The comic turns his attentions to musical icons for The Misinvestigations of Romesh Ranganathan. 

The assault on the airwaves of Romesh Ranganathan continues!

The comic and television presenter now hosts a weekend show on Radio 2 as well as The Weakest Link. That’s in addition to his travel shows, comedy appearances alongside Rob Beckett, and the sitcom Avoidance.

His latest endeavour takes him in a different direction: The Misinvestigations of Romesh Ranganathan. The three-part series sees him investigate the lives and deaths of some of the world’s most intriguing cultural icons.

Romesh will look at four people whose lives (and deaths) have always been a source of fascination for him:

●  West Coast hip hop pioneer Tupac Shakur,

●  Sex Pistols bassist Sid Vicious and girlfriend Nancy Spungen

●  Groundbreaking guitarist Jimi Hendrix

• Here’s the premise:

Step forward Romesh Ranganathan – a man with admittedly no experience of criminal investigations whatsoever – who is going to attempt to crack each case once and for all. Ably assisted by criminal psychologist, writer and podcaster Dr Julia Shaw, Romesh talks to experts, eyewitnesses, friends and journalists to learn more about the remarkable lives of each of these stars and try to unravel the enduring mystery behind their tragic deaths.

Part investigation and part biography, The Misinvestigations of Romesh Ranganathan gently pillories the true crime genre whilst providing viewers with a fresh, empathetic insight into four often misunderstood life stories played out in the unforgiving glare of the media spotlight.

• Romesh Ranganathan says:

“We wanted a spin-off for Misadventures, and after we discussed Misinterpretations, Miscalculations and Misunderstandings, we finally settled on Misinvestigations. It’s been really interesting to look into these high-profile deaths and I am very excited for people to see the show. Unless of course people don’t like it, in which case I will release a statement explaining how I never really believed in the project.”

The Misinvestigations of Romesh Ranganathan comes from Rumpus Media and airs on BBC Two and iPlayer later this month.

NB. The episode focused on Jimi Hendrix originally aired on BBC Two as a pilot in 2022.