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Microscope

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Join Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee Mat Ewins and Taskmaster star John Kearns – in the guise of different characters each week – as they attempt to explain the unexplainable and put some of the world’s biggest mysteries under the Microscope in this improvised comedy podcast.


Support Microscope at supporter.acast.com/microscope


Follow Microscope on Twitter for details on future live shows: @microscopefun


Performed by Mat Ewins and John Kearns with special guests.

Photography by Paul Gilbey.

Theme music by Nicky Green.

Produced by Plosive.

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Episodes

Case 35: Prison Break

Case Thirty Five. Someone call the cops, an escaped prisoner has somehow made it on to the podcasts. Want to help us solve more mysteries? Support Microscope at supporter.acast.com/microscope Performed by Mat Ewins and John Kearns. Edited by Mat Ewins. Researched by John Kearns. Recorded live at The Bill Murray in London. Theme music by Nicky Green. Photography by Paul Gilbey. Artwork by Mat Ewins. Produced by Plosive . Follow Microscope on Twitter for details on future live shows: @microscopefu...

Dec 09, 202234 minEp. 35

Case 34: Postman Patrick

Case Thirty Four. Early in the morning, just as day is dawning Postman Patrick, Postman Patrick and his absolutely not black and white disco trousers chat to Mat Ewins about the decline of the postal service and his mysterious gift. Want to help us solve more mysteries? Support Microscope at supporter.acast.com/microscope Performed by Mat Ewins and John Kearns. Recorded by Ben Williams. Edited by Mat Ewins. Additional editing by Naomi Parnell. Researched by John Kearns. Theme music by Nicky Gree...

Dec 02, 202232 minEp. 34

Case 33: Animatronics

Case Thirty Three. Mat Ewins talks to a modern day Geppetto whose creations have been coming to life… Want to help us solve more mysteries? Support Microscope at supporter.acast.com/microscope Performed by Mat Ewins and John Kearns. Recorded by Ben Williams. Edited by Mat Ewins. Researched by John Kearns. Theme music by Nicky Green. Photography by Paul Gilbey. Artwork by Mat Ewins. Produced by Plosive . Follow Microscope on Twitter for details on future live shows: @microscopefun Support this sh...

Nov 25, 202229 minEp. 33

Case 32: Titanic 2

Case Thirty Two. Can Mat Ewins sink the case of the presumably ill-fated Titanic 2? Ewins talks to Captain Eyebirds about his cheeky ship. Want to help us solve more mysteries? Support Microscope at supporter.acast.com/microscope Performed by Mat Ewins and John Kearns. Recorded by Ben Williams. Edited by Mat Ewins. Researched by John Kearns. Recorded live at Monkey Barrel Comedy during the Edinburgh Fringe 2022. Theme music by Nicky Green. Photography by Paul Gilbey. Artwork by Mat Ewins. Produc...

Nov 18, 202234 minEp. 32

Case 31: Hell FC

Case Thirty One. This week Mat Ewins scores an interview with football manager of the occult, Peter Keys. Pull up your socks and shine your shin pads, there are demons in defence and Beelzebub on the bench. It's a scorcher. Want to help us solve more mysteries? Support Microscope at supporter.acast.com/microscope Performed by Mat Ewins and John Kearns. Recorded by Ben Williams. Edited by Mat Ewins. Additional editing by Naomi Parnell. Researched by John Kearns. Theme music by Nicky Green. Photog...

Nov 11, 202224 minEp. 31

Case 30: Benjamin Mutton

Case Thirty. Mat Ewins picks up a pitch fork and digs in down at the farm to interview Farmer Mutton on his son's very unusual condition. This is the remarkable story of Benjamin Mutton. Best listened to backwards. Want to help us solve more mysteries? Support Microscope at supporter.acast.com/microscope Performed by Mat Ewins and John Kearns. Recorded by Naomi Parnell. Edited by Mat Ewins. Additional editing by Naomi Parnell. Researched by John Kearns. Theme music by Nicky Green. Photography by...

Nov 04, 202229 minEp. 30

Case 29: Self-Driving Car

Case Twenty Nine. Constable Gladstone gets a grilling from Mat Ewins about his crime-solving car, Sally. Want to help us solve more mysteries? Support Microscope at supporter.acast.com/microscope Performed by Mat Ewins and John Kearns. Recorded by Naomi Parnell. Edited by Mat Ewins. Additional editing by Ben Williams. Researched by John Kearns. Theme music by Nicky Green. Photography by Paul Gilbey. Artwork by Mat Ewins. Produced by Plosive. Follow Microscope on Twitter for details on future liv...

Oct 28, 202234 minEp. 29

Series 3 - Trailer

After nearly two years away, Mat Ewins and John Kearns are back solving more of the world's biggest mysteries in Microscope. Series 3 starts this 28th October. Want to help us solve more mysteries? Support Microscope at supporter.acast.com/microscope Follow Microscope on Twitter: @microscopefun Performed by Mat Ewins and John Kearns.  Edited by Mat Ewins. Researched by John Kearns. Theme music by Nicky Green. Photography by Paul Gilbey. Artwork by Mat Ewins. Produced by Plosive Productions....

Oct 24, 202230 sec

Case 28: Centaur

Case Twenty Eight. Centaur? Centaur! Mat Ewins dons his best silks and climbs into his stirrups as he launches into Hoof Hefner, convicted fraudster and horse trainer extraordinaire. A bizarre tale of lies, deceit and the charms a man with horse legs can hold over simple folk, one for the record books but for all the wrong reasons. Want to help us solve more mysteries? Support Microscope at supporter.acast.com/microscope Performed by Mat Ewins and John Kearns. Recorded by Naomi Parnell. Edited b...

Dec 04, 202036 minEp. 28

Case 27: Traffic Warden

Case Twenty Seven. Poop! Poop! Mat Ewins dons his driving gloves and shows us his clutching feet as he joins traffic warden Geoffrey Pinto on a journey through time in, no less, a time travelling car. Think  Back to the Future  without the spectacle, plot, the charisma of the leads or Spielberg at the helm and you’ll be half way there! Play loud! Play fast! Want to help us solve more mysteries? Support Microscope at supporter.acast.com/microscope Performed by Mat Ewins and John Kearns....

Nov 27, 202033 minEp. 27

Case 26: Shakespeare’s Sequels

Case Twenty Six. Mat Ewins pulls up his tights, pulls down his ruff and soliloquises with Bill Bulbs, a librarian (libearian) who discovered the unpublished sequels of William Shakespeare. A tale that could’ve been written by the Bard himself, best listened to whilst being pursued by a bear. Performed by Mat Ewins and John Kearns. Recorded by Ben Williams. Edited by Mat Ewins. Additional editing by Ben Williams. Researched by John Kearns. Theme music by Nicky Green. Photography by Paul Gilbey. A...

Nov 20, 202029 minEp. 26

Case 25: 5G

Case Twenty Five. Mat Ewins gives BT engineer Greg Gloves a call about the power of 5G, mind control and has his head spun 360 on the revelations regarding the revolving restaurant in London’s glittering middle. With government moles everywhere, play this one quietly on headphones wearing your favourite balaclava. Performed by Mat Ewins and John Kearns. Recorded by Naomi Parnell. Edited by Mat Ewins. Additional editing by Ben Williams. Researched by John Kearns. Theme music by Nicky Green. Photo...

Nov 13, 202030 minEp. 25

Case 24: The Crown Jewels

Case Twenty Four. Mat Ewins swoops cloak and dagger to give head of Security at the Tower of London, Robert Cromwell, the heebie jeebies. What exactly happened when the Crown Jewels were victim to one of the most audacious heists in our countries history? With a cast of thousands, this is one to turn up loud in the shower or over a sizzling breakfast pan. Performed by Mat Ewins and John Kearns. Recorded by Ben Williams. Edited by Mat Ewins. Additional editing by Ben Williams. Researched by John ...

Nov 06, 202030 minEp. 24

Case 23: Ghost Writer

Case Twenty Three. A Halloween Special. The Case of the Haunted Tappy Tap Machine. Mat Ewins spell checks Sam McCartney, a hammer horror writer, whose gruesome stories started to come to life owing to a damn haunted word processor. And you thought running out of ink was a problem? Turn this one up loud on your run or as you make dinner. Performed by Mat Ewins and John Kearns. Recorded by Ben Williams. Edited by Mat Ewins. Additional editing by Ben Williams. Researched by John Kearns. Theme music...

Oct 30, 202031 minEp. 23

Case 22: Fish ’n’ Chips ’n’ Cryogenics

Case Twenty Two. Mat Ewins fries Ted Saunders about how in 1998 he found a 10,000 year old man in his second hand freezer. For all ages, turn this one up loud on the school run. Want to help us solve more mysteries? Support Microscope at supporter.acast.com/microscope Performed by Mat Ewins and John Kearns. Recorded by Naomi Parnell. Edited by Mat Ewins. Additional editing by Ben Williams. Researched by John Kearns. Theme music by Nicky Green. Photography by Paul Gilbey. Artwork by Mat Ewins. Pr...

Oct 23, 202028 minEp. 22

Case 21: The Case of the Spooky Dog Scenario

Case Twenty One. Detective Murlock Bones is dragged over hot coals by Mat Ewins in this barn stormer of an opener to Microscope’s Second Series. A tale of cakes, ten dead bodies and rampant pooches, turn this one up loud on the school run. Want to help us solve more mysteries? Support Microscope at supporter.acast.com/microscope Performed by Mat Ewins and John Kearns. Recorded by Naomi Parnell. Edited by Mat Ewins. Additional editing by Ben Williams. Researched by John Kearns. Theme music by Nic...

Oct 16, 202035 minEp. 21

Series 2 - Trailer

Microscope is back for series 2! Join Mat Ewins and John Kearns – and a fresh batch of weirdo characters – as they once more attempt to explain the unexplainable and put some of the world’s biggest mysteries under the Microscope. Starts Friday 16th October. Want to help us solve more mysteries? Support Microscope at supporter.acast.com/microscope Follow Microscope on Twitter: @microscopefun Performed by Mat Ewins and John Kearns.  Edited by Mat Ewins. Researched by John Kearns. Theme music ...

Oct 13, 20202 min

Case 20: Pirates

Case Twenty. Mat Ewins’ timbers are shivered as he learns how savant psychiatrist Dr Bertrand Wolf was taken hostage by pirates. How would being taken hostage by pirates effect your business? Usually recorded in front of a live audience this episode was taped down the line owing to a worldwide pandemic that has infected over 15.2 million people (officially). On behalf of everyone who works on Microscope we would like to officially apologise to Steve Wright. We were unaware that we were getting h...

Jul 24, 202035 minEp. 20

Case 19: Space Station

Case Nineteen. Mat Ewins speaks with Francis Hamilton about life on the space station and what happened when it was overrun by “little green cherries”. How would being overrun by aliens effect your business? Usually recorded in front of a live audience this episode was taped down the line owing to a worldwide pandemic that has infected over 11.5 million people (officially). Plosive Productions and the team at Microscope would like to acknowledge that we are looking into wether we have been getti...

Jul 17, 202034 minEp. 19

Case 18: Dinosaur Carnival

Case Eighteen. Mat Ewins sits slack jawed as Peter Dumplings blows the lid on a disastrous attempt to create a fairground of cloned dinosaurs. How would cloning dinosaurs effect your business? Usually recorded in front of a live audience this episode was taped down the line owing to a worldwide pandemic that has infected over 10.8 million people (officially). This episode is sponsored by Steve Wright, Sunday Morning Love Songs and his lawyers at Schillings who have asked us to “cease and desist”...

Jul 10, 202031 minEp. 18

Case 17: The Holy Grail

Case Seventeen. Mat Ewins joins Tony Danler on a quest to find the Holy Grail after he loses it on a drunken night out. How would losing a priceless and historic artefact effect your business? Usually recorded in front of a live audience this episode was taped down the line owing to a worldwide pandemic that has infected over 10.2 million people (officially). This episode is sponsored by Steph who asks, “Dear Steve, Can I wish my lovely Bobby a wonderful retirement after 30 years in the Fire Ser...

Jul 03, 202033 minEp. 17

Case 16: Sentient Robots

Case Sixteen. Mat Ewins rings a Russian Gulag where Ralph Matisse explains why he’s there and how he saved a sentient robot from a British Military base high up in the Belize mountains. How would learning that a robot is sentient effect your business? Usually recorded in front of a live audience this episode was taped down the line owing to a worldwide pandemic that has infected over 9.4 million people (officially). This episode is sponsored by Steve Wright who asks, “Following up on this, I hav...

Jun 25, 202038 minEp. 16

Case 15: Milkman

Case Fifteen. Mat Ewins joins Colonel Milk as the ex-soldier turned milkman explains what happened when his route was overrun by Zombies. How would having Zombies in your way effect your business? Usually recorded in front of a live audience this episode was taped down the line owing to a worldwide pandemic that has infected over 8.6 million people (officially). This episode is sponsored by Steve Wright who asks “Have you been getting my emails? Who are you? Love the show.” Want to help us solve...

Jun 19, 202031 minEp. 15

Case 14: Time Travelling Washing Machine

Case Fourteen. Mat Ewins joins Alan Bird as he explains how a washing machine in his shop sends him spinning back to the past. How would having white goods that send you spinning back to the past effect your business? Usually recorded in front of a live audience this episode was taped down the line owing to a worldwide pandemic that has infected over 7.2 million people (officially). This episode is sponsored by Karl who emails, “Steve, you work six days a week but it’s not really work is it...

Jun 12, 202031 minEp. 14

Case 13: Flat Earth Tours

Case Thirteen. Mat Ewins joins Jimmy Guinness as he drives over the edge of the earth and tours the town that dangles off it. How would cutting your building physically in half effect your business? Usually recorded in front of a live audience this episode was taped down the line owing to a worldwide pandemic that has infected over 6.4 million people (officially). This episode is sponsored by Louise who emails “Steve, You‘re to my Sunday mornings what the Queen is to this dear nation! Please can...

Jun 05, 202029 minEp. 13

Case 12: Game Show Host

Case Twelve. Mat Ewins puts Big Ron Jackson in the hot seat to discuss quiz show cheating, Take Me to the Bridge and his eventual confrontation with partner in crime, Hislop. How would confronting your partner in crime effect your business? Usually recorded in front of a live audience this episode was taped down the line owing to a worldwide pandemic that has infected over 5.7 million people (officially). This episode is sponsored by Darrell who asks, “Dear Steve, love eating my fry-up to your l...

May 29, 202031 minEp. 12

Case 11: Spookenstein

Case Eleven. Mat Ewins cross examines Vigor, the one time assistant of Count Spookenstein about how combining robotics and human flesh can go horribly awry. How would combining robotics with flesh effect your business? Usually recorded in front of a live audience this episode was taped down the line across the Bavarian mountains, owing to a worldwide pandemic that has infected over 4.8 million people (officially). This episode is sponsored by Helen who asks “Dear Steve, can you please play my hu...

May 22, 202032 minEp. 11

Case 10: Psychic Cop

Case Ten. Mat Ewins interrogates Ben Marx, a Detective Inspector for the MET who claims through extra sensory perception he can catch criminals and understand their psyche. How would being able to understand your employees psyche effect your business? Usually recorded in front of a live audience this episode was taped down the line, owing to a worldwide pandemic that has infected over 4.3 million people (officially). This episode is sponsored by Marlon Banks from Oldham who says, “Can you tell m...

May 15, 202034 minEp. 10

Case 9: TV Chef

Case Nine. Mat Ewins interrogates Luigi VonTrapp, an ex TV chef who now sits in prison for the attempted murder of his culinary rival. How would being in prison effect your business? Usually recorded in front of a live audience this episode was taped down the line, owing to a worldwide pandemic that has infected over 3.7 million people (officially). This episode is sponsored by Colonel Tom who asks, “Dear Steve, I’m 100 and though I’ve been bestowed so many gifts recently, the greatest would be ...

May 08, 202027 minEp. 9

Case 8: Moon Landing

Case Eight. Mat Ewins interrogates Greg Onions BA, a painter and decorator who claims he painted the moon landing set for Stanley Kubrick. How would being able to fake a major geo-political event effect your business? Usually recorded in front of a live audience this episode was taped down the line, owing to a worldwide pandemic that has infected over 2.65 million people (officially). This episode is sponsored by Lynn who asks, “Dear Steve, I work Sunday mornings but catch up with you on Tuesday...

May 01, 202033 minEp. 8
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