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Episode 31 – The Autumn Steam Gala 2019 Welcome to The Autumn Steam Gala 2019 where I see some locomotives in pristine condition and talk to people. This is being published in time for the Spring Steam Gala 2021. To view the photographs that accompany this podcast: Please click here to open the gallery in … Continue reading "LotWL Episode 31 – Autumn Steam Gala 2019" The post Lot...

Season 2019 / 2020 – Talk 21 – Poverty In Poverty Lorna Thomas takes us on a journey through the centuries from the middle ages to the early twentieth century. The talk is illustrated with pictures and diagrams which illustrate Lorna’s words. Please click on an icon below to open the gallery. In Feudal times…. … Continue reading "TH 19-20 T21 Poverty by Lorna Thomas"...

Season 2019 / 2020 – Talk 20 – Are all inventions necessary In Are all inventions necessary Joanne Watson introduces us to a great number of inventions that, for some, make one wonder about the sanity of the inventors. For others, we must wonder about the users! To fully appreciate Joanne’s talk you should follow … Continue reading "T19 20 Talk 20 Are all inventions necessa...

Season 2019 / 2020 – Talk 19 – The Paris Peace Conference and the Treaty of Versailles In The Paris Peace Conference and the Treaty of Versailles David Simpson tells us about the delegates and the decisions taken. This talk follows on from David’s talk  on the end of the First World War which you … Continue reading "TH 19 20 Talk 19 Paris Peace Conference and the Treat...

Season 2019 / 2020 – Talk 18 – The End of World War 1 In The End of World War 1 David Simpson introduces us to the key people and events of 1918. To view the pictures accompanying this talk: Please Click Here The gallery opens in a new tab. If you wish to enlarge … Continue reading "T18 19-20 The End of World War 1" The post T18 19-20 The End of World War 1 appeared first on The...

Season 2019 / 2020 – Talk 17 – The perplexing history of colour In The perplexing history of colour as prompted by Gladstone’s analysis of Homer, to give the talk its full title, Alan Freeland tells us about how colours have been described through the ages. To view the pictures accompanying this talk: Please Click … Continue reading "The perplexing history of colour" The po...

Season 2019 / 2020 – Talk 16 – Britain post 1945 In Britain post 1945 Michael A’Bear tells us about the how Britain evolved in the period between 1945 and the late 1960s. The talk focuses on the changing political landscape and its results. To view the photographs accompanying this talk: Please Click Here The … Continue reading "Britain post 1945" The post Britain post 1945...

The Pacific Surfliner (2) – US Rail Journeys Series 2 Episode 26 To view the photographs that accompany this podcast: Please click on this link to open the gallery that accompanies The Pacific Surfliner (2): Note: to expand a picture please click on the  at the top right corner of the image. Arriving at the … Continue reading "The Pacific Surfliner (2)" The post The Pacific Surfli...

Episode 10 – Surrey’s Wildflowering Project Welcome to Surrey’s Wildflowering Project, a podcast made as part of the Surrey’s Greener Future initiative. Surrey County Council asked people to submit ideas to help combat the climate crisis in September 2019 . They selected ten ideas from the submissions. Surrey’s Widflowering project I last met Nigel Collin … Cont...

The Pacific Surfliner (1) – US Rail Journeys Series 2 Episode 25 Leaving Los Angeles Union Station: The Pacific Surfliner (1) opens as I board the train. My morning has been bit fraught as I didn’t realise that you needed ID in order to buy a railway ticket! I had to go back to my … Continue reading "The Pacific Surfliner (1)" The post The Pacific Surfliner (1) appeared first on...

Season 2019 / 2020 – Talk 15 – Remedies of Days Past In Remedies of Days Past Lorna Thomas tells us about the remedies and supplements that her mother used. This is a talk full of the traditional cures that many of us will remember! The talk starts with hand washing, something that came back … Continue reading "Remedies of Days Past" The post Remedies of Days Past appeared first...

The Coast Starlight (4) – US Rail Journeys Series 2 Episode 24 Santa Barbara: The Coast Starlight (4) starts as we approach Santa Barbara. We are running beside the road and I see a sign that tells me that the next nine exits are for the city. Quite a few passengers leave the train at … Continue reading "The Coast Starlight (4)" The post The Coast Starlight (4) appeared first on The Mr...

Season 2019 / 2020 – Talk 30 – Tales of Christmas Past In Tales of Christmas Past Lorna Thomas tells us how the Christmas that people celebrate today has come about. This is a talk full of the traditions of Christmas! What does Christmas mean to you? Lorna starts by asking what Christmas means to … Continue reading "Tales of Christmas Past" The post Tales of Christmas Past appear...

The Coast Starlight (3) – US Rail Journeys Series 2 Episode 23 Descending the Cuesta Grade: The Coast Starlight (3) starts as we pass through some of the tunnels at the summit of the Cuesta Grade. We descend at a rate of 2 feet for every 100 feet forwards. Because of the incline passenger trains … Continue reading "The Coast Starlight (3)" The post The Coast Starlight (3) appeared firs...

Season 2019 / 2020 – Talk 14 – Guildford in 1914 In Guildford in 1914 Michael A’Bear takes us back to the events in the town at the start of World War One. He tells us that, until close to the outbreak, most people did not expect war. How we were entertained He introduces us … Continue reading "Guildford in 1914" The post Guildford in 1914 appeared first on The MrT Podcast...

The Coast Starlight (2) – US Rail Journeys Series 2 Episode 22 South to San Jose: The Coast Starlight (2) starts with the conductor announcing that we’ll shortly arrive in San Jose. We’ve just gone through Santa Clara. As we approach San Jose we pass a Caltrain depot. Caltrain runs commuter services between San Francisco … Continue reading "The Coast Starlight (2)" The post...

Season 2019 / 2020 – Talk 13 – The Alhambra In The Alhambra Nigel Marriott tells us about the near 800 year rule by the Moors in Spain. Invasion and conquest Tariq Ibn Ziyad invaded in 711, leading 10,000 men. They swept Roderic, the Visigoth king, aside, taking eight years to bring most of the … Continue reading "The Alhambra" The post The Alhambra appeared first on The MrT Podc...

The Coast Starlight (1) – US Rail Journeys Series 2 Episode 21 Emeryville: The Coast Starlight (1) starts with my arrival at Emeryville Station, bright and early, on Monday morning. I spent the weekend at the Hilton Garden Inn on the waterfront by the Bay Bridge. I can see the station from my room in … Continue reading "The Coast Starlight (1)" The post The Coast Starlight (1) appeared...

Season 2019 / 2020 – Talk 12 – The Great Depression In The Great Depression Andrew Cole tells us about the period between 1929 and 1939. Whilst much of his talk is about the US he also tells us about the global context. Please note: this talk is from early March 2020 and is therefore … Continue reading "The Great Depression" The post The Great Depression appeared first on The MrT...

Episode 9 – Bare and Fair Welcome to Bare and Fair, a podcast made as part of the Surrey’s Greener Future initiative. February 2020 I meet Mel, a driving force behind Bare & Fair, on a cold, wet, February day in Woking, because of this we retreat to the Café at Christ Church in the … Continue reading "Bare and Fair" The post Bare and Fair appeared first on The MrT Podcas...

The San Joaquins – US Rail Journeys Series 2 Episode 20 Thruway service from LA to Bakersfield: The San Joaquins starts with my arrival back in LA Union Station on Saturday morning. I go to the Thruway bus terminal at the side of the station for the journey to Bakersfield. There are two Thruway busses … Continue reading "The San Joaquins" The post The San Joaquins appeared first on The...

Exhibition of Paintings (3) Welcome to the Exhibition of Paintings (3) brought to you by the Farnham u3a Painting 1 group. This is the third online Exhibition by the members of the Farnham u3a Painting Groups. The exhibition is of project work by Painting 1 over the past year. Painting 1 is the only group … Continue reading "Exhibition of Paintings (3)" The post Exhibition of Paintings (3) a...

The Sunset Limited (8) – US Rail Journeys Series 2 Episode 19 Ontario, CA, next stop: The Sunset Limited (8) starts with us running some hours late through southern California. Our next stop is Ontario. We are well into the outskirts of Los Angeles. On our approach we pass large marshalling yards with complicated track … Continue reading "The Sunset Limited (8)" The post The Sunset Lim...

Season 2019 / 2020 – Talk 11 – Pax Britannica Pax Britannica describes the role of the Royal Navy in the century between 1815 and 1914, where Britain acted as ‘global policeman’ The talk is given by Elizabeth Anson. She has a great personal knowledge of the Royal Navy because she is the daughter of … Continue reading "Pax Britannica" The post Pax Britannica appeared f...

The Sunset Limited (7) – US Rail Journeys Series 2 Episode 18 Nearing the border town of El Paso: The Sunset Limited (7) starts in the far west of Texas as we approach El Paso. El Paso is a ‘border town’ with Mexico. We pass oil refineries, sidings and rail cars waiting to be filled … Continue reading "The Sunset Limited (7)" The post The Sunset Limited (7) appeared first o...