Episodes
The series 2 finale finds Helen and Bill revealing more fascinating facts and tantalising trivia from their lovely listeners. They learn more about Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Weird Al Yankovic, product placement in the Carry On films, Spandau Ballet, and John Logie Baird's socks. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Published 06/09/23
Published 06/09/23
Helen and Bill go freewheelin' down the great internet rabbit hole of trivia to discover fascinating facts about the Glastonbury Festival, Elton John, Gremlins, John Williams and Dirty Dancing. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Published 06/02/23
Helen and Bill unearth another treasure trove of weird and wonderful facts about all sorts of things, from Toy Story and Tim Allen to Vancouver Island and ice hockey via the rather unpleasant business of sweating. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Published 05/26/23
Helen and Bill have been binge watching Alfred Hitchcock films and have discovered some curious facts about him. They also unearth some fascinating trivia about the rapper/actor Ice Cube; people who have declined knighthoods; the kid's show Jackanory; the origins of the Chinny-Reckon gesture and bum chins. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Published 05/18/23
Confusion over bulbs starts this week's episode before Helen and Bill find a feast of facts about tulips, Amsterdam, Van Halen, the film Taken, and people who have kidnapped themselves.. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Published 05/05/23
The Bee Gees kick off this week's episode, and the great internet rabbit hole soon leads Helen and Bill to fascinating facts about Gene Kelly, Harold Wilson, Custer's Last Stand and the artist Pierre Brassau who happened to be a chimpanzee. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Published 04/28/23
The origin of the idiom, "Crossing The Rubicon" kick starts this week's episode before the great internet rabbit hole leads Helen and Bill to all manner of fantastic facts about Spandau Ballet, beer, Motörhead, phobias and wasps. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Published 04/21/23
Seven Tears by The Goombay Dance Band starts this week's episode off, which leads Helen and Bill to discover a treasure trove of frivolous facts about key changes in pop songs, Patron Saints of the weird and wonderful, and all sorts of other terrific trivia about Screaming Lord Sutch, coffee, and the world's oldest cat. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Published 04/14/23
When One Thing Leads To Another is listened to all over the world including Bhutan, and so Bhutan becomes this week's starting point. It's not long before Helen and Bill disappear down the great internet rabbit hole to discover curious facts about anything and everything including the highest unclimbed mountain in the world, the invention of the television, the film Absolute Beginners and 1985's Live Aid. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Published 04/07/23
Bill finds out his old school pal has recently been crowned the British Open Darts Champion, and so he and Helen embark on a fact-finding mission to discover a whole host of trivia about darts which leads them to Spandau Ballet, Quadrophenia, Masterchef, Daft Punk and the Thriller video. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Published 03/31/23
Starting with some curious facts about a number of US States, Helen and Bill soon find themselves digging up fascinating facts about Bette Midler, the St. Winifred's School Choir, Erasure and the quest to find the tastiest chocolate milk drink in the world. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Published 03/24/23
Bill's recent visit to the Cezanne exhibition at the Tate Modern sends him and Helen down the rabbit hole to discover fascinating facts about apples, Steve Jobs, The Rocky Horror Picture Show and Coulrophobia (the fear pf clowns). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Published 03/17/23
Helen discovers that March was formally the first month of the year and finds out how we arrived with the current calendar while Bill unearths some fact-based gems about the planet Mars. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Published 03/10/23
Bill is partial to a pint of Ireland's national drink, Guinness, so this week's episode begins with The Black Stuff, and from there we discover a bountiful booty of fascinating facts about A Day in the Life, Desert Island Discs, Edith Piaf, Grace Jones, Blade Runner and Michael Caine. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Published 03/03/23
The classic song Suspicious Minds is the starting point for this week's episode, and before long, Helen and Bill are discovering all manner of fascinating facts about Pet Shop Boys, Joss Ackland, Gold Blend Coffee, Sarah Michelle Gellar and Burger King Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Published 02/24/23
This week's episode begins with some fascinating facts about Michelle Yeoh, the lead actor in the brilliant film Everything Everywhere All At Once, and from there, Helen and Bill unearth more terrific trivia about Jamie Lee Curtis, the song Mickey, a star-studded nightclub in Mayfair, The Knack and ends with Weird Al Yankovic. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Published 02/17/23
Public Enemy kicks this week's episode of rabbit hole discoveries off, and from there, Helen and Bill unearth a bunch of curious facts about the Dakota Building, Lauren Bacall, Rick Rubin, CBGB's and the dark art that is backmasking. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Published 02/10/23
This week's episode starts with the thrilling and downright dangerous circus sideshow The Wall of Death and from there, Helen and Bill disappear down the rabbit hole to discover fascinating facts about Christopher Lee, Basil Brush, The Winstons and Harry Nilsson. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Published 02/03/23
This week, Trivia Detectives Helen and Bill unearth a treasure trove of fascinating facts that will amaze you (and may prove useful in your next pub quiz). Starting with the alarming practice of lobotomies, they end up with pirate radio station Caroline via George Lazenby, Arnold Schwarzenegger and The Animals. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Published 01/27/23
Series 2 starts with the greatest Christmas film of all time (according to Rotten Tomatoes), but soon veers off to other fascinating facts about When Harry Met Sally and Billie Holiday before somehow ending up on Oxo cubes via Martin Scorsese. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Published 01/20/23
In this series one finale (don't worry – they'll soon be back), Helen and Bill share some the weird, wonderful and downright random facts their listeners have written in to tell them about. They also have some wrongs they put right! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Published 09/23/22
The anarchic British sitcom The Young Ones was first broadcast 40 years ago, so Helen and Bill begin their journey down the great internet rabbit hole with the students of Scumbag College. From there, they discover a bunch of fact-based gems about the band Traffic, the musical Evita, Che Guevara and even the Argentinian Church of Diego Maradona. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Published 09/16/22
Helen and Bill went to see Kraftwerk perform their 3D show in London, so this week's episode begins there, but before you know it, our hosts are led down the internet rabbit hole to Gilbert & George, Shakin' Stevens, The Simpsons, Jimmy Finlayson and the Dutch word for "soft dung". Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Published 09/02/22
Helen and Bill were invited to review the film, The Gray Man on Flixwatcher.tv and so this week's episode of WOTLTA starts there, and ends with The Hee Bee Gee Bees (a Bee Gees parody group), via The Chateau de Chantilly, the wedding of Charles and DI, Private Eye magazine and John Lennon. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Published 08/26/22