MYW Mailbag: Pronunciation Debates – Milngavie, Bearsden, Gotham… Tortoise!?

MYW Mailbag: Pronunciation Debates – Milngavie, Bearsden, Gotham… Tortoise!?

Laura and Iain dive into the inbox and face a full on tribunal from Living Legends across the UK. Is it “Mull-guy”? What about "Gotham"? And how do you say “tortoise”? Iain’s mum, Allison, might just have the final word.

Plus! Mystery bananas left on a Nottingham street, fake olives in Italy, and the world’s oddest dental appointment...

If you want a chance to be featured in our next mailbag episode, email us at lauraandiain@bbc.co.uk.

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Encore: Charles Manson, Part One

Encore: Charles Manson, Part One

We’re back in the MTW archives today for the first of our Charles Manson two-parter.Murder They Wrote with Laura Whitmore and Iain Stirling is available twice a week on BBC Sounds. Subscribe now so yo...

29 Des 202549min

Encore: The Missing Mona Lisa

Encore: The Missing Mona Lisa

We’re travelling back through the MTW archives to bring you Iain’s episode about the OTHER Louvre heist. Murder They Wrote with Laura Whitmore and Iain Stirling is available twice a week on BBC Sounds...

22 Des 202542min

99. The Heineken Kidnapping

99. The Heineken Kidnapping

Get ready for Iain’s distinctly non-Chrismassy Christmas episode. This week, we’re looking at the 1983 kidnapping of Freddy Heineken and his chauffeur Ab Doderer.Murder They Wrote with Laura Whitmore ...

15 Des 202545min

98. The Dandelion Poisoner

98. The Dandelion Poisoner

The infamous tale of Herbert Rowse Armstrong, a 20th-century solicitor accused of murdering not only a professional rival – but also… his own wife.Murder They Wrote with Laura Whitmore and Iain Stirli...

8 Des 202537min

97. The Eiffel Tower Conman

97. The Eiffel Tower Conman

Laura looks at the life of Victor Lustig, an ambitious 1920s conman who ‘sold’ both the Eiffel Tower and Tower Bridge to gullible businessmen. Plus, he built a fake ‘money printing machine’ AND he swi...

1 Des 202547min

96. The Tommy Ball Shooting

96. The Tommy Ball Shooting

It’s November 1923 when a young Aston Villa player is shot to death by his neighbour. Iain looks at what happened between Tommy Ball and George Stagg and explores why their dispute turned deadly.Murde...

24 Nov 202542min

95. The Mám Trasna Murders

95. The Mám Trasna Murders

In August 1882, a remote community in West Ireland is thrown into turmoil by a brutal massacre – followed by a shocking miscarriage of justice.Murder They Wrote with Laura Whitmore and Iain Stirling i...

17 Nov 202533min

94. The Bootleg King, Part 2

94. The Bootleg King, Part 2

In this second part of this case, Iain tracks George Remus’ dramatic downfall and explains the circumstances that led to the brutal murder of his wife Imogene.Murder They Wrote with Laura Whitmore and...

10 Nov 202535min

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