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Ricky & Tony: Pop DetectivesCase 016: The Worst of Pop Detectives 2Ricky and Tony take their Pop Detectivism very seriously, however during those long days and nights at the office, conversation can drift…a lot! We were going to call this the Best Of Pop Detectives but we thought that was pushing it, especially when no pop mysteries were solved in the making of this episode…so that must make it the Worst Of Pop Detectives.
Here’s what you didn’t hear in previous episodes, expect topics such as...world record for time spent up a tree, church bells, cheese phobias, Coronation Street and socks.
Find your calm, get 25% O...2020-07-2850 min
Ricky & Tony: Pop DetectivesCase 015: David Bowie and the Yeeziest Case YetBowie was a master of reinvention and was streets ahead of the curve...but did he really predict the future too? In the final case of the series of Ricky & Tony, the Pop Detectives are investigating a theory which in some ways seems feasible but in other ways just plain bizarre!
Some of the comments that David Bowie made during in a Newnight interview in 1999 about how we’d use the internet in years to come are spookily accurate, that music streaming would be normal and the internet would give us “windows into our idols' lives” (Twitter, Instagram, TikTok anyone...2020-07-2147 min
The Chris Moyles Show on Radio X PodcastBig Baz Beer Fund, Ricky Wilson & A Children’s TV Legend! #241Chris is back! Thanks to Toby Tarrant for covering for us last week whilst he was off! And, after being nominated for another podcast award the team prepared themselves for Chris’ inevitable reaction (extra bleeps included in this podcast free of charge). Oh my god we can’t believe it but Ricky Wilson dropped in on FaceTime for a chat! He told us all about the new series of his podcast with veteran DJ Tony Blackburn and discussed some hilarious radio bloopers with Chris. We even managed to fit in a brand new Who Are You Guest for Chris and Dom...2020-07-171h 32Ricky & Tony: Pop DetectivesCase 014: Pills, Thrills & Laminates (Shaun Ryder Special)WARNING: This episode contains strong language and references to drug taking.
It’s a Happy Mondays Special as Ricky & Tony are joined by the one and only Shaun Ryder to help get to the bottom of this legendary pop myth.
At the height of ‘the second summer of love’ in 1990, the Happy Mondays headlined Glastonbury festival, but not content with the number of passes they were given, the 24 hour party people decided to knock up a few of their own by taking their own laminator with them. The chaos they brought to the festival that year is said to hav...2020-07-1446 min
The Chris Evans Show with The National LotteryRicky Wilson, Tony Blackburn, Dotty, Dick & Dom, William ShatnerThis week on the show we welcome friends from the world of television, film, broadcasting, music and literature.Kaiser Chiefs' frontman Ricky Wilson and broadcasting legend Tony Blackburn chat their mythical musical mysteries podcast 'Pop Detective'.Dotty discusses her debut book 'Outraged: Why Everyone is Shouting and No One is Talking'.Dynamic duo Dick and Dom tell us about 'The Drive-In Club' and its collection of shows.And the legendary William Shatner speaks to Sam Pinkham about his fantastic Sky History show, 'The UnXplained'.Plus Laura Carmichael, Katherine Jenkins...2020-07-1052 minRicky & Tony: Pop DetectivesCase 013: Do You Believe in…Cher’s Wig Room?Ricky and Tony are back on the case of another superstar-based pop myth. One of their stool pigeons has tipped them to a demand by the Goddess of Pop, Cher, for a special room wherever she goes for the sole use of her wigs.
Rumour has it that when on tour the room is furnished with just a table and three chairs, along with other demands of white and milk chocolate fountains, a slush machine and mountains, Walkers Thai sweet chilli crisps and no air-con!
For this one the sleuths need to get to the heart of Hollywood a...2020-07-0733 min
Big Seance: My Paranormal WorldKris Meredith of Keep It Spiritual and Psychic Today An upbeat conversation with Kris Meredith, television and radio presenter, host of Sky Channel 680's Psychic Today, and host/producer of the podcast and YouTube show, Keep It Spiritual. Topics include developing mediumship, censorship in broadcasting, pet loss, and reincarnation. Visit BigSeance.com/168 for more info. Other Listening Options Direct Download Link In this episode Episode Teaser :00 Intro :43 Your host has recently appeared as a guest on the hit UK podcast, Ricky and Tony - Pop...2020-07-0356 min
Ricky & Tony: Pop DetectivesCase 012: The Party King Of QueenIn 1987 Freddie Mercury turned 41 and decided to throw the mother of all parties at Pikes beach club in Ibiza. With myths a-plenty for this party, it even features in the Bohemian Rhapsody film, it’s hard to know what’s legend and what’s the truth!
350 bottles of champagne, a six-foot cake, three days just to inflate all the balloons and also a firework display that could be seen from Majorca, almost 100 miles away!
Ricky and Tony investigate by chatting to Andy Hubble from one of the country’s top fireworks display companies to find out if fireworks could hav...2020-06-3042 min
The Unmissable PodcastThe Joys Of CyclingPaul and Bindy join Gemma and Nicola's cycling special.
Looking back on lockdown in Lancashire and North West Blood Bikes. Plus, Ricky Wilson, Tony Blackburn and Angela Rippon.2020-06-2841 min
Ricky & Tony: Pop DetectivesCase 011: Fools GoldRicky’s been lucky enough to receive some gold and platinum awards in his time. However, he once noticed that the grooves and tracks on one of his Kaiser Chiefs gold records didn’t match the ones from the actual vinyl. What’s going on? Are all Gold/Platinum records actually all the same record? If so, what record is it? If not then who on earth’s record does Ricky have?
To try and crack this case Ricky and Tony need to chat to those in the know, like Gennaro Castaldo from the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) who are the...2020-06-2337 minRicky & Tony: Pop DetectivesCase 010: The Wild(er) Case of Ricky’s FollowerSomething’s been puzzling Ricky for a few years and he wants the help of Tony and their experts to get to the bottom of it.
On the day that actor Gene Wilder died in 2016, Ricky was moved to post a tribute on Twitter, only to find out that Gene was following him! However, what’s even more strange is that the account only follows 13 people, Ricky being one of them, along with a few Hollywood stars. Why and how did this happen?
To get to the bottom of this one Ricky and Tony want to go beyond the...2020-06-1647 min
Ricky & Tony: Pop DetectivesCase 009: The President & The Pop PawnIt’s a brand new series and Ricky and Tony have got everything they need, including the all important rubber ‘case-solved’ stamp, to safely crack an in-tray full of new cases from home.
This week’s tip-off is that Barack Obama allegedly hired Miley Cyrus as a political distraction tool to avert the public’s gaze away from new legislation that some say wasn’t going to go down well with the American public. Was her infamous performance at the 2013 VMAs all an elaborate case of smoke and mirrors orchestrated by the then president to fill the media with stories abou...2020-06-0940 minRicky & Tony: Pop DetectivesPop Detectives: Back In BusinessPop Detectives is back in business! Recorded live from lockdown, from their home detective offices, Kaiser Chiefs’ frontman Ricky Wilson and radio royalty Tony Blackburn continue to debunk pop myths and solve musical mysteries. Episode 1 coming soon...2020-06-0302 min
Saturday LiveRicky WilsonThis week Richard Coles and Kate Silverton are joined by Ricky Wilson, the lead singer of Kaiser Chiefs. The band’s hits include I Predict A Riot and Ruby and last year they released their seventh album, Duck. Ricky was a judge on The Voice and now presents the Pop Detectives podcast with Tony Blackburn.Jack Monroe was an unemployed single parent living in poverty when she started a blog called A Girl Called Jack which described cooking nutritious meals for her family on a tiny budget. She is now a well-known cookery writer and campaigner, whose ab...2020-05-301h 23Ricky & Tony: Pop DetectivesCase 008: The Worst of Pop DetectivesOn the way to solving all the mysteries in this series and as new colleagues, Ricky and Tony had a lot of acquainting to be done, and during those long late nights at the office, it’s easy for conversation to drift to other matters.
Here’s what you didn’t hear in previous episodes. No pop mysteries were solved in the making of this episode.
If you have a pop mystery you’d like solving in a future episode get in touch at rickyandtony.com or email podcast@rickyandtony.com
Tweet and follow the podcast @rickyandtonypod. See the o...2020-03-1735 minRicky & Tony: Pop DetectivesCase 007: Toilet FumerDid Billy Bragg and the Manic Street Preachers ever make up and get over their toilet differences after the Welsh rockers brought their own toilet to Glastonbury once.
It was at Glastonbury 1999 when the Manics came up with their own take on BYOB (Bring Your Own Bog), Billy Bragg accused them of going against everything the festival stood for and forgetting their socialist values. He took particular issue to the handwritten notice on the door, "These facilities are reserved exclusively for the Manic Street Preachers."
The case for Ricky & Tony is to find out if they ever got over t...2020-03-1034 minRicky & Tony: Pop DetectivesCase 006: L8ter Sk8ter - The Complicated CloneDid Avril Lavigne die and get replaced by a clone who’s been fooling fans for the last 17 years?
The theory claims that Avril, struggling with fame having been thrust into the limelight at only 18, began using a body double named Melissa Vandella hired for her striking resemblance to Avril. At some point, the real Avril is said to have died, so the record company replaced her with Melissa full-time.
The evidence is certainly intriguing but as always Ricky & Tony’s rolodex is on hand to get an expert opinion. Avril superfan Mika Itkin-Weinstein has spent an unhealthy amount of...2020-03-0339 minRicky & Tony: Pop DetectivesCase 005: The Silicon Valley Witch TrialsThe latest case for Ricky and Tony involves the crazy world of SIlicon Valley and whether rapper Azaelia Banks was asked by Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey to make an amulet to ward off evil spirits, specifically, ISIS.
The story goes that in 2016, the Twitter boss sent some of his beard shavings to Banks so that she could make him an amulet that would protect him from ISIS in return for her promoting one of his apps. Firstly did this actually happen and if so does Azaelia Banks actually have the necessary magical powers?
To try and crack this strange c...2020-02-2540 minRicky & Tony: Pop DetectivesCase 004: The Spiked BandanaDid Jimi Hendrix really conceal LSD beneath his famous bandana so that it seeped into his skin to get him high when on stage? It’s a new case for Ricky and Tony as they attempt to open their third eyes on the evidence.
As well as being part of his signature look, did the legendary Jimi Hendrix have another use for his bandana? Ricky and Tony receive a tip off that he used to use the headgear to conceal LSD when he played on stage and that it would actually keep him high as it seeped into hi...2020-02-1836 min
Ricky & Tony: Pop DetectivesCase 003: Purple RageDid the famous rivalry between Prince and Michael Jackson get so heated in the early 80s that it could have changed music forever? It’s a new case for Ricky and Tony and naturally they’re on a mission to solve it!
The word on the street is that at a James Brown show in 1983, Prince felt he’d be made to look a fool on stage by MJ and got so mad that he asked his limo driver to try and run him and La Toya down. You can watch the YouTube footage for yourself here!
Luckily, Ricky & Tony’s intellig...2020-02-1137 min
Ricky & Tony: Pop DetectivesCase 002: The Popstar's PosteriorIt’s rumoured the world-round that Jennifer Lopez insured her backside, but is there truth in it? Can Ricky & Tony: Pop Detectives, get to the bottom of this one?
The evidence first surfaced in the tabloids (The Sun and the New York Post) in 1999 when they reported that Jennifer Lopez took out an insurance policy on her famous backside for up to $1 billion!
Luckily, as the world’s leading pop detectives, Ricky & Tony have the experts on hand who can help them crack the case. Their man in insurance, Charlie Boyd from Lloyds Of London knows all about insur...2020-02-0440 minRicky & Tony: Pop DetectivesCase 001: The Superstar & The Serial KillerIt’s Ricky’s first day on the job as a gumshoe apprentice and there’s a lot of evidence to go through. The story goes that one late night in Manhattan, Harry was picked up by a creepy but handsome man driving a VW Beetle but found she couldn’t get out. She luckily managed to make a run for it but years later was convinced the driver was none other than the infamous serial killer Ted Bundy.
Ricky & Tony’s black book is the envy of the pop detective world and to crack this case they need the best experts...2020-01-2836 minRicky & Tony: Pop DetectivesWelcome to Pop DetectivesComing Soon: Kaiser Chiefs frontman Ricky Wilson has taken up a new role as broadcasting legend Tony Blackburn's apprentice in Ricky & Tony's Pop Detective agency. The pair will be debunking pop myths and solving musical mysteries from their office just above a takeaway on the Holloway Road.2020-01-1501 min