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7 minutes | Friday, 11 August 2023
Sex Education . . always a sticky issue and in the news recently. Of course, it's been in and out of the papers for decades . . . . similar calls to today have come up some 70 odd years ago!
6 minutes | Friday, 4 August 2023
As the blockbuster film "Oppenheimer" hits the big screens, we look how one of it's real life characters was old news in the Isle of Man
15 minutes | Tuesday, 25 July 2023
As our current bishop prepares to leaves the Island, H looks back at how his predecessors have hogged the headlines over the last 100 years or so more!
10 minutes | Friday, 21 July 2023
As a new film about the famous story hits the news - we look back at when Gef himself was news in the Island's papers . . and how he may - or may not - have met his end!
7 minutes | Sunday, 16 July 2023
As IOM railways celebrate 150 years . . we look back at various stories they've generated over the years .. from packed carriages still in the 60s . . .to shootings!
8 minutes | Tuesday, 4 July 2023
As the Island celebrates the return of a herring quota, H looks back at a little of its fishy history . .. and some of the ludicrous numbers once landed
8 minutes | Friday, 30 June 2023
H digs back to find how much cannabis has exercised the minds of the Island's journalists over the years . . . 
9 minutes | Friday, 23 June 2023
The Parish Walk has been news since the 60s - 1860s that is! Join H to find out more . .
7 minutes | Friday, 16 June 2023
After an unusually long period of warm, dry weather, we look back to see if it's anything new, or as we suspect, old news . . . .
11 minutes | Thursday, 8 June 2023
As this year's TT draws to close, we look back at issues such as the course, practice times and televising the event . .  . all old news of course!
7 minutes | Friday, 2 June 2023
H digs back to see if the problem of large amounts of jellyfish around the Isle of Man is a recent phenomenon. Spoiler alert - it isn't .  .
6 minutes | Wednesday, 24 May 2023
As the third "Manxman" heads towards our waters, H looks back in the papers to the launch of the last one!
7 minutes | Friday, 19 May 2023
Should the Island's water supplies be fluoridated? Whatever happens, authorities can't be accused of rushing into this one - the same idea was mooted almost 70 years ago!
6 minutes | Friday, 12 May 2023
Are you in favour of the idea to dispose of small value coins? Do people ever like changes to their money? H delves back to find some old news on the issue!
7 minutes | Friday, 5 May 2023
Bathing Huts. Popping up all over the Island again . . but not such a popular idea back in the 60s it seems! But could they be lifesavers . . ? H looks back
5 minutes | Monday, 24 April 2023
The use of wind power is back on the agenda on the Island . . . . but has the island thought about this before? H looks back . .. 
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