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Midweek Message

Welcome to my Midweek Message. This is where I'll be talking about future Podcast episodes and asking for your ideas and input. 

Dreams.

I’d like to delve into your dreams. What do dreams mean? Why do we dream? We all dream, but some of us can’t remember our dreams.  If you can remember, then email me and tell me about your most secret dreams and nightmares. This could turn out to be a very revealing Podcast episode! 

More of your Emails

In this episode, I take a look at your emails. From Bryony, who writes about shopping for knickers during lockdown. To John in the U.K., who writes about lockout during lockdown… this episode is going to be fun!

Home Alone.

We’re now in our third lockdown in the UK. Some people are fine, they have money and families and friends. They can get all the help they need. But, what if you’re elderly and you have no money, family or friends? What then?

After Christmas into 2021

Christmas has passed, new year’s eve has come and gone… It was fun, but what’s next? Join me for a look back at Christmas, and forward to the spring 2021.

New Year's Eve.

Join me for a look at New Year’s Eve celebrations over the decades. New Year’s parties in the 50s, pubs in the 60s, parties at home… How have the celebrations changed over the years?

Happy Christmas 2020

Happy Christmas to all my followers. Without you, there would be no Podcast episodes so thanks to you all! I'm looking forward to producing many more episodes in 2021.

The 1950s to 1960s Transition.

The 50s with its own style of music and fashion was replaced by something very different in the 1960s. What was the transition like? What changed from one period to another, and how? Join me for a look at the changes that took place.

Nowt Queer As Folk

There’s nowt as queer as folk. Have you heard that expression? People are strange. Compulsive liars, showoffs, know alls, big heads, jealous… In this episode, I take a look at people and their quirks… If that’s the correct word!

The High Street

Is the high street dead? Is a revival of the high street feasible? Huge supermarkets finished off small businesses and many local shops disappeared. Now, major retailers are going out of business. What is the future of the high street? Will we have dozens of coffee shops? Will charity shops take over town centres? Join me for a look at the high street.

Do It Yourself, or a professional job?

If you want a job doing properly, do it yourself. That’s what I was told when I was young, and very often it’s good advice. Join me in this episode as I look at the difference between a professional job and DIY.  You might be surprised by some of my revelations!

Automations and Job Losses

Automation is progress, it’s great… But it means job losses. Automatic letter sorting replaced dozens of men. Electric trains replaced steam, the fireman was redundant. The bus conductor was made redundant. Shops disappeared with progress and the advent of retail parks. The coal shop, the wool shop, the ironmonger… In this episode, I look at the jobs that no longer exist.

Children!

The joys of bringing up children. The tantrums, slamming doors, the tears… And the things our parents used to say to us. You’re not going out until you’ve tidied your room. Yeah but, why can’t I? Because I said so! Join me for a look at the joys of parenting and kids.

My brush with the Aristocracy.

My brush with the Aristocracy is a fun look at the lives of the people in the Big House on the hill. My clandestine visits to the house revealed just how different my Lord and Lady were to us commoners in the village. 

Junk – To Keep or Dump?

You find an kid’s bike in the attic, it’s from the 1950s… Do you dump it or keep it?  An old vacuum cleaner from the 1940s… Do you take it to the rubbish tip or clean it up and keep it? One man’s junk is another man’s treasure. If you throw something away, you can be sure that you’ll regret it. But you can’t keep everything!