Come with me as i descend into a dank world of competitive boffins and petty point scoring. A normal night of curating my "fun" quiz leads to danger as I'm inducted into the shadowy world of ILLEGAL QUIZZES. It's like The Chase but I'm all the chasers and one contestant combined. Music and effects via zapsplat.com…

Do you believe in ghosts? I'm the solo travel expert Mike Prowse and I was pretty sure I didn't. But a night in one of Britain's most haunted hotels forces me to a definitive conclusion. This podcasts contains some scary moments, mild peril, strong peril, an undead fight scene, and multiple references to Yvette Fielding. It's not suitable for those…

We all love a good murder mystery. And we all love it when two murder mystery plays enter an all-out decades-long tit-for-tat WAR. In this episode I'm reporting from the battleground of the West End of London, where two venerable plays have been locked in conflict to decide the longest running play in theatreland. Expect the true history of The Mou…

A few years ago, in the town of Blabwyn, something happened. A travel podcasting colleague, who was, like me, there at the very inception of the art form, disappeared.What happened to her? Did she visit the monument? The strange indescribable stretch, or puddle, of water? Or did she stay longer than she expected in the cafe?It's hard to tell. Becau…

I receive a job offer...Accepting this offer sets me on a Shakespearean odyssey, a strange journey of tantalising opportunities, promises that can't possibly be kept and of strange portents. I also have a fight by a river. It's a podcast that sets one man's raging ambition against the remorseless wheel of fate, as he battles to achieve his ultimate…

As pop's Katie Perry returns to earth, I return to JOURNALISM. That's because I've been invited to the Texas rocket lair of Silicon Valley tech man turned rocket wrangler RICKY PANDERMAN. Granted the shortest interview slot in history, I set out to uncover the motivation behind entrepreneurs Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk's obsession with space. But i un…

During a crucial session in June 1962 George Harrison made a joke about George Martin's tie. It gave the EMI man a hint of the cheekily approachable sass which would beguile the world. And now - Marc Moss-Jones and Kevin Core's book about this epochal moment has landed on my welcome mat. I Don't Like Your Tie is a trip into the world of the joke th…

Backstops, backbeats and Beatles. Come with me to Liverpool as I shine a light on the underexamined issue of BREXIT*, through the lens of 'The Fabulous Four'.*Britain's departure from the European UnionImage: Leslie Spear cropped by Blofeld [CC BY 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons…

John Clare, nature's sparky rocks and a breezy approach to probate law...Ukulele by Ruth Moss JonesBy Mike Prowse Solo Travel Comedy

Join me, Mike Prowse, as I look at holiday fraud through the lens of Belgian 'phone skankers, not-for-profit games of canasta and Vanessa The Turkey...Image from GotCreditRavel's Bolero: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bolero-Maurice_Ravel-1930.oggAudio editing on 'Money': Denzel Wicksteed (https://soundcloud.com/jnrbones)…

Wilk, Drake and Atonement...Image by Gareth Foster, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=9233045Laika music: https://www.silvermansound.comSquirrel: https://freesound.org/people/tim.kahn/sounds/324437/By Mike Prowse Solo Travel Comedy

Underage archaeology, the Sistine Chapel and its superior floor, The Pope's batcave and a fundamental poetry misunderstanding...By Mike Prowse Solo Travel Comedy

The Holy Knuckle Of St Barnabas, syphilis and a violent assault...Ukulele by audionautix.com. Released under Creative Commons License 3.0.Other music by Moss & Jones (http://mossandjones.bandcamp.com)Image: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Wilson44691 CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication…

Sensory deprivation, fear and the ninth most expensive Ferris Wheel in Dorset.Door creak: www.freesoundeffects.com/Image: www.flickr.com/photos/edgarpierce/6280908581 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/legalcodeBy Mike Prowse Solo Travel Comedy

A big sign, charades and Crewe's second best butcher...Bus sound effect: http://www.grsites.com/archive/sounds/category/12/?offset=108Image: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rail_House,_Gresty_Road,_Crewe.JPGBy Mike Prowse Solo Travel Comedy

Dick Splash, mugger confusion and a visit to a car park...Image: © Copyright Steve Fareham and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.Guitar music from www.purple-planet.comOther music from publicdomain.lafauniere.infoBy Mike Prowse Solo Travel Comedy

Velvet trousers, a giant sponge hand and reinventing of the very notion of a chair...Image by Rico Neitzel - http://www.rizi-online.de, CC BY-SA 2.5, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=976810Music: http://publicdomain.lafauniere.info/index.php?-action=browse&-table=media&pk_media=%3D3057http://publicdomain.lafauniere.info/index.php?-ac…

A dapper Italian gent, Ted Heath and the fate of the heroine, Ivy...By Mike Prowse Solo Travel Comedy