Episodes
Thursday May 21, 2020
Detectorists and Sutton Hoo with Mackenzie Crook
Thursday May 21, 2020
Thursday May 21, 2020
In this episode, Rebecca Rideal is joined by BAFTA-award winning writer, actor and director Mackenzie Crook to discuss metal detecting, the ghosts of the past and Sutton Hoo.
Written and narrated by Rebecca Rideal
Producer/Editor: Matt Pearson
Music: "Circles" by The Broxton Hundred
Thursday May 14, 2020
The Red Barn Murder with Dr Emma Butcher
Thursday May 14, 2020
Thursday May 14, 2020
In this episode, Rebecca Rideal is joined by Dr Emma Butcher to explore one of the most notorious crimes of the nineteenth century - The Red Barn Murder.
Written and narrated by Rebecca Rideal
Voice actor: Laura Darrall
Producer/Editor: Matt Pearson
Music: "Circles" by The Broxton Hundred
Thursday May 07, 2020
The Game is Afoot with Mark Gatiss (Part 2)
Thursday May 07, 2020
Thursday May 07, 2020
In the second part of The Game is Afoot, Rebecca Rideal and Mark Gatiss investigate some of the most notorious crimes of the twentieth century - from Neville Heath to Rillington Place.
Written and narrated by Rebecca Rideal
Producer/ Editor: Matt Pearson
Theme music: "Circles" by The Broxton Hundred
Thursday May 07, 2020
The Game is Afoot with Mark Gatiss (Part 1)
Thursday May 07, 2020
Thursday May 07, 2020
In the first part of this two part special, Rebecca Rideal is joined by actor and screenwriter Mark Gatiss to explore the cultural history of crime - from Sherlock Holmes and the birth of forensic science to literary archetypes and Victorian poisoners.
Written and narrated by Rebecca Rideal
Producer/Editor Matt Pearson
Theme music: "Circles" by The Broxton Hundred
Thursday Apr 30, 2020
The Death of Vice-Admiral Nelson with Dan Snow
Thursday Apr 30, 2020
Thursday Apr 30, 2020
In this episode, Rebecca Rideal is joined by historian and broadcaster Dan Snow to unravel the death of Horatio Nelson and the consequences of the Battle of Trafalgar.
Written and narrated by Rebecca Rideal
Voice actors: Stephanie Blundell and Lachlan McCall
Producer/Editor: Matt Pearson
Music: "Circles" by The Broxton Hundred
Thursday Apr 23, 2020
Death and Scandal in Bombay with Professor Sunny Singh
Thursday Apr 23, 2020
Thursday Apr 23, 2020
In this episode Rebecca Rideal is joined by Dr Sunny Singh to investigate a "crime of passion" that shook mid-twentieth century India.
Written and narrated by Rebecca Rideal
Voice actor: Laura Darrall
Producer/Editor: Matt Pearson
Theme music: "Circles" by The Broxton Hundred
Thursday Apr 16, 2020
The Abominable Murder of Lord Darnley with Professor Kate Williams
Thursday Apr 16, 2020
Thursday Apr 16, 2020
In this episode, Rebecca Rideal investigates the murder of Mary, Queen of Scots' husband, Lord Darnley, with Professor Kate Williams.
Written and narrated by Rebecca Rideal
Voice actors: Stephanie Blundell, Laura Darrall and Chris Fernandez-Packham
Producer/Editor: Matt Pearson
Theme music: "Circles" by The Broxton Hundred
Friday Apr 10, 2020
Jamestown Cannibalism with Dr Misha Ewen
Friday Apr 10, 2020
Friday Apr 10, 2020
In this episode, Rebecca Rideal unravels evidence of cannibalism in the English colonial settlement of Jamestown, Virginia. Aiding the investigation is historian Dr Misha Ewen.
Written and narrated by Rebecca Rideal
Theme Music: "Circles" by The Broxton Hundred
Voice Actors: Duncan Barrett and Lachlan McCall
Producer/Editor: Matt Pearson