Decades ago, I became a Parish Councillor. My first council meeting was amusing, to say the least. But what happened with a young female councillor was unbelievable! But true!

People have asked whether I’m self isolating.  Yes, I suppose I am. There again, I think I’ve always done so as I’m a somewhat of a recluse. In this episode, I talk about panic buying, staying at home rather then going out to pubs and restaurants, and pe.

In this episode, I look back at homes in the 1950s. The kitchen with its Formica worktops and coal boiler, the lounge with a coal fire, the freezing cold bathroom during winter months… Join me for a look back at the good old days!

In this episode, I ramble on and moan and groan about things. Pot holes in roads, coffee served in soup bowls, cars without spare wheels... Join me for a good old moan!Comments or suggestions? Please email me. podcast@radio-workshop.co.uk

You’ve heard people say, ‘that’s progress for you!’ It’s usually a sarcastic remark, meaning that the old method or item was far better. In this episode, I look back at the way things were, and the way things are now.

Car boot sales can be fun and very profitable. They can be a fascinating insight to the human race.  Join me as I look back at my experiences both as a buyer and a seller at car boot sales.Comments or suggestions? Please email me. podcast@radio-workshop..

Most people smoked back in the 50s and 60s. If you didn’t smoke, people thought you odd. Now, if you smoke, people think you odd. How times have changed! Listen to my story of smoking over forty-two years... and how I finally gave up.

Everything is so loud these days. People shout and music blasts your ears on TV adverts, video introductions assault your hearing, kids programs are aggressive and loud… Things were so much more relaxed and calm when I was a kid. Join me for a look back .

Back in the 1970s, I met Rachael. She was interested in the countryside… and ghosts. I arranged to meet her in the woods by a farm gate. We were going to look for ghosts. But there was far more to Rachael than I realized.

I was always in the woods when I was a kid. Climbing trees, catching tadpoles in the pond, messing about… They were great times. One day, I came across a house buried deep in the woods. A girl lived there. Her name was Amy and she was about my age. But t.