Episodes

  • Special Announcement - A Very Hercule Halloween!

    Special Announcement - A Very Hercule Halloween!
    Sep 19 2024
    Due to overwhelming demand, we're adding a special SECOND DATE for this event! Our first event sold out within a few hours, so we've been working hard alongside Murder by Post to see to it that more of you can come. We're pleased to announce that a second date will now be taking place on October 26th! Again, tickets are extremely limited, and will go on sale from Tuesday September 24th from the link below! GET TICKETS AND MORE DETAILS HERE: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1018562557027 The World’s Greatest Detective, Hercule Poirot, warmly invites you to a Hallowe’en Cocktail Party at his home in Whitehaven Mansions. The wind howls around the building on this bitterly cold Hallowe’en evening. But as you step into the warmth of Poirot’s beautifully centrally-heated apartment, you’re handed a delicious cocktail, and are instantly charmed by his fascinating and distinguished friends. Just as everyone has relaxed into their first drink or two, the lights suddenly start to flicker, and then turn off. In those few seconds of pitch darkness, a scream pierces through the crowded room – one guest will not leave the party alive... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
    Show More Show Less
    2 mins
  • A Very Hercule Halloween

    A Very Hercule Halloween
    Sep 9 2024
    The World’s Greatest Detective, Hercule Poirot, warmly invites you to a Hallowe’en Cocktail Party at his home in Whitehaven Mansions. The wind howls around the building on this bitterly cold Hallowe’en evening. ABut as you step into the warmth of Poirot’s beautifully centrally-heated apartment, you’re handed a delicious cocktail, and are instantly charmed by his fascinating and distinguished friends. Just as everyone has relaxed into their first drink or two, the lights suddenly start to flicker, and then turn off. In those few seconds of pitch darkness, a scream pierces through the crowded room – one guest will not leave the party alive. This October 12th at 19.30 BST, join The Labours of Hercule and Murder by Post, as we host a Poirot-loving, murder mystery-solving, online Hallowe’en extravaganza: A Very Hercule Hallowe’en. We have LIMITED SPACE for this special event so get your ticket now to secure your place at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/a-very-hercule-halloween-online-murder-mystery-night-tickets-1006685291807 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
    Show More Show Less
    2 mins
  • Lord Edgware Dies

    Lord Edgware Dies
    Sep 8 2024
    It's intrigue time once more as Poirot, Hastings, Japp and Miss Lemon are on the mysterious trail of the killer of the original Edge Lord himself, Lord Edgware - the ultimate pain in the neck who's been found with a dagger sticking from his jugular... Could the culprit be a disgruntled theatre writer, a "remarkable" impressionist, a jealous duke, or something far more sinister? Our Patreon page is filled with all kinds of wonderful bonus materials, including videos of interviews, quizzes, bonus shows, and our deep dive into the Poirot movies! Find it at https://www.patreon.com/CosyAF If you’d like to get in contact with us, you can follow us on Twitter at @labourshecule On Instagram at @laboursofhercule On Threads at @laboursofhercule Or you can email us at bonjour@thelaboursofhercule.com Our amazing music was composed and produced by the fabulous Cev Moore Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
    Show More Show Less
    1 hr and 48 mins
  • The Murder Of Roger Ackroyd

    The Murder Of Roger Ackroyd
    Aug 25 2024
    We're onto season seven, mes amis, and times, they are a-changing for Agatha Christie's Poirot! A rather haunted Poirot is forced out of retirement when his good friend, Roger Ackroyd, is murdered. Reuniting with Japp to solve the case, can Poirot uncover the evil that lurks beneath the surface of the picture-perfect Kings Abbott? Our Patreon page is filled with all kinds of wonderful bonus materials, including videos of interviews, quizzes, bonus shows, and our deep dive into the Poirot movies! Find it at https://www.patreon.com/CosyAF If you’d like to get in contact with us, you can follow us on Twitter at @labourshecule On Instagram at @laboursofhercule On Threads at @laboursofhercule Or you can email us at bonjour@thelaboursofhercule.com Our amazing music was composed and produced by the fabulous Cev Moore Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
    Show More Show Less
    1 hr and 26 mins
  • Dumb Witness

    Dumb Witness
    Aug 11 2024
    This time, it's the Whitehaven Three on the case, as Hastings and Poirot are joined by an all-new member of the crime-solving gang - Monsieur Bob! Along with their canine friend, the team must crack the riddle of a mysterious murder, a disappearing tripwire, and a spooky supernatural occurrence, the answers to which may only be revealed by the goodest boy ever! Our Patreon page is filled with all kinds of wonderful bonus materials, including videos of interviews, quizzes, bonus shows, and our deep dive into the Poirot movies! Find it at https://www.patreon.com/CosyAF If you’d like to get in contact with us, you can follow us on Twitter at @labourshecule On Instagram at @laboursofhercule On Threads at @laboursofhercule Or you can email us at bonjour@thelaboursofhercule.com Our amazing music was composed and produced by the fabulous Cev Moore Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
    Show More Show Less
    1 hr and 33 mins
  • Murder On The Links

    Murder On The Links
    Jul 28 2024
    Yet another holiday is ruined for Poirot and Hastings when a businessman tells them his life is in danger and he's then found stabbed to death on a nearby golf course the following day. Can Poirot see through the déjà vous surrounding the case and solve the murder before a pipe-smoking rival? Can Hastings put his head before his heart when he meets the woman of his dreams? It's all par for the (golf) course in this classic Christie story. Our Patreon page is filled with all kinds of wonderful bonus materials, including videos of interviews, quizzes, bonus shows, and our deep dive into the Poirot movies! Find it at https://www.patreon.com/CosyAF If you’d like to get in contact with us, you can follow us on Twitter at @labourshecule On Instagram at @laboursofhercule On Threads at @laboursofhercule Or you can email us at bonjour@thelaboursofhercule.com Our amazing music was composed and produced by the fabulous Cev Moore Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
    Show More Show Less
    1 hr and 51 mins
  • Hickory Dickory Dock

    Hickory Dickory Dock
    Jul 14 2024
    There are strange goings on afoot in the boarding house run by Miss Lemon's sister... Items have been stolen, luggage has been vandalised, and sinister, shadowy figures are plotting terrible acts. But fret not, Poirot, Miss Lemon and Japp are on the case - that is, if Japp can survive Poirot's cooking... and vice versa... Our Patreon page is filled with all kinds of wonderful bonus materials, including videos of interviews, quizzes, bonus shows, and our deep dive into the Poirot movies! Find it at https://www.patreon.com/CosyAF If you’d like to get in contact with us, you can follow us on Twitter at @labourshecule On Instagram at @laboursofhercule On Threads at @laboursofhercule Or you can email us at bonjour@thelaboursofhercule.com Our amazing music was composed and produced by the fabulous Cev Moore Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
    Show More Show Less
    1 hr and 44 mins
  • Hollywood Summer!

    Hollywood Summer!
    Jul 12 2024
    As you may know, Adam also hosts THE SECRET HISTORY OF HOLLYWOOD - a sprawling biopic series telling the stories of Hollywood's most fascinating figures. By signing up for his Patreon now at https://www.patreon.com/attaboysecret you'll unlock... ...the complete Secret History of Hollywood catalogue, including THIN: The Thin Man Story, The Adventures Of Alfred Hitchcock, The Game Is Afoot, Bullets And Blood, and much more... Queens Of Cinema Series 1, plus instant access to Series 2, which has just begun with the two-part story of Ida Lupino! An ALL-NEW Classic Movie Library, designed from scratch - a whole new experience created to allow you to get the best out of Old Hollywood, including trailers, deeper information, and even curated playlists of films! Small Tales - short fiction with a sinister edge... Bonus review shows! Blueprints - a bitesize version of The Secret History Of Hollywood - extra chapters that help to further enhance the stories you've already heard! The Seventh Heaven Radio Hour - a bi-weekly music show in which I present the best in Golden Age music as well as the film scores that became legend Sign up now at Patreon or go to https://www.patreon.com/attaboysecret Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
    Show More Show Less
    4 mins