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Half-Arsed History

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Week 16: The Death of the Red Baron artwork

Week 16: The Death of the Red Baron

Half-Arsed History

40:54Apr 15, 2026
Episode 407: The Avignon Papacy artwork

Episode 407: The Avignon Papacy

Half-Arsed History

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

Half-Arsed History

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

Half-Arsed History

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

Half-Arsed History

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

Week 12: England Loses the 1966 World Cup

Half-Arsed History

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

Half-Arsed History

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

Half-Arsed History

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

Half-Arsed History

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

Half-Arsed History

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

Episode 398: The Foundation of Modern Singapore

Half-Arsed History

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

Week 6: The Sack of Baghdad

Half-Arsed History

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

Half-Arsed History

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

Episode 396: The Horrors of Sarah Island

Half-Arsed History

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

Half-Arsed History

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

Episode 395: The Raft of the Medusa

Half-Arsed History

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

Half-Arsed History

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

Week 2: Caesar Crosses the Rubicon

Half-Arsed History

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

Episode 393: Operation Just Cause

Half-Arsed History

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

Week 1: The Introduction of the Euro

Half-Arsed History

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
Episode 392: Jean de Carrouges and the Last Duel artwork

Episode 392: Jean de Carrouges and the Last Duel

Half-Arsed History

51:07Dec 28, 2025
Inventions Episode 52: The Smartphone artwork

Inventions Episode 52: The Smartphone

Half-Arsed History

32:46Dec 26, 2025
QAH Episode 142: The Principality of Sealand artwork

QAH Episode 142: The Principality of Sealand

Half-Arsed History

25:31Dec 24, 2025
Episode 391: History's Weirdest Epithets - Part 2 artwork

Episode 391: History's Weirdest Epithets - Part 2

Half-Arsed History

42:56Dec 21, 2025
Inventions Episode 51: The Internet artwork

Inventions Episode 51: The Internet

Half-Arsed History

34:19Dec 19, 2025
QAH Episode 141: The Stone of Scone artwork

QAH Episode 141: The Stone of Scone

Half-Arsed History

26:52Dec 17, 2025
Episode 390: The Miracle Landing of the Gimli Glider artwork

Episode 390: The Miracle Landing of the Gimli Glider

Half-Arsed History

1:00:48Dec 14, 2025
Inventions Episode 50: The Global Positioning System artwork

Inventions Episode 50: The Global Positioning System

Half-Arsed History

31:39Dec 12, 2025
QAH Episode 140: A Brief History of Morse Code artwork

QAH Episode 140: A Brief History of Morse Code

Half-Arsed History

35:55Dec 10, 2025
Episode 389: The First Transatlantic Telegraph Cable artwork

Episode 389: The First Transatlantic Telegraph Cable

Half-Arsed History

1:08:46Dec 7, 2025
Inventions Episode 49: The Personal Computer artwork

Inventions Episode 49: The Personal Computer

Half-Arsed History

33:16Dec 5, 2025
QAH Episode 139: The SS Princess Alice Disaster artwork

QAH Episode 139: The SS Princess Alice Disaster

Half-Arsed History

24:20Dec 3, 2025
Episode 388: Beatrix Potter, the Enterprising Author artwork

Episode 388: Beatrix Potter, the Enterprising Author

Half-Arsed History

51:13Nov 30, 2025
Inventions Episode 48: The Pill artwork

Inventions Episode 48: The Pill

Half-Arsed History

27:28Nov 28, 2025
QAH Episode 138: The Mad Trapper of Rat River artwork

QAH Episode 138: The Mad Trapper of Rat River

Half-Arsed History

26:11Nov 26, 2025
Episode 387: Nations Named After People artwork

Episode 387: Nations Named After People

Half-Arsed History

52:24Nov 23, 2025
Inventions Episode 47: Velcro artwork

Inventions Episode 47: Velcro

Half-Arsed History

24:02Nov 21, 2025