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Villages revisited. Freight trains. Real ale. Music. Graffiti. Litter. Parish Council.

Another busy Sunday podcast. Villages revisited. Freight trains. Real ale. Music. Graffiti. Litter. Local policeman on a bike. Parish council. P lease, join me this Sunday.

Midweek Message 241.

The BBC. January Sales in October. Telling the time. 25th December. Join me for a quick midweek chat. 

High Tea. Frozen Milk. Underground Bunkers. Bonfire Night. Derek's Cafe and more...

There's so much to chat about in this episode. High Tea. Frozen Milk. Underground Bunkers. Bonfire Night. Derek's Cafe. Chinese Whispers. Food served on a piece of wood or slate and more...

Midweek Message 240.

Clockwork doorbells, fish and chip shops, fireplaces, bringing up children in 1878 and much more... Please, join me for a chat.

Expensive Friendships. Poisonous Snakes and Spiders. Meditation. Christmas Curry. Fairies.

Expensive Friendships. Poisonous Snakes and Spiders. Meditation. Christmas Curry. Fairies. Rubbish Dumps. There's a lost to talk about in this episode. Please, join me. 

Midweek Message 239.

Car park attendants. Swanbourne Lake aircraft crash. Milking a cow. Gas fire pokers. Telephones. Join me for a quick chat this Wednesday. 

Toasted Crumpet by the fire. Board Games. Gravel Pits. Train Sets. Pirate Radio.

Toasted Crumpet by the fire. Fawlty Towers.  Board Games. Gravel Pits. Train Sets. Pirate Radio. There's so much to chat about in this episode. I hope you enjoy it! 

Midweek Message 238.

Faulty Towers, more pubs and shops closing, Netflix nights to blame? Join me for a quick chat. 

Privately Owned Pubs, Where am I? Air Raid Shelters, New Houses and more...

Privately Owned Pubs, Where am I? Air Raid Shelters, New Houses and more...

Midweek Message 237.

Thia restaurants and beer. Fish and chip restaurants. Gin traps and a local rifle range and much more. Please, join me. 

Bad drivers, tea sets, fish and chip prices, pubs open late, council houses, pub quiz, and more...

Let's rant about bad car drivers. Why do we use mugs rather than cups and saucers? Where have proper tea sets gone? Fish and chip prices have gone through the roof! Pubs can stay open later... That's all very well but landlords can't afford to pay the staff to stay until midnight! Council houses, new-build house prices, quiz night... and so much more!

Midweek Message 236.

Prefabricated buildings, so-called friends who let you down, warning notices on TV programs, loud adverts and films... and more! Please, join me!

Rural Living Museum. 1960s Fashion. Friday Club Night. Fish & Chips.

I loved visiting the Rural Life Living Museum in Hampshire. I also loved 1960s Fashion, Friday Club Night, Fish & Chips with loads of salt and vinegar... Happy days!

Midweek Message 235.

The railway quickly developed and spread throughout the country. Goods were carried from A to B, which was great, but... people also started to uproot and travel around the country. Was that a good thing? We're off to Hampshire, the weather is boring, but I hope you'll join me for this week's Midweek Message. 

Dreams, Stalkers, Control Freaks, Lies, Thieves, Jobs Worth... and more.

Dreams, Stalkers, Control Freaks, Lies, Thieves, Job's Worth... and more. There's a mixture of stuff to chat about! I hope you enjoy this hour of rants and inane drivel!