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Fact, Fiction, or Foreign Jurisdiction?

Fact, Fiction, or Foreign Jurisdiction?

By FFF

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?
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Episode 19 - Cell Mates

Fact, Fiction, or Foreign Jurisdiction?Mar 15, 2021

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Episode 19 - Cell Mates

Episode 19 - Cell Mates

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.
Mar 15, 202139:27
Episode 18 - Frustration Claws

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.
Mar 01, 202131:29
Episode 17 - Space Girls

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.
Feb 12, 202132:51
Episode 16 - Termination Claus

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?
Jan 27, 202127:02
Episode 15 - Death and Dumb

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.
Dec 08, 202027:12
Episode 14 - Electoral Dysfunction

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.
Nov 19, 202033:20
Episode 13 - Halloween Special

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?
Oct 31, 202030:54
Episode 12 - Any Sport in a Storm

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?
Oct 31, 202025:60
Episode 11 - Sword it out

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.
Oct 14, 202028:03
Episode 10 - The Notorious RBG

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.
Sep 30, 202025:52
Episode 9 - Unintellectual Property

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?
Sep 16, 202021:52
Episode 8 - Don’t Fret

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.
Sep 03, 202024:07
Episode 7 - Quiz and Makeup

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...
Aug 19, 202024:11
Episode 6 - Tweet Child O Mine

Episode 6 - Tweet Child O Mine

In this episode, the panel discusses social media being used by “secret” agents (and misheard song lyrics...)
Aug 05, 202025:01
Episode 5 - Everything Happens for a Treason

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?
Jul 22, 202031:31
Episode 4 - How Dairy

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!

Jul 15, 202026:10
Episode 3 - Pizza Mind

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.
Jul 08, 202025:22
Episode 2 - Toilet Humour

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?!
Jul 01, 202024:17
Episode 1 - Something’s Fishy

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...
Jun 23, 202024:49