The Archive Room

In this episode drawn from recordings in the Manx Radio Archives .... NORMAN BARRON recalls his early years, growing up in Kirk Michael as the eldest of nine children, starting work at 14 years of age, and eventually finding the career that suited him best - delivering the mail - and so much more!   We return to Ballabeg as Mrs IRENE CURPHEY recalls her husband Jack running a Post Office from...

We're back in The Archive Room to bring you another series of nostalgic looks at Island life in years gone by, through stories told by the people who were there.   In this episode, we meet a former Head of Michael School - Tom Cashin - who remembers the harsh winter of 1962/3 but also has a great story of determination, from 1895 ! Mrs Irene Curphey had a long and varied life and was a we...

Douglas Buxton's massive contribution to music on the Isle of Man - as a singer, a teacher and a choral director - can never be understated.  But in this Episode 6 of The Archive Room, we hear DB - as he was affectionately known - talking about his early years, and the influence of another legend - his Father, Fred Buxton, and of his experiences growing up in the world of theatre, seaside...

Music is - and  always was - a huge part of Manx life, and we celebrate that, in this selection of stories from The Archive Room. EVA KANE - who grew up in the Falcon Cliff Hotel - recalls her own  life in showbusiness, and all the celebrities who made the hotel their Manx home; Norah Moore shares stories of her own life, and of her father Noah Moore, with his strong links to The Man Mus...

Once again we open the door to The Archive Room, and meet up with Victor Kneale, Archie Gilmour, Lewin Cain and Hilary Guard.  As they chat with David Callister and Bernie Quayle, we'll step back into the 1900's - to  a childhood powered by pure imagination and boundless energy ... we'll meet a troublesome parrot and some other interesting animals,... explore a very different...

In this visit to The Archive Room, ALFIE GILMOUR shares memories of working at Todhunter and Elliot, and later with the Gas Company - work was hard, and there was little job security - but there was certainly a lot of fun to be had ..... KATHERINE COWIN tells how tennis came with great style to Douglas, and shares a few secrets about becoming a published author at the age of 92 ..... and VICTOR KN...

For episode 2 of The Archive Room, we're in old Douglas - in the company of Archie Gilmour, Katherine Cowin, and Lewin Cain,  we explore the North and South Quays in the early 1900's and discover an entirely different world to the one we know today. Archie, Katherine and Lewin share stories of their past- the fun they had, the jobs they did, the characters they knew - and the memories...

Using material from the Manx Radio archive, we take another look at the evidence (or possibly lack of evidence!) for the existence of the Dalby Spook.   Another chance to hear David Callister in conversation with Alec Karran, Reggie Bell, Ian Corlett and Kathleen Green - who all have their own story to tell.