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Dec 2020
36m 28s

Case 28: Centaur

Plosive
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Case Twenty Eight. Centaur? Centaur! Mat Ewins dons his best silks and climbs into his stirrups as he launches into Hoof Hefner, convicted fraudster and horse trainer extraordinaire. A bizarre tale of lies, deceit and the charms a man with horse legs can hold over simple folk, one for the record books but for all the wrong reasons.


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Performed by Mat Ewins and John Kearns.

Recorded by Naomi Parnell. Edited by Mat Ewins. Additional editing by Naomi Parnell. Researched by John Kearns.

Theme music by Nicky Green.

Photography by Paul Gilbey. Artwork by Mat Ewins.

Produced by Plosive Productions.


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