Episodes
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The Racketeers (S27 E4)
In August 2026, three men in suits arrive in the Watford Football Club afterlife and demand payment from the community if it wants to carry on watching Watford matches.
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Among My Souvenirs (S27 E3)
In August 2026, down on earth, an elderly fan has a unique approach to keeping mementoes from a lifetime of supporting Watford Football Club.
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Eternity Stadium (S27 E2)
In August 2026, a man reaches the afterlife and discovers that he doesn’t love Watford Football Club anymore. Where will he spend eternity, if not Hornet Heaven?
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Heart (S27 E1)
In August 2026, in the Watford Football Club afterlife, a fan’s hopes for the new season are shaped by the unusual reason he started supporting Watford as a boy.
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10 Years of Hornet Heaven: 2025/26
To mark the Hornet Heaven podcast’s tenth birthday this summer, we’re re-issuing one episode from each of the ten seasons since we began in 2016. The idea is to re-immerse listeners in how it has felt to be a Watford fan during the club’s recent ups and downs. If you’re feeling distant from the...
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10 Years of Hornet Heaven: 2024/25
To mark the Hornet Heaven podcast’s tenth birthday this summer, we’re re-issuing one episode from each of the ten seasons since we began in 2016. The idea is to re-immerse listeners in how it has felt to be a Watford fan during the club’s recent ups and downs. If you’re feeling distant from the...
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10 Years of Hornet Heaven: 2023/24
To mark the Hornet Heaven podcast’s tenth birthday this summer, we’re re-issuing one episode from each of the ten seasons since we began in 2016. The idea is to re-immerse listeners in how it has felt to be a Watford fan during the club’s recent ups and downs. If you’re feeling distant from the...
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10 Years of Hornet Heaven: 2022/23
To mark the Hornet Heaven podcast’s tenth birthday this summer, we’re re-issuing one episode from each of the ten seasons since we began in 2016. The idea is to re-immerse listeners in how it has felt to be a Watford fan during the club’s recent ups and downs. (If you or people you know are...
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10 Years of Hornet Heaven: 2021/22
To mark the Hornet Heaven podcast’s tenth birthday this summer, we’re re-issuing one episode from each of the ten seasons since we began in 2016. The idea is to re-immerse listeners in how it has felt to be a Watford fan during the club’s recent ups and downs. If you’re feeling distant from the...
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10 Years of Hornet Heaven: 2020/21
To mark the Hornet Heaven podcast’s tenth birthday this summer, we’re re-issuing one episode from each of the ten seasons since we began in 2016. The idea is to re-immerse listeners in how it has felt to be a Watford fan during the club’s recent ups and downs. If you’re feeling distant from the...
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10 Years of Hornet Heaven: 2019/20
To mark the Hornet Heaven podcast’s tenth birthday this summer, we’re re-issuing one episode from each of the ten seasons since we began in 2016. The idea is to re-immerse listeners in how it has felt to be a Watford fan during the club’s recent ups and downs. If you’re feeling distant from the...
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10 Years of Hornet Heaven: 2018/19
To mark the Hornet Heaven podcast’s tenth birthday this summer, we’re re-issuing one episode from each of the ten seasons since we began in 2016. The idea is to re-immerse listeners in how it has felt to be a Watford fan during the club’s recent ups and downs. If you’re feeling distant from the...
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10 Years of Hornet Heaven: 2017/18
To mark the Hornet Heaven podcast’s tenth birthday this summer, we’re re-issuing one episode from each of the ten seasons since we began in 2016. The idea is to re-immerse listeners in how it has felt to be a Watford fan during the club’s recent ups and downs. If you’re feeling distant from the...
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10 Years of Hornet Heaven: 2016/17
To mark the Hornet Heaven podcast’s tenth birthday this summer, we’re re-issuing one episode from each of the ten seasons since we began in 2016. The idea is to re-immerse listeners in how it has felt to be a Watford fan during the club’s recent ups and downs. If you’re feeling distant from the...
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O Holey Night (2025 Christmas Special #2)
On Christmas Eve 2025, seasonal celebrations in the Watford Football Club afterlife are put on hold for a crime to be investigated.
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Last Christmas (2025 Xmas Special #1)
On Christmas Day 1957, in the Watford Football Club afterlife, the club’s founder is told a true story from a year earlier — the club’s last-ever Christmas Day fixture.
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Ticket For Life (S26 E4)
In September 1982, down on earth, a man who isn’t interested in football begins the journey that will eventually lead him to the Watford Football Club afterlife.
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Programming Error (S26 E3)
In July 2025, the Watford Football Club afterlife must deal with the consequences of the club stopping producing matchday programmes.
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Day Of The Dead (S26 E2)
In November 2025, the residents of the Watford Football Club afterlife stage a special celebration to distract themselves from their feelings about the club’s owner.
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Bonser In (S26 E1)
The death of a former owner of Watford Football Club promises an angry reaction from fans in the club’s afterlife.
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The Tuesday Murder Club (S25 E4)
In October 2025, three fans in the Watford Football Club afterlife explore the club owner’s motive for getting rid of the latest Head Coach.
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The Straw Boater (S25 E3)
In February 2025, the Watford Football Club afterlife comes under attack from forces unknown.
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While My Violin Gently Weeps (S25 E1)
In May 2025, a former player is upset by the sacking of Head Coach Tom Cleverley — causing wider ramifications in the Watford Football Club afterlife.
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Hamlet (S25 E2)
In summer 2025, a significant change causes residents of the Watford Football Club afterlife to question their support for the club.
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Baah, Humbug! (Xmas Special 2024)
On Christmas Day 2024, in the Watford Football Club afterlife, there’s a Scrooge-like fan who needs to change his ways. Merry Christmas to all Watford fans everywhere - from Olly, Colin, and everyone in Hornet Heaven.
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Halloween Special 2024
On October 31st 2024, an event in the Watford Football Club afterlife puts the residents in the mood for Halloween. (Music by Josef Surikov and Danny Elfman.)
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Hornet Heaven - The Musical
A musical starring Watford fans Stephen John Davis and Colin Mace. In 2023/24, a fan in the land of the living tries to bring a former legend back from the Watford Football Club afterlife.
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Hornet Oblivion (S24 E4)
In August 2006, beyond the astral divide, there’s a new arrival in a rather different community of former Watford FC players and fans.
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It's Fred Titmus! (S24 E3)
In March 2011, the residents of Watford Football Club’s afterlife are astonished by the unexpected arrival of a former England test cricketer.
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P.S. You Orns! (S24 E2)
In August 2017, a grieving Watford fan receives messages from her recently deceased husband who's gone to the Watford Football Club afterlife.
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A Shorts Story (S24 E1)
In June 2024, a senior figure in the Watford Football Club afterlife reflects on the club’s choice of red shorts for the coming season.
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Tears In Heaven (Silver Jubilee special)
In May 2024, the Watford Football Club afterlife sets about celebrating the 25th anniversary of the most emotional match in the club’s history.
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Reversal (Easter Special 2024)
In March 2024, as Watford Football Club’s fortunes decline, events in the club's afterlife head in the wrong direction.
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Founder's Day 2024 - REMIX
To celebrate the 75th anniversary of the ascension to Hornet Heaven of Watford FC's founder Henry Grover, on March 22nd 1949, here's a re-edited and re-mixed telling of our story of his arrival.
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Half-Back (S23 E4)
In August 1997, a former player materialises in the Watford Football Club afterlife — but only partially.
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How To Be Happy (S23 E3)
In December 2023, a new arrival in the Watford Football Club afterlife attempts to go to every Watford game ever.
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If On A Winter's Night A Hornet (S23 E2)
In February 2024, you — the listener — are transported via the medium of podcast into the eternal experience of supporting Watford Football Club.
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Fog (S23 E1)
In December 2023, in the Watford Football Club afterlife, a former Watford player isn't seeing things with the usual clarity.
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How The Grover Stole Christmas (Xmas Special 2023)
In December 1964, with Watford facing two festive fixtures against Them Up The Road, a resident of the Watford Football Club afterlife tries to make sure a double derby defeat won’t ruin Christmas.
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Shared Space (S22 E4)
In September 2023, in the Watford Football Club afterlife, two Watford fans find themselves locked in a small room together. They have fiercely conflicting views. Can they find common ground?
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Dead Ringers For Ross Jenkins (S22 E3)
In August 2023, two stalwarts from Watford Football Club’s glory days have been shut away in a lock-up garage in the club’s afterlife for nearly 40 years. Who are they?
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The Truth (S22 E2)
In August 2023, a new arrival in the Watford Football Club afterlife revisits old games and discovers he’s misremembered important details. What’s he got wrong?
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Field of Dreams (S22 E1)
In Spring 2023, in the Watford Football Club afterlife, Cliff Holton, Watford’s greatest-ever forward receives an unexpected call-up.
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Soap - Part Four (S21 E4)
In May 1996, an unlikely new arrival in the Watford Football Club afterlife helps a former player cope with the club’s recent relegation. (Part 4 of 4.)
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Soap - Part Three (S21 E3)
In May 1996, an unlikely new arrival in the Watford Football Club afterlife helps a former player cope with the club’s recent relegation. (Part 3 of 4.)
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Soap - Part Two (S21 E2)
In May 1996, an unlikely new arrival in the Watford Football Club afterlife helps a former player cope with the club’s recent relegation. (Part 2 of 4.)
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Soap - Part One (S21 E1)
In May 1996, an unlikely new arrival in the Watford Football Club afterlife helps a former player cope with the club’s recent relegation. (Part 1 of 4.)
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Highlights Reel (#4)
The fourth and final highlight reel to mark our first 100 episodes.
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Highlights Reel (#3)
The third of 4 highlight reels to mark our first 100 episodes.
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Highlights Reel (#2)
The second of 4 highlight reels to mark our first 100 episodes.
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Award-winning stories about a wonderful afterlife where fans of Watford Football Club can watch their team for the rest of eternity.
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