AMT413: Secret marriage, wet Mr Darcy and transparent pie

From Answer Me This! by Helen and Olly

January 8, 2026 · 1h 3m

About this episode

The episode discusses various quirky questions from listeners, including secret marriages and the nature of Mr. Darcy.

How do you tell your parents you’ve been married for several years? Is bell-ringing a sport? What should you wear on a TV quiz show? How rich/soggy is Mr Darcy? And what species is a Womble? AMT413 questioneers want to know all these things and more. For more information about this episode, visit answermethispodcast.com/episode413, and let us know your weird snack preferences too. Got questions for us to answer, or feedback about an episode? Send them in writing or as a voice note to answermethispodcast@googlemail.com, or you can call 0208 123 5877 like the old days. AMT414 will be in your podfeed 29 January 2026, and paying patrons also get a fresh edition of our video livestream question-answering session Petty Problems on 16 January. So become a patron at patreon.com/answermethis and you not only get to watch all the Petty Problemses, you also receive an ad-free version of the episode, plus bonus material each month, and if you sign up at one of the higher tiers, you get access to an RSS feed with ALL the AMT stuff EVER, including our entire back catalogue, our six themed albums, the retro AMTs, and every Bit of Crapp from the AMT App. Cor! AND you’re helping with the…

People in this episode

Hosts: Helen, Olly

Topics covered

marriage
sports
quiz shows
literature
snacks

Keywords

secret marriage
bell-ringing
TV quiz show
Mr Darcy
Womble

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Today in History with the Retrospectors, Veronica Mars Investigations

Books & works: Pride and Prejudice

Places: London