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Mike Watkins Investigates was a weekly radio show first broadcast on Stroud FM in July 2012. The pilot episode featured an in-depth investigation into the conspiracy theory about chemtrails and geo-engineering. Each show has since been syndicated to numerous radio stations around the world. There were eight complete series of the show in total; the final show hitting the airwaves in July 2015.

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Many controversial topics were covered over the years, including UFO sightings, crop circles, the moon landing hoax, big cat sightings in Gloucestershire, David Icke, Illuminati, problem reaction solution, moon matrix, the Mayan calendar, 2012 phenomenon, the rise of modern Marxism, the hip-hop prison theory, the Cult of Saturn, the Denver International Airport controversy, ancient aliens, Erich Von Daniken, the dangers of social media, vegetarianism, the Deepwater Horizon oil spillglobal warming, fracking, tarsandsgenetically modified crops, alternative healing, autismmusic plagiarism, foxhunting and a 14 part series about the paranormal, which included a night-time vigil at the infamous Woodchester Mansion in Gloucestershire.

2014 MWI Promo

Investigations were not restricted to purely controversial issues. Comedians Jon Wagstaffe, Cerys Nelmes, Paul Farrar and Chad Wornfoot all appeared on the show, as well as actor and artistic director Mike Greenman, Stroud based artist and actress Claire Rees-Jones, Cheltenham and Stroud based rock band Strange Things Frighten Us, (featuring the first interview with then drummer Oli Holbrook who later joined the punk band Milk Teeth), American 'Green Rock' duo Sassafrass, New Zealand's guitar sensation Fraser Mackenzie , producer, director, writer, actor, poet and musician Barnaby Eaton-Jones, (who has since revived Radio 4's I'm Sorry I'll Read That... Again) and the owners of independent record label Red Zebra Records. Other investigations included documentaries about the classic TV show Doctor Who, the history of Forest Green Rovers football club, musical histories of rock legends Led Zeppelin, Queen and Jimi Hendrix and special shows on the folk/rock band Lindisfarne. and Monty Python's vinyl years. The final series include a three part mini-series, where Mike himself was interviewed about his scepticism regarding UFOs and conspiracy theories in general. There was also a purely music orientated spinoff series, 'Rock Candy', which examined the diverse styles of rock music that have emerged in the 21st century.

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Excerpts from the Chemtrails, UFOs, 1984 And All That, The Day It Rained Pink Frogs In Stroud, Getting Sassy with Sassafrass (Part 2) and Doctor Who 50th Anniversary Special shows have been used as part of Lee Stone's Community Radio Show on BBC Radio Gloucestershire, Wiltshire, Somerset and Bristol.

The programme still has its own online newspaper and blog covering subjects investigated in each of the shows. Podcasts of all past shows are available on Mixcloud.

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