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The podcast where a Father and Daughter deep dive into the lives of historical figures from Yonks Ago!

Rik Brown and Milly Metherall


    • Jul 31, 2023 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 30m AVG DURATION
    • 134 EPISODES


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    S04E11 - Badly Done

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2023 30:15


    Joan continues to suffer at the hands of her captors as her end draws nigh, while we get discuss our preferred methods of execution.

    S04E10 - Road to Ruin

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2023 32:04


    Joan proves to be a tough nut to crack while we wonder whether the third Frozen film will have any good songs in it.

    S04E09 - Rat in the Ranks

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2023 26:41


    Joan has to deal with logistics and betrayal while we spend most of our time discussing our introduction techniques.

    S04E08 - Reputation Era

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2023 33:20


    Joan's reputation faces increasing pressure as political manoeuvring against her takes its toll while we discuss the month of May. 

    S04E07 - True Right

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2023 32:52


    Joan stays focused on getting the crown on Prince Chucky Jnr's head while we discuss using calendars to be more organised.

    S04E06 - Side Quest

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2023 36:06


    Joan's fan base continues to grow while we discuss the potential for a Joan of Arc video game and also the potential for a return to pigeon messages

    S04E05 - Rest is for the Weak

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2023 32:08


    Joan continues her fight to liberate the city of Orleans from the English siege, while we make a commitment to be al business in 2023. [SPOILERS: We were not all business]

    S04E04 - The Mockingjay

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2022 30:55


    Joan wastes no time becoming the inspirational leader that France was yearning for while we discuss the merits of getting on the front foot in life

    S04E03 - Blue Tick Verified

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2022 28:41


    Joan has to prove herself to get where she needs to go while we commit to several different pronunciations of "Orleans"

    S04E02 - Like & Subscribe

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2022 30:58


    Joan starts getting all sorts of visions while we try to keep all of our Chucky's in a row.

    S04E01 - Political Landscape

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2022 28:38


    Season 4 kicks off with a in depth look at the political intrigues of France and England in the early 15th Century. And we may or may not manage to insert Dumbledore into the story.

    S03E40 - Jonald McDonald

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2022 34:23


    As Donnie B's cricket career wraps up we look at his post-cricket achievements and decide on who we should focus on for Season 4

    S03E39 - The Donchismo

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2022 30:44


    The Don dreams of remaining undefeated while we sample an array of authentic English accents

    S03E38 - The Suspicious Lens

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2022 42:15


    The first post-war Ashes series gets underway while we dig a little deeper into the Machiavellian schemes that helped the Don prosper.

    S03E37 - The Dark Side of The Don

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2022 39:17


    The Don goes to great lengths to achieve his goals as we attempt to get in sync and solve some crimes

    S03E36 - The Opposite of Fun

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2022 34:34


    Donny B tries to boost the morale of the nation while we once again get side tracked by Nancy Wake

    S03E35 - Question Marks

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2022 31:23


    This episode raises a lot of questions about Donny B's legacy while we behave in a relatively professional manner by our standards

    S03E34 - The Complete Works of Socrates

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2022 33:52


    The Bradman's deal with some tragedy while we discuss mask wearing, Louis Tomlinson and the wisdoms of street philosophers.

    S03E33 - Adelaide

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2022 29:52


    Don and Jess make the move to Adelaide while we speculate on population sizes and baby booms

    S03E32 - The Real Bradman

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2022 41:19


    Donny B's battle to reclaim the Ashes comes at a cost while we our attempts to deliver an organised coherent podcast remain questionable at best.

    S03E31 - Dispiriting Languor

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2022 36:48


    The Bodyline series may be over but the repercussions have just begun. Meanwhile we make huge progress in the evolution of language as we know it.

    S03E30 - Crazy Don Mode

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2022 44:29


    Donnie B struggles to find a way to get on top in the Bodyline series while we struggle to stay focused on any one task for any length of time.

    S03E29 - The Adelaide Test

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2022 47:07


    We return after a five month hiatus to tackle the ticking time bomb that was the Adelaide Bodyline Test. Can Donnie B get his head in the game and can we remember anything that has happened in the series so far?

    S03E28 - B for Bodyline

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2022 30:01


    The English team have concocted a controversial plan to take down Donnie B, while one of us [Rik] gets a little carried away with his role-playing

    S03E27 - Honeymoon Period

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2021 32:22


    We are back from our longest hiatus yet and we find Don Bradman struggling with the pressures of public life while we struggle to get our to-do lists in order

    S03E26 - B for Boat

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2021 34:30


    Donny B travels overseas for the 1930 Ashes series while we discuss Earthquakes and Procrastination

    Bonus Chat 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2021 3:47


    Back when we were recording podcasts via zoom we would often stick around after the episode for a little chat. Here are little bite-sized portions to tide you over until Milly is less busy with doing Year 12 in lockdown. This one, recorded in early January 2021, features an attempt at guessing Milly's school subject and a brief summary of Zayn's album highlights. Enjoy

    S03E25 - Jazz Bat

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2021 32:57


    Donny B struggles with the attention that comes his way while we outline the path of the true yonkeedoodler.

    S03E24 - Turning Point

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2021 27:47


    Donny B makes his long awaited Ashes debut and we celebrate our confident new podcasting style whilst unknowingly suffering a catastrophic sound issue midway through the episode. Apologies for the terrible sound in the second half of the episode. Sadly *someone* is yet to become a sound engineer.

    S03E23 - Eyes Wide Open

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 4, 2021 35:16


    Donny B gets some game-changing advice from the Kipper while we get caught up in grasshopper theories

    S03E22 - Donny B and the MCC

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2021 29:32


    We meet some of the key members of the English cricket team while we embrace our ever more shambolic podcasting style

    S03E21 - Donny B Minus

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2021 32:08


    Donny squanders another opportunity while we start devising an exciting new sport!

    S03E20 - B for Bookends

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2021 30:27


    Donny B bookends his first season at state level nicely, while we discuss our theory of theorems until it becomes a theorem of theories.

    S03E19 - Donny B at the 'G

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2021 37:08


    Donny B continues his tour of the southern states while we discuss plans for the future!

    S03E18 - Nail Biter

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2021 31:33


    Donny B finds himself in a close game as we discuss a wide variety of overthrows scenarios

    S03E17 - B for Bullying

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2021 27:54


    Donny B gets caught up in some tour prankery while we discover a whole new branch of mathematics

    S03E16 - B for Boil

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2021 26:29


    Donny B struggles with form and a manky eye as we get distracted by Harry Styles

    S03E15 - In Sync

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2021 26:31


    Donny tries to impress the selectors while we enjoy being back in the kitchen on a Tuesday afternoon!

    S03E14 - The B Team

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2021 30:46


    Donny B plays against one of his heroes while we get caught up in speculation about the names of The Beatles

    S03E13 - Lip Twins

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2021 26:29


    Donny B decides to risk it for the biscuit and cut loose at club level while we continually insert ourselves into the narrative.

    S03E12 - B for Business

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2021 25:49


    Donny B participates in the Country Cricket Carnival while we struggle to stay on topic for any length of time

    S03E11 - He Played the Game

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2021 47:12


    We indulge in a tangential deep dive into Archie Jackson's life to find out more about this mysterious cricket prodigy!

    S03E10 - Archie Jackson

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2021 32:32


    Donnie B gets to play with the best young cricket prospects in NSW while we discuss mundane lives, great names, and what sort of awards are the best.

    S03E09 - Get Technical

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2021 35:40


    Donny B heads to the big city to put his skills on display as we become curious about plenty of historical questions that we don't have answers to.

    S03E08 - Allrounder

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2020 22:17


    Donny B and his uncle set about trying to make a name for themselves while we learn the value of acceptance

    S03E07 - Beast Mode

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2020 31:32


    Donny B has to take on another young gun in a battle between bat and ball, while we continue to be equals parts confused and bemused by our own stupidity.

    S03E06 - Wax Lyrical

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2020 27:36


    Donny B gets a job and focuses on tennis during his formative years as we continue to get distracted by linguistics.

    S03E05 - Infinity

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2020 32:22


    Donny B struggles to get a game of cricket while we just generally struggle

    S03E04 - The New Curriculum

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2020 32:40


    Donny B starts to become a concern for opposition schools as he continues to accumulate runs, while we make grand plans to educate future generations.

    S03E03 - Huck Finning It

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2020 27:42


    We learn about Donny B's first proper game of cricket and spend a lot of time talking about numbers and grammar.

    S03E02 - Alliteration

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2020 27:20


    Donny B discovers the wonders of the water tank while we discuss cricket theory and lockdown loosenings

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