Twisted Britain

Twisted Britain

A fortnightly podcast about UK true crime with a touch of the weird and the macabre. Hosted by Bob and Ali sat in The Settle Inn in Stirling, they take it week about to tell each other a criminal tale from British history, expect weird tales, dodgy history lessons oh and there's always someone drinking in the background!

Episodes

Episode 111 - Littlehampton lible

January 8, 2025 • 95 mins
this week on Twisted Britain Ali kicks off 2025 with a tale of a liable case, however not uour normal liable case, neighbours on a small town embroiled in a mad scandle, Edith Swan and Rose Gooding, watch tour ears for this one.... there is some excellent swears in it 
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Episode 110 - The tragic murder of Richard Taylor

October 5, 2024 • 59 mins

In this episode of Twisted Britain, Bob and Ali take us back to the early 19th century, to the small English village of Strewd, where a heinous crime took place amidst the social upheaval of the Industrial Revolution. The hosts dive deep into the harrowing case of Richard Taylor, a 13-year-old boy, brutally murdered by 14-year-old John Bell. With themes of jealousy, poverty, and social divide, the episode explores how economic stru...
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Episode 109 - Goatfell mystery

August 31, 2024 • 51 mins
This week on twisted Britain Bob tells the mysterious case of the death of Edwin Rose On goatfell On the isle of Arran Off the coast of Scotland where 2 men went up a Mountain and only I came down again


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Episode 108 - The Teacup Poisoner - Part 4

July 2, 2024 • 84 mins
In the conclusion of the teacup trilogy in 4 parts Ali and Bob look at the arrest, trial and conviction of the Teacup poisoner.  The investigation included a first for the British justice system and forensic medicine.  

Thanks for listening 
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Episode 107 - TheTeacup poisoner - Part 3

June 17, 2024 • 72 mins
In the 3rd instalment of the Teacup trilogy  in 4 parts, Ali and Bob look at the crimes of the man known as the teacup poisoner committed after his release from the Broadmoor medical facility in 1971, while working for John Hadland Laboratories.
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Episode 106 - The Teacup Poisoner-Part 2

May 24, 2024 • 89 mins
This week on Twisted Britain we continue Alis Teacup Poisoner trilogy in 4 parts, in this episode we see the protagonist, go to trial and sentencing 
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Episode 105 - The Teacup poisoner part 1

May 17, 2024 • 88 mins
This week on twisted Britain Ali and Bob begin a trilogy in four parts looking into the life of the man who would become known as the teacup poisoner.  In this episode they look into his early life and first crimes, his formative years which made him the man he would be.


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Transcript

Crimecon with The Captain for True Crime Garage

May 3, 2024 • 47 mins
At CrimeCon in Glasgow this year Bob had the pleasure of sitting down and hosting a live intervioew with none other than The Captain  from True Crime Garage, We talk everything from Jonbenet Ramsey to important questions like is the captain drunk!

i hope you enjoy 

thanks for listening 
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Episode 104 - Emily kaye ,The crumbles Part 2

April 6, 2024 • 63 mins
This week on Twisted Britain, we have the second of the Crumbles Murders, Emily Kaye was attaked and murdered by her lover Patrick Mahon
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Episode 103 - The Crumbles Murders, part 1 -Irene munroe

March 22, 2024 • 47 mins
This week on twisted Britain we hear about the savage and unessesary murder of Irene Munro, killed for nothing more than her holiday money.
This is the first of 2 episodes set in the crumbles area of Eastbourne


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Bonus Episode - True crime round table

March 12, 2024 • 65 mins
Here is the audio from the True Crime Round Table that we had the pleasure of doing with Adam for Uk True Crime, Mike from Murder mile, and Paul from The True Crime Enthusiast, its a lot of chat and a lot of fun with a bit of nonsense we hope  you enjoy 

Thanks for listening 
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Episode 102 - June anne devany

March 7, 2024 • 48 mins
This week on Twisted Britain Bob tells about the very tragic murder of June Anne Devaney, a nearly 4 year old girl abducted from her hospital bed in the 1940s, but we try to focus on the excellent police response including the cirst ever mass fingerprinting


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Episode 101 - The Twisted Britain Whisky Weird Laws Tasting Quiz

February 27, 2024 • 80 mins
This week on Twisted Britain we have a special episode for you, Ali decided to run a quiz and get us drunk in the same episode.

So Allow us to present the first ever Twisted Whisky quiz, Ali has some weird laws to quiz Bob on and whilst they do that he treats bob to some rather nice whisky.

It’s more of a ramble than normal but it’s a wee bit of fun!?

Thanks very much for listening
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Episode 100 - The Hammersmith ghost murder

February 13, 2024 • 58 mins
This time on Twisted Britain, Ali tells us of the Hammersmith Ghost murder ( and Bob loves ghost stories!) its one he heard of through a family friend who is a decentdent of the victim

This is our first attempt at a distance recording sothe sound is not as good as normal
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Episode 99 - Anne Naylor

December 21, 2023 • 49 mins
This week on Twisted Britain Ali tells us the horrible tale of the death of Anne Naylor a 14 year old who died at the hands of her employer

Merry Christmas everyone!

thanks for listening
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Episode 98 - Caroline Luard - the Seal Chart Murder

December 1, 2023 • 53 mins
This week on Twisted Britain Bob tells us about Caroline Luard, The seal Chart Murder, this is a long standing cold case in the UK where noone has ever been found guilty of Carolines murder, Bob and Ali also discuss thier thoughts on is it possible to solve these historic cases

thanks for listening
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Episode 97 -William starchfield

November 24, 2023 • 74 mins
This week on Twisted Britain Ali tells us of the very sad murder of 5 year old William Starchfield, whoes body was found on a London train in 1914, but not only do ŵ look at this case but we introduce the first ever Metasode, a podcast with in a podcast
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Episode 96 - Florence Maybrick

November 10, 2023 • 59 mins
This week on Twisted Britain, Bob follows up on Alis Liverpool poisoners with another female poisoner for the Liverpool area only a few years later Florence Maybrick, was she a poisoner or was she the victim of a misogynistic court system

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Episode 95 - Catherine Flannagan & Margaret Higgins

October 10, 2023 • 63 mins
This week on Twisted Britain Ali tells us of 2 Irish sisters living in liverpool in the late 1800s, a pair of poisonners, but was that it or was there a deeper conspiracy going on here

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Episode 94 - Twistedpedia - Some pirates and a holy Rood

October 1, 2023 • 78 mins
As Ali in rance (apparently for the last time!) The wonderful hosts of Crimepedia, Morgan and Cherry have joined Bob over the interweb for a speacial recording this week.

Bob tells Cherry and Morgan about some pirates with a twist! Mary Read, was a bad ass pirate but did the crew know her real identity.

And then....... Morgan blows the socks off the oldest case and possibly the weirest one too! A Cross tried for murder!

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