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It Just So Happened - an alternative history show

itjustsohappened

Stand-up comedians at live festival events present short historical ‘on this day‘ pieces then discuss some historical topics or people connected to the location where the live show recording takes place. This is a touring show across UK festivals and has been running since 2019. Find us at @ItJustSo1 on Twitter.

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All Episodes

56:44

IJSH52 - LEICESTER - 11th February 2024

It Just So Happened - an alternative history show ·

2024/07/18

Episode 52 was recorded at the historical Wygston's House in the Leicester Comedy Festival on 11th February 2024.The panellists were Kevin Hudson, Jo Mungovin and Ben Ennis. The host was Richard Pulsford. The On This Day topics covered were: - Margaret Thatcher elected as Conservative Party leader (11/02/1975) - John Buchan (died, 11/02/1940) - Tom and Jerry's first cartoon film (11/02/1940) - Matilda, the world's oldest chicken (died, 11/02/2006) - The term Robot was first used in a TV programme

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01:02:41

IJSH51 - NOTTINGHAM - 4th November 2023

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2024/07/04

This episode was recorded at The Playwright in the Nottingham Comedy Festival on 4th November 2023.The panellists were Sanjay Brown, Denzil Ede and Autumn Unwin. The host was Richard Pulsford. The On This Day topics covered were: - Actor Edmund Kean (born, 04/11/1787) - The Gatling gun is patented (04/11/1862) - Tutenkhamun's burial chamber found (04/11/1923) - Nellie Taylor Ross becomes first woman US state governor (04/11/1924) - Welsh musician James James (born, 04/11/1832) - Felix Mendelssohn

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01:05:35

IJSH50 - DUNDEE - 17th September 2023

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2024/06/20

This episode was recorded at The Keillor Centre in the Dundee Fringe on 17th September 2023.The panellists were Luis Alcada, Julia Knight and Andy Bullick. The host was Richard Pulsford. On This Day topics covered included: - Norton I declares himself US Emporer (17/09/1859) - David Dunbar Buick (born, 17/09/1854) - Hildegard of Bingen (died, 17/09/1179) - 1st airplane crash fatality (17/09/1908) - Antoine de Leeuwenhoek first describes bacteria (17/09/1683) - Tobias Smollett (died, 17/09/1771) NB

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01:03:06

IJSH49 - EDINBURGH - 12th August 2024

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2024/06/06

This episode was recorded at The Hill St Theatre at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe on 12th August 2023.The panellists were Kate Smurthwaite, Vladimir McTavish and Bryan Ghosh. The host was Richard Pulsford. On This Day topics covered included: - New Amsterdam's 1st police force formed (born, 12/08/1658) - Robert Southey (born, 12/08/1774) - Erwin Schroedinger (born, 12/08/1887) - Ian Fleming (died, 12/08/1964) - Clarence Birdseye patents fish fingers (12/08/1930) - William Blake (died,

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01:00:38

IJSH48 - EDINBURGH - 11th August 2024

It Just So Happened - an alternative history show ·

2024/05/23

This episode was recorded at The Hill St Theatre at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe on 11th August 2023.The panellists were Jane Walker, Dylan Dodds and Julia Knight. The host was Richard Pulsford. On This Day topics covered included: - Enid Blyton (born 11/08/1897) - 1st federal prisoners arrive at Alcatraz (11/08/1934) - the founding of Al Qaeda (11/08/1988) - Ted Heath's Admiral Cup victory (11/08/1971) - the UK solar eclipse (11/08/1999) - Robin Williams (died 11/08/2014)

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58:11

IJSH47 - EDINBURGH - 10th August 2024

It Just So Happened - an alternative history show ·

2024/05/09

This episode was recorded at The Hill St Theatre at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe on 10th August 2023. Unfortunately the last few minutes did not record. Contains some strong language. The panellists were Stella Graham, Dave Chawner and Paul Connolly. The host was Richard Pulsford. On This Day topics covered included: - The Jim Morrison 'lasciviousness' trial (10/08/1969) - The opening of The Louvre (10/08/1793) - Word reaches London on the Paris insurrection (10/08/1792) - Herbert Hoover born

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01:01:04

IJSH46 - EDINBURGH - 9th August 2024

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2024/04/25

This episode was recorded at The Hill St Theatre at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe on 9th August 2023.The panellists were Angus Coutts, Micky Gibbons and Bryan Ghosh. The host was Richard Pulsford. On This Day topics covered included: - The Leaning Tower of Pisa founded (09/08/1173) - The first electric washing machine patent (09/08/1910) - The Coronation of Edward VII (09/08/1910) - Cliff Richard signs with EMI Records (09/08/1958) - The bombing of Nagasaki, and Nintendo (09/08/1945) - Writer David

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59:57

IJSH45 - EDINBURGH - 8th August 2024

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2024/04/11

This episode was recorded at The Hill St Theatre at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe on 8th August 2023.The panellists were Paul Connolly, Luis Alcada and CJ Hooper. The host was Richard Pulsford. On This Day topics covered included: The Kingsmen release Louie Louie (08/08/1963) The first European air balloon flight (08/08/1709) The Church inspects Galileo's telescope (08/08/1609) Beatles trivia (08/08/1966 and 08/08/1969) Earthquake in Crete (08/08/1303) Richard Nixon steps down as US President

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56:53

IJSH44 - EDINBURGH - 7th August 2024

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2024/03/28

This episode was recorded at The Hill St Theatre at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe on 7th August 2023.The panellists were Angus Coutts, Charles Dundas and Aleksandr Popov. The host was Richard Pulsford. On This Day topics covered included: The first performance of Macbeth (07/08/1606) The Turkish Straits Crisis (07/08/1946) Lynne Cox swims The Bering Strait (07/08/1987) Petit's high-wire act between NY's Twin Towers (07/08/1974) Oliver Hardy (died, 07/08/1957) (Charles didn't get the memo about not

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59:29

IJSH43 - EDINBURGH - 6th August 2023

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2024/03/14

This episode was recorded at The Hill St Theatre at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe on 6th August 2023.The panellists were Dr Anthony Drew, David Cruickshanks and Marijke Cortenbach. The host was Richard Pulsford. On This Day topics covered included: - Chay Blyth completes a round the world voyage (06/08/1971) - Gherman Titov's flight as the second cosmonaut (06/08/1961) - The proposed phone booth ban (06/08/1925) - The remains of A.A. Andree's expedition were found (06/08/1930) - Lucille Ball (born

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59:29

IJSH42 - EDINBURGH - 5th August 2023

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2024/02/29

This episode was recorded at The Hill St Theatre in the Edinburgh Festival Fringe on 5th August 2023.The panellists were Paul Connolly, Eppie Brilliant and Tasha Mott, and the host was Richard Pulsford. On This Day topics covered included:- - The American version of Whose Line Is It Anyway? debuts on ABC (5th August 1998) - Mayflower and Speedwell depart (5th August 1620) - The Beatles release Revolver (5th August 1966) - The first cinema in the UK opens (5th August 1901) - The first lab-grown

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56:29

IJSH41 - BUXTON - 15th July 2023

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2024/02/15

This episode was recorded at the Green Man Gallery in the Buxton Fringe on 15th July 2023.The panellists were Scott Allsop and Donna Scott, and the host was Richard Pulsford. On This Day topics covered included:- - St Swithun's Feast Day (15th July) - General Tom Thumb died (15/07/1883) - Mary Queen of Scots imprisoned at Bolton Castle (15/07/1568) - The first Twitter prototype was made publicly available (15/07/2006) - Anton Chekhov died (15/07/1904) Buxton topics included:- - the actor and

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56:14

IJSH40 - LUDLOW - 24th June 2023

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2024/02/01

This episode was recorded at the Assembly Rooms in the Ludlow Fringe on 24th June 2023. The panellists were Richie Rands, Simon Bolton and Chrissy Derbyshire, and the host was Richard Pulsford. On This Day topics covered included:- - The coronation of Henry VIII (24/06/1509) - The first performance of the song which would become Canada’s ‘national anthem’ (24/06/1880) - A Ludlow Tanner’s Apprentice John Eaton receives his master’s will (24/06/1697) - Mary Pickford becomes the first actress to sign a

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58:43

IJSH39 - BALHAM - 22nd June 2023

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2024/01/18

This episode was recorded at the Bedford Inn, Balham in the Wandsworth Arts Fringe on 22nd June 2023. The panellists were Alex Kitson, Richie Rands and Arthur Smith, and the host was Richard Pulsford. On This Day topics covered included:- - The Charing Cross, Euston and Hampstead Railway opened (22/06/1907) - The Holy Office in Rome forced Galileo Galilei to recant (22/06/1633) - Beatles make first record as backing for Tony Sheridan (22/06/1961) - The Hand of God goal (22/06/1986) - Pétain became

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58:32

IJSH38 - BRIGHTON - 27th May 2023

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2023/12/07

This episode was recorded at the Toy and Model Museum in the Brighton Fringe on 27th May 2023. The panellists were Richie Rands, Arna Spek and Mike Coxon, and the host was Richard Pulsford. Topics covered included:- - Dashiel Hammett's birthday (27/05/1894) - John crowned king of England (27/05/1199) - Habeas Corpus Act receives royal assent (27/05/1679) - Oliver Cromwell offered the crown (27/05/1657) - Paul Gascoigne's birthday (27/05/1967) - Brighton and Hove Albion, ABBA's entry in Eurovision,

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55:15

IJSH37 - GLASGOW - 19th March 2023

It Just So Happened - an alternative history show ·

2023/05/11

Recorded at The Griffin bar in Glasgow on Sunday 19th March 2023, as part of the Glasgow International Comedy Festival. The Panel included Iain Pringle, Amanda Hursy and Bryan Ghosh, with Richard Pulsford as host. On This Day topics covered included: - over 200 members of the Peking imperial family and court commit suicide in loyalty to the Emperor (19th March 1644) - the US Standard Time Act (19th March 1918) - David Livingstone (born 19th March 1813) - Albert Speer's birthday / The Nero decree

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57:39

IJSH36 - LEICESTER - 12th February 2023

It Just So Happened - an alternative history show ·

2023/04/20

Recorded at Wygston's House in Leicester on Sunday 12th February 2023, as part of the Leicester Comedy Festival. The Panel included Jo Mungovin, Ben Ennis and Kevin Hudson, with Richard Pulsford as host. On This Day topics covered included: Lost Penny Day (12th February) Benjamin Franklin receives a doctorate (12th February 1759) X-Rays (Wilhelm Roentgen died, February 1923) Ecuador annexes the Galapagos Islands (12th February 1832) Edvard Munch's The Scream stolen (12th February 1994) Lady Jane

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52:13

IJSH35 - FAVERSHAM - 28th October 2022

It Just So Happened - an alternative history show ·

2023/03/10

Recorded at The Guildhall in Faversham on Friday 28th October 2022, as part of the Faversham Fringe. The Panel included Jude Sach, Richie Rands and Christy Haragan, with Richard Pulsford as host. On This Day topics covered included: Festival of St Jude (28th October) Gulliver's Travels published (28th October 1726) The Cuban Missile Crisis (28th October 1962) The Statue of Liberty dedicated (28th October 1886) Vote to change succession rules for the British monarchy (28th October 2011) Christy

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48:01

IJSH34 - EDINBURGH - 13th August 2022

It Just So Happened - an alternative history show ·

2023/01/26

Recorded at theSpace at Surgeons' Hall during the Edinburgh Festival Fringe on Saturday 13th August. The Panel included Michael Akadiri, Dave Chawner and Daniel Downie, with Richard Pulsford as host. On This Day topics covered included: Stolen 1911 Picasso painting La Coiffeuse returned to France (2015) Patent for first coin-operated phone (13th August 1889) Alfred Hitchcock (born 13th August 1899) Florence Nightingale (died 13th August 1910) Battle of Dupplin Moor (2nd Scottish War of Independence)

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47:57

IJSH33 - EDINBURGH - 12th August 2022

It Just So Happened - an alternative history show ·

2023/01/12

Recorded at theSpace at Surgeons' Hall during the Edinburgh Festival Fringe on Friday 12th August. The Panel included Bryan Ghosh and Angus Coutts, with Richard Pulsford as host. On This Day topics covered included: Clarence Birdseye patents fish fingers (12/08/1930) The first IBM PC released (12/08/1981) Robert Southey (born 12/08/1774) John Cage's 4'33" James Bond author, Ian Fleming (died 12/08/1964) William Blake (died 12/08/1827)

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