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    #197 Surgery & Monkeys Eating Musical Instruments (Part 1)

    07/09/2026 | 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.
  • Oh What A Time...

    #197 Surgery & Monkeys Eating Musical Instruments (Part 1)

    06/09/2026 | 38 mins.
    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.
  • Oh What A Time...

    #195 Hymns & Anthems! (Part 2)

    01/09/2026 | 28 mins.
    This is Part 2! For Part 1, check the feed!

    This week we’re discussing some classic hymns and all round total anthems through history. We’ll discuss a favourite on the UK football terraces: The Battle Hymn of the Republic. The true story of that absolute banger ‘Jerusalem’. And from down under, we’ll have that Aussie smash hit ‘Advance Australia Fair’.

    Elsewhere, there’s a Greggs on Pudding Mill Lane.. Which other areas have stayed true to their origins? If you’ve got anything on this or anything else, 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...

    #195 Hymns & Anthems! (Part 1)

    31/08/2026 | 32 mins.
    This week we’re discussing some classic hymns and all round total anthems through history. We’ll discuss a favourite on the UK football terraces: The Battle Hymn of the Republic. The true story of that absolute banger ‘Jerusalem’. And from down under, we’ll have that Aussie smash hit ‘Advance Australia Fair’.

    Elsewhere, there’s a Greggs on Pudding Mill Lane.. Which other areas have stayed true to their origins? If you’ve got anything on this or anything else, 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...

    #194 Captains (Part 2)

    24/08/2026 | 31 mins.
    This is Part 2! For Part 1, check the feed!

    Ahoy captains! We’re back after our summer break and this week we’re discussing Captains! We have for you this week, the big one: Captain Cook. Another huge captain in Captain Scott. And finally, then unbelievable true story of Captain Anderson.

    Elsewhere, so much going on. How longs have humans been around? How clammy are Tom’s hands? Wasn’t there a lot of walking in the past? If you’ve got anything to add on this (especially Tom’s clammy hands) please do: 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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