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The Labours Of Hercule

Adam and Frankie discuss every episode of Agatha Christie’s Poirot, and challenge you to solve the fiendish mysteries at their heart...

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58:35

The King Of Clubs v2.0

The Labours Of Hercule ·

2026/04/20

Get ready for ranting as Adam and Frankie attempt to temper their tempers while revisiting one of the most infamous episodes of Series One - The King of Clubs.A missing card apparently provides Poirot with the clue he needs to solve the murder of a lecherous movie mogul. But is there more to this story? Will Adam and Frankie ever calm down? Listen now to find out! You can subscribe to Cosy AF, our next show, NOW on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple

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55:58

The Incredible Theft v2.0

The Labours Of Hercule ·

2026/04/06

Join Adam and Frankie as they steal some time to revisit (and debate) the definition of the word "incredible"!When a wealthy industrialist's plan to snare a shiny German sympathiser goes awry and top secret documents that threaten national security are stolen, can Poirot get to the heart of the subterfuge? You can subscribe to Cosy AF, our next show, NOW on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, or wherever you get your podcasts. You can also follow us

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50:25

Problem At Sea v2.0

The Labours Of Hercule ·

2026/03/27

Join Frankie & Adam once again as they climb all aboard the The Good Ship Murder!There are foul doings a-doing on a river cruise. For starters, Hastings is in charge of a sporting tournament, and there are troublesome poems to be read in the evenings. But Poirot is more taken by the brewing unease amid his fellow passengers, and it isn't long before things turn deadly... You can subscribe to Cosy AF, our next show, NOW on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple

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54:26

Triangle At Rhodes v2.0

The Labours Of Hercule ·

2026/03/09

Join Adam and Frankie as they head on a Rhodes trip with Poirot and a rather catty sidekick.Poirot's holiday takes a detour when he encounters a love triangle that he suspects may end in murder. But will he be able to solve the case amidst a sea of bad accents, questionable swimwear and a whole lot of bowels in spit? You can subscribe to Cosy AF, our next show, NOW on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, or wherever you get your podcasts. You can also follow

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45:22

The Third Floor Flat v2.0

The Labours Of Hercule ·

2026/02/23

Join Frankie & Adam as they crawl back up the disposal chute, and into a mystery set within the walls of Whitehaven Mansions itself.Poirot is called upon to beat his debilitating cold symptoms and investigate the mysterious murder of a neighbour. But does the truth lie closer to home than even he realises? You can subscribe to Cosy AF, our next show, NOW on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, or wherever you get your podcasts. You can also follow us on

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62:16

Four & Twenty Blackbirds v2.0

The Labours Of Hercule ·

2026/02/02

Join us as we rabbity-rabbit on again about Four and Twenty Blackbirds (aka the one with boobs in it).Are an eccentric painter's changeable eating habits the key to solving his subsequent murder? Can Poirot and Hastings overcome sticky wickets, oompah bands and Jim Branning and learned the blackberry-stained truth? We're off to the music hall to find out... Plus exciting news about the release of our first episode of Cosy AF! You can subscribe to Cosy AF, our next show, NOW on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple

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69:20

The Adventure Of Johnnie Waverly - v2.0

The Labours Of Hercule ·

2026/01/19

Join us for a "Damned Offensive" re-run of our most infamous episode - The Adventure Of Johnnie WaverlyAnd who knows, maybe we'll pick up a few new catchphrases along the way...? Poirot and Hastings are off to Surrey to investigate a series of kidnapping threats being made against the son of a simple country squire. But will it be a case of "Gather round fam" or "Sack the lot of 'em"? You can subscribe to Cosy AF, our next show, NOW on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple

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64:09

Christmas Special 2025!

The Labours Of Hercule ·

2025/12/22

Join Adam and Frankie as they get into the figurative festive spirit with the Whitehaven Six and celebrate the end of a jam-packed year in their third annual Christmas Special!Deck the halls, nog some eggs, jingle some bells and brace yourself for an indulgent chat about Christmas presents, food, music, films and more! Want to make the Ratatouille that Adam's obsessed with? Here's the link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNWUBF3AkJc You can subscribe to Cosy AF, our next show, NOW

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63:57

Unmasking the Villain: Adam & Frankie Meet Elliot Cowan

The Labours Of Hercule ·

2025/12/15

Frankie and Adam had the rare privilege of talking to one of the most indelible Poirot villains of all time - David Hunter from Taken At The Flood aka Elliot Cowan - in fact, over on Discord, YOU voted him as the scariest Poirot villain of all time...In the first of what we hope will be a continuing series of discussions with the great Poirot villains, Elliot Cowan joins us for an exclusive discussion about the inner workings of adapting Agatha Christie for the screen, how he turned a few days'

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2:23

Christie-mas Quiz Night! Saturday 6th December - Join...

The Labours Of Hercule ·

2025/12/02

Mes amis, you're invited to join us on Saturday 6th December at 19:00 GMT for a night of festive fun, puns and quizzing!To take part, get stocked for snacks and drinks, have your pens and paper at the ready and simply click this link at the date and time listed: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82665289149 We look forward to seeing you there, mes amis! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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87:14

Murder In The Mews v2.0

The Labours Of Hercule ·

2025/12/01

By popular demand, Adam and Frankie have gone back to the beginning and are reworking their way through series one, now with added denouement! When a woman is found shot in her flat after Bonfire Night, but was it suicide or murder? Poirot, Hastings and Japp must navigate giantesses, boiled owls, stuffed fishes and golf courses to solve the case. You can subscribe to Cosy AF, our next show, NOW on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, or wherever you get your podcasts. You

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74:43

The Adventure Of The Clapham Cook - v2.0

The Labours Of Hercule ·

2025/11/17

Prepare for Round Two...By popular demand, Adam and Frankie are returning to the infamous episode that began it all, for a proper go at Poirot's first TV adventure! All new, all improved version, now also containing denouement! When a jaded Poirot is approached to find a missing domestic, he soon comes to realise that cases of international importance can sometimes be lurking beneath the veneer of even the more modest affairs... You can subscribe to Cosy AF, our next show, NOW on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple

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173:10

Curtain: Poirot's Last Case

The Labours Of Hercule ·

2025/11/03

Mes amis, mes amis... and so we face the final curtain... As painful as it is, we cannot ignore the final chapter of the Poirot story, and we end as we began - in the company of the fabulous Monsieur Hercule Poirot and his most faithful friend, Captain Hastings, as they find themselves at the scene of their first case together - Styles St Mary. This time, Poirot and Hastings will face their most diabolical foe, and bring down the curtain upon a story that began once upon a friendship for the

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113:03

Labours Of Love: The Community Episode

The Labours Of Hercule ·

2025/10/19

In honour of Curtain Eve, join Adam and Frankie as they take a moment (or a couple of hours) to read your wonderful emails, answer your probing questions, share some behind-the-scenes secrets and reflect on the true labour of love that has been making the podcast over the past three years.Also, prepare yourselves for Adam's email song... Snap up your ticket for the Halloween Party LIVE EVENT on November 2nd right here:

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135:36

The Labours Of Hercules

The Labours Of Hercule ·

2025/10/06

As the end rapidly approaches, Adam and Frankie finally meet their namesake.Following a devastating murder on his watch, Poirot's quest to reunite two lost lovers finds him at a snowbound hotel in the Swiss Alps. But all is not as it seems at the Hotel Olympos. Can Poirot solve the plethora of mysteries around him and stop the infamous Marrascaud before he strikes again, or will reuniting with his own lost love change his path? We want to hear from YOU for our next bumper episode, mes amis

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125:47

Dead Man's Folly

The Labours Of Hercule ·

2025/09/22

Was murder ever more drenched in sunshine?Poirot finds himself summoned to the English coast, where Ariadne has been hired to construct a murder game at a garden fete? But before long, they have uncovered a sinister plot in which the beats of a game may hide something far more deadly... Snap up your ticket for the Halloween Party LIVE EVENT on November 2nd right here: ⁠https://riversidestudios.co.uk/see-and-do/poirot-at-riverside-the-halloween-party-special-guests-198441/⁠ To join Adam & Frankie

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2:12

Hallowe'en Party - On Sale Now!

The Labours Of Hercule ·

2025/09/15

We are delighted to announce that our event on November 2nd, where we'll be screening Hallowe'en Party at the Riverside Studios in London is on sale now at the link below!We're being joined by some very special guests, some of whom we can tell you about, and some we're keeping as a surprise... All details are on the event page - just click through and away you go! But hurry - they are selling VERY

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164:37

The Big Four

The Labours Of Hercule ·

2025/09/08

We're in the BIG FOUR final episodes with the BIG FOUR themselves this time, as the WHITEHAVEN FOUR return for their final ever outing together in the series!Upon hearing tragic news, Georges, Miss Lemon, Captain Hastings, and the newly-christened Assistant Commissioner Japp are brought back together for an adventure that will see Poirot face off against a series of baffling crimes all connected to a shadowy organisation known only as... THE BIG FOUR We'll stop with the shouting now.Or will

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96:52

Elephants Can Remember

The Labours Of Hercule ·

2025/08/25

It's time for memory games as Poirot reunites with a perplexed Ariadne Oliver who needs his help to solve a decades old mystery. But Poirot's already busy trying to discover who murdered a professor with a dark history at the Willoughby Institute. Or perhaps, these two strange cases are linked...Join Adam and Frankie as they truncate this later Christie story and discuss the details before they forget... To join Adam & Frankie at the Festival of Words on September 27th, 2025, then CLICK HERE to

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110:30

The Clocks

The Labours Of Hercule ·

2025/08/11

Intrigue abounds during WW2, following the theft of a vital piece of intelligence. Poirot is approached by the son of a very familiar friend, in the hopes of being able to solve the riddle of a secret gone missing, an unexpected corpse in a living room, and why four clocks all seem to be displaying the wrong time...Can Adam and Frankie lead you through this labyrinthine mystery set up without losing their minds completely? Er, doubtful... You can subscribe to Cosy AF, our next show, NOW on ⁠Apple

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