Mostly Unsung: A Comedy History Podcast
The weekly comedy history podcast that brings you bitesize biographies of the extraordinary, eccentric, outrageous and occasionally ordinary lives that until now have gone mostly unsung... mostly. Join your hosts Annie and Andrea as they bring you stories that your history teacher never taught you!
If you like stuffy lectures then you're not going to be a fan, sorry! But if you are looking to hang out with two old friends who love story telling, a good laugh and forgotten figures from history then welcome!
Covering everything from scientists to Grandmothers, survivors of wars to eccentric millionaires, all via ghost stories, anecdotes and terrible impressions of Hollywood legend Tim Curry. Come and hang out, have a giggle and join us every Friday.
Episodes
62 episodes
#63 A Wee Tartan Army Piper & The German Amazonian Venus (Bessie Watson & Katie Sandowina)
Welcome back to Mostly Unsung; the weekly comedy history podcast where Annie and Andrea uncover the forgotten people, overlooked pioneers, and wonderfully eccentric characters that history left behind.If you love fascinating tru...
#62 An Authentic Monument to a London Child Genius & A Slovakian Folk Hero (Jeremy Bentham & Juraj Jánošík)
Welcome back to Mostly Unsung; the weekly comedy history podcast where Annie and Andrea bring you two bite-sized biographies of the forgotten people, overlooked characters, and wonderfully weird true stories that p...
#61 An African American Actor Hits The West End & A Court Case That Changed America ( Ira Aldridge & Elizabeth Freeman)
Welcome back to Mostly Unsung the weekly comedy history podcast hosted by women, where Annie and Andrea bring you two bite-sized biographies of the forgotten people, overlooked pioneers, and extraordinary true stories<...
#60 An East London Busy Body & An Italian Couture Fashion Muse (Bill Boaks & Luisa Casati)
Welcome back to Mostly Unsung the weekly comedy history podcast hosted by women, where Annie and Andrea bring you two bite-sized biographies of the forgotten people, overlooked eccentrics, and unbelievable true stories...
#59 The Man Who Tried to Defeat Gravity & The Woman Who Secretly Joined the British Army (Roger Babson & Hannah Snell)
Welcome back to Mostly Unsung the weekly comedy history podcast hosted by women, where Annie and Andrea bring you two bite-sized biographies of the forgotten people, overlooked oddballs, and unbelievable true stories
#58 A Georgian Lady With A Ridiculous Amount of Scrapbooks & A Novelist With No Idea Of The Concept of Saving For A Rainy Day (Sarah Sofia Banks & William Beckford)
Welcome back to Mostly Unsung the weekly comedy history podcast hosted by women, where Annie and Andrea bring you two bite-sized biographies of the forgotten people, overlooked characters, and wonderfully strange lives...
#57 A Teacher Who Outwitted the Nazis & A Woman Full of Hot Air (Anna Essinger & Sophie Blanchard)
Welcome back to Mostly Unsung the weekly comedy history podcast hosted by women, where Annie and Andrea bring you two bite-sized biographies of the forgotten people, overlooked pioneers, and extraordinary lives his...
#56 A Woman Who Decided To Live In The Open & A Tudor Rock Star (Natalie Clifford Barney & Thomas Weelkes)
Welcome back to Mostly Unsung the weekly comedy history podcast hosted by two women, where Annie and Andrea each bring you a bite-sized biography of the forgotten people, overlooked icons, and gloriously chaotic charac...
#55 A Book Written In Eyeliner & Britain's Greatest Actor! (Nawal El Saadawi & Robert "Romeo" Coates)
Welcome back to Mostly Unsung the weekly comedy history podcast hosted by women, where Annie and Andrea bring you two bite-sized biographies of the forgotten people, overlooked icons, and wonderfully odd characters...
#54 The Queen of the PE Teachers & A Chef On The Run (Martina Bergman Osterberg & Hercules Posey)
Welcome back to Mostly Unsung the weekly comedy history podcast hosted by women, where Annie and Andrea bring you two bite-sized biographies of the forgotten people, overlooked pioneers, and surprising true stories...
#53 A Samurai Willing To Sacrifice Themselves & A Woman Who Petitioned For Divorce ( Nakano Takeko & Caroline Norton)
It's that time of the week again! Mostly Unsung, the weekly comedy history podcast is back with two more bite size biographies, historical stories lost in the mist of time, forgotten heroes and long lost villains. This is the very last of our r...
#52 A Woman With Science In Her DNA & An Hysterical Wife (Rosalind Franklin & Elizabeth Packard)
Welcome back to Mostly Unsung the weekly comedy history podcast hosted by women, where Annie and Andrea share two bite-sized biographies of the forgotten women, overlooked pioneers, and extraordinary lives history ...
It's An Anniversary Special!
Can you believe it's been a whole year since Mostly Unsung started? We are both so very grateful to each and every one of you for tuning in every single week to listen to our nonsense, and two mini bite size biographies of the people history le...
#51 A Man Condemned To Misfortune & A Duelling Opera Singer (Adolphe Sax & Julie d'Aubigny)
Welcome back to Mostly Unsung the weekly comedy history podcast hosted by two women, where Annie and Andrea bring you two bite-sized biographies of the forgotten people, overlooked icons, and outrageous characte...
#50 A Walking Community of Bacteria & The Public Universal Friend (Lynn Margulis & The Public Universal Friend)
Welcome back to Mostly Unsung the weekly comedy history podcast hosted by women, bringing you two bite-sized biographies of the forgotten people, overlooked pioneers, and extraordinary lives history didn’t qu...
#49 A Woman Cursed With An Infamous Surname & An Englishwoman in America (Maria Rasputin & Isabella Bird)
Welcome back to Mostly Unsung the weekly comedy history podcast hosted by women, bringing you two bite-sized biographies of the forgotten people, overlooked lives, and surprising stories history didn’t quite hang o...
#48 A Man Obsessed With Canals & The Rescued Victorian Slave Turned Explorer (Duke Francis Egerton & Florence Baker)
Welcome back to Mostly Unsung, the comedy history podcast where hosts Annie and Andrea uncover the forgotten people, surprising stories, and historical characters that somehow never made it into the textbooks. Every Wednesd...
#47 A Self Proclaimed Hellraiser & A Woman With A Victorian Beauty Empire (Mary "Mother" Jones & Sarah "Madam Rachel" Russell)
Mary “Mother” Jones & Sarah “Madam Rachel” Russell: Forgotten Women of Irish, American & Victorian HistoryWelcome back to Mostly Unsung the light-hearted comedy history podcast hosted by women, where Annie ...
#46 A Woman Who Knew Exactly Where She Was & A Notorious Eunuch (Gladys West & Wei Zhongxian)
Welcome back to Mostly Unsung, the comedy history podcast that every week brings you two bite-size biographies of obscure historical figures, the forgotten heroes, the overlooked geniuses, and the truly lost villains.This week, ...
#45 A Warrior Who Switched Sides & The Green Man (Jandamarra & Henry Cope)
Welcome to Mostly Unsung, the weekly, comedy history podcast that brings you not one but TWO bitesize biographies every week!Join Annie and Andrea, two old friend huddled in a blanket fort somewhere in England, as they unravel the storie...
#44 A Cornish Bard & The Man Who Bought Us The Bermuda Triangle (Margaret Pollard & Charles Berlitz)
Margaret Pollard & Charles Berlitz The Cornish Bard & The Bermuda TriangleWelcome back to Mostly Unsung the weekly comedy history podcast hosted by women, bringing you two bite-sized biographies of t...
#43 King of the Beggars & A Sporting Goddess (William "Black Billy" Waters & Marjorie Pollard)
Billy Waters & Marjorie Pollard: Forgotten Black British History & Women in SportWelcome to Mostly Unsung the weekly comedy history podcast serving up two bite-size biographies of the <...
#42 A Poet With An Outrageous Fashion Sense & A Very Reluctant Nun (Margaret Cavendish & Antonio de Erauso)
Welcome back to Mostly Unsung your weekly comedy history podcast serving up not one but two bite-size biographies of the forgotten figures, lost heroes, and notorious troublemakers history prefers not to men...
#41 A Blind Entrepreneur & A Delightful Villainess (Blind Jack Metcalf & Violet Hopson)
Welcome back to Mostly Unsung the weekly comedy history podcast hosted by women, sharing the forgotten stories, overlooked lives, and surprising characters history quietly brushed aside. Every week, we ...
#40 The King Maker & A Dandy In The Underworld (Richard Neville and Neil "Bunny" Roger)
Welcome back to Mostly Unsung the comedy history podcast uncovering the lesser known people, overlooked figures, and forgotten stories your history lessons never covered. Join us every Wednesday for t...