Reenactment

About this episode

A battle reenactment spirals out of control, leading to a Cold War-era dictatorship in a small Welsh town.

A battle reenactment spirals out of control, leading to a Cold War-era dictatorship in a small Welsh town. What begins as historical homage turns into a ruthless regime of paranoia, propaganda, and gulags by the Happy Shopper. Music by SOULFULJAMTRACKS via Pixabay If you’d like to support Harford, go to https://bit.ly/harfordpod Harford: An Oral History is a monthly surreal comedy podcast uncovering the strange and forgotten history of Haverfordwest. In each episode, a town inhabitant recounts their role in a key moment of its past—from a disastrous attempt to build the world’s tallest building to a battle reenactment that spiraled into real conflict. Written, produced and performed by Dan Hooper Winner: Golden Lobes — Best Scripted Comedy. The Observer said “These punchy 10- to 14-minuters crackle with bible-black, absurd, twisted humour.”and The Guardian described the show “Strange little monologues brimming with dry wit and unlikely twists.” Support the show: https://ko-fi.com/harford Written, produced & performed by Dan Hooper. Contact: danhooper86@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Dan Hooper

Topics covered

• battle reenactment
• Cold War
• dictatorship
• paranoia
• propaganda
• comedy
• surreal

Keywords

• reenactment
• dictatorship
• Cold War
• Haverfordwest
• comedy
• surreal
• propaganda

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: SOULFULJAMTRACKS, The Observer, The Guardian

Places: Haverfordwest, Welsh

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