What did families do on Saturdays and Sundays back in the 50s and 60s? Car maintenance, gardening, picnics, Saturday morning pictures… join me for a look back at those good old days.Comments or suggestions? Please email me. podcast@radio-workshop.co.uk

A garden shed, a greenhouse, a TV aerial… All needed planning permission back in the 1950s and 60s. In theory, people weren’t even allowed to hang out their washing! Join me for a light-hearted look at crafty ways around planning back in those good old d.

Stone the crows! Where did that saying originate? How about, a load of cobblers? The English language is quirky, interesting and forever changing. Join me for a fun look at some of the old sayings and oddities of the language.

Can you imagine peeling your own sprouts, shelling your own peas, cracking your own nuts, grating your own cheese, washing your own potatoes... Christmas dinner was a very different affair in the 1950s. Join me in a trip down memory lane. We'll also be l.

What was Christmas like in the 50s and early 60s?

By popular demand, I’m reviewing more newspapers from the 1950s and 60s. News, comment, adverts, personal columns… Join me for another trip back in time.

Train sets, stamp collecting, cigarette cards, matchboxes, Airfix models, Meccano… There were so many hobbies for kids back in the 1950s. Join me in a journey back in time to look at those hobbies.

In this episode, I recall summer holidays in the 1950s. As kids, we were excited when we set off in the car to a caravan park. Running wild in the woods, playing in the river… Cooking wasn’t easy for mother in a cramped 1950s caravan, sleeping wasn’t exa.

I’m beginning a new series of episodes called That Reminds Me! In this, the first one, I relate the amazing story of a husband and wife and their five-year marriage. I’ll say no more as I don’t want to spoil the story.

Join me in looking back at newspapers from the 1950s, 60s and 70s.