Episodes

Monday Mar 10, 2025
Monday Mar 10, 2025
Dave & Chris immediately start talking about Slipknot Sleepovers (SleepKnots), before finally starting a deep dive into just one of those magical accessories many use to hold their trousers up.
Theme Tune by Niall Murray | Graphic Design by Lauren Hand |
References:
https://joojoobs.com/history-belts/

Monday Dec 16, 2024
Monday Dec 16, 2024
Chris & Dave discuss that non-bed thing we lay on at bedtime and Dave's 'real job' offers us an opportunity to uncharacteristically offer actual expert advice (plus some celebrity gossip!)
Theme Tune by Niall Murray | Graphic Design by Lauren Hand |
References:
https://www.dreams.co.uk/sleep-matters-club/the-history-of-the-mattress
https://familytreemagazine.com/uncategorized/history-matters-once-upon-a-mattress/

Monday Dec 02, 2024
Monday Dec 02, 2024
Dave & Chris take their first steps (or swims) into the animal kingdom to look at one hell of a pet.
Theme Tune by Niall Murray | Graphic Design by Lauren Hand |
References:
https://www.nationalgeographic.co.uk/animals/2019/10/epic-history-humble-goldfish
https://thegoldfishtank.com/goldfish-facts/
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/devon/4341254.stm

Monday Nov 18, 2024
Monday Nov 18, 2024
Chris & Dave stare at the walls and share the history of the paper that often covers them.
Theme Tune by Niall Murray | Graphic Design by Lauren Hand |
References:
https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20181106-the-surprising-story-of-wallpaper
https://wiki.kidzsearch.com/wiki/Wallpaper
https://www.adrianflux.co.uk/victorian-homes/victorian-wallpaper-facts/

Monday Nov 04, 2024
Monday Nov 04, 2024
Dave & Chris get sleepy together and look into the history as well as the many uses of those special soft rectangles that live in your bed.
Theme Tune by Niall Murray | Graphic Design by Lauren Hand |
References:
https://hankeringforhistory.com/pillows-throughout-the-ages-guest-post/

Monday Nov 13, 2023
Monday Nov 13, 2023
Chris & Dave blow the entire pedestrian management world wide open by lifting up the stripes and revealing the intrigue underneath.
Theme Tune by Niall Murray | Graphic Design by Lauren Hand |
References:
https://groundtoground.org/2013/07/10/striped-history-story-zebra-crossing/
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/only-in-britain/panda-crossing/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pelican_crossing
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panda_crossing
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puffin_crossing
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toucan_crossing
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pegasus_crossing

Monday Oct 23, 2023
Monday Oct 23, 2023
Dave & Chris explore the much loved kitchen utensil as well as what it contains physically and spiritually. We also tell you what a spurtle is which is helpful if you're not Scottish.
Theme Tune by Niall Murray | Graphic Design by Lauren Hand |
References:
https://www.pacificmerchants.com/blog/the-history-of-the-wooden-spoon/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spurtle

Monday Oct 09, 2023
Monday Oct 09, 2023
Chris & Dave ask what really makes a day mundane, can we ever truly know? Or is it just a feeling? Also what did Craig David do on it? Also also are Traffic Light parties still a thing?
Theme Tune by Niall Murray | Graphic Design by Lauren Hand |
References:
https://www.thefactsite.com/thursday-facts/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P5lmb5-tnM0

Monday Nov 08, 2021
Monday Nov 08, 2021
Dave & Chris put their feet up and ask the really important questions such as which dog would make the best footstool? We hope you will join us and perhaps also put your feet up on a willing piece of furniture as you do.
Theme Tune by Niall Murray | Graphic Design by Lauren Hand |
References:
https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-05-28-hm-63055-story.html

Monday Oct 11, 2021
Monday Oct 11, 2021
How do you fight an intruder using your childhood toys? Where do you sit in the toilet room spectrum? Chris & Dave go into the WHY, how, and what of the big bad wolf's least favourite building material.
Theme Tune by Niall Murray | Graphic Design by Lauren Hand |
References:
https://brickarchitecture.com/about-brick/why-brick/the-history-of-bricks-brickmaking
https://www.instagram.com/brickarchitecture