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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

58:21

IJSH72 - SHAFTESBURY - 18th July 2025

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2025/10/30

This episode (no. 72) was recorded at The Gold Hill Museum in Shaftesbury on 18th July 2025, as part of The Shaftesbury Fringe Festival.The panellists were Richie Rands, Elaine Barratt and Tim Biglowe, and the host was Richard Pulsford. We presented the following On This Day topics before going into some of the history of Shaftesbury: - The Fire of Rome, 18th July 64 - John Hatch made his last will and testament, with Aaron Upjohn as executor, 18th July 1782 - Cricketer W. G. Grace, born 18th July

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58:12

IJSH71 - SCARBOROUGH - 13th June 2025

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2025/10/16

This episode (no. 71) was recorded at The Shakespeare Gallery in Scarborough on 13th June 2025, as part of The Scarborough Fringe Festival.The panellists were Denzil Ede, John Oxley and Bryan Ghosh, and the host was Richard Pulsford. We presented the following On This Day topics before going into some of Scarborough's history: - Pope Gregory's decretal against cats, 13th June 1233 - The Peasant's Revolt reaches London, 13th June 1381 - The siege of Scarborough Castle, 13th June 1645 - Ludwig II of

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60:07

IJSH70 - LEICESTER - 9th February 2025

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2025/10/02

This episode (no. 70) was recorded at Wygston's House in Leicester on 9th February 2025, as part of The Leicester Comedy Festival.The panellists were Ben Ennis, Jo Mungovin and Kevin Hudson, and the host was Richard Pulsford. We presented the following On This Day topics before going into some of Leicester's history (horse racing seemed to be a recurring theme): - the first recorded horse race, Chester, 9th February 1539 - William Henry Harrison (US president), born 9th February 1773 - Write Vasily

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01:00:33

IJSH69 - FAVERSHAM - 20th October 2024

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2025/04/17

This episode (no. 69) was recorded at The Guildhall in Faversham on 20th October 2024, as part of The Faversham Fringe.The panellists were Kate Smurthwaite, Jude Sach and Micky Gibbons, and the host was Richard Pulsford. We presented the following On This Day topics: - Thomas Bartholin, Danish physician, discoverer of the human lymphatic system, born 20th October 1616 - The Treaty of 1818, which settled the US-Canada border, 20th October 1818 - The Battle of Navorino (Greek War of Independence),

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01:02:57

IJSH68 - DUNDEE - 15th September 2024

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2025/04/03

This episode (no. 68) was recorded at The Keiller Centre in the Dundee Fringe on 15th September 2024.The panellists were Luis Alcada, Julia Knight and Andy Bullick, and the host was Richard Pulsford. We presented the following On This Day topics, some of which seem rather prescient in the light of recent world events: - Urban VII became Pope, on 15th September 1590 - Writer Agatha Christie, born 15th September 1890 - Tanks first introduced into battle, 15th September 1916 - Graham Taylor, England

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01:00:26

IJSH67 - EDINBURGH - 10th August 2024

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2025/03/20

This episode (no. 67) was recorded at The Hill Street Theatre in the Edinburgh Fringe on 10th August 2024.The panellists were Chrissy Derbyshire, Bryan Ghosh and Julia Knight, and the host was Richard Pulsford. We presented the following On This Day topics: - Saint Lawrence died, on 10th August 258 - the opening of The Louvre, on 10th August 1793 - Abai Qunanbaiuly was born, on 10th August 1845 - Herbert Hoover was born, on 10th August 1874 - Sunset Boulevard premiered, on 10th August 1950 - an

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01:00:26

IJSH66 - EDINBURGH - 9th August 2024

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2025/03/06

This episode (no. 66) was recorded at The Hill Street Theatre in the Edinburgh Fringe on 9th August 2024.The panellists were Eppie Brilliant, Luis Alcada and Andy Bullick, and the host was Richard Pulsford. We presented On This Day topics from across a wide historical timespan: - the Battle of Adrianople, on 9th August 378 - the Leaning Tower of Pisa was founded, on 9th August 1173 - the patent for the world's first washing machine was issued, on 9th August 1910 - singer Cliff Richard signed with

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01:00:17

IJSH65 - EDINBURGH - 8th August 2024

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2025/01/30

This episode (no. 65) was recorded at The Hill Street Theatre in the Edinburgh Fringe on 8th August 2024.The panellists were C.J. Hooper (from the U.K.), Kaytlin Bailey (from the U.S.) and Aleksandr Popov (from Estonia), and the host was Richard Pulsford. We presented On This Day topics from across a very wide timespan: - Destruction of the Antonia Tower on 8th August 70 - Sweden defeated by Estonian tribes on 8th August 1220 - Europe's first hot air balloon flight on 8th August 1709 - The Beatles

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01:00:42

IJSH64 - EDINBURGH - 7th August 2024

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2025/01/16

This latest episode (Episode 64) was recorded at The Hill Street Theatre in the Edinburgh Fringe on 7th August 2024.The panellists were Vladimir McTavish, Paul Connolly and Alex Leam, and the host was Richard Pulsford. We mainly covered On This Day topics from the twentieth century but also went as far back as the early 17th Century for one topic: - The first performance of Macbeth, 7th August 1606 - Napoleon writes about reintroducing slavery in Cayenne, 7th August 1802 - Fanny Blankers became the

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59:38

IJSH63 - EDINBURGH - 6th August 2024

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2025/01/02

We're back with our fortnightly episodes after a well-earned Christmas break! This latest episode (Episode 63) was recorded at The Hill Street Theatre in the Edinburgh Fringe on 6th August 2024.The panellists were Luis Alcada, Caitriona Dowden and Paul Connolly, and the host was Richard Pulsford. We covered a few On This Day topics from the twentieth century but also went as far back as the 15th Century, including when: - Pope Calixtus III died, on 6th August 1458 - Ben Jonson died, on 6th August

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59:38

IJSH62 - EDINBURGH - 5th August 2024

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2024/12/05

This latest episode (Episode 62) was recorded at The Hill Street Theatre in the Edinburgh Fringe on 5th August 2024.The panellists were Micky Alexander, Dylan Dodds and Karismaa, and the host was Richard Pulsford. On This Day topics covered included when: - Henry I was crowned King of England, on 5th August 1100 - The Speedwell left Southampton, on 5th August 1620 - Artist Louis Wain was born, on 5th August 1860 - The UK's first cinema opened, on 5th August 1901 - 'People's Poet' Edgar Guest died,

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59:24

IJSH61 - EDINBURGH - 4th August 2024

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2024/11/21

This latest episode (Episode 61) was recorded at The Hill Street Theatre in the Edinburgh Fringe on 4th August 2024.The panellists were Charles Dundas, Louise Leigh and David Cruickshanks, and the host was Richard Pulsford. We covered a variety of On This Day topics, including when: - Douglas attacked the King's tent, on 4th August 1327 - Champagne was invented, on 4th August 1693 - Gibraltar surrendered to the British, on 4th August 1704 - Louis Armstrong was born, on 4th August 1901 - Marilyn

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56:30

IJSH60 - EDINBURGH - 3rd August 2024

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2024/11/07

This latest episode (Episode 60) was recorded at The Hill Street Theatre in the Edinburgh Fringe on 3rd August 2024. The panellists were Jane Walker, Aaron Twitchen and Nikita Kha, and the host was Richard Pulsford. We covered a varied list of On This Day topics, including: - Joseph Paxton was born on 3rd August 1803 - Jesse Owens won the 100m Dash at the Olympic Games on 3rd August 1936 - Lithuania was 'accepted' into the USSR on 3rd August 1940 - The Beatles played at The Cavern Club for the final

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58:43

IJSH59 - EDINBURGH - 2nd August 2024

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2024/10/24

Episode 59 was recorded at The Hill Street Theatre in the Edinburgh Fringe on 2nd August 2024.The panellists were Kate Smurthwaite, Paul Connolly and Daniel Crewe. The host was Richard Pulsford. As usual we had a varied list of On This Day topics: Iceland's national anthem was played publicly for the first time in 1874. The UK Parliament officially adopted Greenwich Mean Time in 1880. Edwin Harris Dunning became the first pilot to land a plane on a ship in 1917. American writer and civil rights

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57:16

IJSH58 - BUXTON - 20th July 2024

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2024/10/10

Episode 58 was recorded at The Green Man Art Gallery in the Buxton Fringe on 20th July 2024.The panellists were Kevin Hudson and Scott Allsop. The host was Richard Pulsford. As usual we had a varied list of On This Day topics. It was 55 years since Apollo 11 landed on the moon (20/07/1969). It was the birth date of Cornelia Zangheri Bandi, born (20/07/1664), who died of apparent spontaneous human combustion, and Dickens used this as a case study for one of his famous novels. It was also the

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56:01

IJSH57 - TUNBRIDGE WELLS - 30th June 2024

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2024/09/26

Episode 57 was recorded at The Rotunda Theatre in the Tunbridge Wells Fringe Festival on 30th June 2024.The panellists were Richie Rands, Chris Neville-Smith and Ross Ericson. The host was Richard Pulsford. The On This Day topics covered were: - The Tunguska event (30/06/1908) - Mary Surratt sentenced to death (30/06/1865) - The first emergency telephone number (30/06/1937) - Blondin crosses Niagara on a tightrope (30/06/1859) - I'm walking backwards for Christmas enters the charts (30/06/1956) -

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01:05:49

IJSH56 - CHICHESTER - 6th June 2024

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2024/09/12

Episode 56 was recorded at The Guildhall in the Chichester Fringe on 6th June 2024. The panellists were Richie Rands, Gerard Harris and Julia Knight. The host was Richard Pulsford. The On This Day topics covered were: - Alix of Hesse, born (06/06/1872) - The Normandy Landings (06/06/1944) - Dutch swimmer Ada Kok, born (06/06/1947) - The YMCA founded (06/06/1844) - 'Sex and The City' first aired (06/06/1998) - Anne Bancroft, died (06/06/2005) Please be aware that, unfortunately, the sound quality on

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01:01:52

IJSH55 - BRIGHTON - 2nd June 2024

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2024/08/29

Episode 55 was recorded at The Toy and Model Museum in the Brighton Fringe on 2nd June 2024.The panellists were Chrissy Derbyshire, Julia Knight, and Micky Gibbons. The host was Richard Pulsford. The On This Day topics covered were: - The Marquis de Sade, born (02/06/1740) - The Vandals sack Rome (02/06/455) - Queen Elizabeth II's coronation (02/06/1953) - Surveyor 1 lands successfully on the moon (02/06/1966) - The Battle of Santiago (02/06/1962) - Peter Sallis, died (02/06/2017)

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52:38

IJSH54 - LANCASTER - 28th April 2024

It Just So Happened - an alternative history show ·

2024/08/15

Episode 54 was recorded at The Borough in the Lancaster Comedy Festival on 28th April 2024.The panellists were Sallyann Fellowes and Angela Bra. The host was Richard Pulsford. The On This Day topics covered were: - Pirate Mary Read, died (28/04/1721) - US President James Monroe born (28/04/1758) - Marie Harel, born (28/04/1761) - The world's first motor car race (28/04/1867) - Terry Pratchett born (28/04/1948)

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58:03

IJSH53 - GLASGOW - 24th March 2024

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2024/08/01

Episode 53 was recorded at Whistler on the Green in the Glasgow Comedy Festival on 24th March 2024.The panellists were Julia Knight, Bryan Ghosh and Richie Rands. The host was Richard Pulsford. The On This Day topics covered were: - Joseph Barbera born (24/03/1911) - Richard I wounded by a crossbow bolt (24/03/1199) - Joseph Smith tarred and feathered (24/03/1832) - James VI of Scotland becomes James I of England and Ireland (24/03/1603) - Harry Houdini born (24/03/1874) - William Morris born

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