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The Archive Room
If you’re interested in Island history, if you can’t resist a good story, and if you like meeting great characters, then you’ll love everything in The Archive Room! Real stories, told by the people who were there - using Manx Radio archive recordings to explore every aspect of Island life in years gone by.
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Episodes
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WE'RE IN HOLIDAY MOOD IN THE ARCHIVE ROOM TONIGHT!
Wednesday, 3 April 2024
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.
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ELECTRIC CARS, TAXIS FOR STARS, AND BROADCASTING THE TT RACES!
Thursday, 28 March 2024
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!
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A COUPLE OF DOUGLAS BUTTIES - AND EVERYDAY LIFE ON THE CALF OF MAN!
Thursday, 21 March 2024
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
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THOSE FIRST TT BROADCASTS ON MANX RADIO - DOT TILBURY KNOWS WHAT REALLY HAPPENED ....
Thursday, 14 March 2024
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.
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IT ALL STARTED IN A TRENDY LONDON TAVERN - 200 YEARS AGO!
Thursday, 7 March 2024
Meet Sir William Hillary - the colourful character with a vision for a service dedicated to saving lives at sea
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...AND THE HORSE DECIDED "I'VE HAD ENOUGH OF THIS" ....
Friday, 1 March 2024
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
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DISREGARD EVERYTHING YOU'RE ABOUT TO EAT!
Thursday, 22 February 2024
Entertaining royalty, managing the horse trams, missing an opportunity - and much more - in this week's meander down Manx. memory lane
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SIT DOWN, WHILE I THUMP YOU!
Thursday, 15 February 2024
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!
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A 1920's childhood, holidaymakers, hoteliers, and interesting animals and their owners - find them all in The Archive Room
Thursday, 21 December 2023
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
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We're back in The Archive Room - more stories of Island life, told by the people who were there.
Thursday, 21 December 2023
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
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We're taking a another stroll round The Archive Room - pausing at the shelf marked CHRISTMAS
Thursday, 21 December 2023
Stories from the 3 Wise Men of Manx Radio, poultry farming, poetry, music - and a word from John Kennaugh
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THE ARCHIVE ROOM - 26 OCTOBER 2023
Thursday, 26 October 2023
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!
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THE ARCHIVE ROOM - 19 OCTOBER 2023
Thursday, 19 October 2023
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 .....
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THE ARCHIVE ROOM - 12 OCTOBER 2023
Thursday, 12 October 2023
A well-equipped kitchen, a family-friendly farmhouse, and how to thatch a roof - we're at home in The Archive Room this week!
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THE ARCHIVE ROOM - 5 OCTOBER 2023
Thursday, 5 October 2023
Herrings, kippers, childhood memories and some interesting cookery tips - join us in Peel this week!
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THE ARCHIVE ROOM - 28 SEPTEMBER 2023
Thursday, 28 September 2023
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!
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THE ARCHIVE ROOM - 21 SEPTEMBER 2023
Thursday, 21 September 2023
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?
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THE ARCHIVE ROOM - 29 JUNE 2023
Friday, 30 June 2023
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
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THE ARCHIVE ROOM - 22 JUNE 2023
Thursday, 22 June 2023
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!
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THE ARCHIVE ROOM - 15 JUNE 2023
Tuesday, 13 June 2023
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!
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THE ARCHIVE ROOM - 8 JUNE 2023
Friday, 9 June 2023
Riding in the TT Races - but not as we know it! Great stories of how they made the classic Formby film No Limit
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THE ARCHIVE ROOM - 1 JUNE 2023
Friday, 2 June 2023
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!"
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THE ARCHIVE ROOM - 25 MAY 2023
Sunday, 28 May 2023
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!
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THE ARCHIVE ROOM - 18 MAY 2023
Thursday, 18 May 2023
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
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THE ARCHIVE ROOM - 12 JANUARY 2023
Thursday, 12 January 2023
Travel back in time on the railway -meet characters in Glen Maye and Cregneash - and Owl' Bobby-Bob too!
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THE ARCHIVE ROOM - 5 JANUARY 2023
Thursday, 5 January 2023
Mona Douglas recalls Old Christmas Day customs , and 3 men - including Harvey Briggs - share their snow stories!
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THE ARCHIVE ROOM - 23 DECEMBER 2022
Friday, 23 December 2022
John Kennaugh, Noel Cringle and Dot Tilbury are amongst the stars of this festive meander down Manx memory lane
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THE ARCHIVE ROOM - 22 DECEMBER 2022
Thursday, 22 December 2022
A collection of thoughts, stories and nostalgia taken from the shelf marked CHRISTMAS
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THE ARCHIVE ROOM - 15 DECEMBER 2022
Thursday, 15 December 2022
Adventures in Post Office world with Irene Curphey and Norman Barron - and a legendary baker looks back ...
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THE ARCHIVE ROOM - 8 DECEMBER 2022
Thursday, 8 December 2022
We're back - with more gems from the Manx Radio Archive! Great stories told by the people who were there.
