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 local A&E. Will the freewheeling, accident-prone septuagenarian academic be my ticket to success? Listen and find out... Image courtesy of Pixabay. Music and Effects from www.zapsplat.com ..read more

"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 quizzes goes right out the window. You will be surprised. It's yet another mystery solved. Thank you for downloading THE MIKE PROWSE SOLO TRAVEL PODCAST. Music and effects courtesy of Zapsplat.com Image via Pixabay by Mohammed Hassan ..read more

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 - which I can reveal is... it's not about mice. In a star-studded special, listen as I rub shoulders with Lionel Blair, overhear Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber, get bullied by Dame Maggie Smith and only lightly injure Felicity Kendal. Take your seats for THE COM ..read more

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 meticulous gaze - a man who would no doubt be appalled by my intentional omission of a possessive apostrophe from "mans" just then. Let's go! TO THE FUNKIDS GRAMMAR ROADSHOW! Picture courtesy of Pixabay. Music and sound effects from www.zapsplat.com ..read more

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, and some profound mental rearrangement. I only wanted to do a bloody first aid course. Enter the world of THE TEFFINGTON PROTOCOL. Music and some sound effects by Zapsplat.com Picture courtesy of Pixabay ..read more

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: Pixbay Sound effects: Zapsplat 'The Medieval Banquet' by Silverman Sound is under a Creative Commons license (CC BY 3.0) Music promoted by BreakingCopyright: http://bit.ly/Silvermansound_Medieval ..read more

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 of Mr Tumble's upcoming documentary about Britain's colonial past in this staggering episode of The Mike Prowse Solo Travel Podcast. Image by Pexels of Pixabay. All Music by Zapsplat.com ..read more

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 SEVEN SECONDS FUTURE FOODS WILL WANT A REFUND AND I'VE SPENT THE FEE. WHY IS THIS INTERNET CONNECTION SO Image by Arturs Budkevics from Pixabay ..read more

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.com ..read more

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=9088790 ..read more