And yes! It's another episode of The Illustrious Fact Show with me, your host, Ben Volchok. Tonight we present a very very rare recording of child virtuoso harmonica player Barty Poy. And of course illustrious facts! Facts about squirrels, teetotalling, and much, much more.

And yes! It's another episode of The Illustrious Fact Show with me, your host, Ben Volchok. Tonight we present a very very rare recording of child virtuoso harmonica player Barty Poy. And of course illustrious facts! Facts about squirrels, teetotalling, and much, much more.

Did you know the colour blue was invented in 1969 by the CIA to make children spend more time reciting the rainbow?
Did you know that whisks can't be untangled?
Did you know that crabs don't poop?

I did*. Of course I did*.

Hi. I'm Ben Volchok. I'm the only person ever to know everything about everything ever.

Come meet me at my illustrious show, featuring illustrious tales, illustrious prizes and yes, literally squillions of illustrious facts.

Learn and/or be learned.

(*and do)

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The Illustrious Fact Show is a late-night TV variety fact show programme type thing that has as of yet never been shown on TV, or even filmed. Your illustrious host Ben Volchok has thus decided to perform it live on stage, on radio and even right here on podcasting.
Enjoy!

The Illustrious Fact Show with me, your host, Ben Volchok

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Did you know the colour blue was invented in 1969 by the CIA to make children spend more time reciting the rainbow?
Did you know that whisks can't be untangled?
Did you know that crabs don't poop?

I did*. Of course I did*.

Hi. I'm Ben Volchok. I'm the only person ever to know everything about everything ever.

Come meet me at my illustrious show, featuring illustrious tales, illustrious prizes and yes, literally squillions of illustrious facts.

Learn and/or be learned.

(*and do)

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The Illustrious Fact Show is a late-night TV variety fact show programme type thing that has as of yet never been shown on TV, or even filmed. Your illustrious host Ben Volchok has thus decided to perform it live on stage, on radio and even right here on Facebook.
Enjoy!

The Illustrious Fact Show S01E03

On tonight’s programme, The Illustrious Fact Show Presents… The Plum Smugglers, an ongoing historical drama from 1942-1947 on the BBC.

Earlier in the series, The Plum Smugglers successfully infiltrated a North Italian plum orchard with one of their own group to every day put aside 5 plums so at the end of the week they'd have 35 plums they could smuggle. But as word spread and their reputation grew, so too did the demand for plums. In this episode, The Plum Smugglers want to try to increase the amount of plums the inside man puts aside to 6 a week. Meanwhile, the authorities are tightening their net in their search for the gang of criminals.

Can The Plum Smugglers pull it off? Listen and find out!

 

 

 

On tonight&rsquo;s programme, The Illustrious Fact Show Presents&hellip; The Plum Smugglers, an ongoing historical drama from 1942-1947 on the BBC.
Earlier in the series, The Plum Smugglers successfully infiltrated a North Italian plum orchard with one of their own group to every day put aside 5 plums so at the end of the week they'd have 35 plums they could smuggle. But as word spread and their reputation grew, so too did the demand for plums. In this episode, The Plum Smugglers want to try to increase the amount of plums the inside man puts aside to 6 a week. Meanwhile, the authorities are tightening their net in their search for the gang of criminals.
Can The Plum Smugglers pull it off? Listen and find out!
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The Illustrious Fact Show Presents... S01E03 - The Plum Smugglers

This week, The Illustrious Fact Show presents… Nexus (BBC, 1962). Presented by renowned physicist Sir Xavier Periment, it covered the interconnectedness of all facets of the universe.

Today’s episode is episode 4 of Nexus, entitled “Theories of Plim”, and attempts to explain exactly what plim is and how it relates to our lives.

 

 

This week, The Illustrious Fact Show presents&hellip; Nexus (BBC, 1962). Presented by renowned physicist Sir Xavier Periment, it covered the interconnectedness of all facets of the universe.
Today&rsquo;s episode is episode 4 of Nexus, entitled &ldquo;Theories of Plim&rdquo;, and attempts to explain exactly what plim is and how it relates to our lives.
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The Illustrious Fact Show Presents... S01E02 - Nexus

Hello and welcome to the first episode of The Illustrious Fact Show Presents…. Each week, we will present a different programme from the archives of radio history, as well as new programmes that have yet to be aired.

This week, The Illustrious Fact Show presents… CYBER COPS [S03E05 - "Trouble at the Zoo"]. Join Sgt Computerman, Lt Mainframe and their wisecracking android sidekick HyperBot3000 as they bust the cybercrimes committed by cybercriminals every cyber day!

 

Hello and welcome to the first episode of The Illustrious Fact Show Presents&hellip;. Each week, we will present a different programme from the archives of radio history, as well as new programmes that have yet to be aired.
This week, The Illustrious Fact Show presents&hellip; CYBER COPS&nbsp;[S03E05 - "Trouble at the Zoo"]. Join Sgt Computerman, Lt Mainframe and their wisecracking android sidekick HyperBot3000 as they bust the cybercrimes committed by cybercriminals every cyber day!
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