Episodes
A hotel that couldn't make any money - no alcohol at Cunningham's - and the Derby Castle has it all! This is Manx tourism in the 1920's.
Visiting the Marown Motor Museum; Alfred Duggan shares show business secrets from the back seat of his taxi, and Geoff Cannell and Charles Webster talk TT!
Two Douglas Butties keep the Manx language alive - and Dad delivers his babies on the Calf of Man - just a couple of gems from The Archive Room this week
Classroom capers, remembering the Baldwin Valley in the year 1900, and how to drink a cup of tea - all this and more in The Archive Room this week.
Meet Sir William Hillary - the colourful character with a vision for a service dedicated to saving lives at sea
Travel tales from The Archive Room this week - Managing the Douglas Horse Trams, making cars in Peel, and spending a glorious summer season on the Marine Drive Railway
Entertaining royalty, managing the horse trams, missing an opportunity - and much more - in this week's meander down Manx. memory lane
The tender art of teaching - learning with the Land Army - and a child's love affair with Ramsey shapes his life - all this - and more - in this episode!
Victor Kneale takes us back to the 1920's, Mrs Nancy Mills meets a monkey, and Hilary Guard falls in love - with the Isle of Man
What do legendary entertainer Dot Tilbury, Ian Qualtrough, and The Dalby Spook have in common? They're all in this episode of The Archive Room
Stories from the 3 Wise Men of Manx Radio, poultry farming, poetry, music - and a word from John Kennaugh
Hollantide, adventures with a chimney pot, and send for Tommy when it soots you .... it's all in this week's visit to Manx Radio's Store of Gems!
Working with a 1940's tape recorder, and meeting the Little People - just a couple of the stories from this week's meander down memory lane .....
A well-equipped kitchen, a family-friendly farmhouse, and how to thatch a roof - we're at home in The Archive Room this week!
Herrings, kippers, childhood memories and some interesting cookery tips - join us in Peel this week!
John Kennaugh takes us back to the time when bringing in the harvest was done with very little machinery, lots of hard work - and timeless traditions!
We're back for an autumn amble through the archives - Leonora Smallwood, Captain Jack Ronan and Mabel Bean are the stars tonight - and can you guess the mystery voice?
In this collection of gems from the archives - Station Masters share their stories, a Policeman thumbs a lift, and a Sulby childhood is fondly remembered
We're ablaze in The Archive Room tonight - stories of putting out fires - and getting them going .. listen to this, and you'll never drink rum!
Master storyteller Ian Qualtrough introduces us to Aunt May, Alfonso Craine, Fred (and the borrowed bike) and a host of other great characters - too good to stay hidden in the Archive Room!
Riding in the TT Races - but not as we know it! Great stories of how they made the classic Formby film No Limit
Going to the cinema, managing a cinema - and helping to make a film - all the stories are here - from the days when our palaces of entertainment were "packed to suffocation!"
Flitters, the cane, and getting that first proper job - just a few great stories as Donald Gelling looks back over his early life - and Robert Hendry knows the cost of taking your barrel organ to town!
The long arm of the law - but not as WE know it! Hector Duff and Arthur Underhill share stories of life in the Island's Police Force in the '30's and 40's
Travel back in time on the railway -meet characters in Glen Maye and Cregneash - and Owl' Bobby-Bob too!
Mona Douglas recalls Old Christmas Day customs , and 3 men - including Harvey Briggs - share their snow stories!
John Kennaugh, Noel Cringle and Dot Tilbury are amongst the stars of this festive meander down Manx memory lane
A collection of thoughts, stories and nostalgia taken from the shelf marked CHRISTMAS
Adventures in Post Office world with Irene Curphey and Norman Barron - and a legendary baker looks back ...
We're back - with more gems from the Manx Radio Archive! Great stories told by the people who were there.