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Welcome to Killing Time, the podcast that investigates the darkest moments in our past to shine a light on wider histories.
Episodes
May 21, 2020
May 21, 2020
17 min
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
May 14, 2020
May 14, 2020
17 min
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
May 7, 2020
May 7, 2020
23 min
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
May 7, 2020
May 7, 2020
26 min
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
Apr 30, 2020
Apr 30, 2020
25 min
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
Apr 23, 2020
Apr 23, 2020
19 min
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
Apr 16, 2020
Apr 16, 2020
19 min
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
Apr 10, 2020
Apr 10, 2020
18 min
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