The Unexplainers
- Radio comedy
- BBC Radio Wales
- 2015 - 2019
- 21 episodes (5 series)
Radio Wales series in which John Rutledge and Mike Bubbins investigate a series of unexplainable mysteries.
Key details
- Genre
- Comedy
- Broadcast
- 2015 - 2019
- Channel
- BBC Radio Wales
- Episodes
- 21 (5 series)
- Stars
- John Rutledge and Mike Bubbins
- Producers
- Nathan Mackintosh and Rhys Waters
- Company
Comedy entertainment series starring John Rutledge (aka Eggsy from Goldie Lookin Chain) and stand-up Mike Bubbins. The duo are on a mission: They're travelling the nation investigating some of our most unexplainable mysteries.
From Beddgelert to Pontypool, the series sees the duo looking into the world of ghost hunting, tracking big cats, digging up UFO crashes and tracing modern fairy sightings.
Each episode follows their rival perspectives on the answers to the genuine wonders that they encounter.
As a man of science and former PE teacher, Mike won't accept any explanation without evidence, but the open-minded John bases his perspective on whatever he reads on the internet.
"Since as far back as I can remember the search for the paranormal has played a great part in my life, whilst most teens were putting posters of transvision vamp on their walls at night, I was leaving my window open in an attempt to get abducted by aliens" says John Rutledge.
"Later on In life whilst fellow GLC band members would use the tour bus for wild parties I would often find myself scrambling to find a plug socket to power my laptop just so I could watch Arthur C Clarke's world of strange powers whilst in my pants."
Mike Bubbins also shares John's enthusiasm for the project. "The birth of The Unexplainers has given me the chance to educate everyone, everywhere in the world. I'm joined on my quest by John Rutledge, a naive, childlike, gullible fool, who thinks that if something can be imagined, by himself, or anybody else, no matter how far-fetched, then it must be real."
Additional details
- Production
- Studio
Broadcast details
- First broadcast
- Saturday 30th May 2015 at 1:30pm on BBC Radio Wales
- Most recent repeats
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- Saturday 9th November 2019 at 1:30pm on Radio Wales - Series 3, Episode 2
- Monday 4th November 2019 at 6:30pm on Radio Wales - Series 3, Episode 2
- Saturday 2nd November 2019 at 1:30pm on Radio Wales - Series 5, Episode 4