S2 Ep8: Case 016: The Worst of Pop Detectives 2
Ricky and Tony take their Pop Detectivism very seriously, however during those long days and nights at the office, conversation can drift…a...
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Ricky & Tony: Pop Detectives
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. Our intrepid investigating duo will...
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18 episodes
S2 Ep7: Case 015: David Bowie and the Yeeziest Case Yet
Bowie 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 se...
S2 Ep6: Case 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...
S2 Ep5: Case 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 Godde...
S2 Ep4: Case 012: The Party King Of Queen
In 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...
S2 Ep3: Case 011: Fools Gold
Ricky’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...
S2 Ep2: Case 010: The Wild(er) Case of Ricky’s Follower
Something’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...
S2 Ep1: Case 009: The President & The Pop Pawn
It’s a brand new series and Ricky and Tony have got everything they need, including the all important rubber ‘case-solved’ stamp, to safely...
Pop Detectives: Back In Business
Pop Detectives is back in business! Recorded live from lockdown, from their home detective offices, Kaiser Chiefs’ frontman Ricky Wilson and...
S1 Ep8: Case 008: The Worst of Pop Detectives
On 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...
S1 Ep7: Case 007: Toilet Fumer
Did Billy Bragg and the Manic Street Preachers ever make up and get over their toilet differences after the Welsh rockers brought their own...
S1 Ep6: Case 006: L8ter Sk8ter - The Complicated Clone
Did 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 wi...
S1 Ep5: Case 005: The Silicon Valley Witch Trials
The latest case for Ricky and Tony involves the crazy world of SIlicon Valley and whether rapper Azaelia Banks was asked by Twitter CEO Jack...
S1 Ep4: Case 004: The Spiked Bandana
Did 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 cas...
S1 Ep3: Case 003: Purple Rage
Did 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 ne...
S1 Ep2: Case 002: The Popstar's Posterior
It’s rumoured the world-round that Jennifer Lopez insured her backside, but is there truth in it? Can Ricky & Tony: Pop Detectives, get to t...
S1 Ep1: Case 001: The Superstar & The Serial Killer
It’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...
Welcome to Pop Detectives
Coming Soon: Kaiser Chiefs frontman Ricky Wilson has taken up a new role as broadcasting legend Tony Blackburn's apprentice in Ricky & Tony'...