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  • Oh What A Time...

    #199 Amazing Libraries and Huge Readers (Part 2)

    2026/09/21 | 31 mins.
    This is Part 2! For Part 1, check the feed!

    This week on the show we’re looking at the greatest book collections history has to offer as well as the historical figures who themselves loved to read. We have for you this week; Maximilien Robespierre and what he had on his shelf, William Gladstone’s library in North Wales and finally, one of the greatest actors of the 20th century, Richard Burton and his literary obsessions.

    Elsewhere, before the internet the source of all knowledge in the James’ household was Elis’ dad. If you’ve got anything to offer on how knowledge has changed or lizard-dinosaurs, do get in touch: hello@ohwhatatime.com

    And if you want more Oh What A Time and both parts at once, you should sign up for our Patreon! On there you’ll now find:
    •The full archive of bonus episodes
    •Brand new bonus episodes each month
    •OWAT subscriber group chats
    •Loads of extra perks for supporters of the show
    •PLUS ad-free episodes earlier than everyone else

    Join us at 👉 patreon.com/ohwhatatime

    And as a special thank you for joining, use the code CUSTARD for 25% off your first month.

    You can also follow us on:
    X (formerly Twitter) at @ohwhatatimepod
    And Instagram at @ohwhatatimepod

    Aaannnd if you like it, why not drop us a review in your podcast app of choice?
    Thank you to Dan Evans for the artwork (idrawforfood.co.uk).

    Chris, Elis and Tom x
    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
  • Oh What A Time...

    #199 Amazing Libraries and Huge Readers (Part 1)

    2026/09/20 | 38 mins.
    This week on the show we’re looking at the greatest book collections history has to offer as well as the historical figures who themselves loved to read. We have for you this week; Maximilien Robespierre and what he had on his shelf, William Gladstone’s library in North Wales and finally, one of the greatest actors of the 20th century, Richard Burton and his literary obsessions.

    Elsewhere, before the internet the source of all knowledge in the James’ household was Elis’ dad. If you’ve got anything to offer on how knowledge has changed or lizard-dinosaurs, do get in touch: hello@ohwhatatime.com

    And if you want more Oh What A Time and both parts at once, you should sign up for our Patreon! On there you’ll now find:
    •The full archive of bonus episodes
    •Brand new bonus episodes each month
    •OWAT subscriber group chats
    •Loads of extra perks for supporters of the show
    •PLUS ad-free episodes earlier than everyone else

    Join us at 👉 patreon.com/ohwhatatime

    And as a special thank you for joining, use the code CUSTARD for 25% off your first month.

    You can also follow us on:
    X (formerly Twitter) at @ohwhatatimepod
    And Instagram at @ohwhatatimepod

    Aaannnd if you like it, why not drop us a review in your podcast app of choice?
    Thank you to Dan Evans for the artwork (idrawforfood.co.uk).

    Chris, Elis and Tom x
    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
  • Oh What A Time...

    #198 French Towns & The Kooks (Part 2)

    2026/09/14 | 29 mins.
    This is Part 2! For Part 1, check the feed!

    This week we’re taking a historical audio holiday to some of our favourite French towns. We’ll head to the very Roman Nîmes, we’ll dine out in Dinan and finally we’ll get the true story of Deauville/Trouville.

    And elsewhere this week we’re asking: what’s better? Blagging it? Or pure honesty that you have absolutely no idea what’s going on? And do you know much about The Kooks and their burger habit?

    If you’ve got anything on this or anything else at all: hello@ohwhatatime.com

    And if you want more Oh What A Time and both parts at once, you should sign up for our Patreon! On there you’ll now find:
    •The full archive of bonus episodes
    •Brand new bonus episodes each month
    •OWAT subscriber group chats
    •Loads of extra perks for supporters of the show
    •PLUS ad-free episodes earlier than everyone else

    Join us at 👉 patreon.com/ohwhatatime

    And as a special thank you for joining, use the code CUSTARD for 25% off your first month.

    You can also follow us on:
    X (formerly Twitter) at @ohwhatatimepod
    And Instagram at @ohwhatatimepod

    Aaannnd if you like it, why not drop us a review in your podcast app of choice?
    Thank you to Dan Evans for the artwork (idrawforfood.co.uk).

    Chris, Elis and Tom x
    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
  • Oh What A Time...

    #198 French Towns & The Kooks (Part 1)

    2026/09/13 | 41 mins.
    This week we’re taking a historical audio holiday to some of our favourite French towns. We’ll head to the very Roman Nîmes, we’ll dine out in Dinan and finally we’ll get the true story of Deauville/Trouville.

    And elsewhere this week we’re asking: what’s better? Blagging it? Or pure honesty that you have absolutely no idea what’s going on? And do you know much about The Kooks and their burger habit?

    If you’ve got anything on this or anything else at all: hello@ohwhatatime.com

    And if you want more Oh What A Time and both parts at once, you should sign up for our Patreon! On there you’ll now find:
    •The full archive of bonus episodes
    •Brand new bonus episodes each month
    •OWAT subscriber group chats
    •Loads of extra perks for supporters of the show
    •PLUS ad-free episodes earlier than everyone else

    Join us at 👉 patreon.com/ohwhatatime

    And as a special thank you for joining, use the code CUSTARD for 25% off your first month.

    You can also follow us on:
    X (formerly Twitter) at @ohwhatatimepod
    And Instagram at @ohwhatatimepod

    Aaannnd if you like it, why not drop us a review in your podcast app of choice?
    Thank you to Dan Evans for the artwork (idrawforfood.co.uk).

    Chris, Elis and Tom x
    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
  • Oh What A Time...

    #197 Surgery & Monkeys Eating Musical Instruments (Part 2)

    2026/09/07 | 34 mins.
    This is Part 2! For Part 1, check the feed!

    This week we’re travelling through time to see how surgery has been performed through the ages! We’ll head to 990AD to see what surgical innovation followed a monkey eating some musical instruments, the amazing (and odd) history of artificial resuscitation, and a brief history of how humans have reset and healed broken bones.

    Elsewhere, we’re just so pleased to live in the iPad age of child entertainment whilst travelling. And: are you a ‘map of the world girl or guy’? For this and anything else, you can email us here: hello@ohwhatatime.com

    And if you want more Oh What A Time and both parts at once, you should sign up for our Patreon! On there you’ll now find:
    •The full archive of bonus episodes
    •Brand new bonus episodes each month
    •OWAT subscriber group chats
    •Loads of extra perks for supporters of the show
    •PLUS ad-free episodes earlier than everyone else

    Join us at 👉 patreon.com/ohwhatatime

    And as a special thank you for joining, use the code CUSTARD for 25% off your first month.

    You can also follow us on:
    X (formerly Twitter) at @ohwhatatimepod
    And Instagram at @ohwhatatimepod

    Aaannnd if you like it, why not drop us a review in your podcast app of choice?
    Thank you to Dan Evans for the artwork (idrawforfood.co.uk).

    Chris, Elis and Tom x
    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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About Oh What A Time...
It’s time to embark on a journey through history with "Oh What A Time…" a comedy history podcast hosted by renowned comedians Elis James and Tom Craine along with award winning podcaster Chris Scull. Tackling a brand new subject each week, (from ‘childhood’ to ‘a life at sea’, ‘marriage’ to ‘holidays’) your hosts will dive into the very weirdest and worst that history has to offer, in an effort to answer the question… "Was the past as awful as it sounds?"For all the links, including our Patreon, head to" ohwhatatime.comYou can get in touch with the show by emailing: hello@ohwhatatime.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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