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1908! Live Coverage of the 1908 London Olympic Games

Author: Tessa Coates

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Since there's no Olympics this year and live comedy is illegal, lets go back 112 years for historically accurate live coverage of the very first London Olympic Games.

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It's Day 3 of the Olympic Programme, and we're heading to the stadium for the final of the Men's 400m. Plus fighting between the British and the Americans, an update of the semi-final of the tug of war from the captain of the American team Martin Sheridan, and a visit to the studio from daughter of the President, Alice Roosevelt and her pet snake Emily Spinach.Featuring the exquisite pipes of Michael Stranney and Luke Kempner Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
It's Day 2 of the Olympic programme, and we're heading to centre court for the Men's Jeu De Paume final. Plus an update on Snowy Baker after an ill-fated party trick and we meet Jay Gould, Eustace Mills and and women's jeu de paume player, Gladys Eastlake-Smith.Featuring the exquisite pipes of Kiell Smith-Bynoe Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Opening Ceremony

The Opening Ceremony

2020-08-1419:33

It's the Opening Ceremony of the 1908 Olympic Games and there's flag controversy, a fight with America, the Russian delegation don't show up and Finland run aground off the coast of Hull. The totally true story of the London Olympics. Featuring the exceptional talents of Josh Berry, and Nathan Foad. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Trailer

Trailer

2020-08-0602:09

A brand new podcast! Fitting nicely into that famous Comedy + History + Sport niche, this is 1908! Live Coverage of the 1908 Olympic Games. Very sily but also filled with very intense historical research, which is surely what everyone wants from their summer podcasts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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