Podcasts by The Wireless Podcast
Racing Minds' The Wireless Podcast is a smash hit series of entirely improvised comedy adventures from the critically acclaimed UK wits. Exotic locales, extraordinary characters, inexplicable plots - expect all this and more in a tongue-in-cheek homage to classic 50s radio serials. Broadcast live for your listening pleasure from sell-out runs at the Edinburgh and Perth Fringe Festivals.
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Series 5, Episode 10 – 'In The House' from 2019-12-11T04:00:03
Richard and Judy's marriage gets off to a difficult start when they honeymoon separately on different continents, while casino moguls Freshwave and Clyde want to take the phrase 'the House always w...
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Series 5, Episode 9 – 'Please Help Me!' from 2019-12-04T04:00:03
⚠️ META EPISODE ALERT ⚠️ The entirely appropriately named Tess Tickle and loose-trousered Captain Cockburn rummage around a Hawaiian shipwreck; while audience member (and daughter of a figure-skati...
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Series 5, Episode 8 – 'Dutch Tits!' from 2019-11-27T04:00:03
Mediocre young remainiac remoaner Jason Tepid finds himself imprisoned in Western Australia back in 2017 under a new British-Australian treaty, whilst over in Europe Geert Wilders is gearing up for...
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Series 5, Episode 7 – 'The Forgotten Unicorn' from 2019-11-20T04:00:03
Dr Spotless Dirt has been sent to the Planet of the Buttocks by NASA to find a remedy to save mankind's own backsides from extinction. But it soon becomes clear that this is only one small part of ...
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Series 5, Episode 6 – 'The Underground City' from 2019-11-06T04:00:02
Ace Iberian archaeologist Nikita might have nabbed a priceless magic carpet from a cavern, but now that the population of London is turning subterranean in pursuit of cheaper property prices, she m...
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Series 5, Episode 5 – 'The Gay Agenda' from 2019-10-30T04:00:02
Arnold is a bullish American envoy in the South China Sea, at odds with the audibly Japanese submarine crew, and generally cuckolded by his wife back home. He may well have to mutiny and take contr...
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Series 5, Episode 4 – 'Tough Act To Follow' from 2019-10-23T03:00:02
Our tale follows Derek van Beeken and Robert De Nrio, two men fighting for their jobs in very different ways, one oppressed by the draconian employment laws of his country, the other by echoes of t...
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Series 5, Episode 3 – 'Don't Leave Your Umbrella On The Train' from 2019-10-16T03:00:08
Something terrible lurks in the dark dark woods (although it isn't punctuation) but that won't stop Moggy fulfilling his promise to a mysterious young woman. However, the rest of the world just got...
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Series 5, Episode 2 – 'The Courtroom Dance Battle' from 2019-10-09T03:00:04
Conflicting feelings butt heads in The Hamlet of Emotions, as Love and Hate battle for the hand of the only outsider, Tracey. Meanwhile, prosecutors bring a bit of Broadway razzle-dazzle to the odd...
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Series 5, Episode 1 – 'At The Bottom Of The Pit' from 2019-10-02T03:00:04
When sisters Kandi, Candy and Quandee learn that only one of them has been included in their late father’s will, all sher-bets are off. In Britain, Jeremy Corbyn seems out some Prime Ministerial fa...
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Series 4, Episode 10 – 'The Devil In Disguise' from 2017-10-11T23:52:10
Foley: Patrick Hercamp Name: Louis MooSecret: Antique chess set fetish Location: Public bathroom/fish market in BerlinSponsor: Henry
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Series 4, Episode 9 – 'Bad Things Happen' from 2017-10-02T13:25:01
Foley: Duncan Turner Name: Sir Snowbaz PynchSecret: He was afraid of Chickens Location: The Peak of Mt. LoftySponsor: Pie Floater
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Series 4, Episode 8 – 'Childless In America' from 2017-09-25T08:12:58
Sebastian has found new employment in a rather suspicious gothic castle, whilst some red-blooded American patriots go all out to stop the vampire threat. Featuring special guest foley artist Thoma...
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Series 4, Episode 7 – 'Balloons Popping In Trees' from 2017-09-15T12:35:31
Beverley has a tough life working the looms, but will her dreams of a better future be scuppered by devious balloonist Richard Branson? Featuring special guest foley artist Claire Ford.Title: Ball...
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Series 4, Episode 6 – 'Bananas Are Yellow' from 2017-06-20T22:08:29
Ex-pat Scot Malcolm just wants to be an opera star, but ghostly goings on are causing chaos in the theatre. Soon the US Intelligence Services are involved, and so are Coldplay, obviously. Featurin...
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Series 4, Episode 5 – 'The Boy In The Lolly Fort' from 2017-06-13T09:36:16
Jimmy is a zeppelin crew-member with a haunted past, but downtime in the Black Forest sees him embroiled in a grisly plot. Can he stop Hansel&Gretel’s overzealous witch hunt from getting out of han...
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Series 4, Episode 4 – 'It Is' from 2017-06-06T21:39:43
Killbob’s deadly life-long titular mission leads him to Paris, but some dubious doctors are out to hobble the fire services to provide more interesting patients. Society’s on a greasy pole, and no ...
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Series 4, Episode 3 – 'The Curious Incident of the Pub' from 2017-05-31T11:14:31
Plumber Jefferey (sic) gets sea(sick) trying to stop pubs and bars taking to the oceans in a bid to stay open longer, as a new Cold War threatens to break out in this watery adventure. Featuring s...
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Series 4, Episode 2 – 'Beards From Faces!' from 2017-05-22T23:25:56
Hapless petty criminal Bailey cuts a deal with the coppers, and goes deep under cover. All the beards are being stolen from priceless artworks. But why? It's a race against time, and to top it all ...
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Series 4, Episode 1 – 'The Revenge Of The Rat Pack' from 2017-05-15T15:05:55
The Rat Pack are back, with their (old blue) eye on ensuring New York, New York is the only place named twice. Meanwhile nominatively determined Wolfgang is finding that, sure enough, everybody lov...
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Series 3, Episode 9 – 'Red Handkerchief Blues' from 2015-10-23T13:49:41
Ragged red-blooded gladiator Maximus gets embroiled in a bullish scheme to spread blood sports across the globe. Will he wave the red handkerchief and seal the fate of the world's bulls, or will he...
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Series 3, Episode 8 – 'The Tip of the Iceberg' from 2015-10-04T11:30:06
Novice climber Ken is on a dangerous route to the icy tip-top of the world's third-highest peak, whilst many-vice climate-keen monks put the whole world in danger with an iceberg-tipping plot. Is t...
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Series 3, Episode 7 – 'Stop IT' from 2015-06-17T10:08:05
Epithetic deity The Messiah is a prolific French artist. Can perfumed paintings help him to live up to his billing before Rupert Murdoch's devious plot to monopolise all forms of information plunge...
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Series 3, Episode 6 – 'The Shimmyshank of the Chimney Sweep' from 2015-05-14T10:14:18
Retired detective Uriah investigates a string of increasingly 'orrible crimes that lead him right to the heart of London's underworld (and a saucy French dame) in this soot-smothered slice of devio...
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Series 3, Episode 5 – 'God Only Knows What To Expect' from 2015-05-09T13:22:44
Captain Albatross takes to the ocean with a threadbare crew, whilst God himself can’t bear losing the thread of his omniscience. It’s sort of Pirates of the Caribbean meets The Bible (and Matt Groe...
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Series 3, Episode 4 – 'Judy's Left Sock' from 2015-04-30T20:36:35
Unadorned grouch Sans moves to a mouthful of a sleepy village (and make sure you are asleep), where he's the only one who can stop inter-dimensional (and general) confusion as fiery fantasy becomes...
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Series 3, Episode 3 – 'I Hope This Isn't A Waste of Time' from 2015-04-24T13:15:40
Dogged Negus is on a romantic weekend for one, but his temporary Bavarian hotel bliss is interrupted by a police investigation and temporal tinkerings ignited by an ignored poet. Switzerland will n...
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Series 3, Episode 2 – 'Rheumy Blues' from 2015-04-16T17:39:01
In this whiskey-soaked Southern parable, hapless Englebert is mistaken for his famous namesake, but life as a big-shot recording artist isn’t all it’s cracked up to be – particularly when a knuckle...
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Series 3, Episode 1 – 'Champagne In A Trashcan' from 2015-04-09T20:45:53
Lady Bottomley's morning mourning is interrupted as she finds herself knee-deep in gold-digging birthday-suited suitors. To make matters worse the butler hasn't spotted the squatters, and there's s...
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Series 2, Episode 11 - 'Turning the Knife' from 2014-10-03T13:25:17
Iberian hack Juan is the only man standing in the way of an (eventually) evil misogynist plot cooked up by those cads the Swiss. Full-on pan-European disaster beckons, and on top of it all it's a r...
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Series 2, Episode 10 - 'What Goes On When The Lights Come Back On' from 2014-09-24T16:56:18
Whisky-distiller Franca can't choose between the two men in her life, but an unlikely trip to Mars might just make her (omnipresent?) mind up. Oh, and there's also an EXTREMELY annoying character c...
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Series 2, Episode 9 - 'The Horror Of The Refrigerator' from 2014-09-03T16:44:36
Can pious Montgomery save gap year slackers from a fridge-dwelling mouldy monster? Exorcisms, church fairs and questionable breakfast choices abound in this spine-tingling chiller! Title: The Horr...
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Series 2, Episode 8 - 'The Bearded Man Inside The Cabin' from 2014-09-03T16:39:14
London's burning and only slippery pyrophobe Ernest can save the day. Sexy calendars, Samuel Pepys and handcuffs all feature in this smoke-choked thriller. Title: The Bearded Man Inside the CabinM...
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'Britain Tonight!' Live on BBC Radio 6 Breakfast from 2014-08-20T00:00
The BBC kindly (and unwisely) let us have a bash at the airwaves, unleashing our improvised mayhem on a live audience at the Edinburgh Festival. 'Britain Tonight' was the result. Enjoy.
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Series 2, Episode 7 - 'Be Mine (Beer)' from 2014-01-15T17:47:11
An Antipodean plot fosters Welsh discomfort. Train-driver (and de facto president) Jacob is the only one who can save the day, and the woman he (and his boss) loves. To top it all off, it's his bir...
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Series 2, Episode 6 - 'Farting Fire!' from 2014-01-08T17:32:57
Flatulent flame-belcher Joseph attracts the crowds to his animal-unfriendly touring circus, but not all the audience have his (or West Africa's) best interests in mind. Jellyfish pools! Melting Jet...
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Series 2, Episode 5 - 'This Time The Red Wine Is No Excuse' from 2013-12-11T17:46:04
Subterranean guide Jacob has the homesick blues, but a trail of grape-based destruction across the Outback could lead him to answers about his mother's demise, and perhaps the devil himself. Plus e...
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Series 2, Episode 4 - 'The Mystical Frog That Fell Down A Well' from 2013-12-04T17:39:07
Abraham is a Potter with artistic pretensions, but a pretentious (former) artist is striving to make it all go to pot. It's the fairytale of the frog prince as you've never heard it before - with H...
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Series 2, Episode 3 - 'An Evening With Taylors' from 2013-11-27T15:41:15
Corpulent gender-secretive state-hopper Francis (or is it Frances?) is caught up in a devilish plot cooked-up by a certain decadent celluloid pair. Will Vegas be reduced to a graveyard thanks to a ...
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Series 2, Episode 2 - 'The Fact Dictionary' from 2013-11-20T17:39:04
Can ambassadorial assistant Jemima restore the English tongue to its proper form before all hell (and her drunken charge's trousers) breaks loose in Uganda? Big game hunting, Welsh children abroad,...
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Series 2, Episode 1 - 'The Invaders of the Brackfield Plumbing Company' from 2013-11-09T18:39:24
It's the brand new series of the Wireless Podcast, kicking off with a horsey tale that plumbs new depths of mystery and adventure. Benjamin's bride heads to finishing school, and seems a changed fi...
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Series 1, Episode 14 – ‘Phil Walks Down the Street’ from 2013-11-09T18:21:48
Bald bride-to-be-to-be Catherine is cast out by plush-furnishing fancier and follicle-filching patriarch Mr Burston; dashing suitor Phil Ormskirk and personal caddy Throttleneck attempt to reconcil...
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Series 1, Episode 13 – ‘The Back of the Wardrobe’ from 2013-11-09T18:19:35
Fatherless young Gerald just wants to be boring with the pretty Prunella, but a Peruvian plot by child-catching Barty and Jeremiah puts all his plans in danger. From an Oxford furniture shop, via t...
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Series 1, Episode 12 - ‘My Spaniel, Rachel’ from 2013-11-09T18:15:45
Nobel Prize winner-training teacher Geraldo Jimenez must defend St Cuthbert’s School from Grimsby Council’s plans to bulldoze it; town planner Jethro Jelroy and wife grapple with problems of the he...
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Series 1, Episode 11 – ‘The Clockwork Kiwi Fruit’ from 2013-11-09T17:34:47
Bumbling, big-hearted policeman George receives a tip-off from the unfortunate Mr Ethelred about nefarious goings on in the box-packing factory; gruff, aspiring crimelord Albert Burninger and adole...
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Series 1, Episode 10 – ‘The Smell of the Brewery’ from 2013-11-09T17:32:30
Rhinorrhea-plagued Alejandro Borges De Nada spends the episode encamped in the cab of his truck while lover Piedad wants him to be more honest about the deeds he performs for Mr Pollock; loathsome ...
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Series 1, Episode 9 – ‘The Zookeeper’s Son’ from 2013-11-09T17:26:29
Groom-to-be Adam can’t see past fiancé Genevieve’s Italian ice cream dalliances; Sarah commands Martin to carry out even more extreme engastration than her sister’s Turducken; and Benny the Boy Det...
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Series 1, Episode 8 – ‘The River That Ran Fast’ from 2013-11-09T17:23:09
Louvre security guard Wilbur has his sights set on curatorship and the hand of the ravissante Cecily, but first, Monsieur Beaujolais needs him to investigate a curious case of materialising art. A ...
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Series 1, Episode 7 – ‘Bicycling In Ireland’ from 2013-11-09T17:18:45
Struggling ex-pat actor Timothy goes undercover to prepare for his next role as a mobster, but San Francisco’s Irish kingpins have secret plans of their own. Only his morbid wife Miriam and a strin...
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Series 1, Episode 6 – ‘I’m Sorry Guv’nor’ from 2013-11-09T17:17:16
Chronically inept spy Thomas investigates the secretion of unknown weaponry into music cases at the request of Mr Venables; criminal mastermind Rupert sends hydrophilic angoraphile Phyllis to meet ...
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Series 1, Episode 5 - 'The Mystery of the Forth Elephant' from 2013-11-09T17:13:13
Bridge-decorating train-dodger Geoffrey paints his little cotton socks off for Mr Musselwhite; dastardly Scot Lord Calico asks Mr Quivers to investigate the exodus of Fifers; and Miriam’s personifi...
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Series 1, Episode 4 – 'Cooking Bananas in a Canoe' from 2013-11-09T17:04:24
Fearless explorer Dr Gringshopp and curious companion Lee Gormenghast journey along the Amazon; gentleman adventurers Snatchladle and Childe concoct the most abominable quest of all; and we walk th...
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Series 1, Episode 3 – 'The Rolling Thunder' from 2013-11-09T16:29:29
Godfrey-spurning Scot Ethel finds herself jobless in London; the sinister Russian ‘Master’ and child-henchman Gribble cook up a meteorological plot to steal the crown jewels, and Daniel’s microphon...
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Series 1, Episode 2 – 'Montgomerie's Quest' from 2013-11-09T16:29:29
Mummy’s boy Oglethorpe turns amateur sleuth; Colin Montgomerie trawls the golf courses of Scotland in search of treasure, and a man’s unfeasibly long legs meet a prolonged, sticky end in our second...
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Series 1, Episode 1 - 'Cash Rules Everything Around Me, C.R.E.A.M, Get the Money' from 2013-10-14T18:10:03
Bank-founding billionaire Philip Bank encounters a travelling circus; lonely yet beautiful spinster Ms. Velvet looks for love, while 60s rock legends Cream turn to a life of crime in this, our inau...
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