The Blackout Ripper - (or) some weeks can be (multiple) murder (Gordon Cummins part 2)
This week we rejoin Gordon Cummins as he rapidly escalates in his frenetic killing spree. But while you might think the chaos of wartime would provide good cover for criminality, Gordon was immediatel...
13 Sep 1h 34min
Gordon Cummins - (or) the results of letting your penis make all the decisions (Gordon Cummins part 1)
This week we are starting the tale of Gordon Cummins, a man who would become notorious for his actions in WWII London.......but first we need to explore how his childhood and teenage years formed him ...
30 Aug 1h 21min
A history of crossing the Morecambe Bay - (or) A quick shortcut over quicksand? What could go wrong?
We are focusing on local history this week to talk about the history of a unique and dangerous highway that was used to speed up journeys to Cumbria.In the middle ages crossing the sands of the Moreca...
16 Aug 1h 25min
Captain John Smith - Putting the 'can' in American (because he never lost his head)
This week we return from our summer holidays (having avoided the wildfires in France) with Pam narrating the life of Captain John Smith. A man from Lancashire who became both a key part of the British...
9 Aug 1h 31min
The 1966 World Cup - (or) feeding English delusions for 60 years and counting
For once we are releasing a timely episode as England are still (at time of release) in the 2026 world cup. Which is the perfect time to talk about how, 60 years ago, a team full of missing teeth, com...
5 Juli 1h 18min
Marchamont Nedham - A man who was never write about the Civil War
This week (slightly delayed due to illness) we are discussing a man who found a way to profit from the upheaval of the English Civil War via the most partisan of journalism. Marchamont Nedham was a gi...
23 Juni 1h 29min
A Century of British Cryptids - Getting in a Tizzie Whizie about Cryptozoology
This week we are welcoming the youngest member of the Heathcote clan, Milo to his first episode!And as a result we are covering a subject that is currently rather close to his heart. The pseudoscience...
7 Juni 1h 37min
The Assassination of Thomas Thynne - Marriage negotiations can be murder
This week we are talking about how an imagined love triangle (which contained absolutely no love) resulted in the death of a sitting MP and nearly sparked both an international incident and mob-rule o...
31 Maj 1h 21min
