Heroes and Howlers

'Heroes and Howlers - And The Rest Is History’ - a quizzical look at some of history’s quirkiest moments. Mikey Robins, celebrated Australian comedian, and Paul Wilson, Oxford Historian and author, take you on a raucous tour across some of the strangest turning points in history.We like to think of history as a ‘Grand March’ full of bold action and heroic deeds, but scratch the surface and it’s amazing how many key events have been shaped by serendipity, moments of madness, even the downright banal. This series revels in such circumstance: the cock ups, the mishaps, the bizarre twists of fate that have changed the course of mankind – sometimes tragic, sometimes comical, sometimes just plain stupid.FacebookTwitterInstagram

History
Comedy
1
Attila The Hun (Decline and Fall of the Roman E...
23 min
2
Potsdam Giants (Prussia)
16 min
3
Extra Helpings (Season 2 Episodes 6-10)
21 min
4
Extra Helpings (Season 2 Episodes 1-5)
19 min
5
1st Afghan War (East India Company)
31 min
6
Stede Bonnet (Pirates)
17 min
7
Leo Africanus (Timbuktu)
23 min
8
Wallpaper (Napoleon)
17 min
9
Varangian Guard (Vikings)
22 min
10
Lincoln Assassination (US Civil War)
23 min
11
Treasure Fleet (Ming Dynasty)
26 min
12
Theatre History (Shakespeare)
22 min
13
Antony (& Cleopatra?!)
30 min
14
World War 1 (Donuts)
24 min
15
Extra Helpings (Season 1 Episodes 6-10)
36 min
16
Extra Helpings (Season 1 Episodes 1-5)
31 min
17
Gunpowder Plot (1605)
25 min
18
Burke and Wills (1860-61 Australia)
24 min
19
Niccolo Polo (The Silk Roads)
22 min
20
Louis XIV (Progeny)
20 min
21
Alexander the Great - The Battle of Gaugamela (...
16 min
22
Columbus' Maiden Voyage (The New World)
18 min
23
The Shot that was Heard around the World (WWI)
18 min
24
The Fall of The Berlin Wall (The Cold War)
28 min
25
The American Declaration of Independence (Gout)
18 min