Episode 29: Did a reindeer live on a submarine during the Second World War? - CHRISTMAS SPECIAL!
Anyway, where were we? Oh yes, it's the Christmas special, 2023! Did St. Nicholas resurrect a partridge? What was the deal with King John's...
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Episode 28: Did a magical platypus save some 19th century Christmas castaways?
Who wants a Christmas present? Well, instead you’ve got this. Just in case you thought 2020 couldn’t get any worse, we’re back with this yea...
Episode 27: Did a 19th century presidential candidate circumnavigate the globe three times?
Will Ant recover from his 6-0 defeat at the start of the series? (Unlikely.) Will Paul have a fact about a Victorian eccentric? (Very likely...
Episode 26: Was Frank Sinatra supposed to star in Die Hard?
It’s fair to say Yes or BS covers quite a few knowledge bases each week, but seriously – where else would you find facts about Frank Sinatra...
Episode 25: Was Noah’s Ark discovered during the Cold War?
Yes or BS reaches its quarter century with one of the strangest and most eclectic episodes yet. (And that’s saying something.) Besides Noah’...
Episode 24: Is there an asteroid named after a pet cat called ‘Mr Spock’?
This week on Yes or BS, we’re covering everything from Star Trek to nuclear warfare. Never let it be said we’re not eclectic. Among the fact...
Episode 23: Did the Ancient Saxons worship a god called Geoffrey?
Season 4 of Yes or BS continues apace! This week Ant (@VoiceoverTony) and Paul (@HaggardHawks) cover another eclectic mix of topics, from th...
Episode 22: Did the world’s oldest vending machine dispense Ancient Roman holy water?
We’re back! Another six rounds of absolute nonsense, courtesy of Ant (@VoiceoverTony) and Paul from Haggard Hawks (@HaggardHawks). In this o...
Episode 21: Did a pair of stranded donkeys spark a 19th century catchphrase? - CHRISTMAS SPECIAL!
Happy Christmas everyone! Who needs a bumper crop of festive nonsense to go with all your roast parsnips and pigs in blankets? No one, that’...
Episode 20: Did a Victorian conservationist request his pet squirrel speak at his funeral?
We’ve made it. You’ve made it. WE’VE ALL MADE IT THIS FAR. It’s the Yes or BS Season 3 finale! And, as always, we’re going out with another...
Episode 19: Did an ancient queen of England attend a fancy dress party dressed as a cockerel?
A Lithuanian shipwreck. A 19th century ballooning hoax. And a queen of England dressed in a cockerel costume. It’s all here this week, in Ep...
Episode 18: Does Viagra cure jet lag in hamsters?
Is this the best-titled episode of Yes or BS yet? You bet your Viagra-powered hamster it is. Episode 18 kicks off with facts about sign lang...
Episode 17: Was a swearing parrot removed from President Jackson’s funeral?
We’re halfway through Season 3 of Yes or BS already, and we’re reaching the milestone with facts about palaeontology, psychology, literature...
Episode 16: Was the parking sign invented for the 1928 Olympics?
Season 3 of Yes or BS continues apace – and things are as eclectic as ever... Is there a gigantic corpse-filled mausoleum hidden under one o...
Episode 15: Did Mozart hold an elaborate funeral for his pet starling?
Yes, we’re back! Season 3 of Yes or BS kicks off with this bumper episode covering everything from Ancient Roman embassies to, er, Walt Disn...
Episode 14: Did London’s biggest theatre once host a revolving horse race? – WITH THE ENDLESS KNOT
Surprise! Ahead of Season 3 of Yes or BS arriving this September, here’s something a bit special – our very first team episode, featuring th...
Episode 13: Was the teabag invented by accident?
It’s the last episode of Season 2 of Yes or BS, so we’re going out in style with a bumper episode revisiting some previous, er... glories? S...
Episode 12: Did a 12-year-old boy once pass himself off as the Prime Minister?
In the penultimate episode of Season 2, the Yes or BS facts on offer cover everything from an ancient Tang Dynasty credit card to a mysterio...
Episode 11: Did hyperinflation in the 1920s drive German accountants insane?
We’ve reached the halfway point in Season 2 of Yes or BS, and things are just as eclectic as ever... This week, Ant and Paul decide whether...
Episode 10: Did a Holy Roman Emperor once ride a donkey into battle?
This week on Yes or BS, Ant and Paul have to decide whether a double decker bus once jumped the gap in Tower Bridge, and whether JS Bach onc...