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Fin vs History

For people who like history but don’t care what actually happened.
Join comedians Fin Taylor and Horatio Gould as they guess/explain every event in human history, from Neanderthals to 9/11.
Guaranteed to give you an entirely new and incorrect perspective on world events.
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Latest Episodes:

England’s Own African Dictator | Henry VIII (Part 1/4) Aug 10, 2026

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Welcome to the golden age of manspreading.

Henry VIII (Part One)

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Chapters:

00:00 - The Fat Hero

04:01 - The West Has Fallen

05:55 - Monkey Poo

09:42 - Real Tennis

12:57 - Turkish Mad & Sad

15:42 - Couldn’t Hack It

19:03 - You Had One Job

21:05 - Stop Asking Historians

24:46 - I Like Them Stinky

28:14 - The Spanish Milf

30:41 - Milk Gone Bad

33:08 - Woof Woof

37:10 - The Sexual Terrorist

40:32 - Transformational Blue Balls

43:36 - Truffling Away

47:16 - That’s A Good Friend

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Can You Separate The Fart From The Fartist? (With Bebe Cave) | Great Artists: Picasso Aug 06, 2026

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Picasso's ideal woman? Goddess in the streets, doormat in the sheets. Great Artists (Part Two)

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Chapters:

00:00 - The Ski Trip

05:56 - Goddesses And Doormats

12:38- Sucking C*ck

18:55 - Cumbuckets

22:19 - Awoo!!

25:26 - Fat Elvis

29:44 - Gouge Their Eyes Out

34:22 - He Loved It

41:39 - It’s Like Love Island

45:04 - Successfully Yeah

50:01 - Italy Is A Wet Suit

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An Upskirt Caricaturist | Great Artists: Van Gogh Aug 03, 2026

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We are allies of the LGBT community. Great Artists (Part One)

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Chapters:

00:00 - I Don’t Dream

05:30 - Edinburgh Whinge Festival

10:50 - French Upskirting

13:40 - A Difficult Pint

17:53 - He’s Binary

21:51 - He’s An Incel

25:07 - Not Today

28:47 - Fin’s School Trip

33:58 - Bullet Bullet Bullet

36:46 - Charlie’s Favourite Color

38:57 - It’s Crap

41:58 - Hitler’s Biopic

49:55 - He Can’t Even Kill Himself

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The Hiroshima That Turned Vikings Into Latté-Papas | The Great Northern War Jul 30, 2026

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Um actually, we winter in Ukraine. The Great Northern War (Part Two)

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Chapters:

00:00 - The Ozempic Economy

05:33 - WhatsApping God

11:55 - Fox Tossing

15:09 - Take Your Pants Off

22:33 - Regional Gang Bang

26:46 - Latte Papa

31:04 - Tom And Jerry Stuff

35:07 - A Generationally Bad Hairline

39:43 - Korean Borat

44:22 - He Volleys It

46:20 - Friendship Hotel

51:00 - Pre-Cranberry Juice

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The Timeless Comedy of Baking Dwarves Into Pies | Peter The Great Jul 27, 2026

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Warning, the rabbits in this series have not been cooked properly. The Great Northern War (Part One)

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Chapters:

00:00 - Truss Is Britain

03:33 - It’s A Whole Team

07:18 - Russia Is Russia-ing

10:56 - No He’s Fine!

14:44 - Post Stamp Clarity

18:03 - She’s The Box

20:50 - Give Dwarfs The Roles

23:52 - Beavo’s Front Line

27:35 - The Graceful Retirement

30:09 - Horatio’s Entourage

34:46 - Exposure Therapy

39:28 - The Beard Tax

41:21 - Charlie’s Crime

46:56 - Bibs!

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Let the Rabbit See The Dog (with Ania Magliano!) | The History of Beauty Standards (Part 2) Jul 23, 2026

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Buckle up, we’ve entered the empathy void.

Beauty Standards (Part Two)

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Chapters:

00:00 - Bollocks

04:03 - Just The Tip

09:39 - Practical Muscles

14:06 - The Ultimate Triangle

17:07 - Money Talks

21:14 - Trail Mix

29:02 - The Irish Head

34:36 - And A Thumb

36:19 - Fin’s Beard

41:06 - Brazilian Brain Lift

43:45 - The Denim Phrenology

46:42 - The Cheeseburger

52:04 - Hair’s Back

57:17 - Beckham’s Cornrows

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Big Botticelli Gyal (with Paddy Young!) | The History of Beauty Standards (Part 1) Jul 20, 2026

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Paddy joins us fresh from the salons as we find out that, in conclusion, there are no stunners.

The History of Beauty Standards (Part One)

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00:00 - The Samurai Injury

08:25 - The Ideal Woman

12:12 - I’m Jealous

16:32 - The Bush Is Back

19:28 - Dream Job

23:32 - Fat Guy Drip

26:06 - Softly Serving C*nt

29:36 - There’s no real stunners

34:36 - He’s A Polymath

38:32 - Our First Phrenology

44:36 - We’re Young Boys

48:31 - I Feel Skinny

52:47 - Supersize Vs Super Skinny

54:49 - It Was An Opposite Decade

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Brazilian Dignitas | The Berlin Wall Jul 16, 2026

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Sorry Elvis, your hip gyrations are not welcome here.

The Berlin Wall (Part Two)

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Chapters:

00:00 - A Horny German

05:24 - Angry Diners

08:40 - He’s A Puddle

14:11 - And That

19:17 - Communist Butlins

29:48 - The communist Car

34:17 - Stasi P*rn

39:05 - Charlie’s Balls

41:25 - State Sanctioned Transitions

47:21 - The Coffee Crisis

51:08 - Rebuild The Wall

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What You Do In Your Own Home Is All Of My Business | East Germany & The Stasi Jul 13, 2026

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Introducing the stasi, the original love bombers.

The GDR (Part One)

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Chapters:

00:00 - The Original Rose Garden

04:48 - Just In Case

10:01 - They’re In The Dust

13:01 - Aspirational Dad

17:14 - Genocide Takes Admin

19:36 - Not My Department

23:40 - Stop Comparing Yourself

25:58 - America Is The Enemy

28:07 - Very Very German

32:04 - Nazi Paedophile Informants

35:45 - The Wall Of Smells

43:43 - Gay Nightclubs

49:15 - OG Lovebombing

53:40 - A Wall Is Built

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Captain Tom, Garden Fox (with Pierre Novellie) | Monty vs Rommel (Part 4/4) Jul 09, 2026

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Let's talk about male mental health. Monty & Rommel (Part Four)

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00:00 - Thigh Mogging

06:24 - Come On Lads

11:02 - The Mafia Tax

18:42 - Barely Legal Bruce Forsyth

21:28 - The Pretend Army

26:22 - I Bet His Wee Smells

30:14 - Employ Flamethrowers

33:14 - He’s A Hippie

35:26 - Hitler’s Lashed Out

40:50 - More Army Than Nazi

46:51 - Fuck Eisenhower

51:20 - Monty’s Cooking

55:20 - It’s A Party For Us

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