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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 Dec 25, 2025
Thursday Dec 25, 2025
NB Apologies for the poor audio in this episode but there was a loud hum coming from one of the theatre lights during the performance and in editing most of this out, there has been an associated loss in sound quality and volume.
This episode (no. 76) was recorded at The Hill St Theatre in Edinburgh on 4th August 2025, as part of The Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
The panellists were Aleksandr Popov, Nick Everritt and Gabrielle Macpherson, and the host was Richard Pulsford.
We presented the following On This Day topics before going into some of the history of Edinburgh:
- Accused Lizzie Borden acquitted, 4th August 1892
- Britain declares war on Germany, 4th August 1914
- The final PMQ's in an initial trial period, 4th August 1961
- Marilyn Monroe quotes - died 4th August 1962
- National Wine Day - the history of wine
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