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Stand-up comedians at live festival events present short historical ‘on this day‘ pieces then discuss some historical topics or people connected to the location where the live show recording takes place. This is a touring show across UK festivals and has been running since 2019. Find us at @ItJustSo1 on Twitter.
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Thursday Mar 14, 2024
Thursday Mar 14, 2024
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 also covered!
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