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The Rest Is History

81. Modern Olympics - Part 2

The Rest Is History

Goalhanger

History

4.626.5K Ratings

🗓️ 30 July 2021

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

Tom and Dominic continue their journey through the history of the Olympics, turning their attention from post-war to the present day.  They discuss Cold War rivalries, financial extravagance, the influence of TV and the darkest moments in Olympic history. A Goalhanger Films & Left Peg Media production Produced by Jon Gill Exec Producer Tony Pastor *The Rest Is History Live Tour 2023*: Tom and Dominic are back on tour this autumn! See them live in London, New Zealand, and Australia! Buy your tickets here: restishistorypod.com Twitter:  @TheRestHistory @holland_tom @dcsandbrook Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Hello and welcome to the Restless History, Dominic. Have you heard the latest exciting news about our live tour?

0:10.0

I have, Dominic. It's actually shocking news. It's shocking but also heartening. But just to remind you the listener, the rest is history is going on a nationwide tour at the end of April 2023.

0:21.0

I say tour but it's for three nights only. We'll be in London on the 25th of April and the historic Drury Lane Theatre. Then we'll be able to edit more of the following evening on the 26th of April to play at Usher Hall.

0:33.0

And we will finish on the 30th of April at the Larry in Sulford Greater Manchester. For Tom, the listeners are gacking to know about this shocking news that you have for them about the tour.

0:43.0

Ladies and gentlemen, I can announce that our London live show has now sold out. I repeat, all 2000 seats, yes 2000 seats at Drury Lane Theatre are now sold out.

0:55.0

So not even frozen the musical, the show that we are of course replacing at Drury Lane, not even frozen sold out that quickly.

1:03.0

I can imagine Elsa listening to this right now, fuming at the very thought of the rest is history stealing her snowy thunder. But Elsa, all I will say to you is let it go.

1:15.0

People can go to both shows.

1:17.0

But just to emphasize, that's our first live date already sold out and tickets are selling incredibly quickly for Sulford and Edinburgh too.

1:24.0

So if you do want to come, please buy your ticket right now to avoid disappointment. Now, if you've never been to one of our live shows, what a treat awaits you. We have an incredibly inventive approach.

1:34.0

Tom will take the first half and he will be running through his repertoire of Marilyn Monroe songs and I do be the do thanks for that.

1:40.0

And I will be picking up after the interval with the PowerPoint presentation on the economic policies of Stanley Baldwin. It's an absolute riot.

1:47.0

Fun for all the family. So these are our first ever shows outside London as a podcast. So we'll be putting on a tour de force. I think Dominic is the only word for it in both greater Manchester and the Scottish capital.

1:58.0

There'll be impressions, perhaps a Mureguin pipe music and plenty of absolute lads from history.

2:05.0

Here is how you can get tickets. Just go to restishistorypod.com. It is very, very, very straightforward. That is www.restishistorypod.com. Buy your tickets now to Sulford and Edinburgh before it's too late.

2:25.0

This Christmas, discover the Whitney Houston story you never knew.

2:29.0

Wait, how about it? It's all in one.

2:31.0

From the right of Bohemian rap city. This is what they want. America's sweetheart. You won't give it to them. Just watch me.

2:40.0

I want to dance with somebody only in cinemas now.

2:44.0

Welcome to the restishistory. And to this, the return of the king of our Olympic podcast trilogy.

3:07.0

To talk in originally began the Lord of the Rings, think it would be one short book and it turned into three monsters. We decided to do a podcast on the ancient Olympics and then we decided to do the modern Olympics.

3:18.0

And that's turned into two podcasts just on the modern Olympics. It definitely won't be three because I don't think we have enough material.

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