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Case 35: Prison Break
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Nov 18, 2022
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| 12/9/22 |  Case 35: Prison Break | Case Thirty Five. Someone call the cops, an escaped prisoner has somehow made it on to the podcasts.Want to help us solve more mysteries? Support Microscope at supporter.acast.com/microscopePerformed by Mat Ewins and John Kearns.Edited by Mat Ewins. Researched by John Kearns.Recorded live at The Bill Murray in London. Theme music by Nicky Green.Photography by Paul Gilbey. Artwork by Mat Ewins.Produced by Plosive.Follow Microscope on Twitter for details on future live shows: @microscopefunSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/microscope. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 12/2/22 | Case 34: Postman Patrick | Case Thirty Four. Early in the morning, just as day is dawning Postman Patrick, Postman Patrick and his absolutely not black and white disco trousers chat to Mat Ewins about the decline of the postal service and his mysterious gift.Want to help us solve more mysteries? Support Microscope at supporter.acast.com/microscopePerformed by Mat Ewins and John Kearns.Recorded by Ben Williams. Edited by Mat Ewins. Additional editing by Naomi Parnell. Researched by John Kearns.Theme music by Nicky Green.Photography by Paul Gilbey. Artwork by Mat Ewins.Produced by Plosive.Follow Microscope on Twitter for details on future live shows: @microscopefunSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/microscope. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 11/25/22 | Case 33: Animatronics | Case Thirty Three. Mat Ewins talks to a modern day Geppetto whose creations have been coming to life…Want to help us solve more mysteries? Support Microscope at supporter.acast.com/microscopePerformed by Mat Ewins and John Kearns.Recorded by Ben Williams. Edited by Mat Ewins. Researched by John Kearns.Theme music by Nicky Green.Photography by Paul Gilbey. Artwork by Mat Ewins.Produced by Plosive.Follow Microscope on Twitter for details on future live shows: @microscopefunSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/microscope. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 11/18/22 | Case 32: Titanic 2 | Case Thirty Two. Can Mat Ewins sink the case of the presumably ill-fated Titanic 2? Ewins talks to Captain Eyebirds about his cheeky ship. Want to help us solve more mysteries? Support Microscope at supporter.acast.com/microscopePerformed by Mat Ewins and John Kearns.Recorded by Ben Williams. Edited by Mat Ewins. Researched by John Kearns.Recorded live at Monkey Barrel Comedy during the Edinburgh Fringe 2022. Theme music by Nicky Green.Photography by Paul Gilbey. Artwork by Mat Ewins.Produced by Plosive.Follow Microscope on Twitter for details on future live shows: @microscopefunSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/microscope. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 11/11/22 | Case 31: Hell FC | Case Thirty One. This week Mat Ewins scores an interview with football manager of the occult, Peter Keys. Pull up your socks and shine your shin pads, there are demons in defence and Beelzebub on the bench. It's a scorcher.Want to help us solve more mysteries? Support Microscope at supporter.acast.com/microscopePerformed by Mat Ewins and John Kearns.Recorded by Ben Williams. Edited by Mat Ewins. Additional editing by Naomi Parnell. Researched by John Kearns.Theme music by Nicky Green.Photography by Paul Gilbey. Artwork by Mat Ewins.Produced by Plosive.Follow Microscope on Twitter for details on future live shows: @microscopefunSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/microscope. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 11/4/22 | Case 30: Benjamin Mutton | Case Thirty. Mat Ewins picks up a pitch fork and digs in down at the farm to interview Farmer Mutton on his son's very unusual condition. This is the remarkable story of Benjamin Mutton. Best listened to backwards.Want to help us solve more mysteries? Support Microscope at supporter.acast.com/microscopePerformed by Mat Ewins and John Kearns.Recorded by Naomi Parnell. Edited by Mat Ewins. Additional editing by Naomi Parnell. Researched by John Kearns.Theme music by Nicky Green.Photography by Paul Gilbey. Artwork by Mat Ewins.Produced by Plosive.Follow Microscope on Twitter for details on future live shows: @microscopefunSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/microscope. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 10/28/22 | Case 29: Self-Driving Car | Case Twenty Nine. Constable Gladstone gets a grilling from Mat Ewins about his crime-solving car, Sally. Want to help us solve more mysteries? Support Microscope at supporter.acast.com/microscopePerformed by Mat Ewins and John Kearns.Recorded by Naomi Parnell. Edited by Mat Ewins. Additional editing by Ben Williams. Researched by John Kearns.Theme music by Nicky Green.Photography by Paul Gilbey. Artwork by Mat Ewins.Produced by Plosive.Follow Microscope on Twitter for details on future live shows: @microscopefunSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/microscope. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 10/24/22 | Series 3 - Trailer | After nearly two years away, Mat Ewins and John Kearns are back solving more of the world's biggest mysteries in Microscope. Series 3 starts this 28th October.Want to help us solve more mysteries? Support Microscope at supporter.acast.com/microscopeFollow Microscope on Twitter: @microscopefunPerformed by Mat Ewins and John Kearns. Edited by Mat Ewins. Researched by John Kearns.Theme music by Nicky Green.Photography by Paul Gilbey. Artwork by Mat Ewins.Produced by Plosive Productions. Follow Microscope on Twitter for details on future live shows: @microscopefun Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/microscope. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 12/4/20 |  Case 28: Centaur | Case Twenty Eight. Centaur? Centaur! Mat Ewins dons his best silks and climbs into his stirrups as he launches into Hoof Hefner, convicted fraudster and horse trainer extraordinaire. A bizarre tale of lies, deceit and the charms a man with horse legs can hold over simple folk, one for the record books but for all the wrong reasons.Want to help us solve more mysteries? Support Microscope at supporter.acast.com/microscopePerformed by Mat Ewins and John Kearns.Recorded by Naomi Parnell. Edited by Mat Ewins. Additional editing by Naomi Parnell. Researched by John Kearns.Theme music by Nicky Green.Photography by Paul Gilbey. Artwork by Mat Ewins.Produced by Plosive Productions.Follow Microscope on Twitter for details on future live shows: @microscopefunSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/microscope. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 11/27/20 |  Case 27: Traffic Warden | Case Twenty Seven. Poop! Poop! Mat Ewins dons his driving gloves and shows us his clutching feet as he joins traffic warden Geoffrey Pinto on a journey through time in, no less, a time travelling car. Think Back to the Future without the spectacle, plot, the charisma of the leads or Spielberg at the helm and you’ll be half way there! Play loud! Play fast!Want to help us solve more mysteries? Support Microscope at supporter.acast.com/microscopePerformed by Mat Ewins and John Kearns.Recorded by Ben Williams. Edited by Mat Ewins. Additional editing by Naomi Parnell. Researched by John Kearns.Theme music by Nicky Green.Photography by Paul Gilbey. Artwork by Mat Ewins.Produced by Plosive Productions.Follow Microscope on Twitter for details on future live shows: @microscopefunSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/microscope. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
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| 11/20/20 |  Case 26: Shakespeare’s Sequels | Case Twenty Six. Mat Ewins pulls up his tights, pulls down his ruff and soliloquises with Bill Bulbs, a librarian (libearian) who discovered the unpublished sequels of William Shakespeare. A tale that could’ve been written by the Bard himself, best listened to whilst being pursued by a bear.Performed by Mat Ewins and John Kearns.Recorded by Ben Williams. Edited by Mat Ewins. Additional editing by Ben Williams. Researched by John Kearns.Theme music by Nicky Green.Photography by Paul Gilbey. Artwork by Mat Ewins.Produced by Plosive Productions.Follow Microscope on Twitter for details on future live shows: @microscopefunSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/microscope. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 11/13/20 |  Case 25: 5G | Case Twenty Five. Mat Ewins gives BT engineer Greg Gloves a call about the power of 5G, mind control and has his head spun 360 on the revelations regarding the revolving restaurant in London’s glittering middle. With government moles everywhere, play this one quietly on headphones wearing your favourite balaclava.Performed by Mat Ewins and John Kearns.Recorded by Naomi Parnell. Edited by Mat Ewins. Additional editing by Ben Williams. Researched by John Kearns.Theme music by Nicky Green.Photography by Paul Gilbey. Artwork by Mat Ewins.Produced by Plosive Productions.Follow Microscope on Twitter for details on future live shows: @microscopefunSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/microscope. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 11/6/20 |  Case 24: The Crown Jewels | Case Twenty Four. Mat Ewins swoops cloak and dagger to give head of Security at the Tower of London, Robert Cromwell, the heebie jeebies. What exactly happened when the Crown Jewels were victim to one of the most audacious heists in our countries history? With a cast of thousands, this is one to turn up loud in the shower or over a sizzling breakfast pan.Performed by Mat Ewins and John Kearns.Recorded by Ben Williams. Edited by Mat Ewins. Additional editing by Ben Williams. Researched by John Kearns.Theme music by Nicky Green.Photography by Paul Gilbey. Artwork by Mat Ewins.Produced by Plosive Productions.Follow Microscope on Twitter for details on future live shows: @microscopefunSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/microscope. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 10/30/20 |  Case 23: Ghost Writer | Case Twenty Three. A Halloween Special. The Case of the Haunted Tappy Tap Machine. Mat Ewins spell checks Sam McCartney, a hammer horror writer, whose gruesome stories started to come to life owing to a damn haunted word processor. And you thought running out of ink was a problem? Turn this one up loud on your run or as you make dinner.Performed by Mat Ewins and John Kearns.Recorded by Ben Williams. Edited by Mat Ewins. Additional editing by Ben Williams. Researched by John Kearns.Theme music by Nicky Green.Photography by Paul Gilbey. Artwork by Mat Ewins.Produced by Plosive Productions.Follow Microscope on Twitter for details on future live shows: @microscopefunSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/microscope. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 10/23/20 |  Case 22: Fish ’n’ Chips ’n’ Cryogenics | Case Twenty Two. Mat Ewins fries Ted Saunders about how in 1998 he found a 10,000 year old man in his second hand freezer. For all ages, turn this one up loud on the school run.Want to help us solve more mysteries? Support Microscope at supporter.acast.com/microscopePerformed by Mat Ewins and John Kearns.Recorded by Naomi Parnell. Edited by Mat Ewins. Additional editing by Ben Williams. Researched by John Kearns.Theme music by Nicky Green.Photography by Paul Gilbey. Artwork by Mat Ewins.Produced by Plosive Productions.Follow Microscope on Twitter for details on future live shows: @microscopefunSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/microscope. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 10/16/20 |  Case 21: The Case of the Spooky Dog Scenario | Case Twenty One. Detective Murlock Bones is dragged over hot coals by Mat Ewins in this barn stormer of an opener to Microscope’s Second Series. A tale of cakes, ten dead bodies and rampant pooches, turn this one up loud on the school run.Want to help us solve more mysteries? Support Microscope at supporter.acast.com/microscopePerformed by Mat Ewins and John Kearns.Recorded by Naomi Parnell. Edited by Mat Ewins. Additional editing by Ben Williams. Researched by John Kearns.Theme music by Nicky Green.Photography by Paul Gilbey. Artwork by Mat Ewins.Produced by Plosive Productions.Follow Microscope on Twitter for details on future live shows: @microscopefunSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/microscope. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 10/13/20 |  Series 2 - Trailer | Microscope is back for series 2! Join Mat Ewins and John Kearns – and a fresh batch of weirdo characters – as they once more attempt to explain the unexplainable and put some of the world’s biggest mysteries under the Microscope. Starts Friday 16th October.Want to help us solve more mysteries? Support Microscope at supporter.acast.com/microscopeFollow Microscope on Twitter: @microscopefunPerformed by Mat Ewins and John Kearns. Edited by Mat Ewins. Researched by John Kearns.Theme music by Nicky Green.Photography by Paul Gilbey. Artwork by Mat Ewins.Produced by Plosive Productions. Follow Microscope on Twitter for details on future live shows: @microscopefun Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/microscope. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 7/24/20 |  Case 20: Pirates | Case Twenty. Mat Ewins’ timbers are shivered as he learns how savant psychiatrist Dr Bertrand Wolf was taken hostage by pirates. How would being taken hostage by pirates effect your business? Usually recorded in front of a live audience this episode was taped down the line owing to a worldwide pandemic that has infected over 15.2 million people (officially). On behalf of everyone who works on Microscope we would like to officially apologise to Steve Wright. We were unaware that we were getting his emails and thus this series is still seeking a sponsor.Want to help us solve more mysteries? Support Microscope at supporter.acast.com/microscopePerformed by Mat Ewins and John Kearns.Recorded by Naomi Parnell. Edited by Mat Ewins. Additional editing by Ben Williams. Researched by John Kearns.Theme music by Nicky Green.Photography by Paul Gilbey. Artwork by Mat Ewins.Produced by Plosive Productions.Follow Microscope on Twitter for details on future live shows: @microscopefunSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/microscope. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 7/17/20 |  Case 19: Space Station | Case Nineteen. Mat Ewins speaks with Francis Hamilton about life on the space station and what happened when it was overrun by “little green cherries”. How would being overrun by aliens effect your business? Usually recorded in front of a live audience this episode was taped down the line owing to a worldwide pandemic that has infected over 11.5 million people (officially). Plosive Productions and the team at Microscope would like to acknowledge that we are looking into wether we have been getting the dedications to Steve Wright’s Sunday Love Songs and mistaking them for sponsors. A statement will be made on this next week.Want to help us solve more mysteries? Support Microscope at supporter.acast.com/microscopePerformed by Mat Ewins and John Kearns.Recorded by Ben Williams. Edited by Mat Ewins. Additional editing by Ben Williams. Researched by John Kearns.Theme music by Nicky Green.Photography by Paul Gilbey. Artwork by Mat Ewins.Produced by Plosive Productions.Follow Microscope on Twitter for details on future live shows: @microscopefunSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/microscope. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 7/10/20 |  Case 18: Dinosaur Carnival | Case Eighteen. Mat Ewins sits slack jawed as Peter Dumplings blows the lid on a disastrous attempt to create a fairground of cloned dinosaurs. How would cloning dinosaurs effect your business? Usually recorded in front of a live audience this episode was taped down the line owing to a worldwide pandemic that has infected over 10.8 million people (officially). This episode is sponsored by Steve Wright, Sunday Morning Love Songs and his lawyers at Schillings who have asked us to “cease and desist”.Want to help us solve more mysteries? Support Microscope at supporter.acast.com/microscopePerformed by Mat Ewins and John Kearns.Recorded by Naomi Parnell. Edited by Mat Ewins. Additional editing by Ben Williams. Researched by John Kearns.Theme music by Nicky Green.Photography by Paul Gilbey. Artwork by Mat Ewins.Produced by Plosive Productions.Follow Microscope on Twitter for details on future live shows: @microscopefunSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/microscope. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 7/3/20 |  Case 17: The Holy Grail | Case Seventeen. Mat Ewins joins Tony Danler on a quest to find the Holy Grail after he loses it on a drunken night out. How would losing a priceless and historic artefact effect your business? Usually recorded in front of a live audience this episode was taped down the line owing to a worldwide pandemic that has infected over 10.2 million people (officially). This episode is sponsored by Steph who asks, “Dear Steve, Can I wish my lovely Bobby a wonderful retirement after 30 years in the Fire Service. Here’s to sun, sangria and lols as we move to Spain to begin the next chapter of our life together. He loves the show and will be thrilled to hear you play us a song.”Want to help us solve more mysteries? Support Microscope at supporter.acast.com/microscopePerformed by Mat Ewins and John Kearns.Recorded by Ben Williams. Edited by Mat Ewins. Additional editing by Ben Williams. Researched by John Kearns.Theme music by Nicky Green.Photography by Paul Gilbey. Artwork by Mat Ewins.Produced by Plosive Productions.Follow Microscope on Twitter for details on future live shows: @microscopefunSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/microscope. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 6/25/20 |  Case 16: Sentient Robots | Case Sixteen. Mat Ewins rings a Russian Gulag where Ralph Matisse explains why he’s there and how he saved a sentient robot from a British Military base high up in the Belize mountains. How would learning that a robot is sentient effect your business? Usually recorded in front of a live audience this episode was taped down the line owing to a worldwide pandemic that has infected over 9.4 million people (officially). This episode is sponsored by Steve Wright who asks, “Following up on this, I haven’t been getting any emails through to Sunday Love Songs and apparently they’ve gone to this podcast’s address. Can someone please reply or get in touch with Radio 2? Cheers, Steve.”Want to help us solve more mysteries? Support Microscope at supporter.acast.com/microscopePerformed by Mat Ewins and John Kearns.Recorded by Ben Williams. Edited by Mat Ewins. Additional editing by Ben Williams. Researched by John Kearns.Theme music by Nicky Green.Photography by Paul Gilbey. Artwork by Mat Ewins.Produced by Plosive Productions.Follow Microscope on Twitter for details on future live shows: @microscopefunSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/microscope. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 6/19/20 |  Case 15: Milkman | Case Fifteen. Mat Ewins joins Colonel Milk as the ex-soldier turned milkman explains what happened when his route was overrun by Zombies. How would having Zombies in your way effect your business? Usually recorded in front of a live audience this episode was taped down the line owing to a worldwide pandemic that has infected over 8.6 million people (officially). This episode is sponsored by Steve Wright who asks “Have you been getting my emails? Who are you? Love the show.”Want to help us solve more mysteries? Support Microscope at supporter.acast.com/microscopePerformed by Mat Ewins and John Kearns.Recorded by Ben Williams. Edited by Mat Ewins. Additional editing by Ben Williams. Researched by John Kearns.Theme music by Nicky Green.Photography by Paul Gilbey. Artwork by Mat Ewins.Produced by Plosive Productions.Follow Microscope on Twitter for details on future live shows: @microscopefunSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/microscope. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 6/12/20 |  Case 14: Time Travelling Washing Machine | Case Fourteen. Mat Ewins joins Alan Bird as he explains how a washing machine in his shop sends him spinning back to the past. How would having white goods that send you spinning back to the past effect your business? Usually recorded in front of a live audience this episode was taped down the line owing to a worldwide pandemic that has infected over 7.2 million people (officially). This episode is sponsored by Karl who emails, “Steve, you work six days a week but it’s not really work is it?”Want to help us solve more mysteries? Support Microscope at supporter.acast.com/microscopePerformed by Mat Ewins and John Kearns.Recorded by Ben Williams. Edited by Mat Ewins. Additional editing by Ben Williams. Researched by John Kearns.Theme music by Nicky Green.Photography by Paul Gilbey. Artwork by Mat Ewins.Produced by Plosive Productions.Follow Microscope on Twitter for details on future live shows: @microscopefunSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/microscope. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 6/5/20 |  Case 13: Flat Earth Tours | Case Thirteen. Mat Ewins joins Jimmy Guinness as he drives over the edge of the earth and tours the town that dangles off it. How would cutting your building physically in half effect your business? Usually recorded in front of a live audience this episode was taped down the line owing to a worldwide pandemic that has infected over 6.4 million people (officially). This episode is sponsored by Louise who emails “Steve, You‘re to my Sunday mornings what the Queen is to this dear nation! Please can you play for Phil who is my rock, ‘Every Breath You Take’ by the Police.”Want to help us solve more mysteries? Support Microscope at supporter.acast.com/microscopePerformed by Mat Ewins and John Kearns.Recorded by Naomi Parnell. Edited by Mat Ewins. Additional editing by Ben Williams. Researched by John Kearns.Theme music by Nicky Green.Photography by Paul Gilbey. Artwork by Mat Ewins.Produced by Plosive Productions.Follow Microscope on Twitter for details on future live shows: @microscopefunSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/microscope. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
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