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Manx Radio: 60 Years Serving the Nation
A series of podcasts, programmes and features produced to celebrate Manx Radio's 60th Anniversary Year in 2024.
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Episodes
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Kelly's Eye : Art Society Building
Wednesday, 20 November 2024
This week, Peter and David are looking at a building that has previously been a workshop, then a place of worship - but is now home to the Isle of Man Art Society
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Manx Radio: 60 Years Serving the Nation - Manx Radio in South Africa
Monday, 18 November 2024
In this archive audio from the 1960s, Peter Kneale linked up with Springbok Radio in South Africa to broadcast a message from the Isle of Man.
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Manx Radio: 60 Years Serving the Nation - TT Legend Stanley Woods
Friday, 15 November 2024
Stanley Woods was one of the very first TT legends, winning ten races between 1923 and 1939. In this archive interview from 1989, Stanley spoke to Geoff Cannell about the ever increasing speeds around the Mountain Course.
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Kelly's Eye : Lakemba Extension
Thursday, 14 November 2024
Peter Kelly and David Callister are looking at a new building on Esplanade Lane -the Lakemba Extension – which Peter sees as being the ‘future for Douglas’.
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Manx Radio: 60 Years Serving the Nation - Donald Gelling Before Politics
Monday, 11 November 2024
Former Chief Minister Donald Gelling is known by most people on the Island for his long running and very successful political career. But in this archive interview, Donald talks about his working life before politics came calling.
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Manx Radio: 60 Years Serving the Nation - A Walk with Mike Goldie
Friday, 8 November 2024
In this archive recording from the 1980s, long time contributor Mike Goldie takes a walk around Cashtal yn Ard, accompanied by Manx Radio's Senior Producer Charlie Webster.
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Manx Radio: 60 Years Serving the Nation - Sheena MacKay
Monday, 4 November 2024
In this archive recording, long time Manx Radio journalist Sheena MacKay brings listeners a news update from the early 1980s.
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Manx Radio: 60 Years Serving the Nation - Training to be a Journalist
Friday, 1 November 2024
In this archive interview, former Manx Radio journalist Amanda Craig talks to David Callister about breaking into the profession, learning the tricks of the trade and coping with those dreaded early alarm calls.
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Manx Radio: 60 Years Serving the Nation - A Trip to Douglas Lifeboat Station
Monday, 28 October 2024
In this archive recording from 1974, Bill Chrisp takes a trip to Douglas Lifeboat Station to talk to Coxswain Bob Corran.
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Manx Radio: 60 Years Serving the Nation - A Celebration of the Gaiety Theatre
Friday, 25 October 2024
In 1990, the Gaiety Theatre in Douglas celebrated it's 90th anniversary. To mark the occasion, a Thanksgiving service took place at St Thomas' Church. John Moss looks back at the service.
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Manx Radio: 60 Years Serving the Nation - Eddie Lowey, a proud Gobbag!
Monday, 21 October 2024
In this archive interview, former MHK and MLC the late Eddie Lowey shares some fascinating memories of growing up in Peel.
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Manx Radio: 60 Years Serving the Nation - The Purple Helmets
Friday, 18 October 2024
One of the Island's most popular attractions of recent years was the legendary Purple Helmets. In 1995, David Callister spoke to long time member Jim Davidson about how the "Purples" began.
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Kelly's Eye : a Mess at Mona Terrace?
Thursday, 17 October 2024
This week, Peter doesn't hold back as he and David visit a new apartment block near Mona Terrace! This programme was first broadcast in 2005.
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Manx Radio: 60 Years Serving the Nation - A different type of bee
Monday, 14 October 2024
In this archive interview, the late Ian Qualtrough and David Callister discuss a different strain of bee that was brought to the Island from Shetland. If you think this sounds a little far fetched, you might be right, as this was first played many years ago on April 1st.
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Manx Radio: 60 Years Serving the Nation - Affordable Homes in the Seventies
Friday, 11 October 2024
In 1973, Keith McArd spoke to Peter Kneale about building affordable homes for young people on the Isle of Man.
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Memories in Music: Barbara Gibb
Tuesday, 8 October 2024
The late great Bernie Quayle in conversation with Barbara Gibb, mother to the Gibb brothers, otherwise known as The Bee Gees...
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Manx Radio: 60 Years Serving the Nation - Sewers & Snow!
Monday, 7 October 2024
In this dip into the archives, John Moss takes two different walks. One through St Mark's during the “big snow” of 2013. And the other when he went for a look at the new sewers underneath Douglas Promenade.
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Manx Radio: 60 Years Serving the Nation - Douglas Promenade Flooding
Friday, 4 October 2024
In October 2019, John Moss took a walk along Douglas Promenade to survey the damage caused by strong winds and a very high tide.
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Kelly's Eye : gone for a Burton?
Wednesday, 2 October 2024
This week, David and Peter are looking a building on the corner of Victoria Street with a varied past and some famous fashion links
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MANX RADIO REPLAY: A Walk With...
Monday, 30 September 2024
A chance to hear again as Howard Caine takes a walk through the Curraghs with John 'Dog' Callister
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Manx Radio: 60 Years Serving the Nation - A eulogy for John Quilliam
Monday, 30 September 2024
When long time Manx Radio contributor John Quilliam passed away in 2001, the Isle of Man's first chief minister Sir Miles Walker gave a eulogy at John's funeral, paying tribute to a great Island character.
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Manx Radio: 60 Years Serving the Nation - John Quilliam discusses Manx bricks
Friday, 27 September 2024
In this classic edition of the Family Phone-In, the fondly remembered Manx Radio contributor John Quilliam discusses Manx bricks and Manx pronunciations.
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Kelly's Eye : Kensington Place
Thursday, 26 September 2024
Today, Peter and David are looking at a ‘little bit of London’ in Douglas, as they check out Kensington Place on Belgravia Road
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MANX RADIO REPLAY : The Tell Me Project (Part Two)
Tuesday, 24 September 2024
‘The Tell Me Project’ was a series that brought schoolchildren together in conversation with some of their older relatives, to reminisce and reflect on days gone by.After production was complete on the series, we made an additional programme – looking at how the series came to be and what went in to bringing it to life. This series was produced and broadcast in 2009.
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MANX RADIO REPLAY : The Tell Me Project (Part One)
Tuesday, 24 September 2024
A chance to hear again an episode of the Tell Me Project, bringing schoolchildren tiogether in conversation with some of their older relatives, to reminisce and reflect on days gone by.This series was produced and broadcast in 2009.
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Manx Radio: 60 Years Serving the Nation - The Lord Street Site in Douglas
Monday, 23 September 2024
In this archive interview, Shoprite Chairman Deryck Nicholson talks about proposals for the Lord Street site in Douglas.
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Manx Radio: 60 Years Serving the Nation - Farming Memories from Hector Duff
Friday, 20 September 2024
Hector Duff was one of the Isle of Man's most celebrated war veterans, with a number of prestigious decorations to his name.But in this edition of Time To Remember, Hector shares his memories of farming on the Island.
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Kelly's Eye : Kermode & Bignall
Wednesday, 18 September 2024
Do you remember the X-Ray foot machine in the shoe shop back in the day? Peter and David visit the site of Kermode & Bignall, a shoe shop with an interesting history
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A Runaway Pig!
Monday, 16 September 2024
In this classic edition of Time To Remember, David Callister talks to Ernie Griffin who farmed at Cregneash.Ernie shares memories of a cow and it's milk and also an escaped pig who made an unexpected appearance at a church service!
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Douglas West in the 1981 General Election
Friday, 13 September 2024
In this archive audio, Terry Cringle declares the results for Douglas West in the 1981 General Election.We also hear from Victor Kneale and Clifford Irving, as they react to victory and defeat respectively.
