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Half-Arsed History

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Episode 416: The History of the FIFA World Cup - Part 2 artwork

Episode 416: The History of the FIFA World Cup - Part 2

Half-Arsed History

1:02:03Jun 14, 2026
Week 24: The 1955 Le Mans Disaster artwork

Week 24: The 1955 Le Mans Disaster

Half-Arsed History

36:35Jun 12, 2026
Episode 415: The History of the FIFA World Cup - Part 1 artwork

Episode 415: The History of the FIFA World Cup - Part 1

Half-Arsed History

51:05Jun 11, 2026
Week 23: The Treaty of Tordesillas artwork

Week 23: The Treaty of Tordesillas

Half-Arsed History

27:37Jun 3, 2026
Episode 414: The Hindenburg Disaster artwork

Episode 414: The Hindenburg Disaster

Half-Arsed History

57:53May 31, 2026
Week 22: The Disappearance of Maurice Wilson artwork

Week 22: The Disappearance of Maurice Wilson

Half-Arsed History

30:10May 27, 2026
Episode 413: J.R.R. Tolkien and The Lord of the Rings artwork

Episode 413: J.R.R. Tolkien and The Lord of the Rings

Half-Arsed History

58:16May 24, 2026
Week 21: Pepsi Number Fever artwork

Week 21: Pepsi Number Fever

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31:10May 20, 2026
Episode 412: The Seven Voyages of Zheng He artwork

Episode 412: The Seven Voyages of Zheng He

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1:03:35May 17, 2026
Week 20: The Fall of Acre artwork

Week 20: The Fall of Acre

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33:28May 13, 2026
Episode 411: The True Story of Pocahontas artwork

Episode 411: The True Story of Pocahontas

Half-Arsed History

52:33May 10, 2026
Week 19: The Assassination of Spencer Perceval artwork

Week 19: The Assassination of Spencer Perceval

Half-Arsed History

36:19May 6, 2026
Episode 410: John Harrison’s Marine Chronometer artwork

Episode 410: John Harrison’s Marine Chronometer

Half-Arsed History

1:00:10May 2, 2026
Week 18: George Psalmanazar and the Formosa Hoax artwork

Week 18: George Psalmanazar and the Formosa Hoax

Half-Arsed History

36:54Apr 29, 2026
Episode 409: The Donner Party artwork

Episode 409: The Donner Party

Half-Arsed History

1:04:22Apr 26, 2026
Week 17: The Battle of Clontarf artwork

Week 17: The Battle of Clontarf

Half-Arsed History

32:12Apr 22, 2026
Episode 408: The 1973 Oil Crisis artwork

Episode 408: The 1973 Oil Crisis

Half-Arsed History

59:39Apr 19, 2026
Week 16: The Death of the Red Baron artwork

Week 16: The Death of the Red Baron

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38:27Apr 15, 2026
Episode 407: The Avignon Papacy artwork

Episode 407: The Avignon Papacy

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54:16Apr 12, 2026
Week 15: The Invention of Cornflakes artwork

Week 15: The Invention of Cornflakes

Half-Arsed History

34:26Apr 8, 2026
Episode 406: The East India Company - Part 6: Legacies and Lessons artwork

Episode 406: The East India Company - Part 6: Legacies and Lessons

Half-Arsed History

1:09:48Apr 5, 2026
Week 14: The Rescue of Poon Lim artwork

Week 14: The Rescue of Poon Lim

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25:58Apr 1, 2026
Episode 405: The East India Company - Part 5: Downfall and Dissolution artwork

Episode 405: The East India Company - Part 5: Downfall and Dissolution

Half-Arsed History

52:44Mar 29, 2026
Week 13: The Spaghetti Tree Hoax artwork

Week 13: The Spaghetti Tree Hoax

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36:44Mar 25, 2026
Episode 404: The East India Company - Part 4 Expansion and Empire artwork

Episode 404: The East India Company - Part 4 Expansion and Empire

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1:02:20Mar 22, 2026
Week 12: England Loses the 1966 World Cup artwork

Week 12: England Loses the 1966 World Cup

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39:51Mar 18, 2026
Episode 403: The East India Company - Part 3: Conquest and Corruption artwork

Episode 403: The East India Company - Part 3: Conquest and Corruption

Half-Arsed History

57:58Mar 15, 2026
Week 11: The Assassination of Julius Caesar artwork

Week 11: The Assassination of Julius Caesar

Half-Arsed History

36:44Mar 11, 2026
Episode 402: The East India Company - Part 2: Footholds and Factories artwork

Episode 402: The East India Company - Part 2: Footholds and Factories

Half-Arsed History

1:03:03Mar 8, 2026
Week 10: The 13 Original Rules of Golf artwork

Week 10: The 13 Original Rules of Golf

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47:39Mar 4, 2026
Episode 401: The East India Company - Part 1: Spices and Stocks artwork

Episode 401: The East India Company - Part 1: Spices and Stocks

Half-Arsed History

56:26Mar 1, 2026
Week 9: The Great Fire of Meireki artwork

Week 9: The Great Fire of Meireki

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38:13Feb 25, 2026
Episode 400: What Half-Arsed History Could Have Been artwork

Episode 400: What Half-Arsed History Could Have Been

Half-Arsed History

1:20:10Feb 22, 2026
Week 8: Three Presidents in One Hour artwork

Week 8: Three Presidents in One Hour

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35:26Feb 18, 2026
Episode 399: Nicolaus Copernicus and Copernican Heliocentrism artwork

Episode 399: Nicolaus Copernicus and Copernican Heliocentrism

Half-Arsed History

55:34Feb 15, 2026
Week 7: The Saint Valentine’s Day Massacre artwork

Week 7: The Saint Valentine’s Day Massacre

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40:40Feb 11, 2026
Episode 398: The Foundation of Modern Singapore artwork

Episode 398: The Foundation of Modern Singapore

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58:20Feb 8, 2026
Week 6: The Sack of Baghdad artwork

Week 6: The Sack of Baghdad

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33:32Feb 4, 2026
Episode 397: Catherine the Great, the Enlightened Empress artwork

Episode 397: Catherine the Great, the Enlightened Empress

Half-Arsed History

1:15:47Feb 1, 2026
Week 5: The Day the Music Died artwork

Week 5: The Day the Music Died

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38:58Jan 29, 2026
Episode 396: The Horrors of Sarah Island artwork

Episode 396: The Horrors of Sarah Island

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1:02:40Jan 25, 2026
Week 4: When Some Ships Sailed from Botany Bay to Port Jackson artwork

Week 4: When Some Ships Sailed from Botany Bay to Port Jackson

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39:02Jan 21, 2026
Episode 395: The Raft of the Medusa artwork

Episode 395: The Raft of the Medusa

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52:15Jan 18, 2026
Week 3: The Miracle on the Hudson artwork

Week 3: The Miracle on the Hudson

Half-Arsed History

37:37Jan 15, 2026
Episode 394: Isambard Kingdom Brunel, the Great Engineer artwork

Episode 394: Isambard Kingdom Brunel, the Great Engineer

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1:05:29Jan 11, 2026
Week 2: Caesar Crosses the Rubicon artwork

Week 2: Caesar Crosses the Rubicon

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32:15Jan 7, 2026
Episode 393: Operation Just Cause artwork

Episode 393: Operation Just Cause

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52:08Jan 4, 2026
Week 1: The Introduction of the Euro artwork

Week 1: The Introduction of the Euro

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38:04Dec 31, 2025
Update: Half-Arsed History in 2026 artwork

Update: Half-Arsed History in 2026

Half-Arsed History

1:05:03Dec 31, 2025
QAH Episode 143: William McGonagall, History's Worst Poet artwork

QAH Episode 143: William McGonagall, History's Worst Poet

Half-Arsed History

29:12Dec 31, 2025