Season 2024 - Talk 12 - The Wonders of Electricity In 'The Wonders of Electricity' Andrew Cole looks at the history of electricity from it's earliest days and the effect it has had on life. Introducti

Leeds to Kirkstall Forge - UK Rail Journeys Series 2 - Episode 10 In 'Leeds to Kirkstall Forge' I spend time in City Square in Leeds. It is Sunday morning and although the hospitality venues are alrea

Rail 200 Tour - UK Rail Journeys Series 2 - Episode 200 In the 'Rail 200 Tour' I join the Railway Touring Company's Charter train marking the 200th Anniversary of the Stockton and Darlington Railway.

Leeds and Ribblehead - UK Rail Journeys Series 2 - Episode 09 In 'Leeds and Ribblehead' I spend time in Leeds and take a trip to Ribblehead to watch the Railway Touring Company's Cumbrian Mountain Exp

Season 2024 - Talk 10 - The Olympics - Champions, Curiosities andControversies In 'The Olympics - Champions, Curiosities and Controversies' Jo Watson takes us through a humorous history of the summe

On to Leeds - UK Rail Journeys Series 2 - Episode 08 In 'On to Leeds' I continue my journey to Leeds. Today only part of my journey is on the true route of the Thames Clyde Express as a nine-mile sect

Season 2024 - Talk 08 - A History of India before the British - In 'A History of India before the British' Alan Freeland tells us that in the next few of years India's likely to become the world's t

Sheffield Railway Station and on to Swinton -UK Rail Journeys Series 2 - Episode 07 In 'Sheffield Railway Station and on to Swinton' I visit Sheffield Station and then start my journey with Northern

Season 2024 - Talk 07 - 1832 Reform Bill - - did it avoid a revolution? - In the '1832 Reform Bill - did it avoid a revolution' Robert Sykes tells us that whilst the parliamentary system in Britain i

On to Sheffield - UK Rail Journeys Series 2 Episode 06 - In 'On to Sheffield' my journey continues with the East Midlands Railway from Trowell to Sheffield along the original route of Thames Clyde Ex