Fin vs History

Fin Taylor & Horatio Gould

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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173 episodes
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January 12 · 48 min
Don’t Even Talk To Me Before You’ve Picked My Coffee | Papa Doc: Haitian Dictator (Part 1)
Coffee, Voudou & Lesbians - Haiti or Hackney? How one man went from doctor to dictator armed with nothing but folklore and a lesbian sidekick. The show for people who like history but don't care what actually happened. For weekly bonus episodes, ad-free listening and early access to series, become a Truther and sign up to the Patreon ⁠patreon.com/fintaylor 00:00 – Island Gaddafi 04:00 – But first coffee 06:30 – Haiti is in the group of death 09:15 – Voodou revolt 11:20 – Supporting black business 13:25 – The worst people occupy the worst country 16:15 – Papa becomes a Doc 20:05 – Alan Akbar 22:45 – Reads one book and becomes a dictator 23:55 – Voodou sex doll (the 28:24 – 8 man coup 30:48 – Zombie gangsters 34:30 – Madam Adolphe 38:30 – No more Mr Normal guy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
January 8 · 1 hr 2 min
Fleshlights to Fleshlights, Dust to Dust (with Joanne McNally!) | The History of Sex Work (Part 2)
Comic powerhouse Joanne McNally joins us to talk sex work from the Victorian era onwards, and also to act as the Pope’s representative on the Quickshot Launch Masturbator 3000 The History of Sex Work (Part 2/2) The show for people who like history but don't care what actually happened. For weekly bonus episodes, ad-free listening and early access to series, become a Truther and sign up to the Patreon ⁠patreon.com/fintaylor Chapters; 00:00 - serving c*nt 04:03 - Do you like neckbeards? 07:58 - He strumpets 11:17 - Arcane slurs 14:31 - Molly houses 16:12 - Mother Clap 21:24 - Victorian Prostitutes 24:03 - overrun with whores 27:59 - contagious diseases act 31:22 - Modern day sex work 34:22 - Victorian laws 36:14 - World War sex 40:37 - Wine and Women 44:20 - German prostitutes 47:52 - Chemical prophylactic 49:34 - Nazi brothels 54:48 -Pinophile Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
January 5 · 51 min
When Britannia Kink-Shamed The Waves | The History of Sex Work (Part 1)
For as long as there have been fat ugly men, there have been women who charge to have sex with them. But who knew it was us free-loving, sexually liberated brits who invented all the stigma and shame? The show for people who like history but don't care what actually happened. For weekly bonus episodes, ad-free listening and early access to series, become a Truther and sign up to the Patreon ⁠patreon.com/fintaylor Chapters; 00:00 - Happy ending? 02:40 - Cockallation 06:42 - oldest profession 08:21 - The epic of Gilgamesh 10:01 - Gay sheep 12:30 - Shamhat the harlot 15:29 - Cumscription 20:57 - Ancient Greece 25:39 - When in Rome 28:57 - Lupanar 36:52 - Medieval brothels 39:18 - Cunny for your thoughts 41:44 - Gropecunt lane 45:01 - Cucks Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
January 2 · 49 min
Pull Yourself Up By Your Buttplugs | Margaret Thatcher & The Falklands (Part 6/6)
By mummy’s third term she’s so high on her own supply that she thinks teaching kids about homosexuality will give them AIDS and decides taxing people for being poor is a great idea The show for people who like history but don't care what actually happened. For weekly bonus episodes, ad-free listening and early access to series, become a Truther and sign up to the Patreon ⁠patreon.com/fintaylor CHAPTERS: 00:00 - Mummy’s last term 03:36 - Mystery Bum disease 08:50 - Gaydemic 15:15 - X-Thachtor 16:50 - Don’t die of ignorance 18:26 - Section 28 23:18 - Poll Tax 28:04 - Tories turn on Thatcher 31:42 - Mummy’s gone mad 34:47 - Miner stroke 37:28 - Ding Dong 40:02 - Thatcher’s Legacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
January 1 · 56 min
The National Union of Racist Burnt Toast | Margaret Thatcher & The Falklands (Part 5/6)
For too long, Britain’s communities had been indulging in a weird fetish for digging burnt toast out the ground whilst blacked up- so having defeated the Argies, Thatcher has a new target in her sights The show for people who like history but don't care what actually happened. For weekly bonus episodes, ad-free listening and early access to series, become a Truther and sign up to the Patreon ⁠patreon.com/fintaylor CHAPTERS: 00:00 - This lady’s not for cumming 03:59 - What is coal? 09:39 - The Miners 12:43 - The Battle of Orgreave 15:56 - Scargill, Thatcher in blackface 20:28 - History of coal 23:43 - Paddy McGee 27:53 - Aftermath of the bomb 31:34 - Arming the Khmer Rouge 35:04 - Opening the bottle of Pinochet 37:10 - The Queen Vs Thatcher 41:16 - Apartheid 43:13 - The Big Bang 47:06 - 2008 Finance crisis Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Dec 29, 2025 · 54 min
A Duke of Edinburgh Award With Live Ammunition | Margaret Thatcher & The Falklands (Part 4/6)
Order your Not Today or British PMs T-Shirts at fumblerooskiproductions.com/store The British land on West Falkland and the land war begins, fighting hand-to-hand combat over terrain built for lesbians, until finally, 1800 islanders and half a million sheep are free The show for people who like history but don't care what actually happened. For weekly bonus episodes, ad-free listening and early access to series, become a Truther and sign up to the Patreon ⁠patreon.com/fintaylor CHAPTERS: 00:00 All roads lead to the Falklands 05:39 The final offensive 08:19 Boots on the ground 14:45 Boggy terrain 16:43 Lesbian Devision 17:59 Airpedos 23:00 The Battle of Goose Green 25:13 Yomping 27:54 Night time fighting 29:32 The Battle of Mount Harriet 31:57 Ear trophies 34:58 Surrender 38:45 Victory for mummy 43:51 Guilt free war 46:38 Rejoice Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Dec 26, 2025 · 55 min
The Belgrano was a War Fine | Margaret Thatcher & The Falklands (Part 3/6)
This episode of Fin vs History is brought to you by Surfshark and Frive. Secure your privacy with Surfshark! Enter coupon code FVH for an extra 4 months at ⁠https://surfshark.com/fvh Go to Frive.co.uk/fvh to get 45% off your first box Thatcher starts performing as a Drag King Winston Churchill and unleashes the British Task Force, armed to the teeth with cutouts of Page 3 Models. The show for people who like history but don't care what actually happened. For weekly bonus episodes, ad-free listening and early access to series, become a Truther and sign up to the Patreon ⁠patreon.com/fintaylor CHAPTERS: 00:00 - It’s War! 05:38 - Deploy the our boys 8:42 - The Empire Strikes Belly 14:11 - The Country get behind mummy 18:48 - Freedomo Flotilla 21:27 - The Andrew formally known as Prince 27:59 - A War Fine 31:20 - The Sun misjudge the vibe 38:25 - The French get involved 41:11 - Operation Narwal 44:33 - Old man goin home! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Dec 25, 2025 · 58 min
Our Poor, Innocent Antarctic Model Village | Margaret Thatcher & The Falklands (Part 2/6)
Mummy’s premiership is on the brink, when a fascist invasion of a Model Village on our very very southern border brings Mags a path to redemption The show for people who like history but don't care what actually happened. For weekly bonus episodes, ad-free listening and early access to series, become a Truther and sign up to the Patreon ⁠patreon.com/fintaylor CHAPTERS: 00:00 - WWII (reprise) 08:16 - Britain’s Southern border 10:31 - The History of Falklands 14:45 - Argentina’s Daddy issues 18:10 - Permanent DofE 21:20 - Military Junta 27:33 - Giving it the biggun 29:22 - The Whisky General 37:24 - Don’t mess with the British Antarctica Survey 39:35 - Flicked Mummy’s tit 41:43 - Operation Rosario 43:50 - Governor Hunt 46:06 - Radio DJ live streams the invasion 49:03 - Mummy lets the dads loose Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Dec 22, 2025 · 58 min
Smashing The Glass Floor As Well As The Ceiling | Margaret Thatcher & The Falklands (Part 1/6)
In 1979 Britain had unemployment fever, and then Margaret Mummy Thatcher came along and gave us so much calpol we OD’d. Part 1 of 6 The show for people who like history but don't care what actually happened. For weekly bonus episodes, ad-free listening and early access to series, become a Truther and sign up to the Patreon ⁠patreon.com/fintaylor CHAPTERS: 00:00 - Mummy’s home 06:53 - Margret Hilda Roberts 11:45 - Thatchers woke dad 15:13 - Dangerously self-opinionated 18:05 - The flood gates have opened 21:13 - Milk snatcher 24:50 - Thatcher as party leader 27:06 - Iron Lady 31:22 - First female PM, are you wet? 35:43 - Britain be shopping 39:43 - Thatcherism 45:32 - Bobby Sands 49:02 - Ronnie and Mags 51:46 - Not looking good until… Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Dec 18, 2025 · 58 min
The Sound of Blue Balls | Beethoven: The Great Composers (Part 2)
Secure your privacy with Surfshark! Enter coupon code FVH for an extra 4 months at ⁠https://surfshark.com/fvh Ludwig van Beethoven: the thinking incel's composer. How did a smelly, almost certainly autistic virgin come to produce music still listened to today? The show for people who like history but don't care what actually happened. For weekly bonus episodes, ad-free listening and early access to series, become a Truther and sign up to the Patreon ⁠patreon.com/fintaylor Chapters; 00:00 OG keyboard warrior 05:00 Permanently smug 10:48 Auxtistic 14:41 Germany were romantic 17:05 Teen years 22:53 Beethovens got no Riz 28:31 Blue balled to funk 33:31 Spunk coming out of his ears 38:15 Da Da Da Dymmm 40:26 Creepy uncle 42:47 Burning the files 45:48 9th Symphony (Ode to a Young boy) 48:19 Music bump 51:11 Für Elise Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Dec 15, 2025 · 55 min
A Fritzlian Slip | Mozart: The Great Composers (Part 1)
Amadeus Mozart: The child genius, responsible for the some of the greatest music humanity ever produced, as well as what can only be described as an ode to rimming. He was Austrian, after all. The show for people who like history but don't care what actually happened. For weekly bonus episodes, ad-free listening and early access to series, become a Truther and sign up to the Patreon ⁠patreon.com/fintaylor Chapters; 00:00 Fruity wigs 06:21 Ass and titties 08:48 He/Hyms 12:45 Tiger mum 16:52 Austria-Netherlands 20:02 Mozart on Tour 25:39 Castrati 30:49 Mozart goes freelance 34:41 Scatology 40:03 Symphony No. 40 41:55 The Requiem 48:02 Freud again Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Dec 11, 2025 · 59 min
W.O.P. | The Mafia (Part 2)
The Mafia (part 2) | W.O.P. Having been smashed by Mussolini, the Mafia rebuild in Prohibiton America, but not before they’ve given the Statue of Liberty a good goosing Tickets for Fin's 2026 Stand-up Tour now onsale fintaylorcomedy.komi.io The show for people who like history but don't care what actually happened. For weekly bonus episodes, ad-free listening and early access to series, become a Truther and sign up to the Patreon patreon.com/fintaylor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Dec 8, 2025 · 53 min
Natural Born Killers Who Kiss Their Mum On The Mouth | The Mafia (Part 1)
The Mafia (Part 1) | Natural Born Killers Who Kiss Their Mum On The Mouth What was it about 19th Century Sicily that allowed greasy mummies’ boys to form the most notorious organised crime syndicate in history? Tickets for Fin's 2026 Stand-Up Tour now onsale at fintaylorcomedy.komi.io The show for people who like history but don't care what actually happened. For weekly bonus episodes, ad-free listening and early access to series, become a Truther and sign up to the Patreon patreon.com/fintaylor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Dec 4, 2025 · 52 min
Buzzt-a-Nut Aldrin’s Lunar Land Acknowledgement | The Space Race (Part 2)
With dead dogs and Russian women floating through space, the American Nazis at Nasa start to pull ahead in the contest to land man on the moon- but not before the Zambian Space Programme enters the race. The show for people who like history but don't care what actually happened. For weekly bonus episodes, ad-free listening and early access to series, become a Truther and sign up to the Patreon. ⁠patreon.com/fintaylor CHAPTERS: CHAPTERS: 00:00 - One Small Dick For Him 05:08 - Astronauts are Boring 10:37 - Prostate’s Knackered 16:10 - First Woman in Space 20:15 - Spacewalking & Spacedogging 25:05 - Clangers Land Acknowledgement 29:40 - Dark Horse of the Space Race 34:03 - Apollo 7/8 and 9/11 37:11 - Posh Wanks in Space 40:17 - Man’s Greatest Achievement 44:51 - The Other Moon Landings Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Dec 1, 2025 · 1 hr 1 min
In Space No One Can Hear You Sieg Heil | The Space Race (Part 1)
As the 2nd World War drew to a close, the Nazis’ rocket programme would form the basis of Man’s quest to conquer space. But why is this always framed as a race between the USA and the USSR, when Hitler got there first? The show for people who like history but don't care what actually happened. For weekly bonus episodes, ad-free listening and early access to series, become a Truther and sign up to the Patreon ⁠patreon.com/fintaylor CHAPTERS: 00:00 - The Sauna of Nazi Science 06:55 - Rocket Botherer 10:25 - Hitler on Drums 14:12 - Cool/Nasty 22:40 - Operations Paper Clip 28:14 - Soviet Strap on 32:09 - Sputnik 1 36:47 - RIP Laika 43:10 - Make Mars Our Bin 49:01 - The Overview Effect 54:40 - Micropenis Learning Support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Nov 27, 2025 · 54 min
Stagecoach W*anker (with James Buckley) | Dick Turpin & Highwaymen (Part 2)
The show for people who like history but don't care what actually happened. Brought to you by Peter Christian- for free shipping on high quality British Tailoring this Christmas, go to www.peterchristian.co.uk and enter the code FVH at checkout For weekly bonus episodes, ad-free listening and early access to series, become a Truther and sign up to the Patreon ⁠https://www.patreon.com/fintaylor CHAPTERS: 00:00 Essex Black Tie 05:09 The Gregorysphere 11:24 Turpin’s On One 17:00 The Hunt for Dick Continues 21:19 Tracing a White Horse 26:37 Turpin Flees to Yorkshire 31:31 Orange Roles for Orange Actors 36:08 You Couldn’t Write It 42:01 Dick’s Execution 47:42 The Kryptonite of a Highwayman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Nov 24, 2025 · 59 min
Tough on Blackface, Tough on the Causes of Blackface | Dick Turpin & Highwaymen (Part 1)
The show for people who like history but don't care what actually happened. Secure your privacy with Surfshark! Enter coupon code FVH for an extra 4 months at ⁠⁠https://surfshark.com/fvh For weekly bonus episodes, ad-free listening and early access to series, become a Truther and sign up to the Patreon ⁠https://www.patreon.com/fintaylor CHAPTERS: 00:00 Gautism and Blautism 04:05 Dick Turnip 09:12 Golden Age of the Highwayman 17:25 Pooey Cuffs 24:09 To Bribe a Horse Botherer 27:36 The Bad Samaritan 30:47 The Human Cry 33:34 Rizwan Turban 38:29 The Essex Gang 44:05 Joseph Lawrence Attack & Capture 49:39 You Can’t Park There Mate Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Nov 20, 2025 · 1 hr 1 min
Britain's Shiny New Pacific Toilet | Captain Cook & The First Fleet (Part 2)
As the American War of Independence kicks off, Britain needs to find a new sewer - and in Hawaii, Captain Cook finally gets Cooked. The show for people who like history but don't care what actually happened. For weekly bonus episodes, ad-free listening and early access to series, become a Truther and sign up to the Patreon ⁠patreon.com/fintaylor CHAPTERS: 00:00 He just loves maps 05:58 Himbo Island 10:54 Botany Bay Penal Colony 11:29 Banks and Prisons 18:47 Orgy on Arrival 25:04 Antarctic Exploration 31:23 Poisonous Pufferfish and Scurvy 36:01 One Last Job 42:09 Cook Gets Cooked 50:44 Leave It Alone Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Nov 17, 2025 · 59 min
Don't Topple Statues, Wedgie Them | Captain Cook & The First Fleet (Part 1)
How did Captain Cook, the so-called founding father of White Australia and a boring map dweeb with an ugly wife, end up getting cancelled as the symbol of colonialism? Order your Fin Taylor Christmas Crackers at comedycrackers.co.uk The show for people who like history but don't care what actually happened. For weekly bonus episodes, ad-free listening and early access to series, become a Truther and sign up to the Patreon ⁠patreon.com/fintaylor CHAPTERS: 00:00 Australia is Marbella 06:59 Not Spending Any More Time On It 13:52 Pastry Chasers 18:43 Cook King 22:46 The Seven Years' War 27:17 The Hydrographer 30:41 A Real Plant Botherer 37:36 Landfall in Tahiti 44:41 Wifebeating Ground Zero 47:50 Raisins, all of them Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Nov 13, 2025 · 40 min
Cult of Zero Personality | Pol Pot (Part 4/4)
The Regime falls, and yet Pol takes his boys back to the Jungle and carries on as before. Is this the most unsatisfying end to a dictator in history? The show for people who like history but don't care what actually happened. For weekly bonus episodes, ad-free listening and early access to series, become a Truther and sign up to the Patreon ⁠patreon.com/fintaylor CHAPTERS: 00:00 No problem 04:58 Shutting Up Shop 09:32 Pot calling the kettle Chinese 13:13 The Banality of Anal 18:06 Pol’s Personal life 21:01 70s nostalgia 24:04 Failed embalming (Pol Pong) 30:34 Paul Potts 31:30 What has Charlie Learnt? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices