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
Saturday Jan 25, 2020
Saturday Jan 25, 2020
I was always in the woods when I was a kid. Climbing trees, catching tadpoles in the pond, messing about… They were great times. One day, I came across a house buried deep in the woods. A girl lived there. Her name was Amy and she was about my age. But there was something very strange about Amy… and her house. Are you afraid of ghosts?
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Sunday Jan 19, 2020
Sunday Jan 19, 2020
What did families do on Saturdays and Sundays back in the 50s and 60s? Car maintenance, gardening, picnics, Saturday morning pictures… join me for a look back at those good old days.
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Sunday Jan 12, 2020
Sunday Jan 12, 2020
A garden shed, a greenhouse, a TV aerial… All needed planning permission back in the 1950s and 60s. In theory, people weren’t even allowed to hang out their washing! Join me for a light-hearted look at crafty ways around planning back in those good old days.
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Sunday Jan 05, 2020
Sunday Jan 05, 2020
Stone the crows! Where did that saying originate? How about, a load of cobblers? The English language is quirky, interesting and forever changing. Join me for a fun look at some of the old sayings and oddities of the language.
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Sunday Dec 29, 2019
Sunday Dec 29, 2019
Can you imagine peeling your own sprouts, shelling your own peas, cracking your own nuts, grating your own cheese, washing your own potatoes... Christmas dinner was a very different affair in the 1950s. Join me in a trip down memory lane. We'll also be looking into dustbins!
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Sunday Dec 22, 2019
Sunday Dec 22, 2019
What was Christmas like in the 50s and early 60s?
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Sunday Dec 15, 2019
Sunday Dec 15, 2019
By popular demand, I’m reviewing more newspapers from the 1950s and 60s. News, comment, adverts, personal columns… Join me for another trip back in time.
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Sunday Dec 08, 2019
Sunday Dec 08, 2019
Train sets, stamp collecting, cigarette cards, matchboxes, Airfix models, Meccano… There were so many hobbies for kids back in the 1950s. Join me in a journey back in time to look at those hobbies.
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Sunday Dec 01, 2019
Sunday Dec 01, 2019
In this episode, I recall summer holidays in the 1950s. As kids, we were excited when we set off in the car to a caravan park. Running wild in the woods, playing in the river… Cooking wasn’t easy for mother in a cramped 1950s caravan, sleeping wasn’t exactly comfortable. But we all had fun!
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Sunday Nov 24, 2019
Sunday Nov 24, 2019
I’m beginning a new series of episodes called That Reminds Me! In this, the first one, I relate the amazing story of a husband and wife and their five-year marriage. I’ll say no more as I don’t want to spoil the story.
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Sunday Nov 17, 2019
Sunday Nov 17, 2019
Join me in looking back at newspapers from the 1950s, 60s and 70s.
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Sunday Nov 10, 2019
Sunday Nov 10, 2019
From wireless to gramophones to transistor radios to reel to reel tape recorders to cassettes to record players to CDs… How home and in-car entertainment has changed over the decades.
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Sunday Nov 03, 2019
Sunday Nov 03, 2019
Firework or bonfire night back in those heady days was very different. Kids built huge fires on waste land, they bought penny bangers from the local sweet shop… There was no health and safety. In fact, it was pretty dangerous at times!
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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
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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