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It Just So Happened - an alternative history show
IJSH69 - FAVERSHAM - 20th October 2024
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), 20th October 1827 - Oxford colleges grant women's colleges equal status, 20th October 1959 ...
2025-04-17
1h 00
It Just So Happened - an alternative history show
IJSH68 - DUNDEE - 15th September 2024
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 football manager, born, 15th September 1944 - Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev...
2025-04-03
1h 02
It Just So Happened - an alternative history show
IJSH67 - EDINBURGH - 10th August 2024
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 'almost edible' fruitcake from Capt Scott's Terra...
2025-03-20
1h 00
It Just So Happened - an alternative history show
IJSH66 - EDINBURGH - 9th August 2024
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 EMI records, on 9th August 1958 ...
2025-03-06
1h 00
It Just So Happened - an alternative history show
IJSH65 - EDINBURGH - 8th August 2024
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 pose for the Abbey...
2025-01-30
1h 00
It Just So Happened - an alternative history show
IJSH64 - EDINBURGH - 7th August 2024
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 first woman to win 4 gold medals, at The Olympic Games...
2025-01-16
1h 00
It Just So Happened - an alternative history show
IJSH63 - EDINBURGH - 6th August 2024
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 1637 - Alfred, Lord Tennyson was born, on 6th A...
2025-01-02
59 min
It Just So Happened - an alternative history show
IJSH62 - EDINBURGH - 5th August 2024
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, on 5th August 1959
2024-12-05
59 min
It Just So Happened - an alternative history show
IJSH61 - EDINBURGH - 4th August 2024
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 Munroe died, on 4th August 1962
2024-11-21
59 min
It Just So Happened - an alternative history show
IJSH60 - EDINBURGH - 3rd August 2024
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 time on 3rd Augu...
2024-11-07
56 min
It Just So Happened - an alternative history show
IJSH59 - EDINBURGH - 2nd August 2024
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 activist James Baldwin was born...
2024-10-24
58 min
It Just So Happened - an alternative history show
IJSH58 - BUXTON - 20th July 2024
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 anniversary of the day...
2024-10-10
57 min
It Just So Happened - an alternative history show
IJSH57 - TUNBRIDGE WELLS - 30th June 2024
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) - Nancy Mitford, died (30/06/1973)
2024-09-26
56 min
It Just So Happened - an alternative history show
IJSH56 - CHICHESTER - 6th June 2024
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 this recording isn't as good as it could have been.
2024-09-12
1h 05
It Just So Happened - an alternative history show
IJSH55 - BRIGHTON - 2nd June 2024
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)
2024-08-29
1h 01
It Just So Happened - an alternative history show
IJSH54 - LANCASTER - 28th April 2024
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)
2024-08-15
52 min
It Just So Happened - an alternative history show
IJSH53 - GLASGOW - 24th March 2024
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 (24/03/1834) Apologies for the sound quality on this episode, battling as we...
2024-08-01
58 min
It Just So Happened - an alternative history show
IJSH52 - LEICESTER - 11th February 2024
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 (11/02/1938)
2024-07-18
56 min
It Just So Happened - an alternative history show
IJSH51 - NOTTINGHAM - 4th November 2023
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 (died, 04/11/1847)
2024-07-04
1h 02
It Just So Happened - an alternative history show
IJSH50 - DUNDEE - 17th September 2023
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 This episode was recorded at a festival where there was quite a bit of background noise!
2024-06-20
1h 05
It Just So Happened - an alternative history show
IJSH49 - EDINBURGH - 12th August 2023
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, 12/08/1827)
2024-06-06
1h 03
It Just So Happened - an alternative history show
IJSH48 - EDINBURGH - 11th August 2023
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)
2024-05-23
1h 00
It Just So Happened - an alternative history show
IJSH47 - EDINBURGH - 10th August 2023
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 (10/08/1874) - Wrestler Fred Ottman born (10/08/1956)
2024-05-09
58 min
It Just So Happened - an alternative history show
IJSH46 - EDINBURGH - 9th August 2023
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 Nobbs, died (09/08/2015)
2024-04-25
1h 01
It Just So Happened - an alternative history show
IJSH45 - EDINBURGH - 8th August 2023
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 (08/08/1974)
2024-04-11
59 min
It Just So Happened - an alternative history show
IJSH44 - EDINBURGH - 7th August 2023
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 shaving for this one!)
2024-03-28
56 min
It Just So Happened - an alternative history show
IJSH43 - EDINBURGH - 6th August 2023
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 06/08/1911) - Ben Jonson (died 06/08/1637) Some of the history of Edinburgh was...
2024-03-14
58 min
It Just So Happened - an alternative history show
IJSH42 - EDINBURGH - 5th August 2023
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 burger is produced (5th August 2015) ...
2024-02-29
59 min
It Just So Happened - an alternative history show
IJSH41 - BUXTON - 15th July 2023
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 comedian John Kane - Harpur Hill ...
2024-02-15
56 min
It Just So Happened - an alternative history show
IJSH40 - LUDLOW - 24th June 2023
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 $1m contract (24/06/1916) - The Dancing Plague started (24/06/1374) - The Festiv...
2024-02-01
56 min