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The Silly History Boys Show

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Gather round your camp fires and listen! To tales of daring, horror and high adventure from the worn pages of our History Book Not a talky Podcast. More like Action Radio! Join the man known only as the Pear Bear, the unflappable Tombo and your new favourite Uncles BobBob & Bilbo. Let us take a questionably queasy trip through the squishy bits of history and myth. Fun for all the family? We don’t know yet... But we promise it’ll be silly, it’ll be fun!

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All Episodes

32:45

Loki and the Golden Apples (or Episode 65)

The Silly History Boys Show ·

2023/02/24

How d'ya like those Apples???!!! Let us find out! In our third collaboration we go scrumping for Norse Myth & Legend with Miranda & Lucas from That JORVIK Viking Thing Ever wondered how those super attractive Norse Gods stay so youthful and supple? Well if you do can you tell us Silly Boys? We're one half-term thrashing from being sent to the glue factory to be turned into silly string. Why not rate and review us (and our Jorvik pals for that matter) on your chosen podcast platform. Buy us a

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38:44

Thor Goes Fishing (or Episode 64)

The Silly History Boys Show ·

2023/02/18

Like Uncle BobBob for compliments, The Pear Bear for box damaged Warhammer, Bilbo for a Twix and Tombo for a good nights sleep, Thor goes Fishing! It's our second hot date with That Jorvik Viking Thing Podcast! Miranda and Lucas bought the tickets and we microwaved our own pop corn at home. Let's see what we catch. It was THIS BIG!!! To hear more from our friends, check out their back catalogue at That Jorvik Viking Thing Podcast Listen and enjoy, and please consider leaving both of us a 5 star

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33:39

Odin and the Mead of Poetry (or Episode 63)

The Silly History Boys Show ·

2023/02/10

Come gather ye friends around your flickering campfires and listen, to tales of teamwork, shared effort and collaboration as we Silly Boys skip hand in hand with That JORVIK Viking Thing Podcast over the rainbow bridge. In this episode we tell the story of Odin and the Mead of Poetry, and then Jorvik's own Lucas and Miranda will take you through the historical sources; like where does Worcester sauce really come from? Why is mayo the superior dollop and what is wrong with PearBear for not liking

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03:49

The Silly History Boys / Jorvik Collaboration

The Silly History Boys Show ·

2023/01/09

Hi Friend! We silly boys are teaming up with those Norsey folks at Jorvik on their That JORVIK Viking Thing Podcast Throughout the month of February, they, and by association we, will be taking a look at some famous (and not so famous) Norse Gods. There will be searing insight, light heated banter and interesting story facts. Oh and we'll be there too! We will also be releasing That Jorvik Viking Thing Podcast on our feed. We hope to see you there!

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32:35

X-Mas Origins: The Silly Christmassy Boys (or Episode...

The Silly History Boys Show ·

2022/12/23

It's that time of year dear listener! Christmas episoooooooode!!! For your holiday history fix this year we're telling two tales of different festive traditions that have heavily influenced our annual celebrations... Join Caesar and Mark Antony as they celebrate Saturnalia, a Roman festival that gave us presents, gambling and drinking whilst wearing silly hats (or a Tuesday at Pear Bear's house) then take a trip to Iceland to meet Gyrla the giant and her Yule lads who are... unusual. Happy

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45:04

’Deer Hard’ the Hind of Artemis; Heracles part 4 (or...

The Silly History Boys Show ·

2022/12/14

The Silly History Boys are back again to continue the laborious labours of everyone’s fave Demi God…Heracles! Weary of our hero’s popularity the wicked King and naughty goddess Queen Hera plan to set our hero up for a fall… He must hunt the fastest thing alive…no not Sonic! The Golden Hind of Artemis! Can he catch it? What happens if he does? Will the goddess of the hunt turn him into a dart board? Find out on a simply epic chase across Ancient Greece, through mountains, deserts and top notch

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01:00:42

Fight The Powder! The Gunpowder Plot part 3 (or...

The Silly History Boys Show ·

2022/11/18

Light that fuse! It's the silly boys (non) Explosive final chapter of The Gunpowder Plot! Will Robert Catesby get that Catholic England he so badly craves? (no) Will Guido Fawkes be able to get the smell of smoke & meaty carnage out of his clothes? (no need to worry about that Guy - you won't be able to use your hands!) Will boar hunting be ruined for King James? (I don't know if he even hunted Boar. It was probably Deer or Conspiracy Theories) The future of England will turn on the contents of

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43:22

The Gunpowder Behind The Throne; The Gunpowder Plot...

The Silly History Boys Show ·

2022/11/04

Never go back when the firework is lit! Unless it's for the second silly part of the Gunpowder plot When we left our plotters they were but four strong...or was it five? Confusing! But never fear, the silly boys go full character overload! (And yes, Uncle BobBob still has loads to say) Covert glances across a crowded ballroom to ZapSplat for "Kerblammos!" and music Super secret hushed whispers for excellent music from big Scott Buckley Suspicious letters mail directly to Lord Fast Fingers for intro

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35:04

With Gunpowder Comes Great Accountability; The...

The Silly History Boys Show ·

2022/10/21

Kerblam-OoOoOoOh listener! It's that time again when we on our island celebrate a bunch of folks not getting murdered by celebrating the torture and murder of a Guy by setting an effigy of him on fire! It's not crazy if you get to eat spiced cake I tells ya! This is first of of Gunpowder three-parter, and you know what? It's quite interesting. A mug of cider to ZapSplat for music and SFX A slice of parkin to Doug Maxwell for extra music. Cheap fireworks a gogo to Lord Fast Fingers for our intro

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33:13

Avery Seadog Has It’s Day; Henry Avery the Pirate...

The Silly History Boys Show ·

2022/10/07

Silly Me Timbers AGAIN Mates! Following the following sea that was Henry Avery part one...its Henry Avery part two! Have the crew of silly pirates bitten off more than they can chew as they try and rob....The Grand Mughal fleet? How much cannon smoke and people falling in the water will it take to win the wrestle the greatest treasure in history from its rightful owners? And even if they can get the glitter, will the Pirates live to spend it? Join those silliest and most salty of Boys for more man

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36:43

Avery Man For Himself; Henry Avery the Pirate part 1...

The Silly History Boys Show ·

2022/09/23

Silly Me Timber Mates! The Silly History Buoys are back with another ration of nautical naughtiness! It’s the scurvy tale of Henry Avery/Every the man they call the ‘Pirate King’ Why do they call him that? Is it because he has a Las Vegas residency and a penchant for hamburgers? * Join Avery and his crew of silly pirates on their quest for personal freedom, self determination and lots of money! The Cape of Death, Vengeful Ghost Ships and Horrible Dutch accents await you on ‘The Pirate Round’ the

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38:42

Is That a Rag? Nah; Ragnar Lothbrok Part 2 (or...

The Silly History Boys Show ·

2022/09/09

This week we continue the tale of the mighty Ragnar Lothbrok and worry not; there's PLENTY devil cows! Join us for the silliest saga we've ever told... and that's saying something!! Thanks as ever to ZapSplat for zips and boings and music, Scott Buckley for fabulous chooons and Lord Fastfingers for his fast fingers!

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39:56

Loth to Brok the Subject; Ragnar Lothbrok Part 1 (or...

The Silly History Boys Show ·

2022/08/12

Those Silly Boys are back in the wonderful world of mythtory again this week dear listeners as they begin the tale of the greatest Viking that ever there was... according to some. There's dragons, princesses, mighty warriors and lashings of silliness for all to enjoy! Thanks to Scott Buckley for his awesome music. Thanks to Zapsplat for zips boings splats and music And thanks to you for listening!

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34:04

Get Hydra; Heracles part 3 (or Episode 53)

The Silly History Boys Show ·

2022/07/22

KER-SMASH!!! Our Ancient Greek Hero Heracles is here to save us again! The Mighty Hera and her mortal lacky King Eurystheus are at it again with their labours! Not only does the Tesla need washing, but the dryer needs de-linting too! Oh and there's the small matter of the Nine Headed Hydra of Lake Lerna (a lovely day out I've heard and at v. reasonable price) If you're new to the Silly Heracles Show, then why not check out episodes 36 & 37 for a crash course in Heroism? Big thanks and brave

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56:04

The Fifty First Episode Spectacular PART TWO (or...

The Silly History Boys Show ·

2022/07/18

You've done how many? (50 proper ones, we like totally said that last week) Yes it's true dear listener! It's been FIFTY episodes of the Silly History boys show! And we invite you to join the silliest of boys for a celebration/self indulgent episode that looks back over two years of doing some history and ALOT of silly voices! Join Bilbo, Pear Bear, Dear Uncle Bob Bob and Tombo as they enjoy a light ale and one another's company (mostly) In Part One we chatted about our favourite shows, silliest

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52:06

The Fifty First Episode Spectacular PART ONE (or...

The Silly History Boys Show ·

2022/07/07

You've done how many? Yes it's true dear listener! It's been FIFTY episodes of the Silly History boys show! And we invite you to join the silliest of boys for a celebration/self indulgent episode that looks back over two years of doing some history and ALOT of silly voices! Join Bilbo, Pear Bear, Dear Uncle Bob Bob and Tombo as they enjoy a light ale and one another's company (mostly) In Part One we chat about our favourite shows, silliest voices and finally settle who the best actor is (that

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01:01:20

Sympathy for Robert the Devil (or Episode 50)

The Silly History Boys Show ·

2022/06/24

Meet a medieval man of wealth and taste! FOR OUR EPIC 50TH Episode! This week those Silly History Boys bring you the story of the darkest of Dark Knights, Robert the Devil! When couple of dark age Normans ask the actual devil for help with a son...its goes exactly as you might expect! Except it doesn't actually! Can Sir Robert the Devil redeem himself? Honour his Knightly vow? Rescue his parents? AND save Rome from an army of suspiciously Scouse Saracens? Listen and find out, we promise 'a HELL' of

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52:21

T3: Rise of the Caffeine; A Silly History of Tea part...

The Silly History Boys Show ·

2022/06/10

Three. Three episodes on tea, we're so sorry. Let us go out with a episode a touch longer than our usual fayre. We have Tea Party's to attend and other unsavoury bits of history to cover. A big thanks to Tombo (who hates tea) Uncle BobBob (whom I found out also hates tea but it'd knacker my narrative) And The Pear Bear (who loves tea but has reeeeally got into coffee lately. I'm worried for him) Tea-cup jangling and door slams care of ZapSplat The tracks Discovery and Absolution by the tea crazed

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35:28

T2: Judgement Tray; A Silly History of Tea part 2 (or...

The Silly History Boys Show ·

2022/05/27

Back once again for the digestive aid master. Tea! The cure for all ills. The silly boys battle their way out of the Siege of Kaifeng to, well, who knows where! Tea is on the move and so are the silly boys. Big thanks to ZapSplat for things that go KLACK and songs what go DO-DE-DUMDUMDUM Extra to thanks to Shane Ivers at Silverman Sound for the track Medieval Banquet (which we use for any royal setting, historically accurate time period be darned!) Rate Review & Brew!

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38:10

For All The Tea in China; A Silly History of Tea part...

The Silly History Boys Show ·

2022/05/13

Oh no! It's the guy who brought us "gardens" and "A Victorian French Filmmaker whodunnit"! Yeah that's right! Whatcha gonna do? Not listen?! Erm don't answer that. The Silly Boys are taking a vague and a broad stroke look at the history of tea. So dense and silly was it, that we barely make it out of China with our lives! Put the kettle on and have a sly biscuit or three. Thanks to ZapSplat for music and SFX And an extra lump of sugar (he had a real problem as a child) goes to Lord Fast Fingers for

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