2026-08-03
1 小时 16 分钟Hello, everyone.
And before today's show, I have incredibly exciting news for you about a live show.
On Friday the 4th of September, Dominic and I will be at the South Bank to do something
that we have not done before.
So you will be the first people to hear it.
We are telling the story of what is the ultimate Victorian adventure.
The date is 1868. The location is...
Abyssinia and the Emperor of Abyssinia has been writing letters to Queen Victoria,
who rather rudely has not replied to them.
So the Emperor of Abyssinia, annoyed about this, has kidnapped a number of British subjects.
In response, Britain sends an expedition to rescue the captives.
And it is no exaggeration to say it is massive.
On this expedition, 13,000 soldiers, 40,000 animals, including 44 elephants,
and the British even put down a railway line to transport everything.
It's an incredible story full of jaw-dropping events,
ludicrous characters, lots of moustaches, lots of general Victorian shenanigans.
And as I say, it is the first time that we have ever done it on The Rest is History.
I don't want to blow our trumpet, but I think it's going to be an absolute Rest is History classic.
So if you want to get a ticket for the ultimate Victorian adventure at the South Bank in London on Friday,
the 4th of September, you know where to go.