Killing Time with Rebecca Rideal

Latest Episodes:

Detectorists and Sutton Hoo with Mackenzie Crook May 21, 2020

Show notes

In this episode, Rebecca Rideal is joined by BAFTA-award winning writer, actor and director Mackenzie Crook to discuss metal detecting, the ghosts of the past and Sutton Hoo.

Written and narrated by Rebecca Rideal

Producer/Editor: Matt Pearson

Music: "Circles" by The Broxton Hundred

The Red Barn Murder with Dr Emma Butcher May 14, 2020

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In this episode, Rebecca Rideal is joined by Dr Emma Butcher to explore one of the most notorious crimes of the nineteenth century - The Red Barn Murder.

Written and narrated by Rebecca Rideal

Voice actor: Laura Darrall

Producer/Editor: Matt Pearson

Music: "Circles" by The Broxton Hundred

The Game is Afoot with Mark Gatiss (Part 2) May 07, 2020

Show notes

In the second part of The Game is Afoot, Rebecca Rideal and Mark Gatiss investigate some of the most notorious crimes of the twentieth century - from Neville Heath to Rillington Place.

Written and narrated by Rebecca Rideal

Producer/ Editor: Matt Pearson

Theme music: "Circles" by The Broxton Hundred

The Game is Afoot with Mark Gatiss (Part 1) May 07, 2020

Show notes

In the first part of this two part special, Rebecca Rideal is joined by actor and screenwriter Mark Gatiss to explore the cultural history of crime - from Sherlock Holmes and the birth of forensic science to literary archetypes and Victorian poisoners.

Written and narrated by Rebecca Rideal

Producer/Editor Matt Pearson

Theme music: "Circles" by The Broxton Hundred

The Death of Vice-Admiral Nelson with Dan Snow Apr 30, 2020

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In this episode, Rebecca Rideal is joined by historian and broadcaster Dan Snow to unravel the death of Horatio Nelson and the consequences of the Battle of Trafalgar.

Written and narrated by Rebecca Rideal

Voice actors: Stephanie Blundell and Lachlan McCall

Producer/Editor: Matt Pearson

Music: "Circles" by The Broxton Hundred

Death and Scandal in Bombay with Professor Sunny Singh Apr 23, 2020

Show notes

In this episode Rebecca Rideal is joined by Dr Sunny Singh to investigate a "crime of passion" that shook mid-twentieth century India.

Written and narrated by Rebecca Rideal

Voice actor: Laura Darrall

Producer/Editor: Matt Pearson

Theme music: "Circles" by The Broxton Hundred

The Abominable Murder of Lord Darnley with Professor Kate Williams Apr 16, 2020

Show notes

In this episode, Rebecca Rideal investigates the murder of Mary, Queen of Scots' husband, Lord Darnley, with Professor Kate Williams.

Written and narrated by Rebecca Rideal

Voice actors: Stephanie Blundell, Laura Darrall and Chris Fernandez-Packham

Producer/Editor: Matt Pearson

Theme music: "Circles" by The Broxton Hundred

Jamestown Cannibalism with Dr Misha Ewen Apr 10, 2020

Show notes

In this episode, Rebecca Rideal unravels evidence of cannibalism in the English colonial settlement of Jamestown, Virginia. Aiding the investigation is historian Dr Misha Ewen.

Written and narrated by Rebecca Rideal

Theme Music: "Circles" by The Broxton Hundred

Voice Actors: Duncan Barrett and Lachlan McCall

Producer/Editor: Matt Pearson