HOW VERY INTERESTING WITH DAVE CASH

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Join Dave Cash each month for tales of history, mystery, people and places from Liverpool, Wirral and the North West as well as weird and wonderful news stories from around the world.

  1. HOW VERY INTERESTING - Episode 16 - Revisiting Liverpool's Deadliest Rail Crash and Mersey Monsters (Dec 23)

    12/20/2023

    HOW VERY INTERESTING - Episode 16 - Revisiting Liverpool's Deadliest Rail Crash and Mersey Monsters (Dec 23)

    In this episode we revisit episode 1 by re-telling the story of Liverpool's worst rail disaster at Liverpool St James Station followed by a light-hearted look at reports of river monsters in the Mersey. The episode is closed out with some of the funniest news stories from around the world ever featured on this show. Music: Lightless Dawn by Kevin McCleod and Mystic Forests

    55 min
  2. HOW VERY INTERESTING - Episode 15 - The Pelican Disaster and The Black Widows of Liverpool (Nov 23)

    11/29/2023

    HOW VERY INTERESTING - Episode 15 - The Pelican Disaster and The Black Widows of Liverpool (Nov 23)

    In this episode, Dave Cash will be discussing the Victorian murder spree of the so-called 'Black Widows' of Liverpool before talking about the 1793 Pelican disaster which, to date, ended with the single greatest loss of life on the River Mersey. Finally, we will be exploring the weird and wonderful news making headlines around the world in our regular round up.

    55 min
  3. HOW VERY INTERESTING - Episode 14 - Halloween Special 2023 (OCT 23)

    10/27/2023

    HOW VERY INTERESTING - Episode 14 - Halloween Special 2023 (OCT 23)

    Joining Dave Cash for this Halloween Special episode is Alex Shankland, paranormal investigator and member of the Society for Psychical Research (The SPR). In addition, find out about the spectral clow that is said to terrify visitors to Flaybrick Memorial Gardens in Birkenhead. Finally, rounding out the show there is the usual run down of weird and wonderful headlines making the news around the world, only with a spooky Halloween twist.

    54 min
  4. HOW VERY INTERESTING - EPISODE 12 - The Henderson Store Fire and Shipwrecks Pt.2 (DEC 22)

    12/22/2022

    HOW VERY INTERESTING - EPISODE 12 - The Henderson Store Fire and Shipwrecks Pt.2 (DEC 22)

    In this episode, I revisit the worst peacetime fire disaster in Liverpool's history and also explore some of the heroism that undoubtedly saved lives during this terrible chapter in the book of Liverpool. I also have a look at more shipwrecks around Merseyside including the MV Sarsia, a relatively modern wreck well known to Birkenhead residents. Also, there are some weird stories in this month's News Roundup. Enjoy!

    1h 2m
  5. HOW VERY INTERESTING - EPISODE 11 - The Durning Road Bomb and Percy Phillips' Studio (NOV22)

    11/22/2022

    HOW VERY INTERESTING - EPISODE 11 - The Durning Road Bomb and Percy Phillips' Studio (NOV22)

    This episode looks at the infamous WW2 bombing of the college on Durning Road in Liverpool and also the so-called birthplace of The Beatles, Kensington's Percy Phillips Studio. As always we have a selection of weird and wonderful new stories from around the world including junior ghost hunters, a murder mystery and more.

    52 min
  6. HOW VERY INTERESTING - EPISODE 10 - Halloween, Haunted Scouse TV, Ghost Stories (OCT 22)

    10/20/2022

    HOW VERY INTERESTING - EPISODE 10 - Halloween, Haunted Scouse TV, Ghost Stories (OCT 22)

    The Halloween Special includes listeners ghost stories, the brilliant Haunted Scouse TV from YouTube and a spooky themed news roundup! Plus a Halloween themed selection of music to DIE FOR!!! Mwahahahaha!

    57 min
  7. HOW VERY INTERESTING - EPISODE 9 - Merseyside Blitzed with Neil Holmes (SEPT 22)

    09/26/2022

    HOW VERY INTERESTING - EPISODE 9 - Merseyside Blitzed with Neil Holmes (SEPT 22)

    A special episode featuring an interview with Neil Holmes, author of Merseyside Blitzed, Liverpool Blitzed and Echoes of the Liverpool Blitz, about the World War Two bombing raids over Liverpool and Wirral. Plus the usual round up of weird news stories making headlines around the world and some great music too.

    1h 1m
  8. HOW VERY INTERESTING - EPISODE 8 -The SS Great Eastern and Stanlow Island (Aug 22)

    08/09/2022

    HOW VERY INTERESTING - EPISODE 8 -The SS Great Eastern and Stanlow Island (Aug 22)

    On this show we talk about the career and calamities of the SS Great Eastern as well as its final days on the Wirral shore plus we explore the semi-abandoned island of Stanlow. Plus there's a lot of knob jokes in our roundup.

    52 min
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