Yesterday's News

Yesterday's News

By Joe ForresterComedySociety & CultureHistory
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Yesterday's News episodes

  • 2: Episode 2: Cuban Missile Crisis, The Meal Tub Plot and the Peace of Westphalia - with Simon Harkness

    In this episode we discuss the world being on the brink of nuclear disaster, treasonous plots being hidden in tubs of grain in 17th Century London and the end of the Thirty Years War. Other topics include the inconsistent clothing choices of the characters of Winnie the Pooh; what would happen if Theresa May made sweet love to James Bond and of course, some borderline offensive accents... Enjoy.

    Warning: contains strong language, ill-researched opinions and unjustified attacks on much-loved fictional bears.

    #history #comedy #podcast

    37 min
  • 1: Episode 1, Friday 21st October 2016: King John, The War of Jenkins Ear, Marie Antoinette and the Nobel Prize - with Simon Harkness

    On the very first episode of Yesterday's News we discuss the death of 'Bad' King John in 1216; unearth the story of one of history's most famous appendages in the War of Jenkins' Ear in 1739; head back to Revolutionary France and discuss the execution of Anne Boleyn in 1793.

    My guest is presenter Simon Harkness who tells us why he's not impressed by empires, discusses famous body parts and shows a truly stunning lack of aptitude for accents. We also have a look at the history of the Nobel Prize and come to some surprising conclusions.

    Follow the show @VeryOldNews and please do get in touch.

    You can follow Joe: @forrester_joe and Simon: @simonharkness

    Enjoy!

    Warning: contains some strong language and plenty of ill-considered snap judgements.

    33 min

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Joe Forrester brings you three headlines from the week in history, focusing on the lesser-known, more unusual and often downright odd.