The Year Is 2009

We get in the time machine for another Red Richardson researched special to 2009 this week. A year that sees Michael Jackson, the King of Pop and other things, die, along with Kill Bill star, David Carradine and celebrity chef, Keith Floyd, the Rupert Murdoch owned News of the World newspaper reports on Prince Harry using racist slurs whilst serving in the British Army, a whistleblower reveals the MPs expenses scandals in the Houses of Parliament, and BNP leader and celebrity racist, Nick Griffin appears on BBC Question Time to a lot of protest and backlash from the audience.Also Red has a joke in the top jokes of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and Bobby reveals an affair he had with an MP named Marge.It's Edinburgh Fringe Festival time.Get tickets to the first ever live shows of "The Year Is" - at the Three Sisters Pub, in Maggie's Chamber, 21st-25th August - https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/year-is-podcast-live-w-bobby-mair-and-red-richardsonGet tickets to Red's show "Shots Fired" - at the Pleasance Courtyard: Bunker One, August 3rd-28th - https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/red-richardson-shots-firedGet tickets to Bobby's show "Cockroach" - at Carnivore in Carnivore 1 - August 2nd-14th, 16th-25th - https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/bobby-mair-cockroachSign up now to our brand new Patreon for early access, bonus weekly episodes not available anywhere else, posters, cameo messages, free tickets to online shows and discounts to live shows and much more - https://www.patreon.com/theyearispodWhat obscure or significant events did we miss from the history of 1957? Let us know your favourite historical facts from that year, or if have any suggestions for other years for us to do an episode on send us an email to [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.