Brunch With The Brits

In this episode we'll find out dark secrets about Oliver's past. We'll also what happens when the Beach Boys meet the Maharishi and we'll learn all about King Stephen and Empress Maude. Enjoy.

First off thanks for all the support. We Start with Sceptred Isle and learn how King Henry dies. That was Henry I btw. We then move to the Beach Boys and find out about the Pet Sounds album. We'll end with Oliver. Will the boy become a thief? And stay tuned for the end as Matt Cox ruminates on life Disneyland and fun. Don't forget Matt Cox is on live Sunday night at http://www.radiooutofthepast.or...

We meet the first King Henry. Plus we'll enjoy more Beach Boys music and get better acquainted with Oliver. Enjoy.

History, mystery and Charles Dickens. Plus the Beach bBoys await. Enjoy.

We all know William was a conqueror but just how was he as a ruler? In the v disk program Uncle Sam Goes Pop Patty Austen tells us about how v disks avoided the ascap strike in the forties. Then buckle in for some high adventure drama from the seventies. We listen this week to James Follette's "The Light of a Thousand Suns." Enjoy.

When I put this episode together I had no idea just who Patty Austin was. I know now and I think you to will enjoy "Uncle Sam Goes Pop." It's the story of v discs and how they took American jazz all over the world. We'll also continue with this Sceptred Isle and see just how difficult it was to unfy England. And Hercule Poirot is here with "Murder on the LInks." Enjoy.

We say goodbye to Jean and LInoel this week plus more from The sceptred Isle we'll actually fight the Battle of Hastings. We thenthen look at a Navy Lark episode that didn't make a season and we conclude Cluds of Witness. Enjoy and prep for a new documentary and next week ... all about Hercule.

Okay so I screwed up and call this episode 122 during recording. Must be the wine. Anyway we'll start with This Sceptred Isle and learn all about the Battle of Stanford Bridge. We then turn to As Time Goes By and meet again with Aunt Penny. Mark Steel concludes with a solution on the economy and we end as always with Lord Peter. Just what is the smooth sleuth doing in New York anyway? Enjoy.

It's always wonderful as shows continue. Makes my job easy and fun. This week is no exception as we continue with This Sceptred Isle moving closer to the Battle of Hastings we learn all about Edward the Confessor. why do Jean and Lionel wnat to et rid of Mrs. Flack? Find out in as Time Goes By and those of you who love or hate the Royal family we'll earn more from Mark Steel and we'll end with Clo...

So whose listening? Ah well thanks for all the hits. We continue Clouds of Witness As Time Goes By and Mark Steel plus learn more about King Canute.

We finish off the tenth century in This sceptred Isle then find out how Lionel does with his new secretary. We'll end with Peter Whimsay. Lady Mary has a lot of explaining to do. Enjoy.

Here's the episode truly dedicated to The Mortis. It's on school and again it's from our good friend Mark Steel. Enjoy.

Mark Steel discusses the Engllish judicial system and how he'd reform it. Enjoy

We start this week by learnin about AAthelston. Then how do Jean and Lionel cope with jetlag? And just who is the motorcyclist and the missing diamond cat?

I always look forward to guest hosts. John Lingard of Lincoln England is in this week with a South African look at The Navy Lark. Plus we'll end our second season of Navy Lark and continue Clouds of Witness. Just who murdered Captain Dennis Cathgart? In England Alfred dies and Edward takes over. Enjoy.

We'll begin by learning about Alfred The Great the King who founded the British Navy. Then we'll see just what disrepair the Navy can get in to when Mr. Murray goes sick. We'll conclude My Music for this round and finish by listening to the first episode of Clouds of Witness. Enjoy.

If you have Gladiator flashbacks this week I completely understand. We're hearing about Marcus Aurelius. We'll also take a trip to Callais with our Naval draft play a round of My Music and learn all about the Vikings. Enjoy.

In this week's Caesar we'll meet Hadrian. Plus we'll check in on the Admiral who is celebrating fifty years of service. Matt Cox also gives a brief nod to the passing of Fez Parker and we'll hear all about Saxon England and play a bit of Strauss with the My Music team.

How would it be if you had to go to sea hung over? Why did rome really burn? And just how will our pannel do while Steve Race plays the piano as they pretend to direct silent films? All this week on BWTB.

What in the heck is Farmville? We begin this week's Brunch by asking that question. Then we get serious with the programming. We start with This Sceptred Isle and meet St. Augustine. How does Captain Stanton do on a cross country run? How does Claudius become a god? And we'll play My Music with some work from Faust amongst others. Enjoy

This week we'll play Robert Graves I Claudius plus we'll learn what happens when Mr. Phillips takes control of Troutbridge. And just who are the English?

King Arthur! Who was he? Okay I have to admit as I write this intro I still se Mad Mad Mad Madam Mimm somewhere in my shade of mind. But we're in our new studio and we'll begin this week by meeting King Arthur ... really then we'll see how Johnson does with his new diet in Navy Lark. The pannel is back for musical mayhem and David Tennant starrs as Caligula. Enjoy.

I want to begin by saying that Sherlock Holmes will be back this is just the last in the current series. So please enjoy "The Copper Beeches." We'll also play a round of My Music see what happens when Pertwee gets posted. In This Sceptred Isle we'll begin studdying the Dark AGes. Please Enjoy.

I thought after we finish Sherlock HOlmes we'd continue learning about the lives of the Caesars after all Sparticus is being redone ... well anyway a listener suggested I rerun the first three so Eric for you we'll start with "The Meeting at Formei with Anton Lessing as Cicero. We'll then move in to "This Sceptred Isle," in which we'll learn about Roman life in Britain. And get in to the beginning...

This week I give the answer to the theme question. We also find out about seventeen years of Roman ocupation and Budica's bloody revolt. Then we learn about a crisp romance with our Naval friends. On My Music you'll hear exerpts from The pPlanets and sing some musical show tunes. We'll end with Sherlock Holmes. A young society bride winds up missing and her weddin dress winds up in the Serpentine....