Patreon Preview - Hereward The Wake

For our 300th episode, we experiment with the dusty alcoholic contents of the Poisoners' Cabinet itself, tell some tales that may have a twist to them, and play our very own version of Top Trumps usin...

5 Juli 1h 33min

Ep 299 is loose, and we're off on the high seas for a gruesome tale at sea on board the Mary Russell...What happened to this simple trading ship in 1828? What was wrong with Captain Stewart? And could...

26 Juni 1h 1min

Ep 298 is loose! And we have tales from the life, times and death of that great adventurer and self-promoter, Sir Walter Raleigh.What did old Walt REALLY do? What did he do to end up in the Tower? And...

20 Juni 1h 2min

Ep 297 is loose! And it's a madcap tale of a quarrel, a killing and an awful lot of people turning up at the worst possible time...Who was Theodore Gardelle? What happened to his landlady? And what pr...

12 Juni 1h 7min

Ep 296 is loose! And it's time for us to tell the story of The Bowery Boys and The Dead Rabbits!How did the famous gangs of New York form? Who were the powerful leaders? And why was everyone scared of...

5 Juni 57min

Ep 295 is loose! And a woman lies dead in the village Rectory with an odd bundle of papers by her side...Who would want Martha dead? Was evidence found at the scene put there on purpose? And how many ...

29 Maj 56min

Ep 294 is loose! And we have the tale of a woman who plotted against her husband, with several chaps who she kept smuggling into her house...Who was Bathsheba Spooner? Why did she want her husband dea...

22 Maj 55min

Ep 293 is loose! And this week, we look at the many cons of Joseph Weil, who fooled a lot of people out of a lot of cash.Why did Joseph turn to crime? What were the cons he pulled? And how stupid was ...

15 Maj 54min