The Weird and Wonderful History of the Olympic Games
Richard Stokoe
21 episodes
6 months ago
With the Paris 2024 Olympics around the corner - this twice a week 20 part series of short podcasts looks at the weird and wonderful history of the people and events that the Olympic Games have brought over the years.
And your mind will be blown. From quirky to painful. Weird to exciting. Jaw dropping to hilarious.
A series not to be missed.
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With the Paris 2024 Olympics around the corner - this twice a week 20 part series of short podcasts looks at the weird and wonderful history of the people and events that the Olympic Games have brought over the years.
And your mind will be blown. From quirky to painful. Weird to exciting. Jaw dropping to hilarious.
A series not to be missed.
Episode 9 - Paris 1900 Part 5 - Pigeon Shooting to, erm, Poodle Grooming
The Weird and Wonderful History of the Olympic Games
11 minutes 4 seconds
1 year ago
Episode 9 - Paris 1900 Part 5 - Pigeon Shooting to, erm, Poodle Grooming
We finish looking at the A-Z of crazy sports that featured in the Paris 1900 bonkers Games. The next 11 mins and 04 seconds look at the butchery of the live Pigeon Shooting through to the myth(?) of Poodle Grooming.
This is a twice weekly podcast series in the runup to Paris and the Olympic Games
We explore the strange and fascinating people, sports, cheats, boycotts, doping and so much more that have happened in the Olympic Games since 1896.
Each episode is stuffed full of the quirky and the crazy and in their no more than 15 minutes make your eyebrows raise, your head scratch and your lips smirk.
The Weird and Wonderful History of the Olympic Games
With the Paris 2024 Olympics around the corner - this twice a week 20 part series of short podcasts looks at the weird and wonderful history of the people and events that the Olympic Games have brought over the years.
And your mind will be blown. From quirky to painful. Weird to exciting. Jaw dropping to hilarious.
A series not to be missed.
