IJSH74 - EDINBURGH - 2nd August 2025

NB Apologies for the poor audio in this episode but there was a loud hum coming from one of the theatre lights during the performance and in editing most of this out, there has been an associated loss in sound quality. This episode (no. 74) was recorded at The Hill St Theatre in Edinburgh on 2nd August 2025, as part of The Edinburgh Festival Fringe. The panellists were Jane Walker, Scott Redmond and Andy Bullick, and the host was Richard Pulsford. We presented the following On This Day topics before going into some of the history of Edinburgh: - The Battle of Cannae, 2nd August 216BC - The Declaration of US independence was signed, 2nd August 1776 - Iceland's National Anthem first played publicly, 2nd August 1874 - Edwin Dunning successfully lands a plane on a ship, 2nd August 1917 - Alexander Graham Bell, died 2nd August 1922 - Sailors from the USS Indianapolis rescued, 2nd August 1945