find us on iTunes.  Also chat with us over on Facebook or Twitter #wthpod.
    Sources:
    PINK FLOYD IN VENICE
    Lifton D 2015, ‘The Story of the Pink Floyd Concert That Brought Down Venice’s Government’ http://ultimateclassicrock.com/pink-floyd-venice-1989/
    Open Culture 2017, ‘Pink Floyd Plays in Venice on a Massive Floating Stage in 1989; Forces the Mayor & City Council to Resign’ http://www.openculture.com/2017/05/pink-floyd-plays-in-venice-on-a-massive-floating-stage-in-1989.html
    Parmelee J 1989, ‘Venice Sees Red Over Pink Floyd’, The Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1989/07/19/venice-sees-red-over-pink-floyd/dbee6905-43f0-4a4d-a055-85e1cef51c87/?utm_term=.b8011f80ab19
    Szacka L 2016, ‘Tradition versus modernity in Venice, and that time Pink Floyd played St. Mark’s Basin’, The Architect’s Newspaper https://archpaper.com/2016/08/pink-floyd-venice/
    THE SCOPES TRIAL
    Monkey Trial begins – History.com
    Scopes Trial – History.net
    Scopes Monkey Trial: Science on the Stand – Live Science
    The Scopes Trial – Digital History
    Songs about The Scopes (Monkey) Trial – Dixieland and Jazz
    Scopes Trial Play and Festival website
    THE MONKEY TRIAL 1925 – Historic Films Stock Footage Archive – YouTube
    Billy Murray & International Novelty Orch. – Monkey Biz-ness, 1925 – YouTube
    Other stuff:
    The word history in the opening theme has been extracted from…
    History Never Repeats – Split Enz (1981)
    History Repeating – Propellerheads feat: Miss Shirley Bassey (1998)
    Flame Trees – Cold Chisel (1984)
    You’re History – Shakespeare’s Sister (1989)
    Centuries – Fall Out Boy (2015)
    Fade out
    Monkey Biz-Ness – Billy Murray & International Novelty Orchestra (1925) available under public domain
    All music used under fair use provisions.
    25 min
  • Vengeance on a Viking and Capers in a Canal

    In this episode Suzie talks about the life of Sigurd the Mighty and Trevor visits The Yellow Fleet!

    WHAT THE HISTORY?

    Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast, or find us on iTunes.  Also chat with us over on Facebook or Twitter #wthpod.

    Sources:

    SIGURD THE MIGHTY

    James E 2014, Overview: The Vikings, 800 to 1066, BBC History http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/vikings/overview_vikings_01.shtml#one

    Readicon 2016, Bizarre Viking Deaths: Sigurd the Mighty killed by a bite from a severed head, Readicon.com http://readicon.com/bizarre-viking-deaths-sigurd-the-mighty-killed-by-a-bite-from-a-severed-head/
    Towrie S 1996-2017, Viking Orkney – King Harald and the establishment of the Earldom, Orkneyjar – The Heritage of the Orkney Islands http://www.orkneyjar.com/history/vikingorkney/earldom.htm
    Towrie S 1996-2017, Earl Sigurd the Powerful – The first earl of Orkney, Orkneyjar – The Heritage of the Orkney Islands http://www.orkneyjar.com/history/historicalfigures/sigmighty.htm

    THE YELLOW FLEET

    The Yellow Fleet – Now I Know

    There Once Was a Country in the Middle of the Suez Canal – Conde Nast Traveler

    The Yellow Fleet of the Suez Canal, 1967-1975 – Weird International Relations

    The Great Bitter Lake Trophy – issuu.com

    Other stuff:

    The word history in the opening theme has been extracted from…

    History Never Repeats – Split Enz (1981)

    History Repeating – Propellerheads feat: Miss Shirley Bassey (1998)

    Flame Trees – Cold Chisel (1984)

    You’re History – Shakespeare’s Sister (1989)

    Centuries – Fall Out Boy (2015)

    Fade out

    Ship of Fools – World Party (1987)

    All music used under fair use provisions.

    18 min

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