The Silly History Boys Show

Hit me Beowulf, one more time! (or Episode 68)

The Silliest of Boys connected with history return once more for a classic saga built for flickering campfires!

It’s Beowulf baby!

The monster Grendel is loose in dark age Scandinavia and its up to the gravel voiced Prince of Gertland to leave his Warhammer and deal with him!

But behind every great monster is an overbearing Mother and this time she’s got a big sword!

 

Thanks  to ZapSplat for slime, slicing and splatters! And 344 Audio for even more sound effects !

We are as always indebted to musical science man

Scott Buckley for the tracks Age of Wonder,  Hour of the Witch and the Rise

We duffle our dark age tiles to Dan Bradley of Danny Bradley music!

And thump our spears for those nice people at Orchestralis 

https://www.orchestralis.net/#/

and of course  Lord Fast Fingers for the intro! 

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Only the Boaring are Boared; Heracles part 5 (or Episode 67)

Centaurs! Huge Killer Boars! WINE!!!

The things that get dug up, like a disappointing truffle (what do you mean it's not chocolate?!), when the myth is so very thin! 

Join us dear listeners for the fifth instalment (4th Labour) of everyone's fave Demi-God, Heracles! 

Big thanks to ZapSplat for breaking glass and driving snow!

Freesound & Fesliyan Studios for a bit and a bat

Scott Buckley for the track Absolution 

Battleforge Productions for the track Through Fire and War

and Lord Fast Fingers for the intro! 

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X-Mas Origins: The Silly Christmassy Boys (or Episode 62)

It's that time of year dear listener! Christmas episoooooooode!!!

 

For your holiday history fix this year we're telling two tales of different festive traditions that have heavily influenced our annual celebrations...

 

Join Caesar and Mark Antony as they celebrate Saturnalia, a Roman festival that gave us presents, gambling and drinking whilst wearing silly hats (or a Tuesday at Pear Bear's house) then take a trip to Iceland to meet Gyrla the giant and her Yule lads who are... unusual.

 

Happy holidays dear listener!

 

Thanks, as ever, to...

Scott Buckley and his brilliant music

Zapsplat and their awesome zaps, splats and music

 

Lord Fastfingers for the intro music

And everyone else who has contributed to our silly show this year. We'll be back in 2023! Byeeeeeeee

’Deer Hard’ the Hind of Artemis; Heracles part 4 (or Episode 61)

 

The Silly History Boys are back again to continue the laborious labours of everyone’s fave Demi God…Heracles!

Weary of our hero’s popularity the wicked King and naughty goddess Queen Hera plan to set our hero up for a fall…

He must hunt the fastest thing alive…no not Sonic!

The Golden Hind of Artemis!

Can he catch it? What happens if he does? Will the goddess of the hunt turn him into a dart board?

Find out on a simply epic chase across Ancient Greece, through mountains, deserts and top notch gastro pubs!

Did we mention its silly…cos it is very silly indeed!

Blessing of Zeus for ZapSplat for all their zaps and splats and music

Scott Buckley is assured a place on the Parthenon for all his epic tracks!

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Fight The Powder! The Gunpowder Plot part 3 (or Episode 60)

Light that fuse! It's the silly boys (non) Explosive final chapter of The Gunpowder Plot! 

Will Robert Catesby get that Catholic England he so badly craves? (no)

Will Guido Fawkes be able to get the smell of smoke & meaty carnage out of his clothes? (no need to worry about that Guy - you won't be able to use your hands!)

Will boar hunting be ruined for King James? (I don't know if he even hunted Boar. It was probably Deer or Conspiracy Theories)

The future of England will turn on the contents of this show dear listener.

Musket fire, chops and plops (plus the music!) by those dirty traitors over at ZapSplat

Doug Maxwell's head is on a spike for the use of his track Renaissance Castle

An unmarked grave is on offer for Lord Fast Fingers for the intro music and another lick or two

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The Gunpowder Behind The Throne; The Gunpowder Plot part 2 (or Episode 59)

Never go back when the firework is lit! Unless it's for the second silly part of the Gunpowder plot

When we left our plotters they were but four strong...or was it five? Confusing! 

But never fear, the silly boys go full character overload! (And yes, Uncle BobBob still has loads to say)

Covert glances across a crowded ballroom to ZapSplat for "Kerblammos!" and music

Super secret hushed whispers for excellent music from big Scott Buckley

Suspicious letters mail directly to Lord Fast Fingers for intro earworm

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With Gunpowder Comes Great Accountability; The Gunpowder Plot part 1 (or Episode 58 )

Kerblam-OoOoOoOh listener! It's that time again when we on our island celebrate a bunch of folks not getting murdered by celebrating the torture and murder of a Guy by setting an effigy of him on fire! It's not crazy if you get to eat spiced cake I tells ya! 

This is first of of Gunpowder three-parter, and you know what? It's quite interesting. 

A mug of cider to ZapSplat for music and SFX

A slice of parkin to Doug Maxwell for extra music. 

Cheap fireworks a gogo to Lord Fast Fingers for our intro music. 

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Avery Seadog Has It’s Day; Henry Avery the Pirate part 2 (or Episode 57)

Silly Me Timbers AGAIN Mates!

Following the following sea that was Henry Avery part one...its Henry Avery part two!

Have the crew of silly pirates bitten off more than they can chew as they try and rob....The Grand Mughal fleet?

How much cannon smoke and people falling in the water will it take to win the wrestle the greatest treasure in history from its rightful owners?

And even if they can get the glitter, will the Pirates live to spend it?

Join those silliest and most salty of Boys for more man hunts, musket smoke and people saying YAAAAARGH!

Drink up me hearties yo ho!

Promotion to official ships DJ to Daniel Bradley Music for his performance of Health to the Company!

An extra ration of rum and a lick of the cat for for ZapSplat for all their zaps and splats and music

Scott Buckley is permitted shore leave in the next port of ill repute for his tootling!

Outrageous plank walking fiddling by Kofi Young 

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Avery Man For Himself; Henry Avery the Pirate part 1 (or Episode 56)

Silly Me Timber Mates!

The Silly History Buoys are back with another ration of nautical naughtiness!

It’s the scurvy tale of Henry Avery/Every the man they call the ‘Pirate King’

Why do they call him that?

Is it because he has a Las Vegas residency and a penchant for hamburgers? *

Join Avery and his crew of silly pirates on their quest for personal freedom, self determination and lots of money!

The Cape of Death, Vengeful Ghost Ships and Horrible Dutch accents await you on ‘The Pirate Round’ the most lethal sea route in the 17th century!

An extra ration of rum and a lick of the cat for for ZapSplat for all their zaps and splats and music

Scott Buckley is permitted shore leave in the next port of ill repute for his tootling!

Outrageous plank walking fiddling by Kofi Young

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*No. 

Is That a Rag? Nah; Ragnar Lothbrok Part 2 (or Episode 55)

This week we continue the tale of the mighty Ragnar Lothbrok and worry not; there's PLENTY devil cows!

 

Join us for the silliest saga we've ever told... and that's saying something!!

 

Thanks as ever to ZapSplat for zips and boings and music, Scott Buckley for fabulous chooons and Lord Fastfingers for his fast fingers!  

Loth to Brok the Subject; Ragnar Lothbrok Part 1 (or Episode 54)

Those Silly Boys are  back in the wonderful world of mythtory again this week dear listeners as they begin the tale of the greatest Viking that ever there was... according to some. There's dragons, princesses, mighty warriors and lashings of silliness for all to enjoy!

 

Thanks to Scott Buckley for his awesome music.

Thanks to Zapsplat for zips boings splats and music

And thanks to you for listening!

Get Hydra; Heracles part 3 (or Episode 53)

KER-SMASH!!!

Our Ancient Greek Hero Heracles is here to save us again!

The Mighty Hera and her mortal lacky King Eurystheus are at it again with their labours!

Not only does the Tesla need washing, but the dryer needs de-linting too! 

Oh and there's the small matter of the Nine Headed Hydra of Lake Lerna (a lovely day out I've heard and at v. reasonable price)

If you're new to the Silly Heracles Show, then why not check out episodes 36 & 37 for a crash course in Heroism? 

Big thanks and brave adventuring for ZapSplat for doors that burst open, doors that slide and, of course, doors that slam closed.

A magic golden sword is bestowed upon Scott Buckley for the use of his track The Summoning

May the Gods bless Henry Mahy at BattleForge Productions for the use of the track Through Fire And War

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Sympathy for Robert the Devil (or Episode 50)

Meet a medieval man of wealth and taste! FOR OUR EPIC 50TH Episode!

This week those Silly History Boys bring you the story of the darkest of Dark Knights, Robert the Devil!

When couple of dark age Normans ask the actual devil for help with a son...its goes exactly as you might expect!

Except it doesn't actually!

Can Sir Robert the Devil redeem himself? Honour his Knightly vow? Rescue his parents? AND save Rome from an army of suspiciously Scouse Saracens?

Listen and find out, we promise 'a HELL' of a ride!

 

Big thanks to Brian Bolger. Brian we can't find your website!

Zap Splat for all our Zaps and Splats sourced for free!

and Danny Bradley of Daniel Bradley Music for his hellishly good tracks!

 

And to you dear listener for being with us for FIFTY of these silly things!

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T3: Rise of the Caffeine; A Silly History of Tea part 3 (or Episode 49)

Three. Three episodes on tea, we're so sorry. 

Let us go out with a episode a touch longer than our usual fayre. 

We have Tea Party's to attend and other unsavoury bits of history to cover. 

A big thanks to Tombo (who hates tea)

Uncle BobBob (whom I found out also hates tea but it'd knacker my narrative)

And The Pear Bear (who loves tea but has reeeeally got into coffee lately. I'm worried for him)

Tea-cup jangling and door slams care of ZapSplat

The tracks Discovery and Absolution by the tea crazed (probs hates tea too) Scott Buckley

Chin chin to Lord Fast Fingers for the intro music (I'm pretty sure i've seen him drink tea before)

I might have to take a lay down having written and edited a Tea-rilogy.

"It seemed like a fun idea at the time..."

-Uncle Bilbo 2022

 

 

T2: Judgement Tray; A Silly History of Tea part 2 (or Episode 48)

Back once again for the digestive aid master. 

Tea! The cure for all ills.

The silly boys battle their way out of the Siege of Kaifeng to, well, who knows where! 

Tea is on the move and so are the silly boys.

Big thanks to ZapSplat for things that go KLACK and songs what go DO-DE-DUMDUMDUM

Extra to thanks to Shane Ivers at Silverman Sound for the track Medieval Banquet (which we use for any royal setting, historically accurate time period be darned!)

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For All The Tea in China; A Silly History of Tea part 1 (or Episode 47)

Oh no! It's the guy who brought us "gardens" and "A Victorian French Filmmaker whodunnit"! 

Yeah that's right! Whatcha gonna do? Not listen?! Erm don't answer that.

The Silly Boys are taking a vague and a broad stroke look at the history of tea. So dense and silly was it, that we barely make it out of China with our lives!

Put the kettle on and have a sly biscuit or three.

Thanks to ZapSplat for music and SFX

And an extra lump of sugar (he had a real problem as a child) goes to Lord Fast Fingers for our earworm intro

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Colonel Blood Part 2; A Kick in the Crown Jewels (or Episode 47)

Finally...the Silly History Boys bring you....the most famous/silliest crime in British history...The Crown Jewels Robbery of 1671!

Only two crazed Welsh pensioners and their quietly passionate daughter stand between career rascal Colonel Thomas Blood and his gang of witless felons!

Will the crown of England be theirs....or has someone failed to bring an adequate bag?

 

Join us the silliest history boys for the funniest trip to Tower of London dungeon ever...

 

Music and SFX by or regular accomplices ZapSplat

Big thanks to  Carsten Altena of
info@sonargymusic.com, Danny Bradley, Brian Bolger and Dan Henig for their music 

Big thanks to Lord Fast Fingers seeing nine consecutive life sentences for the intro music! 

*No prizes for guessing...

 

 

 

 

 

Colonel Blood Part 1: More Heist Less Speed (or Episode 45)

Grab your hacksaw, lock picks  and balaclava and join the Silly History Boys for a historic crime spree...the prize?

The Crown Jewels of England!

Join the dashing Irish rogue Colonel Blood and his gang of idiots as they embark on a journey that will lead to one of the most daring (and frankly silly) robberies in British and Irish history!

But how much of the legend of Colonel Blood is true? And was he dashing romantic rascal or an awful history man?*

This ripping yarn takes us haring across battlements of Dublin Castle, through the seedy underbelly of restoration London and to a moonlight shoot out under the eves of the dreaded Tyburn gallows. Via a specialist coffee shop in Amsterdam!

But theirs more to the rogue than just the robbery...so stay tuned next time...for there will be Blood!

 

Music and SFX by or regular accomplices ZapSplat

Big thanks to  Scott Buckley & Danny Bradley for music that we never used, but hey, we lean on them heavily so have some more thanks anyway.

Big thanks to Lord Fast Fingers seeing nine consecutive life sentences for the intro music! 

*No prizes for guessing...

 

Radish Mail Order Ate Cupids Hat - The Pardoner’s Tale (or Episode 45)

This week the Silly Boys have decided instead of talking about actual history they want to tell you a story, a story written by a history person in history times.

Fortunately it's not one of the awful history people - which describes pretty much all of them - it's Geoffrey Chaucer.

...Who was probably awful anyway - because he was a history person.

Apparently he wrote the Canterbury Tales using the tears of children he'd punched in the arm... at least that's what we heard anyway.

Thanks to Zapsplat for the music and sfx.

Thanks to Lord Fastfingers for the intro music.

Thanks to you for reading this far. That's it though. I'm done now. Bye.

Caesar The Reins Of Power (or Episode XLIII)

This week the Silly Boys are heading back to Ancient Rome to answer the question 'what happened after Caesar died?'. 

Join us as we riot, attend a funeral, riot again, lie about an inheritance, flee to the East and have some lovely battles.

 

SFX from Zapsplat

'Pleasure and Sin' by Sinyells

Amazing orchestral brilliance from Scott Buckley

Further music from Zapsplat

A Gardeners World (or Episode 42)

Yes you read that correctly, "gardens"!

Nothing says "rip roaring thrill-ride" through our bloody and divisive history like gardens!

(Ask Uncle BobBob!)

Join us as we celebrate the Tradescant's (John the Elder & John the Younger) and all they flowered in our nation of gardeners. Let them show you that they're more than just a difficult name to pronounce!

Music and SFX by the miracle growers at ZapSplat

We thanked Scott Buckley & Danny Bradley for music that we didn't use this time, but hey, we lean on them heavily, so have some more thanks anyway.

Big thanks to Lord Fast Fingers for the intro music (incidentally his temporary canvas garage blew down in storm Eunice and all his garage items were strewn across his GARDEN. Thanks for staying on brand Lord Fast Fingers).

For Those About to Ragnarök (We Salute You); Ragnarök Part Two (or Episode 41)

Asgard's Doom is nigh!

Loki is free and all his horrible kids are on their way!

Can Thor, Odin and the rest of the gods defeat an army of ultimate evil and stave off Norse Armageddon?!

Can the Silly History Boys really keep up this level of epic?! *

Find out the answers in a rapturously silly retelling of the tale of Ragnarök!

Giant Wolves, Giant Snakes and Giants over acting abound this week!

 

Big Thanks to Zap Splat for all our epic noises!

Music this week and there’s a lot of it! Was provided by Lumen Media, Brian Boland, Freshman sound and Daniel Bradley of Daniel Bradley music!

Feast well with our thanks brave skalds!

 

*no

 

Ragnarok-ing in the Free World (or Episode 40)

Giant Wolves, herb murder and flaming caravans!

RAGNAROK is nigh! Silly style!

Join our old friends the Asir (the Gods of Asgard and Norse mythology to their mates) in the first part of the story of Ragnarok or the legend of the norse apocalypse.

Hunky Thor, shifty Loki and one eyed Odin! Plus that kitten raising sweet heart Baldur! Some very chatty mistletoe and a very shifty puffin!

Plus Giants Snakes, Valkyries and very silly voices! 

Join the Silly History Boys as they tell you the real legend of Thor Ragnarok...but with more royalty free synth! 

 

Music & SFX thanks to ZapSplat and Danny Bradley music

 

The Song of Roland or a Song for Norman! (or Episode 39)

Kick back with William the Conqueror and his Norman mates for medieval Europe's favourite bed time story!

The Song of Roland!

The incredibly violent and tragic tale of Sir Roland, the Knight with the famous horn...pack that sniggering in...this is educational!

Join the Mighty Roland, the sensible Sir Oliver, the noble Charlemagne and slimy snake weasel Ganelan!

In a legend a thousand years in the making...and if anyone has made a version as silly as this one, then frankly we give up!

 

We thank the Noblest website address of all (yes even better than that one)Zapsplat for their brilliant SFX and music!

The name Scott Buckley shall remembered forever in Song for his Music!

 

Thanks and big respect to Trondhjesm Kvinnelge Studentsangforeng for their amazing singing!

Add to that boney immortal blues warrior Daniel Bradley of Daniel Bradley music for his version of the Chason de Roland! https://dannybradleymusic.com

 

Christmas Clangers (or Episode 38)

Twas the day before Christmas and all through the house everybody listened to the Silly History Boys.

 

You're welcome.

 

That's right listener... It's our Christmas special - our second Christmas special! - so don your Christmas jumper, baste your turkey and treat yourself to a mulled cup of whatever you fancy... this year we examine three AWFUL Christmases. Won't that be nice?

 

A tot of brandy to Zapsplat for their brilliant SFX and music.

A mince pie with actual mince inside for Scott Buckley because he lets us use his music.

A stocking full of festive cheer to Lord Fastfingers for the theme tune.

...and a God Bless Us, Everyone, to you dear listener.

IT'S CHRIIIIIIIIISTMASSSSSS!!!!