Welcome to this podcast about the Open Weekend on the Watercress Line. The weekend enables you to go behind the scenes at this heritage railway and see what makes it steam. The weekend coincides with the Heritage Open Days programme and MHRPS members c...

The White Rajahs of Sarawak tells the story of the Brooke family's rule of Sarawak. They ruled for 100 years from 1841 until the Japanese Invasion in December 1941. - The talk starts with some of the history of the area in the centuries preceding the ...

The White Rajahs of Sarawak tells the story of the Brooke family's rule of Sarawak. The rule lasted for 100 years from 1841 until the Japanese Invasion in December 1941. - Jenny picks up the story of the Brooke family following the departure of James ...

We travel from Milwaukee to Chicago in the tenth episode of US Rail Journeys. This is the last part of our journey on the Empire Builder as the train travels along the  Milwaukee Road. - Originally a plank road for horses and carts Milwaukee Road beca...

Welcome to 2019! Welcome to this review of the year 1869 where Michael A'Bear delves back 150 years. In his talk he gives us a flavour of the people and events of that year. - It's an average year, he suggests, but includes the birth of Rasputin,

In the ninth episode of US Rail Journeys we journey on the Empire Builder from Red Wing to Milwaukee. For much of our journey we are on the Milwaukee Road. The Milwaukee Road was the name often given to the Chicago, Milwaukee, St.

Welcome to this podcast of Santa's Christmas Message. Today I've braved the snowstorms of the North Pole to get a few words with Santa. He is just about to set out. In just 24 hours Santa travels the world giving out the presents made the Elves. -

In the Strange Death of Liberal England - Part A Robert Sykes follows the book by George Dangerfield published in 1935. - The book follows the difficulties faced by the Liberal Government in dealing with the House of Lords, the 'Irish Question',

In the second part of his talk on the Strange Death of Liberal England Robert talks about the discord that existed in Britain in 1914 immediately prior to the start of the First World War. - From a situation of strife where the Government was sufferin...

Welcome to this podcast featuring the Santa Specials that run on the Watercress Line. Santa comes all the way from his home at the North Pole each time a train is running. During his visit his sleigh is looked after by the maintenance team at Ropley an...