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Midweek Message 23.

It's midweek again... and it's still raining! Did I miss the summer? Seriously, there's great weather on the way for the UK. Hope you're keeping well.

Household Bills! Then and now.

Bills were very different back in the 50s and 60s. There was the mortgage or rent, of course. Phone bill, electricity bill, gas bill... But it was far easier to work out your money back then because there wasn't the added burden of a mobile phone bill, broadband, TV subscriptions and goodness know what else. In this episode, I take a look at household bills and how things have changed.

Midweek Message 22.

Hi and welcome to another Midweek Message. Next Sunday's episode is all about... Listen to the message to find out!

Crime! Then and now.

Crime back in the 50s and 60s was very different. No mobile phones, no online identity theft, no phishing... So, what was crime like back then? Join me for a look back.

Midweek Message 21.

Hello, welcome to another Midweek Message. I hope you're keep cool in this UK summer heat.

One Million B.C.

We know what the 50s and 60s were like. But what about half a million or a million years ago? In this episode, I take a look back a little further than usual.

Midweek Message 20.

Hi, I hope you're happy, well and enjoying the sunshine. I'm not around, this is a pre-recorded message. All will be explained next Sunday!

Hygiene.

Washing, cleaning, spraying, scrubbing, disinfecting… Are we overdoing cleanliness? Surely, our immune systems need some germs to fend them off. Join me for a look at some smelly things!

Midweek Message 19.

Hi, and welcome to heatwave Wednesday! It's going to be a hot one so keep cool and look after yourselves.

Making Things.

In the good old days, people made things. Dolls houses, cupboards, tables, shelves, garden sheds… There was no end to the things people made. How does that compare to our modern times? Is assembling a flat-pack considered to be making something? Join me for a fun look back to the old days.

Midweek Message 18.

Our lovely climbing Clematis has died! Too much wind, rain, cold... Roll on summer. Next Sunday's episode is about making things. In the old days, people made cupboards, tables, sheds... they made and put up shelves... Now, it's all flat-pack chipboard. Join me for a look back at the days when people rolled up their sleeves and made things.

Cars then and now. 1950s 60s 70s

Cars back in the 50s and 60s were very different to today’s cars. Many were built like tanks, car radios and heaters came as optional extras, there were no seat belts… In this episode, I take a look at the cars of then and now.

Midweek Message 17.

Hi, welcome to my Midweek Message. Next Sunday's episode is about cars, amongst other things. Cars from the 50s 60s 70s... And, of course, today's cars. Plus, ballcock valves and stop cocks!

Social Media, then and now.

Social media… is it something new or has it been around for decades? Scams… are they something new or have they been around forever? Join me for a look at past and present social media and scams.

Midweek Message 16.

Hi everyone, hope you're keeping well. Social media... is it something new or has it been around for decades?