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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 Oct 24, 2024
Thursday Oct 24, 2024
Episode 59 was recorded at The Hill Street Theatre in the Edinburgh Fringe on 2nd August 2024.
The panellists were Kate Smurthwaite, Paul Connolly and Daniel Crewe. The host was Richard Pulsford.
As usual we had a varied list of On This Day topics:
Iceland's national anthem was played publicly for the first time in 1874.
The UK Parliament officially adopted Greenwich Mean Time in 1880.
Edwin Harris Dunning became the first pilot to land a plane on a ship in 1917.
American writer and civil rights activist James Baldwin was born in 1924, and Nigerian musician and political activist Fela Kuti died in 1997.
With the second half of the show dedicated to some of Edinburgh's history, topics included The Royal Mile, Sanctuary and The Nastiness Act of 1749.
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