Manx Radio: 60 Years Serving the Nation
A series of podcasts, programmes and features produced to celebrate Manx Radio's 60th Anniversary Year in 2024.
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Episodes
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Manx Radio at 60: The Last Look
Monday, 30 December 2024
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.
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Manx Radio: 60 Years Serving the Nation - The Summerland Fire
Friday, 20 December 2024
John Moss looks back at the Summerland fire disaster in August 1973,.
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Manx Radio: 60 Years Serving the Nation - Oooh Mr Grimsdale!
Monday, 16 December 2024
Many famous people have resided on the Island over the years, but one of the most memorable must surely be Norman Wisdom. In this archive interview, John Moss talks to the much loved comic actor.
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Manx Radio: 60 Years Serving the Nation - Howard Simcocks
Friday, 13 December 2024
In this archive interview, David Callister speaks to war veteran Howard Simcocks about his experiences during World War Two.
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Kelly's Eye : The Tower of Refuge
Wednesday, 11 December 2024
This week, as the 200th Anniversary of the RNLI comes to a close, Peter and David are taking a look at the Tower of Refuge – the rock where it all began…
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Manx Radio: 60 Years Serving the Nation - The Origins of the Manx Millennium Celebrations
Monday, 9 December 2024
In this archive interview, David Callister speaks to former MHK and MLC Betty Hanson about the origins of the Manx Millennium celebrations in 1979.
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Manx Radio: 60 Years Serving the Nation - The Manx Radio Take Over Bid
Friday, 6 December 2024
In 1992, the company Videovision launched a bid to take over Manx Radio and privatise the radio station.In this archive interview, Graham Bell spoke to Brian Kreisky from the company.
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Kelly's Eye : Castletown Police Station
Wednesday, 4 December 2024
Peter and David venture to the South of the Island to take a look at Baillie Scott’s beautiful Police Station building
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Manx Radio: 60 Years Serving the Nation - Albert Gubay and the origins of Mount Murray
Monday, 2 December 2024
In this archive interview from the early 1990s, businessman Albert Gubay discusses the concept behind the new Mount Murray Hotel and Golf Club.
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Manx Radio: 60 Years Serving the Nation - Christmas in the Seventies
Friday, 29 November 2024
Vernon Nicholls was Bishop of Sodor and Man from 1974 to 1983, and during one Christmas in the 1970s, he appeared on Manx Radio and addressed the question... is Christmas now too commercial?
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Kelly's Eye : Murray's House
Wednesday, 27 November 2024
This week, Peter Kelly and David Callister take a look at Murray House – described, in Peter’s words, as the ‘badly proportioned Planning Office’
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Manx Radio: 60 Years Serving the Nation - Roundabouts!
Monday, 25 November 2024
At one time, the Isle of Man's roundabouts were a lively subject. And in this archive audio, former President of Tynwald Noel Cringle addresses an audience about the fun to be had using roundabouts!
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Manx Radio: 60 Years Serving the Nation - A Love of Shire Horses
Friday, 22 November 2024
After his retirement from politics, Sir Charles Kerruish spoke to David Callister about his life away from politics, in particular his love of shire horses
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Kelly's Eye : Art Society Building
Wednesday, 20 November 2024
This week, Peter and David are looking at a building that has previously been a workshop, then a place of worship - but is now home to the Isle of Man Art Society
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Manx Radio: 60 Years Serving the Nation - Manx Radio in South Africa
Monday, 18 November 2024
In this archive audio from the 1960s, Peter Kneale linked up with Springbok Radio in South Africa to broadcast a message from the Isle of Man.
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Manx Radio: 60 Years Serving the Nation - TT Legend Stanley Woods
Friday, 15 November 2024
Stanley Woods was one of the very first TT legends, winning ten races between 1923 and 1939. In this archive interview from 1989, Stanley spoke to Geoff Cannell about the ever increasing speeds around the Mountain Course.
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Kelly's Eye : Lakemba Extension
Thursday, 14 November 2024
Peter Kelly and David Callister are looking at a new building on Esplanade Lane -the Lakemba Extension – which Peter sees as being the ‘future for Douglas’.
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Manx Radio: 60 Years Serving the Nation - Donald Gelling Before Politics
Monday, 11 November 2024
Former Chief Minister Donald Gelling is known by most people on the Island for his long running and very successful political career. But in this archive interview, Donald talks about his working life before politics came calling.
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Manx Radio: 60 Years Serving the Nation - A Walk with Mike Goldie
Friday, 8 November 2024
In this archive recording from the 1980s, long time contributor Mike Goldie takes a walk around Cashtal yn Ard, accompanied by Manx Radio's Senior Producer Charlie Webster.
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Manx Radio: 60 Years Serving the Nation - Sheena MacKay
Monday, 4 November 2024
In this archive recording, long time Manx Radio journalist Sheena MacKay brings listeners a news update from the early 1980s.
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Manx Radio: 60 Years Serving the Nation - Training to be a Journalist
Friday, 1 November 2024
In this archive interview, former Manx Radio journalist Amanda Craig talks to David Callister about breaking into the profession, learning the tricks of the trade and coping with those dreaded early alarm calls.
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Manx Radio: 60 Years Serving the Nation - A Trip to Douglas Lifeboat Station
Monday, 28 October 2024
In this archive recording from 1974, Bill Chrisp takes a trip to Douglas Lifeboat Station to talk to Coxswain Bob Corran.
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Manx Radio: 60 Years Serving the Nation - A Celebration of the Gaiety Theatre
Friday, 25 October 2024
In 1990, the Gaiety Theatre in Douglas celebrated it's 90th anniversary. To mark the occasion, a Thanksgiving service took place at St Thomas' Church. John Moss looks back at the service.
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Manx Radio: 60 Years Serving the Nation - Eddie Lowey, a proud Gobbag!
Monday, 21 October 2024
In this archive interview, former MHK and MLC the late Eddie Lowey shares some fascinating memories of growing up in Peel.
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Manx Radio: 60 Years Serving the Nation - The Purple Helmets
Friday, 18 October 2024
One of the Island's most popular attractions of recent years was the legendary Purple Helmets. In 1995, David Callister spoke to long time member Jim Davidson about how the "Purples" began.
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Kelly's Eye : a Mess at Mona Terrace?
Thursday, 17 October 2024
This week, Peter doesn't hold back as he and David visit a new apartment block near Mona Terrace! This programme was first broadcast in 2005.
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Manx Radio: 60 Years Serving the Nation - A different type of bee
Monday, 14 October 2024
In this archive interview, the late Ian Qualtrough and David Callister discuss a different strain of bee that was brought to the Island from Shetland. If you think this sounds a little far fetched, you might be right, as this was first played many years ago on April 1st.
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Manx Radio: 60 Years Serving the Nation - Affordable Homes in the Seventies
Friday, 11 October 2024
In 1973, Keith McArd spoke to Peter Kneale about building affordable homes for young people on the Isle of Man.
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Memories in Music: Barbara Gibb
Tuesday, 8 October 2024
The late great Bernie Quayle in conversation with Barbara Gibb, mother to the Gibb brothers, otherwise known as The Bee Gees...
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Manx Radio: 60 Years Serving the Nation - Sewers & Snow!
Monday, 7 October 2024
In this dip into the archives, John Moss takes two different walks. One through St Mark's during the “big snow” of 2013. And the other when he went for a look at the new sewers underneath Douglas Promenade.