Episodes
The Isle of Man's least known bank crash . . . .
The Island's worst smuggler . . . .
The History Man - 29th December 2019
The History Man - 22nd December 2019
The History Man - 15th December 2019
More about a picnic that went badly wrong in the middle of the 19th century.
Have you heard of the time the Right Honorable William Ewart Gladstone MP visited the Island on a paddle steamer?
This enduring symbol of Douglas has now been standing for 187 years.
The History Man tells of the man who travelled to the Isle of Man on a day trip from Liverpool, with the intention of going back a little richer
The tale this week, is that of the wreck of the Clan MacMaster in 1923
Terry looks back at a little known battle in the Isle of Man.
Terry Cringle reflects on the Island's prisons.
The History Man tells of the Island's former Tithe laws which lasted almost a thousand years!
The History Man discusses a popular diet of the 1840's!
The History Man continues his tale of Manx Strikes, with the great strike of 1935
The History Man talks of the strikes of 1918
This week, Terry looks back at the TT riots in June 1970.
The History Man describes the events of the Douglas Town Council Meeting of January 1911
If you're going to San Francisco...be sure to ride the cable car!
How did the Tower of Refuge get its name? The History Man knows!
The History Man tells the tale of the disappearance of the Ramsey Steamship Company's vessel, the Ben Seyr
The History Man tells of the Island's historic military force.
The History Man - 11th August 2019
The History man tells of the time the paddle steamer, Lily, ran aground near Onchan Head.
The History Man tells tales of the days when Capital Punishment still occurred on the Isle of Man
The History Man tells of the first radar controlled harbour in the world
The History Man remembers the remarkable life of Mona Douglas
The History Man remembers the day in 1944, when the Isle of Man thought they were under attack. Thankfully, this was not the case.
The History Man tells the story of Samuel P Cowley, an FBI agent of the 1930's
Terry Cringle shares the story of the steamboat, Douglas, and her unexpected fate.