Utter Bollocks https://bylineaudio.com en Byline Media Holdings Ltd 2024 Otto English, author of Fake History and Fake Heroes, and John Mitchinson, one of the creators of the hit BBC quiz show QI and cohost of the podcast Backlisted, pit their wits against AI Jo (played by the BAFTA award-winning actor Joanna Scanlan) in a quest to separate fact from fiction, truth from myth and urban legend, and find the holy grail of 'Utter Bollocks'. Produced by Marcos D'Cruze and Edd Hartwell. Music: Marriage Of Figaro Act 1 (Part 1) by Mozart https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/6bf396f6-0257-11ef-99c0-4743bebf8b5c/image/f9e85421c9a15861205efc2389282e24.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress Utter Bollocks https://bylineaudio.com episodic with Otto English and John Mitchinson Byline Audio Otto English, author of Fake History and Fake Heroes, and John Mitchinson, one of the creators of the hit BBC quiz show QI and cohost of the podcast Backlisted, pit their wits against AI Jo (played by the BAFTA award-winning actor Joanna Scanlan) in a quest to separate fact from fiction, truth from myth and urban legend, and find the holy grail of 'Utter Bollocks'. Produced by Marcos D'Cruze and Edd Hartwell. Music: Marriage Of Figaro Act 1 (Part 1) by Mozart Otto English, author of Fake History and Fake Heroes, and John Mitchinson, one of the creators of the hit BBC quiz show QI and cohost of the podcast Backlisted, pit their wits against AI Jo (played by the BAFTA award-winning actor Joanna Scanlan) in a quest to separate fact from fiction, truth from myth and urban legend, and find the holy grail of 'Utter Bollocks'. Produced by Marcos D'Cruze and Edd Hartwell. Music: Marriage Of Figaro Act 1 (Part 1) by Mozart

]]> Byline Audio marcos@bylineradio.com The Worst Prime Minister and Ghosting Ghosts For the last of the current season, John has a tricky question for Otto; who is the worst British PM? While John has it a bit easier when Otto quizzes him on whether ghosts are real. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 15 Aug 2024 19:44:17 -0000 full 1 12 Byline Audio For the last of the current season, John has a tricky question for Otto; who is the worst British PM? While John has it a bit easier when Otto quizzes him on whether ghosts are real. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices For the last of the current season, John has a tricky question for Otto; who is the worst British PM? While John has it a bit easier when Otto quizzes him on whether ghosts are real.

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]]> 2099 Carrots and Feral Children Why were there so many stories in World War 2 about how carrots can help you see in the dark? And has any human actually been raised by animals? Otto and John continue their journey into utter bollocks, with the occasional dash of amazeballs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 01 Aug 2024 16:08:47 -0000 full 1 11 Byline Audio Why were there so many stories in World War 2 about how carrots can help you see in the dark? And has any human actually been raised by animals? Otto and John continue their journey into utter bollocks, with the occasional dash of amazeballs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Why were there so many stories in World War 2 about how carrots can help you see in the dark? And has any human actually been raised by animals? Otto and John continue their journey into utter bollocks, with the occasional dash of amazeballs.

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]]> 1918 Dolphins and Guillotines Are dolphins more intelligent than humans? Was the inventor of the guillotine killed with his own invention? Otto and John on the hunt for tosh, piffle, balderdash - or the two extremes of utter bollocks and amazeballs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 25 Jul 2024 11:53:43 -0000 full 1 10 Byline Audio Are dolphins more intelligent than humans? Was the inventor of the guillotine killed with his own invention? Otto and John on the hunt for tosh, piffle, balderdash - or the two extremes of utter bollocks and amazeballs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Are dolphins more intelligent than humans? Was the inventor of the guillotine killed with his own invention? Otto and John on the hunt for tosh, piffle, balderdash - or the two extremes of utter bollocks and amazeballs

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]]> 1940 Bugger Bognor and Sex in 63 John and Otto investigate King George V's famous last words, and Larkin's contention that sex only really began in 1963 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 18 Jul 2024 18:02:51 -0000 full 1 9 Byline Audio John and Otto investigate King George V's famous last words, and Larkin's contention that sex only really began in 1963 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices John and Otto investigate King George V's famous last words, and Larkin's contention that sex only really began in 1963

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]]> 1737 Saving Corporal Hitler and the Weirdness of Water More mind-boggling conundrums from Otto and John as they explore the famous story of a British soldier saving the life of soon-to-be notorious Austrian corporal in World War One, and the universal strangeness of H20 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 11 Jul 2024 14:53:00 -0000 full 1 8 Byline Audio More mind-boggling conundrums from Otto and John as they explore the famous story of a British soldier saving the life of soon-to-be notorious Austrian corporal in World War One, and the universal strangeness of H20 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices More mind-boggling conundrums from Otto and John as they explore the famous story of a British soldier saving the life of soon-to-be notorious Austrian corporal in World War One, and the universal strangeness of H20

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]]> 1970 Shakespeare and Saint George John asks Otto why St George is a English icon, while John delves deep into that perennial mystery: did Shakespeare write all his own plays. AI Jo Scanlan sets the record straight, or does she? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 27 Jun 2024 17:44:24 -0000 full 1 7 Byline Audio John asks Otto why St George is a English icon, while John delves deep into that perennial mystery: did Shakespeare write all his own plays. AI Jo Scanlan sets the record straight, or does she? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices John asks Otto why St George is a English icon, while John delves deep into that perennial mystery: did Shakespeare write all his own plays. AI Jo Scanlan sets the record straight, or does she?

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]]> 1860 Chinese Glass and North Korean Golf This week Otto asks John whether the invention of glass gave the West a technological edge over China, while Otto reveals to John how the North Korean leader scored a perfect round of golf in 1994. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 20 Jun 2024 14:45:12 -0000 full 1 6 Byline Audio Did Silicon give Europe the Edge and did Kim Jong II Score More than a Condor This week Otto asks John whether the invention of glass gave the West a technological edge over China, while Otto reveals to John how the North Korean leader scored a perfect round of golf in 1994. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week Otto asks John whether the invention of glass gave the West a technological edge over China, while Otto reveals to John how the North Korean leader scored a perfect round of golf in 1994.

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]]> 1886 no Losing Religion and Bad Politicians Otto and John break the dinner party rule and challenge the large language model of AI Jo to some awkward questions about religion AND politics. Is the UK really a 'Christian' country. And who qualifies for Westminster's worst-ever MP? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 13 Jun 2024 14:02:12 -0000 full 1 5 Byline Audio Otto and John break the dinner party rule and challenge the large language model of AI Jo to some awkward questions about religion AND politics. Is the UK really a 'Christian' country. And who qualifies for Westminster's worst-ever MP? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Otto and John break the dinner party rule and challenge the large language model of AI Jo to some awkward questions about religion AND politics. Is the UK really a 'Christian' country. And who qualifies for Westminster's worst-ever MP?

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]]> 1779 no Churchill and Mushrooms While AI Jo tries to keep them in algorithmic order, John and Otto will be asking whether Winston Churchill is Britain’s greatest-ever political hero, and digging down in a dark and humid place to find out if mushrooms are really fungis to be with. With a surprise question from our followers. Will they find more low-hanging utter bollocks or the impossible amazeballs of truth? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 06 Jun 2024 11:23:43 -0000 Churchill and Mushrooms full 1 4 Byline Audio Who was the Greatest Brit and a Fungi to be with? While AI Jo tries to keep them in algorithmic order, John and Otto will be asking whether Winston Churchill is Britain’s greatest-ever political hero, and digging down in a dark and humid place to find out if mushrooms are really fungis to be with. With a surprise question from our followers. Will they find more low-hanging utter bollocks or the impossible amazeballs of truth? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices While AI Jo tries to keep them in algorithmic order, John and Otto will be asking whether Winston Churchill is Britain’s greatest-ever political hero, and digging down in a dark and humid place to find out if mushrooms are really fungis to be with. With a surprise question from our followers. Will they find more low-hanging utter bollocks or the impossible amazeballs of truth?

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]]> 1991 Is Britain Full and Men Really from Mars? Two corkers for Otto and John to unscrew this week. Are women really from Venus and men from Mars? And does this observation come from Uranus? Plus the belief behind the urgency need to Stop the Boats: is Britain full? Pish? Toffle. Baldercock or poppydash? You decide with the help of our team and AI Jo. Plus surprise questions from our followers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 30 May 2024 12:21:33 -0000 full 1 3 Byline Audio Population overload and sexual stereotypes come under the Utter Bollock test Two corkers for Otto and John to unscrew this week. Are women really from Venus and men from Mars? And does this observation come from Uranus? Plus the belief behind the urgency need to Stop the Boats: is Britain full? Pish? Toffle. Baldercock or poppydash? You decide with the help of our team and AI Jo. Plus surprise questions from our followers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Two corkers for Otto and John to unscrew this week. Are women really from Venus and men from Mars? And does this observation come from Uranus? Plus the belief behind the urgency need to Stop the Boats: is Britain full? Pish? Toffle. Baldercock or poppydash? You decide with the help of our team and AI Jo. Plus surprise questions from our followers

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]]> 1501 Identifying as a Cat Relying on their limited brain matter, John and Otto try to outwit AI Jo on two burning questions of the day. Did anyone actually identify as a cat in East Sussex? And was everyone off their faces with opiates in the 19th Century? Is this twaddle? Tosh? Piffle or Balderdash? Or have we hit a pure seam of Utter Bollocks? Plus a surprise audience question Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 23 May 2024 13:31:00 -0000 Identifying as a Cat full 1 2 Byline Audio Did anyone identify as a cat and were Victorians doped up to the eyeballs? Relying on their limited brain matter, John and Otto try to outwit AI Jo on two burning questions of the day. Did anyone actually identify as a cat in East Sussex? And was everyone off their faces with opiates in the 19th Century? Is this twaddle? Tosh? Piffle or Balderdash? Or have we hit a pure seam of Utter Bollocks? Plus a surprise audience question Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Relying on their limited brain matter, John and Otto try to outwit AI Jo on two burning questions of the day. Did anyone actually identify as a cat in East Sussex? And was everyone off their faces with opiates in the 19th Century? Is this twaddle? Tosh? Piffle or Balderdash? Or have we hit a pure seam of Utter Bollocks? Plus a surprise audience question

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]]> 1786 no Elephants and the Internet The first episode of the new podcast series pits the frail human brains of Otto and John against the fearsome machine learning of AI Jo on two big questions of our time. Are Elephants buried under British pub car parks? And has the internet got smaller? Is this twaddle? Tosh? Piffle or Balderdash? Or have we hit a pure seam of Utter Bollocks? Plus questions from our followers. Produced by Marcos D'Cruze and Edd Hartwell. Music: Marriage Of Figaro Act 1 (Part 1) by Mozart For more exclusive content - Even More Bollocks with Peter Jukes - sign up to Byline Audio Premium Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 16 May 2024 10:34:54 -0000 full 1 1 Byline Audio Has the internet got smaller and are elephants buried under pub car parks? The first episode of the new podcast series pits the frail human brains of Otto and John against the fearsome machine learning of AI Jo on two big questions of our time. Are Elephants buried under British pub car parks? And has the internet got smaller? Is this twaddle? Tosh? Piffle or Balderdash? Or have we hit a pure seam of Utter Bollocks? Plus questions from our followers. Produced by Marcos D'Cruze and Edd Hartwell. Music: Marriage Of Figaro Act 1 (Part 1) by Mozart For more exclusive content - Even More Bollocks with Peter Jukes - sign up to Byline Audio Premium Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices The first episode of the new podcast series pits the frail human brains of Otto and John against the fearsome machine learning of AI Jo on two big questions of our time. Are Elephants buried under British pub car parks? And has the internet got smaller? Is this twaddle? Tosh? Piffle or Balderdash? Or have we hit a pure seam of Utter Bollocks? Plus questions from our followers. Produced by Marcos D'Cruze and Edd Hartwell. Music: Marriage Of Figaro Act 1 (Part 1) by Mozart

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]]> 1732 no Utter Bollocks - Trailer https://www.bylineaudio.com Otto English, author of Fake History and Fake Heroes, and former head of research for the hit BBC quiz show QI and cohost of the podcast Backlisted, publisher John Mitchinson, pit their wits against AI Jo (played by the BAFTA award-winning actor Joanna Scanlan) in a quest to separate fact from fiction, and truth from myth and urban legend in a quest to find the holy grail of 'Utter Bollocks' Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 26 Apr 2024 13:13:20 -0000 Utter Bollocks trailer 1 Byline Audio Trailer Otto English, author of Fake History and Fake Heroes, and former head of research for the hit BBC quiz show QI and cohost of the podcast Backlisted, publisher John Mitchinson, pit their wits against AI Jo (played by the BAFTA award-winning actor Joanna Scanlan) in a quest to separate fact from fiction, and truth from myth and urban legend in a quest to find the holy grail of 'Utter Bollocks' Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Otto English, author of Fake History and Fake Heroes, and former head of research for the hit BBC quiz show QI and cohost of the podcast Backlisted, publisher John Mitchinson, pit their wits against AI Jo (played by the BAFTA award-winning actor Joanna Scanlan) in a quest to separate fact from fiction, and truth from myth and urban legend in a quest to find the holy grail of 'Utter Bollocks'

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