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.com You can get in touch with the show by emailing: hello@ohwhatatime.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Latest episodes

#201 How Countries Are Made (Part 2)

October 5, 2026 · 28 min

This is Part 2! For Part 1, check the feed! This week we’re taking a look at the curious process through which some countries were created. We have for you: the Netherlands, Canada, and Uruguay. Plus, there's a bit of an interlace of…
#201 How Countries Are Made (Part 1)

October 4, 2026 · 38 min

This week we’re taking a look at the curious process through which some countries were created. We have for you: the Netherlands, Canada, and Uruguay. Plus, there's a bit of an interlace of Elis's curiosity about Empire, some football…
#200 The Big Ep200 ‘Your Letters’ Special! (Part 2)

September 28, 2026 · 30 min

This is Part 2! For Part 1, check the feed! Here it is: our 200th episode and we’ve chosen to mark the occasion by celebrating you, our listeners, via the medium of your wonderful letters. It’s a special episode dedicated purely to a…
#200 The Big Ep200 ‘Your Letters’ Special! (Part 1)

September 27, 2026 · 33 min

Here it is: our 200th episode and we’ve chosen to mark the occasion by celebrating you, our listeners, via the medium of your wonderful letters. It’s a special episode dedicated purely to a special set of correspondence we’ve been holding…
#199 Amazing Libraries and Huge Readers (Part 2)

September 21, 2026 · 32 min

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…
#199 Amazing Libraries and Huge Readers (Part 1)

September 20, 2026 · 39 min

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…
#198 French Towns & The Kooks (Part 2)

September 14, 2026 · 30 min

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…
#198 French Towns & The Kooks (Part 1)

September 13, 2026 · 41 min

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…