26 minutes | Thursday, 14 March 2024
In The Archive Room this week -
a young Dot Tilbury showcases her natural talent as a topical and hilariously funny entertainer - sharing all the behind-the-scenes adventures when Manx Radio first began live broadcasting of the TT Races:
We make a first visit to the Baldwin Valley in the company of Manx Radio's Charles Webster talking with Tom Cowell about the area Tom knows so well.
Using Tom's book, Baldwin - My Valley, as a basis for their conversation, Tom and Charles this week discuss why and how the Baldwin Reservoir was built in the year 1900.
There'll be more from Tom and Charles in future programmes - particularly about everyday life and the characters he knew in the Baldwin Valley.
There's more from teacher and church organist Laurie Davies - this time looking at the lighter side of school life with a selection of stories from the classroom, including the unexpected difficulty of teaching physics to girls!
And finally we meet Mrs Annie McArd - a teacher at Marown school between the two World Wars. As was the rule in those days, Mrs McArd had to leave, upon her marriage, in 1934 - but her years at Marown were marked by her dedication to giving the children an education that equipped them for life - including good table manners and being able to noiselessly drink a cup of tea!