Manx History, Heritage & Culture Podcasts

Manx History, Heritage & Culture:

MANX RADIO OLD NEWS:

OLD NEWS 04 OCTOBER 2026 1866
As a new House of Keys takes its place - H looks back at 1866 the year when it was decided the Keys were to become an elected body - and other stories of the year. All seem vaguely familiar as usual . . !

MANX RADIO'S ISLAND LIFE SERIES:

In Conversation with Roger W Smith OBE
In a year that marks two important anniversaries in his career, Roger W Smith speaks with Simon Richardson about the journey that has led him to be one of the world's leading independent watchmakers - working right here on the Isle of Man.

THE ARCHIVE ROOM:

A couple of tourism trailblazers plus memories of the Derby Castle - and a Guild recordbreaker!
In this episode of The Archive Room, we tell the story of Cunningham's Camp, and of the Falcon Cliff Hotel - plus there are memories of the Derby Castle, and we celebrate 100-year-old Laurence Kermode becoming the oldest person ever to compete and win a class in the Manx Music Festival

AT YOUR SERVICE:

This week - The making of a Saint - the arrival of a new college chaplain and the history of the world in 3 minutes!
A member of the Redemptorist Order of Roman Catholic Priests, Father Royston Price, visited the Island recently, for a very unusual reason - the full story is here; Rev Ian Quayle is the new Chaplain at King William's College and The Buchan School - we have a chat about how he sees his role, and the Radio Rev (Methodist Minister Rev'd Jon Garde) can tell the whole history of the world in 3 minutes - with a bit of help from St Matthew's Gospel! Plus details of Harvest Services all over the Island, and some harvest hymns to get you singing!

PAUSE FOR A POEM:

1. PAUSE FOR A POEM - Joan Bennett
Join H as he turns back the years and flips through the pages of "Pause for a Poem" - a Manx Radio feature back in 1970s. Did you feature?!

MANX RADIO AT 60:

Manx Radio at 60: The Last Look
John Moss takes a final trip into the archives to relive some of the finest interviews and features we've brought you throughout our 60th anniversary year.

KELLY'S EYE:

KELLY'S EYE - CLARENCE TERRACE
David and Peter look at well-known terrace from the 1840s and some new buildings there . .

ISLE OF MAN HERITAGE RAILWAYS:

MANX ELECTRIC RAILWAYS 130th ANNIVERSARY
A continuation of Mike Buttell's journey through history on our Heritage Transport in a year of Anniversary Celebrations. This week: Mike completes the journey to Ramsey, remembers a landslip that might have seen the end of the Railway and reveals a top secret service at the top of Snaefell, in this final part of our series about the Island's pioneering and much loved form of transport.

TERRY CRINGLE'S HISTORY MAN:

The History Man - 18th December 2022
In this archive edition, Terry looks at the history of Noble's Hospital.

THE CHARLES GUARD SERIES

Giles Job relives childhood memories of Derby Castle
Giles Job lived in the Derby Castle Hotel as a child in the late 1940s. At the time the building was divided into two apartments and he and his family lived in one of them.
On a recent visit to the Isle of Man he took the opportunity to talk to Charles Guard about his memories of the living there, including anecdotes about the Derby Castle theatre, the dance hall and the underground maze of cellars and passages that he explored as a young boy.