Episodes

  • The Most Wounded Survivor of Waterloo

    The Most Wounded Survivor of Waterloo
    Jan 29 2025
    In this week’s episode of The Rabbit Hole Detectives, Cat, Richard, and Charles are back in search of more killer facts and pieces of ephemera. Today, Cat is hoping to build to a win with her topic, Lego, Charles is making in personal and looking into Red Heads, and Richard is, of course, researching The Anglesey Leg. Don’t forget, if you’d like to suggest a rabbit hole you can email the show at: rabbitholedetectives@gmail.com Plus, our book, The Rabbit Hole Book is still out and available from all good bookshops! To get an exclusive NordVPN deal, head to https://nordvpn.com/rabbithole There’s no risk with Nord’s 30-day money-back guarantee Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    57 mins
  • The Fear of Having Peanut Butter Stuck to the Roof of Your Mouth

    The Fear of Having Peanut Butter Stuck to the Roof of Your Mouth
    Jan 22 2025
    In today’s episode of The Rabbit Hole Detectives, our intrepid trio are back to chase the provenance of historical objects both real and metaphorical. This week, Charles is looking into Phobias, Richard is drumming up interest in Steel Bands, and Cat is looking into the dark history of King Leopold's Colony. Don’t forget, if you’d like to suggest a rabbit hole for us to fall down then you can email us at: rabbitholedetectives@gmail.com Plus, our book, The Rabbit Hole Book is still out and available from all good bookshops! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    55 mins
  • The Conspiracy that Birds Aren’t Real

    The Conspiracy that Birds Aren’t Real
    Jan 15 2025
    We’re back with season six of The Rabbit Hole Detectives! And as ever, Cat, Richard, and Charles are back to chase the provenance of historical objects both real and metaphorical. This week, Richard is gunning for the win with his topic, the Kalashnikov, Cat is raising an eyebrow as she looks into Conspiracy Theories, and Charles is discussing Ayurvedic Medicine. Don’t forget, if you’d like to suggest a rabbit hole for us to fall down then you can email us at: rabbitholedetectives@gmail.com Plus, our book, The Rabbit Hole Book, is still out and available from all good book shops. To get an exclusive NordVPN deal, head to https://nordvpn.com/rabbithole There’s no risk with Nord’s 30-day money-back guarantee. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    54 mins
  • The Rabbit Hole Detectives LIVE BONUS EPISODE: Bringing Down Margaret Thatcher with Pop Music

    The Rabbit Hole Detectives LIVE BONUS EPISODE: Bringing Down Margaret Thatcher with Pop Music
    Jan 8 2025
    Before the new season gets underway next week, we’re bringing you a very special LIVE episode of The Rabbit Hole Detectives from the Cirencester History Festival back in October. In this week’s episode, Charles is sticking with what he knows as he looks into Aristocrats and Agriculture, Cat is chipping away at her subject, Ötzi the Iceman, and Richard is keeping it local-ish with Ernest Gimson. Thank you so much to everyone who attended the live show, we really appreciate it. And apologies for any slight audio issues, it’s due to the live nature of the show! We’ll be back with a new episode next week but, until then, if you’d like to put forward a topic then you can email the show at: rabbitholedetectives@gmail.com. Plus, our book, The Rabbit Hole Book, is still out and available from all good book shops. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    52 mins
  • The Ceremony of the Christmas Cheeses

    The Ceremony of the Christmas Cheeses
    Dec 18 2024
    In this very festive episode of The Rabbit Ho-Ho-Hole Detectives, Cat, Richard, and Charles are back to chase the provenance of historical objects both real and metaphorical. Today, Cat is hoping to be crowned the winner as she discusses Saint Lucy, Charles is staying close to home with his topic, Christmas in London, and Richard is singing his way through Wassailing. Don’t forget, if you have a rabbit hole you’d like us to fall down then you can email us at: rabbitholedetectives@gmail.com Plus, our book, The Rabbit Hole Book, is out now and available from all good book shops. As mentioned, we’ll be taking a short break over the festive period but we’ll be back on January 8th. Wishing all our listeners a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! To get an exclusive NordVPN deal, head to https://nordvpn.com/rabbithole to get an extra 4 months on the 2-year plan. There’s no risk with Nord’s 30-day money-back guarantee. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    51 mins
  • The Rabbit Hole Detectives BONUS EPISODE: Richard Returns from the Jungle

    The Rabbit Hole Detectives BONUS EPISODE: Richard Returns from the Jungle
    Dec 12 2024
    After his incredible run on I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! Richard is back from Australia to tell us all about his adventures in this very special bonus episode of The Rabbit Hole Detectives. We do hope you enjoy hearing about Richard's escapades as much as we did. And fear not, the next episode will be back on Wednesday as usual. Until then, remember, if you'd like to suggest a rabbit hole for us to fall down you can email the show at: rabbitholedetectives@gmail.com And finally, a massive congratulations to Richard for his fabulous run on the show. We're all very proud and wholly unsurprised at how well he did! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    25 mins
  • A Parson Who Kept Snakes in his Pockets

    A Parson Who Kept Snakes in his Pockets
    Dec 11 2024
    In today’s episode of The Rabbit Hole Detectives, Cat, Richard, and Charles are back down another set of rabbit holes in search of more killer facts and pieces of ephemera. This week, Charles is puzzling over Crosswords, Richard has another quirky character for us, William Price, and Cat’s mind is churning over the history of Butter. Remember, if you’d like to suggest a rabbit hole for us to fall down you can email us at: rabbitholedetectives@gmail.com Plus, our book, where all this week’s topics came from, The Rabbit Hole Book, is out now and available from all good book shops! To get an exclusive NordVPN deal, head to https://nordvpn.com/rabbithole to get an extra 4 months on the 2-year plan. There’s no risk with Nord’s 30-day money-back guarantee. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    53 mins
  • Barry White of Beckton

    Barry White of Beckton
    Dec 4 2024
    In 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. Today, Richard is riding the rails as he covers Train Announcements, is Cat’s win written in the stars with her topic, the Zodiac? And finally, no jokes please, Charles covers Fanny Burney. Remember, if you’d like to suggest a rabbit hole for us to fall down you can email us at: rabbitholedetectives@gmail.com Plus, our book, The Rabbit Hole Book, is out now and available from all good book shops! To get an exclusive NordVPN deal, head to https://nordvpn.com/rabbithole to get an extra 4 months on the 2-year plan. There’s no risk with Nord’s 30-day money-back guarantee. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    56 mins