COMEDY. Solo Travel Expert. Three-time travel writer of the year in the weeklies and paid for section of the South West category of the Regional Press Awards 2004, 2007, 2011.
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ENTER THE EXCITING WORLD OF CRYPTOCURRENCY!I follow up an unusual invitation from teen tech entrepreneur Saskia Parnell.Will I unleash my wealth potential?Will I open up new frontiers of investment?Or will I get totally had off AGAIN?Series Finale. Contact me @mikeprowsestpImage courtesy of Pixabay. Music and effects from zapsplat.com…
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As part of a wide-ranging deep dive into my own mental health, I discover that I am sad. But the mood lifts as a remarkable opportunity comes my way, to not only make a few quid, but to ingratiate myself into the orbit of Professor Renton Stack, TV's renowned "roller skating philosopher".He's a regular on BBC Radio 4's In Our Time - and at his loca…
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EP 36: Illegal Quizzes
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"Illegal Quizzes?"That's how I react when one of my Twitch followers introduces me to the new craze taking trivia fans by storm. I am thrust into a thrilling investigation which sees a shady source tempt me to go deep undercover. Download this podcast because the minute I stopped recording my pledge to never reveal the location of the illegal quizz…
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Ep 35: The Complicated Murder
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As the classic stage plays of Agatha Christie prove, crime and the theatre can make for a great night out. But can a crime IN a theatre make for a great podcast?I am about to prove it can, as I chance upon West End wrongdoing, right next door to The Mousetrap, the long-running show which sees the audience asked to keep the secret of the play - whic…
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Ep 34: THE FUNKIDS GRAMMAR ROADSHOW!
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Does grammar stress you out?So it should. It's a highly complex area. That's just one of the opinions I come across in this episode, as I struggle to save a young girl called Bethany from the clutches of grammatically correct EVIL. Listen as I uncover the new craze taking Generation Z by storm, which sees young people gathering under one mans metic…
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Ep 33: The Teffington Protocol
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In the darkest corners of the web, nestled between the conspiracy theories and the latest updates from QAnon, there is tell of a woman so dangerous - I hesitate to name her here.Lean in further as I tell you how I was ensnared by a terrifying genius. It's a story that sees me confront military psy ops, an embalmed human hand, a confusing steel orb,…
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Ep 32: Shakespeare's Stratford-upon-Avon
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Join me as I travel to Stratford-upon-Avon, home of William Shakespeare. I'll be delving into the Bard's life and works while seeing what the town has to offer the solo tourist. Along the way we'll meet an ethical PR man, the world's worst omlette and three very mysterious statues...Image: PixbaySound effects: Zapsplat'The Medieval Banquet' by Silv…
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Ep 31: The National Trust
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CONTAINS SOME DISTRESSING SCENES.In the UK The National Trust safeguards our precious old buildings. It does not however safeguard me as sadly in the course of this episode I am TRAUMATISED by what I now refer to as "The Incident".Find out what happened to me, experience the 19th Century's rarely discussed "first internet" and get a sneak preview o…
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Ep 30: Future Foods Festival
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It's about to close, so for the next two minutes forty five seconds London's Future Foods exhibition offers an insight into the foods of tomorrow. Come with me as I embark upon a desperate race against time as I attempt to make, edit and upload a podcast in less time than it takes to record one. OH GOD THE EXHIBITION CLOSES IN ONE MINUTE THIRTY SEV…
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Come with me as I explore the world of Druids - confronting head on the tensions between "Gammons" and "The "Woke", before negotiating a truce in the culture wars. I also have an episode in a gift shop and get arrested. Image by Svoooi1 from Pixabay Music by Zapsplat.comMike Prowse Solo Travel Comedy
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Ep 28: Cockney Hardmen
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Come with me as I investigate the seamy underworld of Cockney organised crime, tangling with EastEnd hardmen in this true crime thriller...Image by Ken Lunde, http://lundestudio.com, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=9088790Mike Prowse Solo Travel Comedy
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Come with me as I travel to New York. I'll be sampling some of the city's Air B&B rentals, eating a famous sandwich and hopefully meeting my musical hero, The Velvet Underground's John Cale...Image: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Blyant.JPGMusic:summithttps://www.zapsplat.com/?s=summit&post_type=music&sound-effect-category-id=tech risehttp…
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It's a kind of magic! Join me, Mike Prowse, as I venture into the world of magic, attempt to learn some card tricks and investigate a historical property swindle, all during a 'Learn Magic' course. Lots of dogs too...Image: https://www.flickr.com/photos/giopuo/Apollo 11 audio from NASA's archive https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/apollo/apollo11_au…
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Ep 25: The Lake District
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Join me as I travel to the jewel in British tourism's crown, the Lake District, on the trail of one of solo travel's pioneers...Mike Prowse Solo Travel Comedy
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Ep 24: True Crime Special
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Join me, Mike Prowse, as I turn DETECTIVE in a true crime special. In addition to attempting to solve an actual true (possible) crime mystery, I'll be giving advice about solo travel...Image by ArisepeterBlood bank music: "Trick or Treat" courtesy of Zapsplat.comMike Prowse Solo Travel Comedy
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Ep 22: Opulent Glamping
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Ep 21: ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL
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Join me, Mike Prowse, for a Hallowe'en Special as I spend the night in Britain's Most Haunted Hotel.NB Use of the words 'Most Haunted' in no way implies any endorsement by, or agreement from Antix Productions, or its founders Yvette Fielding and Karl Beattie.Zapsplat.com NightcrawlerMike Prowse Solo Travel Comedy
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Ep 19: Crossrail 2 Special
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Join me as I investigate Crossrail 2 and try to find out what exactly it's playing at. Expect some pretty rigorous examinations of the overspend on Crossrail 2 and subsequent delay, along with a couple of QUESTIONS for Transport for London. Also, bad fake names, feats of strength and going right at the bins.Image: By Transport for London - Crossrai…
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Ep 18: Reclaiming Britain's Folk Heritage From The Racists
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In this episode I reclaim Britain's folk heritage from the racists, sleep in my car and buy some out of date sandwiches.Image: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0d/BoltonAbbeyAnglikanischeKircheDeckeH2c.jpg by Helge Klaus Rieder [CC0]Mike Prowse Solo Travel Comedy
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Ep 17: Harry Potter World
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Join me on an investigative voyage of wizard-franchise-related detection as I attempt to expose WRONGDOING at Hogwarts*. This really is a must-listen for all fans of Dumbledore, JK Rowling, Thaddeus Creeple, Hermione, Ron, Harry Potter, the Box of Arpaclint and Snape etc.* in actual fact a theme park which contains an environment depicting the fict…
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In this episode I enter the world of academic research, while taking to the streets of Vienna. And demolishing a wall.Image: By Joebloggsy at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=7037257Lacrimosa from Mozart's Requiem: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:W._A._Mozart_-_Requiem_-_8._Lacrimosa_(Herbert_…
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In this month's episode I look to the stars as I investigate Space Tourism, the worst of all the tourisms.Apollo audio from https://archive.org/details/Apollo11AudioDrone from https://www.zapsplat.comMike Prowse Solo Travel Comedy
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Hi everyone. Listenership to the podcast has surged following a number of non-cheap targeted ads on Google Plus. Consequently this episode is largely taken up with details of which other podcasts you can find me on in the coming weeks...Mike Prowse Solo Travel Comedy
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Ep 13: Business Travel
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In this episode I go investigatively UNDERCOVER in order to find out what business people DO.Image: wowvectors.com/illustration/busi…tor-presentation/Mike Prowse Solo Travel Comedy
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Ep 12: BREXIT BEATLES SPECIAL
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Backstops, backbeats and Beatles. Come with me to Liverpool as I shine a light on the underexamined issue of BREXIT*, through the lens of 'The Fabulous Four'.*Britain's departure from the European UnionImage: Leslie Spear cropped by Blofeld [CC BY 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons…
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Ep 11: Bury St Edmunds
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John Clare, nature's sparky rocks and a breezy approach to probate law...Ukulele by Ruth Moss JonesMike Prowse Solo Travel Comedy
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Ep 10: Holiday Fraud Special
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Join me, Mike Prowse, as I look at holiday fraud through the lens of Belgian 'phone skankers, not-for-profit games of canasta and Vanessa The Turkey...Image from GotCreditRavel's Bolero: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bolero-Maurice_Ravel-1930.oggAudio editing on 'Money': Denzel Wicksteed (https://soundcloud.com/jnrbones)…
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Ep 9: Ethical Tourism
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Wilk, Drake and Atonement...Image by Gareth Foster, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=9233045Laika music: https://www.silvermansound.comSquirrel: https://freesound.org/people/tim.kahn/sounds/324437/Mike Prowse Solo Travel Comedy
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Bagpipes, Japan's best ever wave and a robot with some questionable views...Mike Prowse Solo Travel Comedy
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Underage archaeology, the Sistine Chapel and its superior floor, The Pope's batcave and a fundamental poetry misunderstanding...Mike Prowse Solo Travel Comedy
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The Holy Knuckle Of St Barnabas, syphilis and a violent assault...Ukulele by audionautix.com. Released under Creative Commons License 3.0.Other music by Moss & Jones (http://mossandjones.bandcamp.com)Image: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Wilson44691 CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication…
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Sensory deprivation, fear and the ninth most expensive Ferris Wheel in Dorset.Door creak: www.freesoundeffects.com/Image: www.flickr.com/photos/edgarpierce/6280908581 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/legalcodeMike Prowse Solo Travel Comedy
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A big sign, charades and Crewe's second best butcher...Bus sound effect: http://www.grsites.com/archive/sounds/category/12/?offset=108Image: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rail_House,_Gresty_Road,_Crewe.JPGMike Prowse Solo Travel Comedy
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Ep 3: Parks of London
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Dick Splash, mugger confusion and a visit to a car park...Image: © Copyright Steve Fareham and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.Guitar music from www.purple-planet.comOther music from publicdomain.lafauniere.infoMike Prowse Solo Travel Comedy
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Velvet trousers, a giant sponge hand and reinventing of the very notion of a chair...Image by Rico Neitzel - http://www.rizi-online.de, CC BY-SA 2.5, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=976810Music: http://publicdomain.lafauniere.info/index.php?-action=browse&-table=media&pk_media=%3D3057http://publicdomain.lafauniere.info/index.php?-ac…
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A dapper Italian gent, Ted Heath and the fate of the heroine, Ivy...Mike Prowse Solo Travel Comedy
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