The Silly History Boys Show

Oh hi there our lovelies.  You looked stressed and/or full of sugar. It must be half term!  That means the Silly Boys aren't here, but babysitting your ungrateful brood of-... little darlings.  The Pear Bear and Bilbo have been at the Jorvik Viking Festival (at least one of them will have broken their hand in sword school) and it gave the us an idea for content.  We've smashed together four Norse...

And here we go listener. Closing the Sarcophagus lid on our first (but hopefully not last) Egyptian tale. Big thanks to the nation of Egypt for being a good sport with all the fun liberties taken with your rich history.   A weighty box of gold talons for ZapSplat for all the music and murder noises. A bit of the Pyramid of Unas (that Pear Bear chipped off) goes to Lord Fast Fingers for the Intro C...

Mummy! Mummy! The Man Mummy!  It's Myth time again dear listener!  Let us away to ancient Egypt to hear the suntanned tale of how the first mummy came to be.  We don't actually do that here but we lay all the ground work!  There's sibling, er, lets say Rivalry. Fratricide! And Braiding of Hair! All the things your stuffy history prof wouldn't teach you coz it's just too silly...and dangerous and s...

Happy 2024! Now that the new year is here...we all deserve a holiday!   So pack your sun cream, chainmail and Song of Roland double cassette!    Cos it’s a Norman holiday!   It’s 999AD and everyone’s least favourite French Vikings on horses are off to see Jerusalem!   Hopefully the journey will stop them being quite so horrible*, certainly once they see the holy city** they’ll no doubt become much...

CRUSAAAAAAAADE!!!!! The Third Crusade to be precise! Join the Silly Boys as they examine the motivation of all the key players of the Lionheartiest of all the crusades. Oh alright, it's silly voices, sword noises and facts. Get amongst it! Thanks as ever to ZapSplat And to Scott Buckley And to... You. See you in 2024 dear listener! OKTHANKSBYEEEEEE!  

Join us as we continue the tale of Richard I 'The Lionheart'... greatest King ever?   Find out this week!   Alright, you won't find out as that's an answer entirely too subjective to tackle in a show with silly voices and sword noises... but the silly voices and sword noises are extra good this week to make up for it.   Thanks for... Music & SFX ZapSplat The track Juggernaut by Scott Buckley ...

This week we're taking a look at a King so famous he's on the football clothes -  Richard I, The Lionheart! But how did he become known as 'Couer de Lion' (The Lionheart)? Join us as we deconstruct the events of the day and provide fresh analysis on the early life of probably the best King to ever have Kinged... or was he? He wasn't he was terrible. Also the 'analysis' is just our usual silly voic...

Watch out listener! It's Halloween and the passing of the season of the sun has brought a thinning of the veil between the worlds of the living and the dead... Or it's just people putting on costumes and wandering the neighbourhood begging for sweets... Either way it's time for another SpOoOoky episode of The Silly History Boys Show!  This week the boys have, once again, left Pear Bear by himself...

Who are the most famous family in history? The Tudors? The Stuarts? The Osmonds? No! Wrong! Silly! Just before 1066 and all that...the Godwin Family were 'god winning' the Dark ages! Mainly through murder plotting and ACID. So join the Silliest Boys in history and Tremble at the torrid tale of the house that Earl* built... right before Anglo Saxon England got 'one in the eye' from William the Conq...

Oh God no! Not another Game of Death of Thrones of Death episode!  Shaddup and take your medicine. You've had Kings from Ancient Greece shoppin' in Argos Chinese Rulers on the bog Holy Roman Emperors doin' scream therapy But now it's the turn of the French not yet French! It's the slightly embellished tale of Louis III. Not sure if he had a nickname. Louis the questionably amorous? We just don't k...

The Silliest boys in history are back! For the LAST INVASION of BRITAIN! A true tale from Welsh and British history that is so silly, you'll think we made it up! in the 1797 all roads lead to Fishguard, a small village on the Welsh coast including.... A sinisterly Yorkshire sounding French Convict army  The two biggest idiots in the British army (which 1797 is saying something) One of Wales's grea...

In school, remember that far back? Did you ever have that badly dressed man bore the pants off you teaching history? His vocal monotony rapping his way through our dull backstory? WELL UNLUCKY FOR YOU!   For the sexily well healed sonic powerhouse that is you dear Uncle BobBob is going to take you through the ENTIRE History of England (part1)  Sit back (with your red pen?) and smugly raise the sid...

It's another Strange Demise in the unfortunate sphere of The Game of Death of Thrones of Death!  And we're in Rome, in and about Rome, sort of near Rome, ok he's Roman at least! Valentinian The First.  Come hear how he screamed himself to death! (spoilers) Big thanks to Scott Buckley for some lovely music ZapSplat for Music, Marching and Bears!  Pay us money to stop on Ko-Fi . WE DARE YOU. Visit t...

Oh man what's that smell?! It's the Silly History Boys doing their thing! waitwhat? Our Hero Heracles is charged with cleaning out some mucking old stables. Thirty years of filth pooped out by Immortal Cows no less.  If that doesn't have you downloading, we don't know what will!   Big thanks to ZapSplat for music & SFX Henry from BattleForge Productions for his track Through Fire and War    Lo...

The Silliest boys in history are in Japan for the 'Revenge of the Forty Seven Ronin'. The classic and true tale of old Japan...now with silly bits and sword fights! The Samurai of Asano are dishonoured when their master is teased into poking a civil servant with his Tanto! And sentenced to a gruesome death (don't worry we only used balloons) They decide that Revenge is dish best served...silly! Bi...

No way?! A second Game of Death of Thrones of Death (itsaworkingtitle). We had so much fun in Argos on our first GOTODOT, that we're back for number two.  Let us away to Ancient China! To meet Duke Jing, the ruler of the State of Jin, and ask "how did he die"? Yachting Accident?  A Sedentary lifestyle coupled with a Bad Diet? The Silly History Boy ending? Or maybe it was for a Bet?  There's so man...

Welcome to the Game of Death of Thrones of Death...(itsaworkingtitle). A clutch of new silly storytelling shows based on a LIVE show we're not even sure works yet! Just like that pirate rollercoaster thing.  Each show we take an Historic Ruler and explore the interesting / fantastical / stupid way that they met their end.  We kick of GODOTOD (itsaworkingtitle) with an ancient Greek King called Pyr...

Its 1857 and there's reports of a beast stalking the East End...surely there can't be...A TIGER IN VICTORIAN LONDON? A case for…The Police? The RSPCA? The Silly History Boys?* The boys are on the trail of a tail, what a tale! Is there really a Tiger on loose in Victorian London? What has it got to with Charles Jamrach and his pet shop where you can buy a leopard and still have change for Greggs? F...

Episode 69 is here and it's a rum soaked, sword swinging, cannon blasting Pirate extravaganza! Join the Silly Boys as they return to the pirate port of Nassau alongside none other than Anne Bonny, amazingly voiced by the incredible Ashling Leyne of Lashing Rain Voiceovers! Thanks as ever to Zapsplat for SFX and music To Scott Buckley for his amazing music To Danny Bradley for his music To Lord Fas...

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 slim...

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 t...

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 hous...

  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 boa...

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 B...

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 fo...