Welcome to KEEPING WATCH - a fortnightly podcast for anyone and everyone interested in lighthouses, lighthouse keepers, light vessels and other aids to maritime navigation. 

This week I talk with Peter Halil, who was a Lighthouse Keeper between 1974 and 1997. We talk about his time in the lighthouse service, and about the remarkable archive of interviews he recorded with other keepers throughout the 1990s - as the rollout of automation was gradually making the lighthouse keeper's role redundant. 

His recordings form a unique and personal archive of film footage and audio recordings that together illustrate the nature of the work and the life of a lighthouse keeper. 

We also listen to an extract from a wonderful interview Peter made with Sid Squib, who served as a keeper on the Nab tower before and during the war. 

Peter's YouTube channel:https://www.youtube.com/@PeterHalil

Peter's full interview with Sid Squib:

Part 1 https://youtu.be/x6qDvoD4_YM

Part 2 https://youtu.be/AUPM4ejC4PM

KEEPING WATCH is brought to you in association with the ALK - The Association of Lighthouse Keepers - a charitable trust in the UK dedicated to keeping lighthouse heritage alive. 

Visit the Association of Lighthouse Keepers: www.alk.org.uk