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Join Reverend Richard Coles, Dr Cat Jarman and Charles Spencer as they chase the provenance of historical objects both real and metaphorical
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*"Desert Island Discs with a science twist” - * Science Mixtape explores the science and songs of exciting expert guests from the world of science. It's a mix of science news, views, and live ON AIR experiments, as well as the songs they love and why. From uplifting discoveries, to sobering facts, and the downright bizarre, science helps us better understand the world we live in, but also reminds us how little we know. Join us every other Saturday at 12pm for a fun and informative peak behin ...
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In this week’s episode of The Rabbit Hole Detectives, Cat, Richard, and Charles are back to uncover more killer facts and ephemera, in the hopes of convincing the Disembodied Voice to give them the win. In this episode, Richard is playing the Bagpipes, Charles is covering Pica, and Cat is in her element in Great Zimbabwe. Don’t forget, if you’d lik…
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In today’s episode of The Rabbit Hole Detectives, Cat, Richard, and Charles are back to uncover more killer facts and ephemera. This week, Cat is on the hunt for the lost city of Atlantis, Richard is hoping he won’t tie himself up in knots as he covers ribbons, and Charles is hoping to finish with a bang as he discusses fireworks. Don’t forget, if …
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Our terrific trio are back again as they chase the provenance of historical objects both real and metaphorical. This week, Richard is rustling up some facts about pet food, Charles is spending time with The Levellers (the political faction, not the folk rock band…), and Cat is hoping for the thumbs up as she tackles emojis. Don’t forget, if you’d l…
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In this week’s episode of The Rabbit Hole Detectives, Cat, Richard, and Charles are back to uncover more killer facts and ephemera, in the hopes of convincing the Disembodied Voice to award them the win. In this episode, Charles is in his element as he discusses Tyburn, Richard is taking his time as he covers the Ring Cycle, and Cat is delving into…
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Our terrific trio are back again as they chase the provenance of historical objects both real and metaphorical. This week, Cat is hoping to take the pschent as she discusses female Pharaoh, Hatshepsut. Meanwhile, Richard has set sail on a mission to find out as much as he can about Clyde Steamers, and Charles is spending time with another excellent…
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In this week’s episode, our intrepid trio are back to uncover more killer facts and ephemera, in the hopes of convincing the Disembodied Voice to award them the win. In this episode, Richard is looking into…The Exploding Whale of Oregon (enough said), Charles is lifting the lid on Pyramid Selling, and Cat is uncovering the mystery of the Roanoke Co…
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In today’s episode of The Rabbit Hole Detectives, Cat, Richard, and Charles are back to chase the provenance of historical objects both real and metaphorical. This week, Charles is hoping to steal the win as he looks into Robin Hood, Cat is getting lost down a Bermuda Triangle shaped rabbit hole, and Richard has been taking notes on the topic of Pa…
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Our terrific trio are back again as they chase the provenance of historical objects both real and metaphorical. This week, Cat is taking time out of her holiday to research her destination of choice, the Cape Verde islands. Meanwhile, Richard is staying a little closer to home with his subject, Lincoln Cathedral, and Charles is hoping to steal the …
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On today’s episode of The Rabbit Hole Detectives our intrepid trio are back to uncover more killer facts and ephemera, in the hopes of convincing the Disembodied Voice to award them the win. This week, Richard is spending time with another eccentric characters…Toppy Paget, 5th Marquess of Angelsey, Charles is serving up the history of cook books, w…
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Heaven Nightclub and The Duke of Buckingham
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On this week’s episode of The Rabbit Hole Detectives, Cat, Richard, and Charles are back to chase the provenance of historical objects both real and metaphorical. This week, Charles is setting his scepticism to one side and tackling UFOs, Cat is digging into amateur archaeologist Heinrich Schliemann, and Richard is in 17th century Plymouth as he co…
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In this week’s episode, Cat, Richard, and Charles are back again in search of more killer facts and ephemera, and the chance to convince the slightly garbled Disembodied Voice to award them the win! This week, Cat is in her element as she tackles radiocarbon dating, Charles is journeying into the topic of convict transportation, and, in typical fas…
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Our terrific trio are back again as they chase the provenance of historical objects both real and metaphorical. This week, Richard is hoping to bag himself a win with his topic, shopping malls. Meanwhile, Charles is tucking into the subject of Japanese cuisine, and Cat is adding another language to her repertoire as she talks about Esperanto. Don’t…
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The rabbit holers are back to uncover more killer facts and ephemera as they try and convince the Disembodied Voice to award them the win. This week, Charles is finally tackling a rabbit hole regular, our unofficial mascot, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Cat is hoping for an epic win with her topic, the Epic of Gilgamesh, and Richard is taking on a small …
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Cat, Richard, and Charles are back again as our intrepid trio chase the provenance of historical objects both real and metaphorical. This week, Cat is hoping to glide into the lead with her topic, skiing. Meanwhile, Richard is spending some time with the Prince Bishops as he talks about the County Palatine of Durham, and Charles is marking the publ…
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In this week’s episode of The Rabbit Hole Detectives our intrepid trio are back down another set of rabbit holes in search of more killer facts and ephemera. This week, Richard is hoping you don’t glaze over as he discusses glazes, Charles is diving into another hobby of his…not morris dancing, tai chi! And Cat, due to popular demand, is brushing u…
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Our terrific trio are back again as they fall down another set of rabbit holes in search of more killer facts and ephemera, as they try and convince the Disembodied Voice to award them the win. This week, Cat is flying high as she looks into aviatrix Amelia Earhart, Richard is coming out all singing and dancing as he discusses the accordion, and Ch…
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The Rabbit Hole Detectives BONUS Q&A: Richard’s Earlfriend
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Cat, Richard, and Charles are popping out of their burrows in this very special BONUS episode of The Rabbit Hole Detectives recorded during their live show at The Royal in Northampton. In this extra episode, Cat, Richard, and Charles answer questions from the audience, covering topics such as how they met, how they undertake their research, and the…
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The Rabbit Hole Detectives LIVE: Elvis's Northamptonshire Shoes
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The gang are back with a very special LIVE episode of The Rabbit Hole Detectives all the way from The Royal in Northampton where the audience, and not the Disembodied Voice, declares this week’s winner. This week, Charles is hoping the powers of Thomas Becket will help him this week, as Cat brings the Vikings back to Northampton with Ælfgifu of Nor…
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It’s the 50th episode of The Rabbit Hole Detectives and Cat, Richard, and Charles are back again as they fall down another set of rabbit holes in search of more killer facts and ephemera. This week, Charles is flying high as he looks into the Wrights Brothers, Cat is hoping to be crowned the winner as she researches crowns, and Richard is wanting t…
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It’s season four of The Rabbit Hole Detectives and Cat, Charles, and Richard are back down another set of rabbit holes in search of more killer facts and ephemera. This week, Richard is hoping to toast his success as he discusses Madeira wine, Charles is looking into the complicated character of Wernher von Braun, SS officer and pioneer of space tr…
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Cat, Charles, and Richard are back again as they chase the provenance of historical objects both real and metaphorical. This week on The Rabbit Hole Detectives, Richard is hoping he won’t have to pack his bags as he researches the history of luggage, Cat is looking into something ever so Scandinavian as she covers the Law of Jante, and Charles is h…
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Our terrific trio are back once again as they fall down yet another set of rabbit holes to uncover more killer facts and ephemera, and try and convince the Disembodied Voice to award them the win. This week, Charles is paying tribute to what would have been his father’s 100th birthday by discussing his war experience, Cat has been busy reading as s…
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In this week’s episode of The Rabbit Hole Detectives our intrepid trio are back down another set of rabbit holes in search of more killer facts and ephemera. This week, Richard is spending some time in the West End as he looks into English architect Frank Matcham, Charles is hoping for the seal of approval from the Disembodied Voice as he researche…
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After a Christmas break, our intrepid trio are ready and raring to go for the latest episode of The Rabbit Hole Detectives, and the first of 2024! This week, Cat is staying in the world of the mythical with her topic, the unicorn, whilst Charles is looking back at the Black Death, and Richard is spending some time in Debtors’ Prison. Don’t forget, …
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Cat, Richard, and Charles are back again this week with a very festive edition of The Rabbit Hole Detectives. This week, Charles is getting the popcorn out as he researches Christmas films, meanwhile Richard is looking into the history of pantomimes (“Oh yes he is”), and Cat is back in Scandinavia with her topic, the Nisse. Don’t forget, if you hav…
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Cat, Charles, and Richard are back again as they chase the provenance of historical objects both real and metaphorical. This week, Richard is scratching his head as he looks into phrenology, meanwhile Cat is visualising a win as she investigates hallucinations, and Charles is having a bit of alone time as he researches the hermit. Don’t forget, if …
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Our terrific trio are back again as they fall down another set of rabbit holes to unearth killer facts and ephemera, and try and convince the Disembodied Voice to award them the win. This week, Cat is looking into the rich history of the lobster, whilst Charles is practising his handshake as he gets acquainted with the Freemasons, and Richard has a…
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In this week’s episode of The Rabbit Hole Detectives our terrific trio are back down another set of rabbit holes in search of more killer facts and ephemera. This week, Charles is joined by a couple of guests as he looks into Laurel and Hardy, it’s hats off to Richard as he researches the fez, and Cat is back brushing shoulders with the Vikings as …
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Princess Victoria Kawēkiu Ka'iulani Kalaninuiahilapalapa Cleghorn
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Cat, Richard, and Charles are back again as our intrepid trio chase the provenance of historical objects both real and metaphorical. This week, Cat is hoping to strike the right balance with her subject…yoga, Charles is having a ball as he looks into debutantes in the UK and US, and Richard is in the Pacific Ocean looking into the 1893 Hawaiian Mon…
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We’re back again with another episode of The Rabbit Hole Detectives, as Cat, Charles and Richard are in search of more killer facts and ephemera, in an attempt to convince The Disembodied Voice to award them the win. This week, Richard is uncovering all kinds of accidental discoveries, whilst Cat is on a roll as she looks into one of her past pasti…
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We’re back with another episode of The Rabbit Hole Detectives as Cat, Richard, and Charles fall down another set of rabbit holes to try and convince The Disembodied Voice to award them the win. On this week’s episode, Charles is looking into monarch nicknames, whilst Richard finds himself in New York with Typhoid Mary, and Cat is back in Scandinavi…
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Our terrific trio are back again as they fall down yet another series of rabbit holes in search of more killer facts and ephemera. In today's episode, Richard is looking into cursed families, Cat is presenting us with a raft of information on Norwegian adventurer Thor Heyerdahl, and Charles is watching his back as he covers the Italian Mafia. Don't…
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Cat, Richard, and Charles are back again as our intrepid trio chase the provenance of historical objects both real and metaphorical. This week, Cat is hoping to toast her win as she investigates cocktails, Charles has fallen down a rabbit hole and ended up on the seabed, as he looks into shipwrecks, and Richard finds himself in Preston with suffrag…
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On today’s episode of The Rabbit Hole Detectives, Cat, Charles, and Richard are back again to try and convince The Disembodied Voice to award them the win. This week, Charles is waving hello to the Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island, and the people that passed through, Richard is fishing for the win with a subject close to his heart - kippers, and Cat…
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We’re back with another episode of The Rabbit Hole Detectives as Cat, Richard, and Charles fall down another set of rabbit holes to uncover more killer facts and ephemera. Today, Richard is journeying from East Sussex to Scotland to tell us all about St Kilda, Cat is uncovering the truth behind, exotic dancer turned spy, Mata Hari, and Charles is r…
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Cat, Richard, and Charles are back again as our intrepid trio investigate three more subjects in the hopes of convincing The Disembodied Voice to award them the win. This week, Charles is searching high and low to uncover the truth behind a series of staged disappearances, Richard is dropping in from his tour to tell us about exorcisms, and Cat is …
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On this week’s episode of The Rabbit Hole Detectives, our intrepid trio are back once again to chase the provenance of historical objects both real and metaphorical. Today, Cat is pulling back the curtain to reveal the truth behind a series of famous fakes, Charles has been polishing up on his knowledge of cutlery, and Richard, on his squeaky chair…
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On today’s episode of The Rabbit Hole Detectives, Cat, Charles, and Richard immerse themselves in three more subjects as they try and convince The Disembodied Voice to award them the win. This week, Richard is taking a trip to Bedford with the Panacea Society, it’s “off with his head” as Charles looks into the prisoners of the Tower of London, and …
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Cat, Richard, and Charles are back together again as our terrific trio fall down yet another series of rabbit holes to find more killer facts and ephemera. In today’s episode, Charles is heading to 11th century Scotland in search of the real Macbeth, Richard is raising the alarm as he uncovers the origins of moral panics, and Cat is discussing a th…
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It’s season three of the Rabbit Hole Detectives and Cat, Charles, and Richard are back to chase the provenance of historical objects both real and metaphorical, as well as bag the first win of the new season. This week, Cat is dipping into the subject of lidos, Charles is sipping on a glass of something cool, as he looks into prohibition in the US,…
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In the final episode of the second series, our intrepid trio are once again attempting to uncover as much as they can about the origin stories of.....stuff. As usual they've each been given a topic and seven days in which to find out as much information - and as many weird and wonderful stories - as they possibly can. This week Richard is singing t…
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On this week's episode of The Rabbit Hole Detectives, Cat, Charles and Richard investigate three more subjects as they try to convince The Disembodied Voice to award them victory. Richard has a taste for Synesthesia, Cat is trying to uncover who was behind the mystery of Piltdown Man, and it's Stand and Deliver time for Charles as he investigates h…
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Cat, Richard and Charles once again chase the provenance of historical objects both real and metaphorical as The Rabbit Hole Detectives head off down yet more strange pathways in search of killer facts and wonderful pieces of ephemera with their chosen subjects. This week Richard is singing - don't ask - and exploring British accents, Charles is go…
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Cat, Richard and Charles once again chase the provenance of historical objects both real and metaphorical as The Rabbit Hole Detectives head off down yet more strange pathways in search of killer facts and wonderful pieces of ephemera with their chosen subjects. This week, Charles is at the bottom of the garden with the fairies, Richard tries to br…
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Auntie, Chavvie, and the Fantabulosa Fairy
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On this week's episode of The Rabbit Hole Detectives, Cat, Charles and Richard investigate three more subjects as they try to convince The Disembodied Voice to award them victory. Charles is hunting the history of defamation, throwing in some personal anecdotes along the way; Richard finds out more about the forgotten slang that is Polari; and Cat …
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Cat, Richard and Charles are back again as they attempt to uncover as much as they can about the origin stories of.....stuff. As usual they've each been given a topic and seven days in which to find out as much information - and as many weird and wonderful stories - as they possibly can. This week, Richard is heading to Westminster Abbey, Charles i…
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Cat, Richard and Charles are back chasing the provenance of historical objects both real and metaphorical our trio of Rabbit Hole Detectives head off down yet more strange pathways in search of killer facts and wonderful pieces of ephemera with their chosen subjects. In this week's edition Richard traces the history of AIDS and HIV, Charles looks a…
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Once again our intrepid trio are off down their various rabbit holes as they chase the provenance of historical objects both real and metaphorical. This week Charles is trying to stay awake from jet lag, Richard is looking dapper in black tie, and Cat is finding out about dogs with jobs. But as usual, they’re all over the map as one fact leads to a…
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On this week's edition of The Rabbit Hole Detectives, our intrepid trio investigate three more subjects as they attempt to tell the stories of......stuff. This week Richard is off in search of Saint Paul, Cat is making notes in her commonplace book, and Charles has gone all Alan Turing with secret codes and ciphers. Don't forget you can send us an …
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This week our intrepid trio are off down their various rabbit holes as they chase the provenance of historical objects both real and metaphorical. Richard is in search of the origin stories of condiments, whilst Cat digs into the Viking Army’s arrival in Wiltshire. And as for Charles, he’s hunting the great one eyed warriors of history. But as usua…
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