

We Are History
Angela Barnes and John O'Farrell
The less-than-serious history podcast with stand up comedian Angela Barnes (The News Quiz, Mock The Week and Live at The Apollo) and writer John O'Farrell (An Utterly Impartial History of Britain, Things Can Only Get Better, Spitting Image). In each podcast our two history nerds discuss, explain and laugh at interesting and quirky episodes from the olden days, such as East German Nudism, Spy Pigeons or Vlad the Impaler. Angela and John’s in-depth knowledge of world history has been described as ‘laughable’ - and now they read the history books so that you don't have to. The We Are History podcast - not as world-changing as the Black Death, but slightly funnier.
Episodes
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Jan 13, 2020 • 56min
Nudism in East Germany
Making the Cold War even colder. Communist East Germany and the cult of nudism. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jan 8, 2020 • 41min
The Profumo Scandal
1963 and the ultimate British scandal; complete with naked showgirls, hypocritical politicians, a grand stately home, a Cold War sub-plot and lots of people pretending they were very concerned about national security when they really just wanted to read about all the sex. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dec 31, 2019 • 2min
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A laughable attempt at a history podcast with Angela Barnes and John O'Farrell Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices