PastMaster: Reshaping History With AI

Keon’s always wanted to know who built ⁠Stonehenge⁠ and why. So Ryan used PastMaster to find out (of course).

In what is possibly the trippiest episode of PastMaster yet, our AI GameMaster concocts a Neolithic adventure for the ages.

It all goes pear-shaped when Ryan encounters a mysterious man called Elron (alarm bells already ringing).

It turns out the secrets of Stonehenge are much bigger than anybody ever realised.

Alliances will be forged, secrets will be revealed, and crystal toilets will be pooped in...

Is the AI’s Stonehenge story convincing?

Tune in to find out.

Comedian and writer Tom GK returns to the PastMaster studio, taking the hot seat for his first time as a player. Heading to the Labour Party conference in Blackpool in 1959, Tom plans to alter the course of British politics and improve life for everyone in the country for decades to come.

After an initial display of hopeless incompetence from our AI GameMaster, Tom finally gets to take the microphone. With a deft surgical incision into the Labour Party’s home ownership policy, Tom sets the backdrop for a shift in political power and pulls the rug out from under Thatcherism.

But it’s not all hard work. While in the north-west Tom makes time to head Liverpool and catch a Quarrymen gig, seeing John, Paul and George on stage.

Also pesky fellow time traveller Napolean Bonaparte turns up and, inspired by Blackpool’s culinary delights, creates his own ice cream empire.

PastMaster is the time-travel role-playing adventure show where Ryan, Keon and Tan explore a different era of history in each episode with the help of our maverick AI GameMaster.

You can see Tom performing with the Oxford Imps at The Jericho Tavern every Monday at 8pm in Oxford University term time.

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Special guest comedian and rapper Nick Horseman stars in a wise-cracking journey to prohibition-era Chicago. With his gangster patter down to a tee and a cunning plan to get in with the local mob boss, Nick sets out to make a name for himself as the new player in town. PastMaster is the time-travel role-playing adventure show where Ryan, Keon and Tan explore a different era of history each episode with the help of our maverick AI GameMaster. Landing in the Windy City in 1926, Horseman bowls his way over to a dimly lit speakeasy before spitting whisky in the bartender’s face and smashing a glass on the floor. Having grabbed the boss’s attention, Horseman makes his play: a business proposition concerning 500 barrels of Canada’s finest whisky. After recruiting a team of the most desperate and poorest individuals imaginable, he sets out to turn these dregs into a team of crack hoodlums with the help of a magician, an ageing silver screen dame and a tired old old gunslinger. Things take a surprising turn, however, when Horseman invites Al Capone to his daughter’s wedding, creating a powder keg scenario ready for a Tommy gun-toting showdown. But whose side is Horseman on? Is he looking to plant a bullet in Capone and take over the boss’s crime empire, or will he side with Eliot Ness and the FBI? With more twists, double crosses and dubious payphone calls than a Martin Scorsese film, this episode will have you guessing until the end. As mentioned by Nick you can order a copy of The Eternal Return of Clara Hart by Louise Finch here.

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This week the team head to the Palace of Versailles to host a fantasy dinner party attended by the good (Jesus and Gandhi), the bad (Hitler, Stalin and Mao) prominent historical female leaders (Elizabeth I and Cleopatra) and wild card Liz Truss.

Roleplaying the Hostess with the Mostest, Tan unveils a tempting but symbolic menu for the assembled guests, trying to get them to see eye to eye.

Breaking the ice with a question about wrestling, Tan gets the party off to a good start, but with such divisive and disparate personalities at the table, how will he keep control of proceedings?

And will Liz Truss be able to follow what is happening?

The book Tan mentioned about ultra running is [The Rise of the Ultra Runners](https://www.adharanandfinn.com/the-rise-of-the-ultra-runners) by Adharanand Finn. Well worth a read. Good luck with your alpine adventure, Ryan!

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Tan visits an ancient Roman amphitheatre to try and spruce up their chariot designs with some 21st-century know-how. PastMaster is the time-travel role-playing adventure show where Ryan, Keon and Tan explore a different era of history each episode with the help of our maverick AI GameMaster. The thundering of hooves, the crowd baying, and the clash of steel on steel provide the soundtrack to this week’s episode! Channelling his inner Premiership footballer, Tan baits the crowd before climbing aboard his fiery wheels and thundering around the track in a race for the ages. Game Master takes on the identity of a well-known character from pop culture, challenging the team to guess who he is, while Ryan flexes his acting muscles as the voice of Game Master. As an experiment for this week, the rules of PastMaster get a tweak, awarding the player points for good play and deducting them for errors and foolishness. Will Tan succeed in his chariot battle? Will he create a sponsorship empire? And how will his actions ripple through the ages to the present day? Tune in to find out. Relive some of Jonathan Pearce’s best moments on Robot Wars here. Here is everything we know about upcoming Hollywood sequel Gladiator II so far. And here is the Jamie Vardy playbook on baiting opposition fans after scoring a goal. A clear inspiration for Tanus Maximus. Is this trash talk all quite childish or is it just great theatre? You decide.

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