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The first compilation of the adventures of England's most peerless pig, Detective Inspector Snaith. Cracking crime in a Britain just a few years in the future Snaith works alongside his colleagues the body-dismorphic-disordered D.I. Wilton, the surgically pixillated D.I. Harris and their boss-stroke-guvnor, the Gaffer. In spite of a crippling addiction to cocktails, and the most machiavellian of ex wives Snaith always gets results. Whatever it takes and by any means necessary. He may be a ba ...
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The Jeremy Brett Sherlock Holmes Podcast

The Jeremy Brett Sherlock Holmes Podcast

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Welcome to The Jeremy Brett Sherlock Holmes Podcast - a show devoted to revisiting and honoring the world's greatest portrayal of the world's greatest detective. From 1984 to 1994, Granada Television produced what is arguably the best (and most complete) depiction of the legendary detective’s Adventures, Memoirs, Case-Books and many Returns. Spanning 36 episodes and 5 movies, producer Michael Cox created a Sherlockian experience like no other. This podcast will examine that timeless series w ...
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Seasons 1 & 2: Ovary Actor goes through the rules and casebook scenarios from the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA). Season 3: Ovary discusses a global "Official Timeout" and introduces the WFTDA beginner curriculum. Season 4: All about rules of games! All kinds of games! Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ovaryactor/support
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Do you love old time radio? Don't know anything about old time radio? Well, if you enjoy comedy, we're the show for you. Follow Madison Standish, a modern day influencer, as she gets zapped back into the Golden Age of Radio. Actual OTR scripts adapted! It's as if the MST3K/Riff Trax guys were in the movies they riff. Every episode is stand-alone. Start at the beginning or jump to a title that grabs you. New episodes premiere the first of every month!
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Evan and Sasha take a queer magnifying glass to adaptations of the Sherlock Holmes stories from Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Stories all the way up to modern day. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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“Magic and magical people—the ‘unnatural order’ is all around us. There are good witches, evil witches, demons, vamps, werewolves, shape shifters, ghosts; it’s a protoplasmic party of creature features out there. But unless you know where to look, you won’t find them. I know where to look. My name is Harry Strange.” And so begins each episode of the Harry Strange Radio Drama, an award-winning, full-cast, scripted audio drama. Harry is a crusader for justice, and champion of an archangel who ...
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Staggering Stories Podcast

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Random thoughts from the Staggering Stories team, mainly featuring discussion on television Science Fiction such as Doctor Who, Firefly, Star Trek and so many more. Also general randomness on MMOs and all manner of other geek topics! Come and join in on the insanity!
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News of The Times Your gateway to a captivating journey through the darker pages of history. Join us as we dive deep into the annals of crime, unearthing forgotten stories, unsolved mysteries, and notorious criminals from the past. We upload 4 days a week: Sinister Saturdays Murderous Mondays Wicked Wednesdays Frightful Fridays Hosted by Robin Coles
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Summary: Adam J Purcell, Fake Keith and the Real Keith Dunn review Big Finish’s The Paternoster Gang: Trespassers 2: The Casebook of Paternoster Row and the 2024 film Deadpool and Wolverine, find some general news and a variety of other stuff, specifically: 00:00 – Intro and theme tune. 01:03 — Welcome! 01:51 – News: 02:04 — Doctor Who: Spin-off ge…
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The Mystery of the Woman in the Woods - Scotland Yard Casebook News of the Times Episode 366 | 1908 1908 in a small upscale village in Kent. Retired Major General Charles Luard, and his wife, Caroline, have gone on their daily walk, admiring the views as they do. Then they part ways: Charles heads to his golf club and Caroline heads back to the hou…
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Summary: Adam J Purcell, Fake Keith and the Real Keith Dunn review Big Finish’s The Paternoster Gang: Trespassers 2: The Casebook of Paternoster Row and the 2024 film Deadpool and Wolverine, find some general news and a variety of other stuff, specifically: 00:00 – Intro and theme tune. 01:03 — Welcome! 01:51 – News: 02:04 — Doctor Who: Spin-off ge…
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Madison steps into the silk stockings of Maisie Revere, the always sexy, always under-employed brassy blonde. Follow Madison as she looks for work in between being zapped into her next big old time radio adventure. It all goes awry when Madison offers to drive a truck for an expectant father and ends up mistaken for a gangster’s moll! We’ve got sto…
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Shocking Dark Crime Tales of Britain News of the Times Episode 373 | 1766 - 1848 In today’s episode we are exploring shocking crimes of their time across Britian spanning between 1766 to 1848. What is deemed shocking in one era can certainly be considered very much less so in another era, yet we found all of the stories in this episode shocking in …
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The Case of the Althorp Murder News of the Times Episode 372 | 1892 1892 Northampton and married with two children husband and father, Andrew McRae, has a plan. His mistress of some two years has become pregnant – a complication that could be utter financial ruin for himself. Drawing on the famous Richmond case with Kate Webster, McRae plots out hi…
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The Murderous Case of the River Packages News of the Times Episode 371 | 1877 In today’s episode, it is 1877 in a small village in Wales. In the early morning as people begin their day, a hand, with arm attached is found drifting down the river. As the day progresses, more body parts are discovered. The head is recovered from the river with eyes go…
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Guilty from Beyond the Grave News of the Times Episode 369 | 1629 & 1735 On today’s episode we look at two cases – carefully recorded in their day – where the alleged murderer(s) are named from beyond the grave. Our first case from 1629, nearly 400 years ago, occurs during the reign of Charles 1st. A body is found lying in bed, child in arms, with …
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The Mystery of the Hansom Cab Murder News of the Times Episode 368 | 1889 Manchester 1889 and in the foggy cold gloom of a damp and windy February, a cabbie roams the streets hoping for a fare. A gentleman calls out, requesting taking to an inn and two men enter the cab. With the loud sound of the horse’s hooves on the cobblestone streets, the cabb…
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FULL EPISODE AVAILABLE NOW! Madison steps into the silk stockings of Maisie Revere, the always sexy, always under-employed brassy blonde. Follow Madison as she looks for work in between being zapped into her next big old time radio adventure. It all goes awry when Madison offers to drive a truck for an expectant father and ends up mistaken for a ga…
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The Case of the Murder on Battersea Bridge News of the Times Episode 367 | 1844 8444 Battersea bridge London, and an attractive middle aged woman staggers towards the toll booth, clutching a handkerchief to her neck. Helped gently to the ground, she is questioned as to who has done this to her. “Dalmas”, she whispers. This story made all the papers…
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Summary: Adam J Purcell, Andy Simpkins, Fake Keith, Jean Riddler and the Real Keith Dunn review Big Finish’s The Paternoster Gang: Trespassers 1: Rogues Gallery and the 1971 film Godzilla vs. the Smog Monster (aka Godzilla vs. Hedorah), find some general news and a variety of other stuff, specifically: 00:00 – Intro and theme tune. 01:05 — Welcome!…
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Summary: Adam J Purcell, Andy Simpkins, Fake Keith, Jean Riddler and the Real Keith Dunn review Big Finish’s The Paternoster Gang: Trespassers 1: Rogues Gallery and the 1971 film Godzilla vs. the Smog Monster (aka Godzilla vs. Hedorah), find some general news and a variety of other stuff, specifically: 00:00 – Intro and theme tune. 01:05 — Welcome!…
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Deadly Relations: Shocking In-Law Murders News of the Times Episode 365 | 1816 & 1898 In-laws – a potential subject of contention throughout time. In today’s episode we look at two cases where a member of the family has decided that the offending in-law has to go. Our first case from 1898 surrounds a father and son team who share the same lodging, …
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BONUS FEATURE! Chrisi chats all things "Forbidden Planet" with Robert, Ray and Giancarlo from the science fiction deep dive podcast, "Science Fiction Remnant." It's a fun, laugh-along discussion covering 1950's sci-fi, Leslie Neilsen, MGM and their big budget, the misogyny that permeates the film and even some discussion of the "science" in this sc…
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The Case of the Discovered Teeth News of the Times Episode 364 | 1913 In today’s episode it is 1913 and we are in a small village in Dorset with a population of 160. A 24 year old cook who works in the manner house has gone missing. Where has she gone? It is the gossip that consumes the whole of the village. Speculation is rife that she has gone to…
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The London Oven Horror News of the Times Episode 363 | 1898 This story from 1898 London captivated the press and the public for the sheer gruesomeness of the crime. An out of work baker assistant, 36, whose place had been taken by a young 19 year old lad is unable to find work. His resentment grows until one day, in the very early morning hours whi…
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IT'S A SAN DIEGO COMIC CON TAKEOVER, FOLKS! Many thanks to SDCC for hosting our panel "Revolutionary Comics: Revolutionaries in Our Comics!"Five wonderful creators, one amazing moderator, and some goofy schlub with a podcast came together to talk radical politics in comics we love, our visions for the future of comics, and how we engage with creati…
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The Camberley Outrage - Scotland Yard Casebook News of the Times Episode 362 | 1906 It is 1906 Camberley, Surrey and independently wealthy, eccentric, senior spinsters, the Hogg sisters, are going about their usual tasks on a June afternoon. Suddenly, 62 year old Caroline Hogg, clutching her throat, staggers to a neighbours house and, struggling to…
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Love, Jealousy, and Murder News of the Times Episode 361 | 1884 In today’s episode it is 1884. Mr and Mrs Gibbons have, with tremendous hard work, built their lives up from common labourer and factory girl, to owning their own business employing 12 people. Childless and settled, the couple agree to take in Mrs Gibbons second cousin to help the girl…
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Summary: Adam J Purcell, Andy Simpkins, Jean Riddler and Keith Dunn review the animated Doctor Who: The Celestial Toymaker and the 1981 film Time Bandits, find some general news and a variety of other stuff, specifically: 00:00 – Intro and theme tune. 01:28 — Welcome! 02:22 – News: 02:29 — Doctor Who: Leaked spin-off finally confirmed. 04:49 — Star…
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Summary: Adam J Purcell, Andy Simpkins, Jean Riddler and Keith Dunn review the animated Doctor Who: The Celestial Toymaker and the 1981 film Time Bandits, find some general news and a variety of other stuff, specifically: 00:00 – Intro and theme tune. 01:28 — Welcome! 02:22 – News: 02:29 — Doctor Who: Leaked spin-off finally confirmed. 04:49 — Star…
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The Shocking Case of Miss Maclean News of the Times Episode 360 | 1880 Evil manifests itself in many ways, but this case from 1880 utterly shocked everyone at the time. With echoes of the Staunton and Seddon cases, young, vulnerable and possessing some physical challenges, Annie Maclean basically finds herself alone upon the death of her mother and…
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The Mysterious Case of Sarah Duckett News of the Times Episode 359 | 1881 March 1874 in the quiet village of Stretton Church. Sarah Duckett arrives back to her home town by train with two, broken and dilapidated boxes. And then she just vanishes. September 1881 and William Roberts is walking the two miles at night back home from a business meeting.…
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In 2200 A.D., humans can travel in ships across space, colonize far-off planets and build intelligent robots. But apparently haven’t bothered to upgrade their misogynistic attitudes towards women. It’s the 1956 sci-fi classic “Forbidden Planet!” Join Madison as she and the crew of the C-57-D space cruiser arrive on Altair IV, a planet settled by sc…
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We’ve been renewed for a second season… of Sherlock Drag Race that is! Sasha guides Evan through another round of the Drag Race simulator with new contestants like Enola Holmes, Wishbone and Jessica Rabbit, plus some returning favorites and well. instagram.com/_bakerstreetregulars Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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The Many Crimes of Marcel Petiot - Serial Killer News of the Times Episode 358 | 1946 It is 1944 France, and a house in a better quarter of Paris has been chugging out a black acrid smoke with a terrible stench for days. Finally, neighbours go to the door to complain, only to find a note on the door stating that the owner of the house is away. Neig…
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The Mystery of Room 144 News of the Times Episode 357 | 1885 1885 St Louis Missouri. An Englishman arrives at a higher-class hotel in St Louis awaiting his English friend who has a number of business appointments around America and Canada. The two, who had travelled together from Liverpool to Boston appear to be very good friends. The business gent…
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The Infamouse Rutherford Case - Scotland Yard Casebook News of the Times Episode 355 | 1919 In 1919, England was shocked by the murder of a Major by a good friend, a Lieutenant Colonel. The major was such a good friend, he was godfather to his murderer’s youngest son. Both would be considered to socialise in the highest sectors of society. The murd…
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Victorian Strychnine Stories News of the Times Episode 355 | 1875 As methods of murder go, strychnine is particularly painful. Today we look at two poisoning by strychnine cases from 1875. Both used this method to poison their victim, and both had beyond the norm motives for murder. Our first case takes place in County Durham with Elizabeth Pearson…
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The Victorian Borgia- Lydia Sherman, Serial Killer News of the Times Episode 353 | 1872 In today’s episode it is 1872 New haven Connecticut, and concerns have been raised from the neighbours regarding the tragic quick death of Lydia’s third husband. The body is duly exhumed and found to be riddled with arsenic. It occurs to authorities that all of …
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The German Brinvillier - Anna Margaretha Zwanziger News of the Times Episode 352 | 1810 In today’s episode it is 1810 Germany and a woman, described as 50 years old and ugly, but with a helpful and sweet nature is leaving a trail of death wherever she goes. With three definitive deaths and at least 14 murder attempts – she was referred to as the Ge…
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Summary: Adam J Purcell, Andy Simpkins, Fake Keith and the Real Keith Dunn discuss the 2024 season of Doctor Who, find some general news, play a game and a variety of other stuff, specifically: 00:00 – Intro and theme tune. 00:56 — Welcome! 02:03 – News: 02:13 — Doctor Who: Whittaker to give aural pleasure. 05:07 — Doctor Who: Season 25 goes Blu. 0…
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Summary: Adam J Purcell, Andy Simpkins, Fake Keith and the Real Keith Dunn discuss the 2024 season of Doctor Who, find some general news, play a game and a variety of other stuff, specifically: 00:00 – Intro and theme tune. 00:56 — Welcome! 02:03 – News: 02:13 — Doctor Who: Whittaker to give aural pleasure. 05:07 — Doctor Who: Season 25 goes Blu. 0…
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FULL EPISODE AVAILABLE NOW! In 2200 A.D., humans can travel in ships across space, colonize far-off planets and build intelligent robots. But apparently haven’t bothered to upgrade their misogynistic attitudes towards women. It’s the 1956 sci-fi classic “Forbidden Planet!” Join Madison as she and the crew of the C-57-D space cruiser arrive on Altai…
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Tales of Toxicity: The Chronicles of Two French Poisoners News of the Times Episode 351 | 1921 & 1930 We are in France looking at two cases from 1921 and 1930. Both cases, when we started ot investigate them were rather shocking, even by us hardened crime researchers. The first case, from 1921, is in a post-World War 1 environment with its first us…
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The Niagara Murder - Canadian True Crime Story News of the Times Episode 350 | 1890 In 1890, Canada was fending off what it perceived as influx of immigrants who had come only to be involved in crime. Enter Regnald Birchall and wife, a once promising student, sports enthusiast, and sketch artist turned committed gambler and con artist. In a previou…
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Evan and Sasha are re-joined by Peter to discuss the 1985 film Young Sherlock Holmes and discover why a film made by Steven Spielberg, Chris Columbus and Barry Levinson is basically forgotten today. Peter’s Website: rulescenography.com instagram.com/_bakerstreetregulars Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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Astounding American True Tales Of Crime News of the Times Episode 349 | 1929-1930 In today’s episode it is 1929 to 1930 Texas. Coming across one of the stories in our research, we were astounded – and we are hardened long time crime researchers! This then led us on to more stories – all from Texas and all around the same time! The stories include a…
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The Remarkable Case of William Chester Minor: The Lambeth Tragedy News of the Times Episode 348 | 1872 1872 Lambeth and a man, on his way to work in the early morning hours to the local brewery, is chased, shot, then repeatedly stabbed by an unknown assailant. A policeman on his beat nearby hears the shots and catches up with the assailant, America…
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The Four-Fold Murders in France News of the Times Episode 347 | 1864 In today’s episode it is 1864 in the Haute Pyrenees of France and a dilapidated chateau, run by an elderly gentleman with his four servant, remains shuttered unusually. The gentleman who owns the run down chateau is known as a bit of an eccentric – rumours have it that he is very …
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Tales of Assassination of the Aged News of the Times Episode 347 | 1893 & 1897 Today we look at two cases where the intended victim was of more senior years. The first case from 1893 is a terrible crime using an axe on the woman running the shop. The police took the case very seriously and managed to trace the suspect to Belgium and extradite him –…
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Till Death Do Us Part – Wedding Day Murders News of the Times Episode 53 | 1840 In today’s episode we look at three cases related to weddings. Our first case from 1881 in Preston is perhaps one of the most heartless crimes we have researched. A very young girl of 16 has become pregnant from an older unemployed rake. He promises her marriage and all…
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Today in Bonus Feed Land, the irrepressible Neil Kapit takes the stand as a character witness for that plucky upstart Tony Stark! Neil asserts that, while Iron Man might not be the most beloved superhero on the left, the pathos and self-sacrifice of this demon-haunted Avenger speak to a far more interesting human being than the movies or Mark Milla…
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The Fenayrou Case - A French Murder Tale News of the Times Episode 344 | 1882 1882 France and the Fenayrou marriage has been disintegrating. Filled with infidelities, gambling, and fraud. Facing financial ruin, the wife confesses her infidelities which includes their now successful previous apprentice. The news sends the husband into an absolute fu…
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