Ray’s Rants Life in the 1950s 1960s 1970s Great Britain girls England family UK work school British

Ray’s Rants Life in the 1950s 1960s 1970s Great Britain girls England family UK work school British


Latest Episodes

A Trip Down Memory Lane.
February 14, 2021

Take a trip down memory lane with me in this episode. Looking back at the milk frozen on the doorstep, children’s playgrounds, cigarette machines, coal trains in sidings… Happy days!

Midweek Message
February 10, 2021

Next Sunday's episode is... A Trip Down Memory Lane. Do you remember the witch's hat in the playground before the days of health and safety? Do you remember bringing the milk in to find it had frozen? Did you go to Sunday School? Email me with your recol.

From School to Work - the transition.
February 07, 2021

Leaving school and going out to work in the 1960s was very different to how things are these days. Few people went to university as most went into the workplace on apprenticeships. The school leaving age was 16. In this episode, I look back at the transi.

Midweek Message
February 03, 2021

Do you remember leaving school and getting your first job? Did you go into an apprenticeship or university? This Sunday, I'll be talking about the transition from school to work back in the 1960's. Email me with your experiences. raysrants@protonmail.com

Have You Seen A Ghost? Your psychic experiences.
January 31, 2021

Have you seen a ghost? Do you have any psychic experiences? Maybe you’ve been to a séance. In this episode, I look into your ghost sightings and psychic happening. I’m hoping it will be interesting as well as fun.

Midweek Message
January 27, 2021

Welcome to my Midweek Message. This is where I'll be talking about future Podcast episodes and asking for your ideas and input. 

Dreams.
January 24, 2021

I’d like to delve into your dreams. What do dreams mean? Why do we dream? We all dream, but some of us can’t remember our dreams.  If you can remember, then email me and tell me about your most secret dreams and nightmares. This could turn out to be a ve.

More of your Emails
January 17, 2021

In this episode, I take a look at your emails. From Bryony, who writes about shopping for knickers during lockdown. To John in the U.K., who writes about lockout during lockdown… this episode is going to be fun!

Home Alone.
January 10, 2021

We’re now in our third lockdown in the UK. Some people are fine, they have money and families and friends. They can get all the help they need. But, what if you’re elderly and you have no money, family or friends? What then?

After Christmas into 2021
January 03, 2021

Christmas has passed, new year’s eve has come and gone… It was fun, but what’s next? Join me for a look back at Christmas, and forward to the spring 2021.