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A history podcast that delves into the dark side of history, where the hosts take a subject and try and outdo each other to find which period in time did it best or worst, depending on your view. Listeners get a chance to vote for their favourite. We can hear the eyes of the academics rolling from here!! Vote vote vote using our social media Facebook https://m.facebook.com/Hist-Off-100843871809608/posts Instagram https://instagram.com/hist_off?igshid=9bqylnr2018q Twitter https://twitter.com/OffHist?s=09
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Saturday Oct 22, 2022
Saturday Oct 22, 2022
Get yourselves ready for our spooooooky seasonal special, where we delve into the histories of Halloween and Dia del los Muertos. So... get your pumpkins lit and your sugar skulls scoffed, and brace yourselves for some truly awful pronunciations....Its Halloween!!!
Wednesday Oct 05, 2022
Wednesday Oct 05, 2022
This episode we look at two awesome queens from history and explore the ultimate in girl power: Eleanor of Aquitaine and Aethelflaed, Lady of the Mercians.
Buckle in - it's a big one.
Don't forget to like, share and vote for your favorite queen on the socials x
Monday Aug 01, 2022
Monday Aug 01, 2022
Today we chat about the sinking of the SS Princess Alice and the Clayton Tunnel Disaster. Buckle in listeners...it's gonna be a rough ride!
As always, expect explicit language (it was needed in this one!!!)
Saturday Jun 25, 2022
Saturday Jun 25, 2022
Yes we are back!! This episode we look into political scandal of the 20th Century. The miners strikes v The Thorpe affair, have we really evolved or is history repeating itself?
Sunday Feb 20, 2022
Sunday Feb 20, 2022
In this episode we're staying local and pitching off Rotherham against Chesterfield. Expect the occasional League of Gentleman and Robin Hood reference smattered, amidst the usual profanity, and find out why there's more to Rotherham and Chesterfield than paedophiles and alchopops.
Saturday Jan 15, 2022
Saturday Jan 15, 2022
We are back!! What better way to feel better about January then to hear tales of being stranded far away from home in extreme situations! The lost slaves of Tromelin v The crew of the Essex!!!
Friday Nov 26, 2021
Friday Nov 26, 2021
In this weeks rude, lewd and oh so crude episode of Hist Off, we look at the lives of 2 famous shaggers: Madame de Pompadour and Casanova. With added help from Emmett, buckle in and let us whip you back to eighteenth century Europe.
Forget what you think you know and buckle in cos this one's a rollercoaster.
Friday Nov 12, 2021
Friday Nov 12, 2021
In tribute to bonfire night we look at two fires that have shaped history; the first being the events that led to the biggest UK bonfire at Lewes in Sussex, and the second being the Great Fire of London.
So, grab a drink and buckle in because this episode is going to get hot!
Friday Oct 29, 2021
Friday Oct 29, 2021
Grab your parkin and your toffee apples, snuggle down and come and get your spook on with this special Halloween episode of Hist Off. Hellish Nell Vs Spring Heeled Jack, but who is the trick and who is the treat...it's your call!
Friday Oct 15, 2021
Friday Oct 15, 2021
Join us this spooky season for some gruesome murders and a thrilling twist. You might want to keep the lights on for this one. The Butcher of Hanover v Kate Webster.