As soon as Jody has finally finished setting up the studio to record we can take you back to 1866, suggested by Red and researched by Bobby so a real team effort. A year that sees the SS Great Eastern completes laying the transatlantic telegraph cable between Ireland and Newfoundland, Paraguay defends Curupayty against the Paraguayan War, whilst managing to kill more than 5,000 of their opponents whilst only suffering 50 casualties, Alfred Nobel invents dynamite and then is so ashamed of himself...
Jun 08, 2022•1 hr 8 min•Season 1Ep. 27
Our BAFTA-Nominated friend, the very funny Tim Renkow helps us work out the meaning of 2006, when the crocodile hunter Steve Irwin was unexpectedly killed by a stingray, Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein was executed, 140 character social media giant, Twitter was created by someone, and a Jackson Pollock painting was the most expensive painting ever sold at auction to music mogul David Geffen - much to art critic Red Richardson's disapproval. Also we learn what body parts Bobby, Red and Tim would tr...
Jun 01, 2022•1 hr 18 min•Season 1Ep. 26
The King is back. Red Richardson returns and brings with him knowledge of a bygone era in 1969, when the legendary Summer of '69 Woodstock Festival takes place, and Rupert Murdoch buys the largest selling British Sunday phone hacking newspaper The News of The World. Also we learn a lot about how much time Red spent on his honeymoon speaking to Bobby, as well as Death Island, and play a very exciting game of Shag, Marry, Kill. Bobby and Red had a lot to catch up on so this is a two parter, and yo...
May 25, 2022•54 min•Season 1Ep. 25
It's 1888 and brilliant comedian Luke Chilton joins Bobby for a kombucha fuelled first 2 part episode. We learn that 1888 is the year with the longest Roman numerals, women's rights activist Susan B Anthony votes illegally, the National Geographic is founded, and the earliest evidence of a death and injury from a meteorite is discovered in Iraq, and artist Vincent Van Gogh chops off part of his ear. We hear about Bobby's early job at a nightmare Indian restaurant in Canada, and we also learn mor...
May 18, 2022•1 hr 7 min•Season 1Ep. 24
Whilst Red Richardson is living it up making friends with fellow Redophiles he finds in Thailand we welcome the very funny Harriet Kemsley whose being held against her will by Bobby to host the pod with him on Red's behalf. 1959 sees the invention of legendary children's doll and cultural sex symbol Barbie, a bunch of ski hikers mysteriously dying, Russia holds it's first census in 14 years after the second World War, Buddy Holly, the Big Bopper and Richie Valens die in a plane crash, the first ...
May 11, 2022•1 hr 9 min•Season 1Ep. 23
Another remote episode so that the podcast can be an accessory to enabling a known Redophile to go and live it up in Thailand. Thanks to a suggestion from Kelly we have gone to 1973 when boxer George Foreman floors Joe Frazier to win the Heavyweight Championship of the World and then go on to be the king of celebrity endorsements with the George Foreman Grill / Lean Mean Fat Reducing Grilling Machine, The Godfather wins Best Picture at the Oscars, O.J. Simpson of the Buffalo Bills becomes the fi...
May 03, 2022•1 hr 14 min•Season 1Ep. 22
It's 1938 and we are doing our first remote episode over the internet as Bobby's studio is a breeding ground for coronavirus and Red is terrified it's going to ruin his 6th attempt to go to Thailand since the pandemic. To help us we have the brilliant and young comedian Finlay Christie who despite being 22 years old we find out has been doing comedy for as long as Bobby has. In 1938 however, Sigmund Freud, founder of psychoanalysis, arrives in London, the minimum wage is established in the USA, ...
Apr 25, 2022•1 hr 18 min•Season 1Ep. 21
It's our 20th episode and so we are celebrating the birth of the original Redophile, Red Richardson. We also talk about the first commercial dial-up Internet connection in North America being made by The World STD, Ice Cube's gangster rap group NWA release their seminal album "Straight Outta Compton", the Menendez Brothers, Erik & Lyle kill their parents and are sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole, David Hasselhoff performs his music on the Berlin Wall and the last ...
Apr 18, 2022•1 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 20
The Year Is 1848, the year of the con artist! The Fox sisters, two teenagers inadvertently start Spiritualism by getting paid pretending they could speak to dead people, the California Gold Rush encourages people from across America including the Trump family trying to outdo each other to find the gold when they could have just been selling shovels! Phineas Gage is a medical miracle somehow surviving a large iron rod being driven completely through his head, Gustave Caillebout a friend of Monet,...
Apr 10, 2022•1 hr 22 min•Season 1Ep. 19
It's 1900 and thankfully the brilliant Sarah Keyworth is here with us to make sense of a busy year, as all the research was left to the brain of notorious historian Red Richardson. The radical Carrie Nation is attacking pubs with hatchets, the Central Line on the London Underground opens, part of Stonehenge mysteriously falls off, Louis "Lunch" Lassen invents the hamburger, the Queen Mother is born and the historic second ever Olympics games might have happened. Also hear about Bobby's experienc...
Apr 04, 2022•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 18
1980 was the year our dear friend Sunil Patel was conceived, it’s also the year that convicted murderer Paul Geidel was released from prison after 68 years, the Post-It note and the Rubik's cube are invented, professional fraudster Rosie Ruiz wins the Boston marathon, CNN brings us the first 24 hour news channel in time for the Pope’s visit to Brazil and AC/DC release Back to Black. "Dick of the Year" Mark Chapman murders John Lennon. This podcast is brought to you by the worst comedian in the w...
Mar 28, 2022•1 hr 8 min•Season 1Ep. 17
We welcome our wonderfully funny friend Helen Bauer to the pod studio who arrived prepared already wearing a jumper commemorating Princess Diana for our venture into the forgotten world of 1997. Royal conspiracies abound about the fateful crash but was a young 6 year old Helen Bauer who was also in Paris at the time somehow responsible? 1997 also sees Kylie Jenner being born, the Heavens Gate cult commits mass suicide, President Bill Clinton makes it illegal to clone human beings, Pokemons cause...
Mar 21, 2022•1 hr 9 min•Season 1Ep. 16
It's 1991, the year that the world welcomed our friend and guest Jamali Maddix into existence. Bryan Adams has a record breaking number one single, Ukraine votes to become independent from the Soviet Union, two incidents of ex-postal workers engage in killing sprees, a pyromaniac fire fighter is charged with arson, newspaper tycoon, fraudster and father of Ghislaine, Robert Maxwell dies, and Dick of the Year serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer is finally arrested. Also Jamali shares a lot of funny stor...
Mar 14, 2022•1 hr 20 min•Season 1Ep. 15
An exciting episode where we welcome our first guest, comedian Fin Taylor. We investigate Scott of the Antarctic's real reason for his adventures, computer scientist and fellow genius Alan Turing was born along with Nazi Eva Braun Hitler. Also the famous film boat, the Titanic sets sail and sinks and why did it take so long for people to notice the geographical phenomenon of continental drifts? Fin Taylor is widely regarded as one of the UK's best stand ups and has appeared on Live at the Apollo...
Mar 07, 2022•59 min•Season 1Ep. 14
The time machine is broken and could only take us back 12 years to 2010, a time when Australia are attempting to restrict internet user's rights to view pornography, Instagram and the iPad are both launched, Julian Assange's leaking reaches international attention and the Arab Spring is kicking off. All this whilst Bobby is broadcasting on behalf of Russia Today and Red is entertaining a Princess from Dubai. What obscure or significant events did we miss from 2010? Let us know your favourite his...
Feb 28, 2022•1 hr 8 min•Season 1Ep. 13
1950 is a momentous year which sees the birth of Richard Branson and William H Macy, as well as the Canadian invention of bin bags, and Eastern Germany's creation of the Stasi. Find out what rabbits have to do with the Dick of the Year. Also Bobby risks fatherhood for a doughnut, and Red makes a lot of libellous allegations, allegedly. What obscure or significant events did we miss from 1950? Let us know your favourite historical facts from that year, or if have any suggestions for other years f...
Feb 21, 2022•1 hr 9 min•Season 1Ep. 12
Bobby and Red visit medieval 1455 which sees The War of the Roses and the bloodiest battle in British history, we figure out if we can acquire a Lorenzo Ghiberti door, the Mary Rose sinks, and which Spanish Inquisitor will be declared Dick of the Year? By the time this episode comes out we will find out if Bobby is a viral star for his video about Kirstie Allsopp and Red may have taken up fencing again if he can remember what the sword is called. What obscure or significant events did we miss fr...
Feb 14, 2022•58 min•Season 1Ep. 11
Bobby and Red travel back to 1977. Star Wars premieres, future President Kanye West is born, and park ranger Roy Sullivan gets struck by lightning for the seventh time. Also Red abandons a woman during a fake terrorist attack. Warning: This episode contains graphic depictions of Bobby demonstrating how to defend a family with a can of tuna. What obscure or significant events did we miss from 1977? Let us know your favourite historical facts from that year, or if have any suggestions for other ye...
Feb 07, 2022•1 hr 7 min•Season 1Ep. 10
Bobby and Red jump to 1995 where the mysteries of Cotton Eyed Joe and Earth Song are explored, the Dali Lama betrays a young boy, the oldest woman in the world outwits the man buying her house, and Eric Cantona shows off his kung fu skills. Will O.J. Simpson be crowned "Dick of the Year" or will somebody beat him to the top spot? What obscure or significant events did we miss from 1995? Let us know your favourite historical facts from that year, or if have any suggestions for other years for us ...
Jan 31, 2022•57 min•Season 1Ep. 9
Bobby and Red travel back to 1760 - the unveiling of roller skates is a disaster, the industrial revolution gathers steam, lightening strikes Portsmouth docks and we unveil our brand new dick of the year competition. Also Red and Bobby do an IQ test and the results are stunning. What obscure or significant events did we miss from 1760? Let us know your favourite historical facts from that year, or if have any suggestions for other years for us to do an episode on send us an email to theyearispod...
Jan 24, 2022•1 hr 8 min•Season 1Ep. 8
The year is 1963. Bobby uncovers the truth behind the Kennedy assassination, the Porsche 911 comes out, there’s a disaster at an ice show, Frank Sinatra's son is kidnapped and Christine Keeler is sleeping with a Russian spy and British politicians. Also Red and Bobby plot to kidnap Bobbys cousin, pop star Justin Bieber. What obscure or significant events did we miss from 1963? Let us know your favourite historical facts from that year, or if have any suggestions for other years for us to do an e...
Jan 17, 2022•59 min•Season 1Ep. 7
The year is 1986, the birth year of our own Bobby Mair, Mike Tyson is the heavyweight champion, Prince Andrew and Fergie get married and there’s chaos in Chernobyl. What obscure or significant events did we miss from 1986? Let us know your favourite historical facts from that year, or if have any suggestions for other years for us to do an episode on send us an email to theyearispodcast@gmail.com Follow us on Instagram, Twitter and other social media channels on @theyearispod Hosted on Acast. Se...
Jan 10, 2022•51 min•Season 1Ep. 6
This episode we go back to 1929. Wall Street crashes and Bobby tries to explain the stock market to Red, Bobby loses out on millions in cryptocurrency, 7-UP is invented, Israel and Palestine are still at war and the roaring 20s are over. Also Al Capone ruins Valentine's day. What obscure or significant events did we miss from 1929? Let us know your favourite historical facts from that year, or if have any suggestions for other years for us to do an episode on send us an email to theyearispodcast...
Jan 03, 2022•1 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 5
Our furthest journey so far to 1547, a year filled with Henry VIII's extraordinary appetite and suspicious good looks, a young King Edward VI outlaws boiling people alive, the questionable parenting skills of both Ivan The Terrible and Francis I of France, also Magnus Pegel is born, the first person to write about blood transfusions and we learn how Bobby and Red first met. What obscure or significant events did we miss from 1547? Let us know your favourite historical facts from that year, or if...
Dec 27, 2021•1 hr 7 min•Season 1Ep. 4
In this very special festive episode, Red and Bobby take a look at major events that have happened on Christmas Day throughout history. Bobby is in a bad mood because he hates Christmas and Red is dressed as en elf. What obscure or significant events did we miss about Christmas? Let us know your favourite historical facts from that year, or if have any suggestions for other years for us to do an episode on send us an email to theyearispodcast@gmail.com Follow us on Instagram, Twitter and other s...
Dec 20, 2021•1 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 3
Red and Bobby go back to 1892. Bobby has been dreaming of Elon Musk and £10,000 notes, The escalator has been invented, Coca Cola has just been incorporated, Sherlock Holmes is making his debut, anarchists are being annoying and Timmy the Tortoise retires from the Navy. Also Red dominates a load of four year olds at sports. What obscure or significant events did we miss from 1892? Let us know your favourite historical facts from that year, or if have any suggestions for other years for us to do ...
Dec 13, 2021•1 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 2
This week Red and Bobby travel back to the year 2000 - the turn of the century. Big Brother has just launched, the Pope is apologising, there’s a Millennium bug, Blockbuster are laughing at Netflix, animals are going extinct plus much more. Relive it all with comedians Red Richardson and Bobby Mair. What obscure or significant events did we miss from 2000? Let us know your favourite historical facts from that year, or if have any suggestions for other years for us to do an episode on send us an ...
Dec 06, 2021•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 1
A short, polite introduction to our groundbreaking new comedy podcast where, in each episode, we take a look at a different year in history and discuss the significant and weird, sometimes more forgotten things that happened that year. Whilst attempting to not go too off topic or be disrupted by Bobby's dog. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 04, 2021•1 min
