Listen "IJSH63 - EDINBURGH - 6th August 2024"
Episode Synopsis
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 August 1809
- Barbara Windsor was born, on 6th August 1937
- Gherman Titov became the second man in space, on 6th August 1961
- Tim Berners-Lee released documents describing the World Wide Web, on 6th August 1991
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 August 1809
- Barbara Windsor was born, on 6th August 1937
- Gherman Titov became the second man in space, on 6th August 1961
- Tim Berners-Lee released documents describing the World Wide Web, on 6th August 1991
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