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The Rabbit Hole Detectives
Folding Pocket
109 episodes
7 months ago
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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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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History
Society & Culture
Episodes (20/109)
The Rabbit Hole Detectives
A Game of Hnefatafl
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. It’s game on as Cat looks into The Lewis Chessmen, Charles is opening his mind to Telepathy, and Richard's hoping to hit the right note as he discusses the Metronome. Plus, our book, The Rabbit Hole Book, is out now and available from all good bookshops! Unfortunately - and very sadly - this is our last episode of The Rabbit Hole Detectives. We realise this might come as a bit of a shock but we just want to send our heartfelt thanks to every single one of our listeners. We’ve absolutely loved making this show and we’re so grateful for your support over the last two years. Please continue to listen to the back catalogue and watch our socials for any updates. With our thanks, Cat, Richard, Charles, and the Disembodied Voice Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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7 months ago
56 minutes

The Rabbit Hole Detectives
Caught Out by a Block of Cheese
In today’s episode of The Rabbit Hole Detectives, Cat, Richard, and Charles are back in search of more killer facts and pieces of ephemera.  This week, we discover Richard’s topic, Assam Tea, is steeped in history. Meanwhile, Cat is in her element looking at Forensic Odontology, and Charles is on the hunt for facts about the Loch Ness Monster. Don’t forget, if you’d like to suggest a rabbit hole for us to fall down you can email the show at: rabbitholedetectives@gmail.com Plus, our book, The Rabbit Hole Book, is out now 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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7 months ago
52 minutes

The Rabbit Hole Detectives
The Overweight Pom
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. This week, Charles is looking to dazzle with his topic - Gold, Richard is spending time with Mr and Mrs Frederick Gill of Clacton, and Cat is talking canines as she looks into Spitz Dogs. Don’t forget, if you’d like to suggest a rabbit hole for us to fall down you can email the show at: rabbitholedetectives@gmail.com Plus, our book, The Rabbit Hole Book, is out now and available from all good bookshops! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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7 months ago
53 minutes

The Rabbit Hole Detectives
Blowing Up Rubber Tanks
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. This week, Cat is uncovering The Ghost Army of World War Two, whilst Charles is hoping to spark some interest with his subject - Electricity, and Richard is dipping into the history of Olive Oil.   Don’t forget, if you’d like to suggest a rabbit hole for us to fall down you can email the show at: rabbitholedetectives@gmail.com Plus, our book, The Rabbit Hole Book, is out now 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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7 months ago
53 minutes

The Rabbit Hole Detectives
Selling Warming Pans to the West Indies
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 triumph with his subject - Greek Tragedies, Richard is exploring Devil’s Island, and Cat is spending time with the self-styled Lord Timothy Dexter. Don’t forget, if you’d like to suggest a rabbit hole for us to fall down you can email the show at: rabbitholedetectives@gmail.com Plus, our book, The Rabbit Hole Book, is out now and available from all good bookshops! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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8 months ago
52 minutes

The Rabbit Hole Detectives
A Spartan Stag Do
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, Richard is telling us about the Mezuzah, Cat is dyeing to discuss Saffron, and Charles is hoping to celebrate a win with his topic - wedding customs. Don’t forget, 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 still out and available wherever you get your books! 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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8 months ago
54 minutes

The Rabbit Hole Detectives
Celebrating 100 Rabbit Holes
It’s the 100th episode of The Rabbit Hole Detectives and in this very special episode Cat, Richard, and Charles are back to chase the provenance of historical objects both real and metaphorical.  Cat is getting her teeth into Vampires, whilst Charles has been reading into fortune telling, and Richard is tucking into Indian Restaurants in Britain. Don’t forget, if you’d like to suggest a rabbit hole for us to fall down you can email the show at: rabbitholedetectives@gmail.com  Plus, our book, The Rabbit Hole Book, is still out and available wherever you get books! We’d also like to say a massive thank you to each and everyone of our listeners for helping us hit our 100th episode, we wouldn’t be here without you and we’re so grateful for every listen! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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8 months ago
1 hour 1 minute

The Rabbit Hole Detectives
Extending the English Vocabulary Through Nastiness
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, Charles is chattering about Gossip, Richard is teaching us about Frederick Rolfe, aka Baron Corvo, and Cat is bursting to discuss Spontaneous Human Combustion. Don’t forget, 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 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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8 months ago
52 minutes

The Rabbit Hole Detectives
A Hierarchy of Vegetables
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.  Today, Richard is taking a swipe at the Sword Stick, Cat is moving through her subject, roads, and Charles is brushing up on his Dining Etiquette.  Don’t forget, if you’d like to suggest a rabbit hole for us to fall down 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 bookshops! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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9 months ago
57 minutes

The Rabbit Hole Detectives
The Most Wounded Survivor of Waterloo
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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9 months ago
56 minutes

The Rabbit Hole Detectives
The Fear of Having Peanut Butter Stuck to the Roof of Your Mouth
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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9 months ago
55 minutes

The Rabbit Hole Detectives
The Conspiracy that Birds Aren’t Real
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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9 months ago
53 minutes

The Rabbit Hole Detectives
The Rabbit Hole Detectives LIVE BONUS EPISODE: Bringing Down Margaret Thatcher with Pop Music
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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9 months ago
52 minutes

The Rabbit Hole Detectives
The Ceremony of the Christmas Cheeses
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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10 months ago
50 minutes

The Rabbit Hole Detectives
The Rabbit Hole Detectives BONUS EPISODE: Richard Returns from the Jungle
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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10 months ago
25 minutes

The Rabbit Hole Detectives
A Parson Who Kept Snakes in his Pockets
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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10 months ago
53 minutes

The Rabbit Hole Detectives
Barry White of Beckton
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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11 months ago
56 minutes

The Rabbit Hole Detectives
Stamped on the Bomb with her Dance Shoe
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, Cat is combining her Norwegian and English side with the Norwegian Heavy Water Sabotage, Charles is looking at Life During the Blitz, and Richard is hanging out with the Benson Family.  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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11 months ago
48 minutes

The Rabbit Hole Detectives
The Rabbit Hole Detectives BONUS EPISODE: Richard Enters the Jungle
With the news of Richard entering the I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! jungle, we recorded a quick bonus episode to find out how he was feeling. We hope you enjoy. And don't worry, episodes of The Rabbit Hole Detectives with Cat, Richard, and Charles will be in your podcast feeds every 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 We're wishing Richard all the luck in the world and can't wait to catch up with him when he's back! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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11 months ago
12 minutes

The Rabbit Hole Detectives
The Longest Jump in a Stretch Limousine
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.  In today’s episode, Richard is raising an eyebrow to Flat Earth theory, Cat is spell-ing out the story of Alice Kyteler, and Charles is hoping to rake in the likes as he tackles Social Media.  Remember, 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 out now and available from all good bookshops!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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11 months ago
55 minutes

The Rabbit Hole Detectives
Join Reverend Richard Coles, Dr Cat Jarman and Charles Spencer as they chase the provenance of historical objects both real and metaphorical