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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 Jan 22, 2026
Thursday Jan 22, 2026
NB Apologies for the background noise in this episode which was due to a theatre light making a loud noise during the show.
This episode (no. 78) was recorded at The Hill St Theatre in Edinburgh on 6th August 2025 as part of The Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
The panellists were Charles Dundas, Sooz Kempner and Warren Martin. The host was Richard Pulsford.
These are some of the On This Day topics we presented before going into some of the history of Edinburgh:
- Halley's comet passed closest to the sun, 6th August 87BC
- Bogota, Colombia founded, 6th August 1538
- the Vitafone process was first demonstrated (the first 'talkies'), 6th August 1926
- Creme Puff (the longest-lived cat) died, 6th August 2005
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