Panellists and legal-eagles Jon (@jonathanhodge) and Ollie (@olliegrech) compete with a different guest each week in deciding which “interesting” unusual laws presented by James (@legaljk) are real, made-up, or from a different jurisdiction. But can they ever stay on topic?
In the latest episode, Ollie, James and Jon are joined by Charlotte to discuss laws surrounding prisons! But what has prison slang got to do with a lazy pony? Can you hide in a search light? And do convicts have fancy dress? All this, and more, in the latest episode of FFF.
1 Mar 2021
Episode 18 - Frustration Claws
Are you ready to find out about goldfish colleagues, birds named after dogs, and whether or not you can lawfully walk a pack of dogs? And just what is a pack, anyway? Listen now to find out all this, and more, on the latest episode of FFF.
12 Feb 2021
Episode 17 - Space Girls
This week we’re talking about space! And not just satellite litigation. Who bought the Sun (the newspaper)? Who owns the Sun (not the newspaper)? And which government grants licences to extra terrestrial aliens? All this, and more, on the latest episode of FFF.
27 Jan 2021
Episode 16 - Termination Claus
Merry Christmas?! Better late than never, the boys are back! In this episode the FFF treatment gets applied to Christmas Lights and Christmas Bonuses, Santa’s reindeer - and what laws are being broken by Saint Nick?
8 Dec 2020
Episode 15 - Death and Dumb
A butcher in a graveyard?! Reincarnated inside a prison cell?! And what is going on with funeral processions in Las Vegas?! Find out the answers to these questions, and more, in this episode of FFF.
19 Nov 2020
Episode 14 - Electoral Dysfunction
In this special election episode, the panel learns about strange laws which only take effect when we’re voting, (in)famous electoral candidates, and the US election involving Donald Trump, Joe Biden ...and Rudy Giuliani.
31 Oct 2020
Episode 13 - Halloween Special
In this special episode, the panel discuss laws about Halloween. Is it illegal to trick or treat on a Sunday? When are you allowed to dress as a clown? And how did the Mafia get started? All this, and more, on this episode of Fact, Fiction, or Foreign Jurisdiction?
31 Oct 2020
Episode 12 - Any Sport in a Storm
In this episode, the panel discusses sports - but can you assassinate a politician with a golf ball? Can octopuses (/octopi[/octopodes]) play any sport? Does opening jars count? Just how smart *are* dogs, really? Joined by guest panellist Adam Hattersley, we hope you enjoy episode 12 of Fact, Fiction, or Foreign Jurisdiction?
14 Oct 2020
Episode 11 - Sword it out
In this episode, the panel discusses laws about swords - not circular ones, of course, because there would be no point... But do MPs carry swords? What have swords got to do with terrorism? And exactly who was at the Battle of Bannockburn? All this, and more, in episode 11 of Fact, Fiction or Foreign Jurisdiction.
30 Sept 2020
Episode 10 - The Notorious RBG
A one-off special episode in memory of the one-off special US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the panel are put through their paces with a quiz about the great late judge.
16 Sept 2020
Episode 9 - Unintellectual Property
In this episode, the team is joined by a guest panellist - who puts Jon and Ollie in their place - while discussing real property. But what has the number of women got to do with the legality of a tenancy? And you can keep anything you like outside your own house... right?
3 Sept 2020
Episode 8 - Don’t Fret
In this episode the panel considers laws relating to musical instruments... what are your options if you break a string on a Sunday? What instrument does the sea play to make music? And have you ever seen someone playing the drums on the beach? All this - and more - in Episode 8.
19 Aug 2020
Episode 7 - Quiz and Makeup
In this episode our panel considers when it might be feasible to annul a marriage because of lipstick, which type of make up is most similar to a roast dinner, and how Ollie knows about contouring...
5 Aug 2020
Episode 6 - Tweet Child O Mine
In this episode, the panel discusses social media being used by “secret” agents (and misheard song lyrics...)
22 Jul 2020
Episode 5 - Everything Happens for a Treason
In this episode, the panel discusses emperors, bank loans, St Peter, and postage stamps - but how is that all connected to treason?
15 Jul 2020
Episode 4 - How Dairy
In this episode, the panel finds out if it's really illegal to carry an ice cream cone in your back pocket, what exactly is dairy and whether you can be arrested for a late night rum and raisin ice cream in the park!
8 Jul 2020
Episode 3 - Pizza Mind
In this episode, the panel finds out whether or not you can ride in a taxi if you have the plague, and how to legally surprise someone with pizza.
1 Jul 2020
Episode 2 - Toilet Humour
In this episode, the panel discusses if you have a legal obligation to let a stranger use your loo, and just how much toilet roll does a miner need?!
23 Jun 2020
Episode 1 - Something’s Fishy
In this episode, the panel discusses if it is acceptable in law to handle a salmon suspiciously, and if anyone is the legal owner of beached turtles and sharks...
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