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Christmas TV. Vintage Office Equipment. Village Magazine. Deliberate Mistake and more...

In this episode... Christmas TV repeats. Vintage office equipment, old duplicators and type writers. The village magazine, local gossip and more! There's a deliberate mistake in this episode, can you spot it? 

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I'm late today! Crikey! I hope you're keeping well. It's cold here. 0c this morning with a lovely frost and beautiful sunrise. 

Childhood memories. Village tales. Horse and cart. Spy radios. Milkman. Coal man.

In this episode... Childhood memories. Village tales. Horse and cart. Spy radios. Milkman. Coal man.Sayings from the old days. Kelly's directory and so much more...

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Winter is approaching fast. It was -2c this morning! That's 35f. As kids, we used to love the winter. Snowball fights, ice slides... great fun! Although, a few of us ended up having stitches at the hospital. Happy days!

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.

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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...

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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. 

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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! 

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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...

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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!