The Worst Prime Minister and Ghosting Ghosts
For the last of the current season, John has a tricky question for Otto; who is the worst British PM? While John has it a bit easier when Otto quizzes him on whether ghosts are real. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Carrots and Feral Children
Why were there so many stories in World War 2 about how carrots can help you see in the dark? And has any human actually been raised by animals? Otto and John continue their journey into utter bollocks, with the occasional dash of amazeballs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dolphins and Guillotines
Are dolphins more intelligent than humans? Was the inventor of the guillotine killed with his own invention? Otto and John on the hunt for tosh, piffle, balderdash – or the two extremes of utter bollocks and amazeballs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Bugger Bognor and Sex in 63
John and Otto investigate King George V’s famous last words, and Larkin’s contention that sex only really began in 1963 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Saving Corporal Hitler and the Weirdness of Water
More mind-boggling conundrums from Otto and John as they explore the famous story of a British soldier saving the life of soon-to-be notorious Austrian corporal in World War One, and the universal strangeness of H20 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Shakespeare and Saint George
John asks Otto why St George is a English icon, while John delves deep into that perennial mystery: did Shakespeare write all his own plays. AI Jo Scanlan sets the record straight, or does she? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Chinese Glass and North Korean Golf
Did Silicon give Europe the Edge and did Kim Jong II Score More than a Condor
Losing Religion and Bad Politicians
Otto and John break the dinner party rule and challenge the large language model of AI Jo to some awkward questions about religion AND politics. Is the UK really a ‘Christian’ country. And who qualifies for Westminster’s worst-ever MP? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Churchill and Mushrooms
Who was the Greatest Brit and a Fungi to be with?
Is Britain Full and Men Really from Mars?
Population overload and sexual stereotypes come under the Utter Bollock test