Mike Prowse Solo Travel Comedy
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.
Episodes
March 19, 2022 • 15 mins
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 @mikeprowsestp
Image courtesy of Pixabay.
Music and effects from zapsplat.com
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December 31, 2021 • 12 mins
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...
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October 1, 2021 • 15 mins
"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...
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September 1, 2021 • 15 mins
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 r...
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July 30, 2021 • 16 mins
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...
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June 25, 2021 • 18 mins
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 cou...
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May 25, 2021 • 15 mins
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 Bre...
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March 19, 2021 • 16 mins
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 staggerin...
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February 5, 2021 • 12 mins
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 TH...
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January 7, 2021 • 17 mins
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
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November 4, 2020 • 20 mins
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
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October 6, 2020 • 16 mins
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.JPG
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tech rise
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July 28, 2020 • 16 mins
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_audio.html
Tape Noise and Music "The Boss" courtesy of Zapsplat.com https://www.za...
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May 10, 2020 • 15 mins
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...
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April 3, 2020 • 13 mins
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 Arisepeter
Blood bank music: "Trick or Treat" courtesy of Zapsplat.com
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March 13, 2020 • 5 mins
Join me, Mike Prowse, as I look at the potential effects upon global travel and tourism of the coronavirus and/or COVID-19. Expect health-related advice and a dispassionate examination of the statistics, situation and outlook. From my bunker.
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January 24, 2020 • 14 mins
Join me, Mike Prowse, as I look into the opulent, high-end world of 'glamping': is this a new way to experience the great outdoors, or just the old way but more expensive?
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December 6, 2019 • 19 mins
A very special episode, as we celebrate what is definitely a milestone in the Mike Prowse Solo Travel Podcast story. Helping me celebrate this momentous event is a host of familiar faces from the past, as well as a very special new one...GLOBAL JUDITH
Music and sound effects courtesy of https://www.zapsplat.com
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October 29, 2019 • 13 mins
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.
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September 2, 2019 • 15 mins
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 - Crossrail 2, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=67571457
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