Manx History, Heritage & Culture Podcasts

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Manx History, Heritage & Culture:

MANX RADIO OLD NEWS:

• OLD NEWS 12 APRIL 2026 Coastal erosion

  As coastal erosion comes up in the headlines again this week, H looks back in the papers on how much it's featured over the years. An early 18th century problem it seems . . . !

 MANX RADIO'S ISLAND LIFE SERIES:

• Ukraine - Four Years On

  Today (23 February) marks four years since Russia’s full-scale invasion into Ukraine. 1.2million soldiers have been killed, injured or are missing, and tens of thousands of civilians have been killed. Since 2022, Manx Radio has brought you stories from Isle of Man volunteers who have helped the war-torn country with food and military aid.In this podcast, Chanelle Sukhoo speaks to British veteran Shaun Pinner, who was captured in Ukraine, subsequently released and will be visiting the Island this week.

THE ARCHIVE ROOM:

• A couple of tourism trailblazers plus memories of the Derby Castle - and a Guild recordbreaker!

  In this episode of The Archive Room, we tell the story of Cunningham's Camp, and of the Falcon Cliff Hotel - plus there are memories of the Derby Castle, and we celebrate 100-year-old Laurence Kermode becoming the oldest person ever to compete and win a class in the Manx Music Festival

AT YOUR SERVICE:

• Meeting the peacekeepers in the Holy Land - and a poular hobby takes an unusual turn, as we're At Your Service this week

  Rev'd Steve Ingrouille talks more about the people he met on his recent sabbatical visits to Israel and Palestine, who are working tirelessly for peace in the region, and Richard Littledale has found that his life-long interest in model railways is now turning into material for a new series of podcasts - we have the story here - plus music and notice board news.

PAUSE FOR A POEM:

• 1. PAUSE FOR A POEM - Joan Bennett

  Join H as he turns back the years and flips through the pages of "Pause for a Poem" - a Manx Radio feature back in 1970s. Did you feature?!

MANX RADIO AT 60:

• Manx Radio at 60: The Last Look

  John Moss takes a final trip into the archives to relive some of the finest interviews and features we've brought you throughout our 60th anniversary year.

KELLY'S EYE: 

• KELLY'S EYE - CLARENCE TERRACE

  David and Peter look at well-known terrace from the 1840s and some new buildings there . .

ISLE OF MAN HERITAGE RAILWAYS: 

• MANX ELECTRIC RAILWAYS 130th ANNIVERSARY

  A continuation of Mike Buttell's journey through history on our Heritage Transport in a year of Anniversary Celebrations.  This week: Mike completes the journey to Ramsey, remembers a landslip that might have seen the end of the Railway and reveals a top secret service at the top of Snaefell, in this final part of our series about the Island's pioneering and much loved form of transport.

TERRY CRINGLE'S HISTORY MAN:

• The History Man - 18th December 2022

  In this archive edition, Terry looks at the history of Noble's Hospital.

THE CHARLES GUARD SERIES

• Giles Job relives childhood memories of Derby Castle

  Giles Job lived in the Derby Castle Hotel as a child in the late 1940s. At the time the building was divided into two apartments and he and his family lived in one of them.
  On a recent visit to the Isle of Man he took the opportunity to talk to Charles Guard about his memories of the living there, including anecdotes about the Derby Castle theatre, the dance hall and the underground maze of cellars and passages that he explored as a young boy.
   

 

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