Bonus Episode 6

They Walk Among Us - UK True Crime

They Walk Among Us

True Crime

4.6 • 6.6K Ratings

🗓️ 9 October 2019

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

You may not be aware of who Ken Dodd is — a surreal stand-up family-friendly Liverpudlian comedian and ventriloquist, Dodd began his career in the 1950s but really had his hay day in the 60s, 70s, and early 80s. His is a distinctive looking man — his prominent features, a head of fluffy wild hair and protruding teeth, were often accompanied by a red, white and blue feather duster, a prop that Dodd called his tickle stick.

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Sky Skating by Geographer

Take Me to the Depths by Midnight North

The Wish by Devon Church

Bright Idea by Geographer

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A Great Darkness Approaches Can You Feel It by ELPHNT

Spring by HOVATOFF

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Walker Mungus, a podcast dedicated to UK True Crime.
0:21.1	This is the sixth in a series of short bonus episodes.
0:30.7	Listen a caution is advised, as this episode contains adult themes and descriptions that
0:36.2	some listeners may find distressing.
0:47.5	To get exclusive access to season one and add free versions of our episodes a few days
0:53.5	before their general release, head to patreon.com, forward slash they walk among us.
1:02.9	Also a great free way to help the show is spread the word through social media, or leave
1:08.4	a five star review on your podcast player.
1:26.5	You may not be aware of who Ken Dodd is.
1:29.9	The surreal stand up family friendly, live a puddley and comedian and ventriloquist.
1:35.3	Dodd began his career in the 1950s, but really had his hay day in the 60s, 70s and early
1:41.8	80s.
1:42.8	He is a distinctive looking man.
1:46.2	His prominent features, a head of fluffy wild hair and protruding teeth, were often accompanied
1:52.1	by red, white and blue feathered duster, a prop that Dodd called his tickle stick.
1:59.3	His famous upper teeth were the result of an accident at seven years old.
2:04.3	Wanted a curbal daring to ride his bike with his eyes shut.
2:09.3	In later years it would be reported that those famous teeth would be in short for £4 million.
2:17.6	After the unfortunate cycling performance for his young friends, Dodd saw an advert for
2:22.5	ventriloquism.
2:23.5	It read,
2:25.5	Fully a teacher's, amaze your friends, send six old pennies in stamps and become a ventriloquist.
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