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
Sunday Oct 27, 2019
School’s Out.
Sunday Oct 27, 2019
Sunday Oct 27, 2019
What did kids do after school in the 1950s and 60s? There was nothing on television, no computers, mobile phones, social media… In this episode, I’ll tell you what we did after school. And it was far from boring!
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Sunday Oct 20, 2019
Wild Parties in the 1960s.
Sunday Oct 20, 2019
Sunday Oct 20, 2019
Everyone had parties at their house, or their parents’ house, back in the 1960s. There was always a party going on somewhere at the weekends, and they were often wild! The music was loud, the alcohol flowed, inviting odours filled the air, girls danced…
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Sunday Oct 13, 2019
A trip to Bletchley Park.
Sunday Oct 13, 2019
Sunday Oct 13, 2019
The Enigma machine, the Colossus computer, the code breakers… I take a trip around Bletchley Park, one of the most secret of secret places during the 1940s and 50s.
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Sunday Oct 06, 2019
School in the 1950s and 60s.
Sunday Oct 06, 2019
Sunday Oct 06, 2019
School in the 1950s and 60s was very different. Kids received the cane, six of the best, if they were deemed to be bad. School dinners were disgusting. Conditions were comparatively harsh. My school was like a prison camp run by evil teachers. Join me to re-live some of my experiences in those unhappy days.
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