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Season 2018 / 2019 – Talk 10 A – The Sick Man of Europe and the Berlin Conference of 1878 (A) Please note: this talk is in two parts. Please scroll down to the second part after listening to Part A. Peter Duffy tells us about the fate of Turkey and the Ottoman Empire in … Continue reading "The Sick Man of Europe (A)" The post The Sick Man of Europe (A) appeared first on The MrT P...

Season 2018 / 2019 – Talk 10 B – The Sick Man of Europe and the Berlin Conference of 1878 (B) Peter Duffy tells us about the fate of Turkey and the Ottoman Empire in The Sick Man of Europe and the Berlin Conference of 1878. The conference led to changes in the countries allocated … Continue reading "The Sick Man of Europe (B)" The post The Sick Man of Europe (B) appeared first on...

Your Big Project – Series 1 Episode 7 – Listen Welcome to Listen, talk seven in the series ‘Your Big Project‘. Hopefully this series of podcasts will improve the chances of success for your project. We always consider the good, the bad and the extremely ugly! I talk about the need for everyone, from the … Continue reading "Listen – Talking Business" The post Lis...

Episode 15 Welcome to Watercress People (1), where I have the opportunity to interview some of the people who make the Watercress Line happen – for you and me. My first interview in Watercress People (1) is with Colin Fuller who was one of the original people involved when British Rail closed the line in … Continue reading "Watercress People (1)" The post Watercress People (1) appeared...

Season 2018 / 2019 – Talk 9 A – Darwin and Evolution (A) Sam Osmond tells the story of the life of the Victorian scientist Charles Darwin and his theory of Evolution in Darwin and Evolution (A). We hear about his early life, and how he went to Edinburgh to study to be a doctor. … Continue reading "Darwin and Evolution (A) – Talking History with Farnham U3A" The post Darwin...

Season 2018 / 2019 – Talk 9 – Darwin and Evolution B Sam Osmond continues the story about the life of the Victorian scientist Charles Darwin and his theory of Evolution in Darwin and Evolution (B) . We hear about Herbert Spence, a leading Victorian philosopher, and his  ideas about evolution. Sam discusses selective breeding, … Continue reading "Darwin and Evolution (B) &#82...

Your Big Project – Series 1 Episode 6 Welcome to Keeping Tight Control, talk six in the series ‘Your Big Project‘. Hopefully this series of podcasts will improve the chances of success for your project. We always consider the good, the bad and the extremely ugly! In Keeping Tight Control I talk about the need to … Continue reading "Keeping Tight Control – Talking...

Episode 14 Welcome to A Day Out With Thomas (B),  a favourite event for visitors, of all ages, to the Watercress Line. I join Thomas and his friends who are out in the summer weather to entertain everybody! Rusty and I talk about his role and later I catch part of his magic show. I … Continue reading "A Day Out With Thomas (B)" The post A Day Out With Thomas (B) appeared first on The Mr...

Series 1 Episode 16 From the Sierra Nevada to Richmond is the last part my journey westwards on the California Zephyr. I left you at the end of the last episode at the top of the Sierra Nevada. Today we come down the mountain and travel through California to Richmond. The speed limit is 30 … Continue reading "US Rail Journeys – From the Sierra Nevada to Richmond, Ca" The post US Rail J...

Your Big Project – Series 1 Episode 5 Welcome to the Detailed Project Scope, episode five, in the series ‘Your Big Project‘. Hopefully this series of podcasts will improve the chances of success for your project. In this series we always consider the good, the bad and the extremely ugly! In the Detailed Project Scope I … Continue reading "Detailed Project Scope –...

Episode 13 Welcome to A Day Out With Thomas,  a favourite event for visitors, of all ages, to the Watercress Line. I join Thomas and his friends who are out in the summer weather to entertain everybody! I talk to the Fat Controller who is here to ensure that the event runs smoothly. He has … Continue reading "A Day Out With Thomas (A)" The post A Day Out With Thomas (A) appeared first o...

Series 1 Episode 15 Across the Sierra Nevada to the Donner Pass continues my journey westwards on the California Zephyr. I left you at the end of the last episode as we started the climb across the Sierra Nevada. Today we continue the climb, through spectacular scenery, to the Donner Pass. Building the route required … Continue reading "US Rail Journeys – Across the Sierra Nevada to th...

Season 2018 / 2019 – Talk 8 a in the Austro Hungarian Empire (a) Jo Huddleston tells us about the early years of the Empire. He tells us that there were Prime Ministers in both Austria and Hungary. He discusses the stress this caused and the need for the Emperor to keep tight control. We … Continue reading "The Austro Hungarian Empire (a) – Talking History with Farnham U3A" The p...

Season 2018 / 2019 – Talk 8 b The Austro Hungarian Empire (b) continues Jo’s talk. Jo picks up the story in the 1880s, and tells us about the period to the Empire’s dissolution in 1918. We hear about the lack of democratic government and the stress caused by the differences between Austria and Hungary. … Continue reading "The Austro Hungarian Empire (b) – Talking Hist...

Your Big Project – Series 1 Episode 4 Welcome to The Team, episode four in the series ‘Your Big Project‘. Hopefully this series of podcasts will improve the chances of success for your project. In this series we always consider the good, the bad and the extremely ugly! In The Team I talk about the need … Continue reading "The Team – Talking Business" The post The...

Episode 12 Welcome to Walk the Line where members of the public raise money for the Watercress Line. It is an opportunity to see the railway from ground level and at walking pace! 950 walkers, with many assorted dogs, took up the challenge to Walk the Line on a Sunday last November. It was a … Continue reading "Walk the Line – Life on the Watercress Line" The post Walk the Line –...

Series 1 Episode 14 In  episode fourteen I travel on the California Zephyr from The Middle of Nowhere in Wyoming to Reno. We continue along the diversion to Salt Lake City and then, having rejoined the usual route, on to Reno . The route takes us through some pretty desolate desert. I certainly wouldn’t like to … Continue reading "US Rail Journeys – From the middle of n...

Your Big Project – Series 1 Episode 3 Welcome to Process Mapping the third episode in the series ‘Your Big Project‘. Hopefully this series of podcasts will improve the chances of success for your project. In this series we always consider the good, the bad and the extremely ugly! In Process Mapping I talk about the need … Continue reading "Process Mapping –...

Welcome to part 3 of the Driving and Firing Experience offered by  the Watercress Line. The afternoon was my opportunity to drive a steam engine  – something that I’d wanted to do since I was a child! Three of us were trainees that afternoon, guided by an excellent Watercress Line driver and fireman. This podcast … Continue reading "Driving and Firing Experience pt. 3 &...

In  episode thirteen I travel on the California Zephyr from north of Denver, Colorado,  then along our diversion across Wyoming to Rawlins, an oil town in Carbon County. The diversion is to allow engineering work on the California Zephyr’s normal route. We are travelling along the historic Overland route last regularly used by a passenger train over … Continue readi...

Welcome to Your Best Practice Programme. The second episode in the series ‘Your Big Project‘. Hopefully this series of podcasts will improve the chances of success for your project. In this series we always consider the good, the bad and the extremely ugly! In Your Best Practice Programme, the essential foundation before you start your systems project, … Continue readin...

Welcome to part 2 of the Driving and Firing Experience offered by  the Watercress Line. My opportunity to do something that I’d wanted to do since I was a child! Drive a steam engine!! There were three trainees that afternoon, guided by an excellent Watercress Line driver and fireman. The podcast starts as we reach … Continue reading "Driving and Firing Experience pt. 2 – WC...

In  episode twelve I travel on the California Zephyr from Mount Pleasant, Iowa, through Denver and then northwards to our diversion through Wyoming.  The diversion is because there is engineering work on the normal route between Denver and Salt Lake City. The diversion takes us along the historic Overland route. The last regular passenger service to … Continue reading "US Rail...

In Kitchener, Alan Bridgeman focuses on the campaign to avenge the death of General Gordon. His main source is the book With Kitchener to Khartoum, written by the Daily Mail journalist G W Steevens who covered the campaign. The book is written in the style of the time and might not be considered to be ‘politically … Continue reading "Talking History with Farnham U3A – Kitche...

Welcome to Your Big Project. This series of podcasts is about improving your chances of success. In this series we will consider the good, the bad and the extremely ugly! In episode 1 we look at the A to Z of things to ask yourself before you start your project. I have attached a set of … Continue reading "Your Big Project – Talking Business – S1 Ep.1" The post Your Big Proj...