Dead British is the improvised comedy podcast. It's the improv history interview show where anything could happen. And unlike history, this show has no script! Supported by the Audio Content Fund.
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He was British, he was dead, but now one of England's most famous kings comes back to life to explain his past. Discover his work with The Beatles, why he had so many wives and how he wrestled a bull. This is history like you have never heard it before - completely improvised.
Cast:
Joe Hadley
Jon Nguyen
Liz Peters
Heather Urquhart
Music:
Sam Marshall
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17 Mar 2022
John Logie Baird
He was British, he was dead but the inventor of the television is flickering back to life to talk about his many inventions. John Logie Baird, comes back to talk about his penchant for carrying razorblades with him and to hear tracks from the musical made about his life. Improvised in front of a live studio audience, this show rewrites history, without a script!
Cast:
Jay Droch
Chris Mead
Hannah Platts
Katy Schutte
Music:
Sam Marshall
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11 Mar 2022
Emmeline Pankhurst
She was British, she was dead but suffragette Emmeline Pankhurst is coming back to life and revealing all about her political past. From violent protests to prison-based love affairs, this re-writing of history has no script.
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10 Mar 2022
William Shakespeare
He’s British, he was dead and now the country’s most famous playwright is brimming with life once again, and very keen to tell you which spice is against God.
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24 Feb 2022
Beatrix Potter
She was British, she was dead but Beatrix Potter is back to talk rabbits, nature and mafia connections in another totally improvised episode. Featuring the song “It’s A Rabbit Eat Rabbit World”.
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17 Feb 2022
Lord Horatio Nelson
He’s British, he was dead and now he’s rewriting naval history. Lord Horatio Nelson reveals all about his naval strategy, hatred of polar bears, his famous catchphrase and his lovers. Plus the famous song of his time.
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10 Feb 2022
Isambard Kingdom Brunel
They were British, they were dead, but this week Dead British bridges the gap between life and after-life by talking to…. Isambard Kingdom Brunel. Find out how the famed engineer built bridges, got coins stuck in unfortunate places and developed an unhealthy obsessions with something...
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3 Feb 2022
Jane Austen
Dead British is the show with zero sense or sensibility when it comes to history. This week we bring Jane Austen back from the dead and we discover how her rampage in a furniture shop had a major impact on British retail, her love of Monopoly, and more.
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27 Jan 2022
Florence Nightingale
They were British, they were dead, but once again, the cast of Dead British take a figure from Britain’s past, resurrect them and find out all about them in this completely improvised comedy show. Featuring sketches, scenes and even improvised songs.
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20 Jan 2022
Elizabeth I
They were British, they were dead, but this week Dead British brings back to life... Elizabeth I, who reveals all about her time on the throne! Enjoy a completely unauthorised account of the Virgin Queen's life in this fully improvised comedy show.
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13 Jan 2022
Sir Isaac Newton
They were British, they were dead, but this week Dead British brings back to life... Sir Isaac Newton, and it turns out he knows how to freestyle rap. Enjoy a completely unauthorised account of his life in this fully improvised comedy show.
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7 Jan 2022
Lady Godiva
They were British, they were dead, but using a Neutrino accelerator and NutriBullet blender, Dead British brings back to life... Lady Godiva! It's the completely unpredictable improv history show where anything could happen.
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