We're Not F***ing Historians

• Ernest Shackleton, 69 dogs and a cat called Mrs Chippy

  AN IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT!Today marks the very last episode of We’re Not F***ing Historians. Thank you so, so much for listening to the show, it’s been great craic! We couldn’t – and wouldn’t – have done it without you. Now listen in to find out how Shane and Hazel would react to being stranded in the Antarctic.Missed any of our episodes? There’s THIRTY more waiting for your delectation. Drop an email to [email protected] with your favourite moments from the show!**Please take the time to rate and review us on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your pods. It means a great deal to the show and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find us. Thanks!** Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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• When Austin Powers tried to steal the crown jewels

  Hazel tells Shane all about the extraordinary life of Colonel Thomas Blood, the infamous con-artist who after botching a kidnapping took the next logical step: attempted the only known heist of the Crown Jewels. Cue lots of innuendos.Also, do all populist leaders have fat heads? And did Boy George cause the Great Fire of London?Want us to cover a topic? Got a guest suggestion? Drop an email to [email protected]!***Please take the time to rate and review us on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your pods. It means a great deal to the show and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find us. Thanks!*** Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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• Michael Fry: Family trees, strange ancestors and rumours about Shane’s da

  Welcome to our very first guest episode of the pod! Shane and Hazel welcome comedian and everyone’s favourite one-man Indie band Michael Fry to the show! Having worked at Ancestry in a previous life, he’s here to give us a history lesson about his own family tree, including one particularly odd ancestor. Plus, Michael reveals some of the weirdest requests he received and how he hopes history will remember him. We’re going to speak to many more familiar Irish faces! Who should we have on next time? Drop an email to [email protected]!***Please take the time to rate and review us on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your pods. It means a great deal to the show and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find us. Thanks!*** Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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• The DeLorean: Northern Ireland’s Supercar

  Never mind it could only do 0-60mph in 10 seconds and its creator was caught in an FBI drugs sting operation. The DeLorean – Doc’s DeLorean in Back to the Future - was built in Northern Ireland! Shane tells Hazel the story behind one of the worst and yet most iconic sports cars ever built and how on earth the eccentric John DeLorean was persuaded to manufacture it in 1970s Belfast.Want to suggest an episode topic? Drop an email to [email protected]! You can also message us your favourite trivia or anything you want to add to previous episodes!***Please take the time to rate and review us on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your pods. It means a great deal to the show and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find us. Thanks!*** Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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• The Children of Lir: “Something about swans mate”

  The Children of Lir is one of Ireland’s most famous myths. What people don’t know is that Mick Hucknall is one of its main characters.Hazel and Shane ‘the Bone Man’ Todd also find out about Dermot O’Leary’s needle, what woodlice and Mick have in common and the animal Shane would most like to be.Want to suggest an episode topic? Drop an email to [email protected]! You can also message us your favourite trivia or anything you want to add to previous episodes!***Please take the time to rate and review us on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your pods. It means a great deal to the show and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find us. Thanks!*** Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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