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France is a Toilet (with Tom Gilbey) | The History of Wine

67 min • 24 juli 2025

The show for people who like history but don’t care what actually happened

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No Bacon, No Beer, Loads and Loads of Gear | Dionysus & The Ancient Gods of Wine

21 juli | 54 min

Gunned Down in Diamanté Panties | The Russian Revolution of 1917 (Part 5/5)

17 juli | 61 min

Travelling Back In Time to Throw American Cheese at Lenin’s Head | The Russian Revolution of 1917 (Part 4/5)

14 juli | 58 min

The Original 'Worst Guys At A House Party' | The Russian Revolution of 1917 (Part 3/5)

11 juli | 50 min

Rasclaatputin & The Hebephile Prince | The Russian Revolution of 1917 (Part 2/5)

10 juli | 50 min

Why is Russia so F*cked in the Head? | The Russian Revolution of 1917 (Part 1/5)

7 juli | 64 min

Amelia Aircrash & The Big Nazi Tit In The Sky | The History of Flight (Part 2/2)

3 juli | 58 min

Fin Taylor - Ask Your Mother Comedy Special - Teaser

1 juli | 4 min

The Wright Brothers were Flap-Dodgers | The History of Flight (Part 1/2)

30 juni | 50 min

We’re Going to Need A Bigger Urn (with The Grade Cricketer) | The History of The Ashes (Part 2/2)

26 juni | 64 min

The Bowler’s Pegging, The Batsman’s Arsehole | The History of Cricket (Part 1/2)

23 juni | 62 min

A Suckling Biggins | The Aztecs (Part 5/5)

20 juni | 54 min

Dark Chocolate is Woke Nonsense | The Aztecs (Part 4/5)

19 juni | 49 min

Monty’s Mexican Special Needs Zoo | The Aztecs (Part 3/5)

16 juni | 52 min

Spanish Sailors Playing Pan Cum Tomate | The Aztecs (Part 2/5)

12 juni | 59 min

Heston Blumenthal’s Cannibal Tapas | The Aztecs (Part 1/5)

9 juni | 59 min

He Died Doing What He Loved (with Daniel Sloss) | The Rise and Fall of Colonel Gaddafi (Part 4/4)

5 juni | 46 min

It’s Raining Rubber Fists (with Daniel Sloss) | The Rise and Fall of Colonel Gaddafi (Part 3/4)

2 juni | 51 min

The People’s Republic of Jiblablabah | The Rise and Fall of Colonel Gaddafi (Part 2/4)

29 maj | 47 min

Why do Arab Men Smell So Good? | The Rise and Fall of Colonel Gaddafi (Part 1/4)

26 maj | 44 min

Soggy Biscuit is a White Dominated Sport | The Golden Age of Piracy (Part 2)

22 maj | 53 min

You think Fyre Festival was bad… | The Golden Age of Piracy (Part 1)

19 maj | 54 min

Look How Good I Am At Drawing Apples | The Renaissance Part 2: Holland

15 maj | 38 min

Trust The Italians to Rediscover Porn | The Renaissance Part 1: Italy

12 maj | 50 min

Justice for Naughty Francis Bourgeois | The Eichmann Trial: Jerusalem, 1961 (Part 4/4)

8 maj | 42 min

The Oi-Vey Team | The Eichmann Trial: Mossad Capture (Part 3/4)

5 maj | 53 min

Ricardo The Gaucho Gobbler | The Eichmann Trial : Nazi on the Run (Part 2/4)

1 maj | 54 min

My pronouns are He / Himmler | The Eichmann Trial: War Criminal (Part 1/4)

28 april | 55 min

Instel (Involuntary Sterilised) | Charles Darwin & The Birth of Eugenics (Part 2)

24 april | 56 min

When Birdwatching Goes Too Far | Charles Darwin & The Birth of Eugenics (Part 1)

21 april | 55 min

I’m Not Racist, Some of My Best Hostages Are Black | The Iranian Revolution, 1979 (3/3)

20 april | 51 min

Please Don’t Cut Our Heads Off | The Iranian Revolution, 1979 (2/3)

17 april | 62 min

An MI6 Coup Against A Persian Power Bottom | The Iranian Revolution, 1979 (1/3)

14 april | 58 min

Only A True Artist Would Kick His Pregnant Wife Down The Stairs | Nero & the Emperors of Rome (Part 2) with James McCann

10 april | 61 min

I’m A Stud Pig, Get Me Out Of Here | Nero & The Emperors of Rome (Part 1)

7 april | 59 min

“My horse, my horse, oh sh*t I’ve lost my horse” | Richard III and The Princes in The Tower (Part 2)

3 april | 57 min

A Spine Like A David Beckham Free Kick | Richard III and the Princes in the Tower (Part 1)

31 mars | 50 min

The Great Mongol Wedgie Tour | Genghis Khan (Part 2)

27 mars | 50 min

The Man Who Conquered Borat | Genghis Khan (Part 1)

24 mars | 62 min

Like Falling Into the 9/11 Memorial | The Titanic (Part 3/3)

23 mars | 55 min

This is Why You Should Always Upgrade | The Titanic (Part 2/3)

20 mars | 61 min

‘Fatberg, Dead Ahead!’ | The Titanic (Part 1/3)

17 mars | 58 min

PC Thicko is on the case | Jack the Ripper: The Suspects (Part 3/3)

14 mars | 42 min

How Annoying Were These Women Though? | Jack the Ripper: The Murders (Part 2/3)

13 mars | 44 min

Murder has never been so smelly | Jack The Ripper: London in 1888 (Part 1/3)

10 mars | 56 min

The Paras called it Sunday Funday | The Troubles (part 2) with Vittorio Angelone

6 mars | 65 min

Back when Pooing Yourself meant something | The Troubles (part 1)

3 mars | 64 min

All torture is relaxing for the first bit | The Salem Witch Trials

27 februari | 58 min

Yet Again The Germans take it too far | Witch Hunts in Early Modern Europe

24 februari | 54 min

Was Socrates a Fraud? | The Golden Age of Athens (Part 2)

20 februari | 58 min

The birth of Democracy and Platonic Bum Stuff | The Golden Age of Athens (Part 1)

17 februari | 56 min

The Prequel to 9/11?| The First Crusade (Part 2)

13 februari | 48 min

Was this the worst time to be alive? | The First Crusade (Part 1)

10 februari | 50 min

The Swinging-from-a-Lamp-Post ‘60s | The Life of Chairman Mao (Part 3)

7 februari | 45 min

Is Mao's Famine the reason China eats pig d*cks? | The Life of Chairman Mao (Part 2)

6 februari | 64 min

Is Chairman Mao The G.O.A.T of Dictators? | The Life of Chairman Mao (Part 1)

3 februari | 55 min

The Cold War was an Ugly-Off | The Cuban Missile Crisis (Part 2)

30 januari | 54 min

Was JFK the Horniest President in history? | The Cuban Missile Crisis (Part 1)

27 januari | 56 min

Oliver Cromwell was a West African Warlord | The English Civil War (Part 2)

23 januari | 61 min

The most pointless war ever ? | The English Civil War (Part 1)

20 januari | 54 min

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14 januari | 1 min

France is a Toilet (with Tom Gilbey) | The History of Wine

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Hitler’s Farty Pig Forest Party | Dunkirk Part 2: Blitzkrieg

Neville Chamberlain’s Broken Bum | Dunkirk Part 1: Phoney War

History’s Biggest Blabbermouths (with Bebe Cave) | Medieval Women

The Woman Who Died For A Pair of Trousers | Joan of Arc

France is a Toilet (with Tom Gilbey) | The History of Wine

No Bacon, No Beer, Loads and Loads of Gear | Dionysus & The Ancient Gods of Wine

Gunned Down in Diamanté Panties | The Russian Revolution of 1917 (Part 5/5)

Travelling Back In Time to Throw American Cheese at Lenin’s Head | The Russian Revolution of 1917 (Part 4/5)

The Original 'Worst Guys At A House Party' | The Russian Revolution of 1917 (Part 3/5)

Rasclaatputin & The Hebephile Prince | The Russian Revolution of 1917 (Part 2/5)

Why is Russia so F*cked in the Head? | The Russian Revolution of 1917 (Part 1/5)

Amelia Aircrash & The Big Nazi Tit In The Sky | The History of Flight (Part 2/2)

Fin Taylor - Ask Your Mother Comedy Special - Teaser

The Wright Brothers were Flap-Dodgers | The History of Flight (Part 1/2)

We’re Going to Need A Bigger Urn (with The Grade Cricketer) | The History of The Ashes (Part 2/2)

The Bowler’s Pegging, The Batsman’s Arsehole | The History of Cricket (Part 1/2)

A Suckling Biggins | The Aztecs (Part 5/5)

Dark Chocolate is Woke Nonsense | The Aztecs (Part 4/5)

Monty’s Mexican Special Needs Zoo | The Aztecs (Part 3/5)

Spanish Sailors Playing Pan Cum Tomate | The Aztecs (Part 2/5)

Heston Blumenthal’s Cannibal Tapas | The Aztecs (Part 1/5)

He Died Doing What He Loved (with Daniel Sloss) | The Rise and Fall of Colonel Gaddafi (Part 4/4)

It’s Raining Rubber Fists (with Daniel Sloss) | The Rise and Fall of Colonel Gaddafi (Part 3/4)

The People’s Republic of Jiblablabah | The Rise and Fall of Colonel Gaddafi (Part 2/4)

Why do Arab Men Smell So Good? | The Rise and Fall of Colonel Gaddafi (Part 1/4)

Soggy Biscuit is a White Dominated Sport | The Golden Age of Piracy (Part 2)

You think Fyre Festival was bad… | The Golden Age of Piracy (Part 1)

Look How Good I Am At Drawing Apples | The Renaissance Part 2: Holland

Trust The Italians to Rediscover Porn | The Renaissance Part 1: Italy

Justice for Naughty Francis Bourgeois | The Eichmann Trial: Jerusalem, 1961 (Part 4/4)

The Oi-Vey Team | The Eichmann Trial: Mossad Capture (Part 3/4)

Ricardo The Gaucho Gobbler | The Eichmann Trial : Nazi on the Run (Part 2/4)

My pronouns are He / Himmler | The Eichmann Trial: War Criminal (Part 1/4)

Instel (Involuntary Sterilised) | Charles Darwin & The Birth of Eugenics (Part 2)

When Birdwatching Goes Too Far | Charles Darwin & The Birth of Eugenics (Part 1)

I’m Not Racist, Some of My Best Hostages Are Black | The Iranian Revolution, 1979 (3/3)

Please Don’t Cut Our Heads Off | The Iranian Revolution, 1979 (2/3)

An MI6 Coup Against A Persian Power Bottom | The Iranian Revolution, 1979 (1/3)

Only A True Artist Would Kick His Pregnant Wife Down The Stairs | Nero & the Emperors of Rome (Part 2) with James McCann

I’m A Stud Pig, Get Me Out Of Here | Nero & The Emperors of Rome (Part 1)

“My horse, my horse, oh sh*t I’ve lost my horse” | Richard III and The Princes in The Tower (Part 2)

A Spine Like A David Beckham Free Kick | Richard III and the Princes in the Tower (Part 1)

The Great Mongol Wedgie Tour | Genghis Khan (Part 2)

The Man Who Conquered Borat | Genghis Khan (Part 1)

Like Falling Into the 9/11 Memorial | The Titanic (Part 3/3)

This is Why You Should Always Upgrade | The Titanic (Part 2/3)

‘Fatberg, Dead Ahead!’ | The Titanic (Part 1/3)

PC Thicko is on the case | Jack the Ripper: The Suspects (Part 3/3)

How Annoying Were These Women Though? | Jack the Ripper: The Murders (Part 2/3)

Murder has never been so smelly | Jack The Ripper: London in 1888 (Part 1/3)

The Paras called it Sunday Funday | The Troubles (part 2) with Vittorio Angelone

Back when Pooing Yourself meant something | The Troubles (part 1)

All torture is relaxing for the first bit | The Salem Witch Trials

Yet Again The Germans take it too far | Witch Hunts in Early Modern Europe

Was Socrates a Fraud? | The Golden Age of Athens (Part 2)

The birth of Democracy and Platonic Bum Stuff | The Golden Age of Athens (Part 1)

The Prequel to 9/11?| The First Crusade (Part 2)

Was this the worst time to be alive? | The First Crusade (Part 1)

The Swinging-from-a-Lamp-Post ‘60s | The Life of Chairman Mao (Part 3)

Is Mao's Famine the reason China eats pig d*cks? | The Life of Chairman Mao (Part 2)

Is Chairman Mao The G.O.A.T of Dictators? | The Life of Chairman Mao (Part 1)

The Cold War was an Ugly-Off | The Cuban Missile Crisis (Part 2)

Was JFK the Horniest President in history? | The Cuban Missile Crisis (Part 1)

Oliver Cromwell was a West African Warlord | The English Civil War (Part 2)

The most pointless war ever ? | The English Civil War (Part 1)

Trailer