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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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This episode (no. 71) was recorded at The Shakespeare Gallery in Scarborough on 13th June 2025, as part of The Scarborough Fringe Festival.
The panellists were Denzil Ede, John Oxley and Bryan Ghosh, and the host was Richard Pulsford.
We presented the following On This Day topics before going into some of Scarborough's history:
- Pope Gregory's decretal against cats, 13th June 1233
- The Peasant's Revolt reaches London, 13th June 1381
- The siege of Scarborough Castle, 13th June 1645
- Ludwig II of Bavaria, died 13th June 1886
- Emile Levassor 'won' the first-ever motor race, 13th June 1895
- Philosopher Martin Buber, died 13th June 1965
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