Ray’s Rants back to the 1960s 1970s 1950s in the UK Great Britain. Entertaining and fun. British music scene, Jimi Hendrix The Rolling Stones. The English pubs and clubs, Watney’s Red Barrel beer, Babycham, Cherry B the night life. The cars, the workplace, television and pirate radio. England. Schools back in the early days. 60s fashion and clothes, flairs and miniskirts. London, Caroline, Luxembourg. Mini cars skirts. Holiday in caravan, Butlin’s
Episodes
22 hours ago
Midweek Message 189.
22 hours ago
22 hours ago
In this Midweek Message, I talk about a village where the leader of parish council is a right jobsworth, a firm's man... or woman. You can't do this, you can't do that! Crikey, what a daft state of affairs!
4 days ago
When I Was A Boy.
4 days ago
4 days ago
Shop rents, utopia, farmers, cuttings from plants, beer barrels, mail order... There's a lot to get through in this week's podcast episode. I hope you enjoy it!
Wednesday Nov 13, 2024
Midweek Message 188.
Wednesday Nov 13, 2024
Wednesday Nov 13, 2024
Playing in the street, grandchildren, fish and chips, pavement parking, old photos... Please, join me this Wednesday for a chat.
Sunday Nov 10, 2024
Village LIfe, Shopkeepers, Grandparents, old Radio Plays.
Sunday Nov 10, 2024
Sunday Nov 10, 2024
Village Life, Shopkeepers, old Radio Plays... Do you remember The Navy Lark, Handcock's Half Hour, Steptoe and Son... Happy days on the radio! Also, I talk about grandparents playing a major part in children's lives. Join me for a good old chat!
Wednesday Nov 06, 2024
Midweek Message 187.
Wednesday Nov 06, 2024
Wednesday Nov 06, 2024
Hello and welcome to another Midweek Message. I hope you're keeping well. It's getting cooler here in Britain as we head towards winter. What's it like where you are?
Sunday Nov 03, 2024
What do you do in your free time?
Sunday Nov 03, 2024
Sunday Nov 03, 2024
What do you do in your free time? Do you get any spare time? These days, it seems that everyone is so busy they rarely have time to sit down for five minutes. Retirement isn't at all what I'd thought it would be. Do this, so that, go here, go there... Please, join me this Sunday for a chat.
Wednesday Oct 30, 2024
Midweek Message 186.
Wednesday Oct 30, 2024
Wednesday Oct 30, 2024
Hi, I hope you're keeping well. It's mild here, 15C which is 59F. I've bought some coal for our open fire and sorted out the kindling wood, so we're ready to go. Are you ready for Halloween? We have a tub of sweets by the front door ready for the children should they pop round. Happy days!
Sunday Oct 27, 2024
When perfume was called scent and petrol was 7/6d a gallon.
Sunday Oct 27, 2024
Sunday Oct 27, 2024
In days gone by, fish and chips were wrapped in newspaper, perfume was called scent, school kids got the cane, beer was 16 pence for a pint in my local pub... And, a few extracts from a little book written in 1878 about bringing up children. Please, join me this Sunday for a look back at the old days.
Wednesday Oct 23, 2024
Midweek Message 185.
Wednesday Oct 23, 2024
Wednesday Oct 23, 2024
We're getting through October. Winter is nearing! I hope you're keeping warm. The sun is out as I write this but it's pretty chilling outside. Child care, weddings, conker trees... I hope you enjoy this week's Midweek Message.
Sunday Oct 20, 2024
Housewives 1950s 1960s. Were they slaves?
Sunday Oct 20, 2024
Sunday Oct 20, 2024
Housewives back in the old days were often no more than slaves chained to the kitchen sink! According to a book I've been reading, the man was the master of the house and his authority shouldn't be questioned! Crikey! Please, join me this Sunday.
Wednesday Oct 16, 2024
Midweek Message 184.
Wednesday Oct 16, 2024
Wednesday Oct 16, 2024
In this episode, architecture, the Isle of Wight and more... who remembers Disprin, the dissolvable aspirin tablets? They were prescribed for anything and everything back in the old days! Is it good to take several tablets every day? I don't think so.
Sunday Oct 13, 2024
Good Things in the Good Old Days, and much more...
Sunday Oct 13, 2024
Sunday Oct 13, 2024
I love the good old days. You could get an appointment with the doctor. You didn't have to wait on the phone listening to Greensleeves for an hour. Travelling by car was a breeze. Please, join me this Sunday for a look back at the good old days.
Wednesday Oct 09, 2024
Midweek Message 183.
Wednesday Oct 09, 2024
Wednesday Oct 09, 2024
It's that time again. How are you? Keeping well, I hope. Adverts, changing times, excuses and reasons... Join me for a midweek chat.
Sunday Oct 06, 2024
Inside British houses, my Isle of Wight trip and more…
Sunday Oct 06, 2024
Sunday Oct 06, 2024
This week, I’m looking inside British houses. Where is the bathroom situated? Is the kitchen at the back or the front of the house? Where is the lounge, the dining room, the bedrooms… I’ll also be talking about my Isle of Wight trip. Please, join me this Sunday.
Wednesday Oct 02, 2024
Midweek Massage 182.
Wednesday Oct 02, 2024
Wednesday Oct 02, 2024
I recorded this Midweek Message on Sunday 29/9/24 because I won't be here this Wednesday. I'll be having a great time, hopefully, on the Isle of Wight! You'll hear all about it next Sunday.