Sir William Hillary stages an experiment with an apparatus to get a line to ships in danger of being wrecked, there's more from a Manx translation of Grimms' fairy-tales, and there's a mixture of music and song from the Celtic nations.

As well as a Manx translation of part of one of Grimms' fairy-tales, there's also the opening of Catherine Dodd's 1926 novel, 'Clad in Purple Mist', and music from Ireland to celebrate Laa'l Pherick, St Patrick's Day, 17th March.

Politicians can be pompous, and the House of Keys in 1876 seems to have had some particularly ripe specimens, as reported in the Isle of Man Times. More from Grimms' fairy-tales in a Manx translation, and music from Cornwall to celebrate Gool Peran, St Piran's Day, 5th March.

John Kennedy of Knockaloe was the innocent victim of much damage in late 1825, but by the start of March 1826 his hopes of compensation seem to have been stymied. More from a translation into Manx of one of Grimms' fairy-tales, and the music of Wales for Dydd Dewi Sant.

The Isle of Man Weekly Times at the end of February 1926 was a bit grumpy about a proposed piece of legislation and scathing of the legislators for an existing piece. In a Manx translation, Wilhelm and Jacob Grimm send Tom Thumb on his travels. Plus music from the Celtic nations.

Amidst a melange of music from the Celtic countries, there's a description of a fiery character from the Manx courts of 200 years ago, and in Manx there's more from Grimms' fairy-tales.

A House of Keys debate in February 1926 was not, apparently, notable for decorum. In a Manx translation of Grimms' fairy-tales, a bridegroom turns out to be less than decorous. However, the programme is decorated with music from the Celtic countries.

The Manx Patriot was a newspaper of which there are only 17 surviving copies from 1824 and 1825. In February 1826 there was a court case. We're picking our way through a Manx translation of Grimm's Fairy-Tales, and there's music from the Celtic countries to enjoy on the way.

We look at a letter from A SOUTHSIDE FARMER to the Manks Advertiser at the end of January 1826 outlining a project to link Peel and Douglas. More from a Manx translation of Grimms' fairy-tales, and a sprinkling of music from the Celtic nations.

As he aged, Bishop Thomas Wilson grew to rely on Rev James Wilks quite heavily. In 1777, James Wilks wrote of his fellow Manxmen and their language. In Manx there's more from Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, and there's a range of music from the Celtic countries.