Ray’s Rants - Growing up in 1950s 1960s 1970s Britain

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Ray’s Rants - Growing up in 1950s 1960s 1970s Britain episodes

October 25 Ray's Rants Podcast - CB Radio! My new shirt, Storm Austen, Mrs Dale's Diary. School's closed! Yay!
In this episode, I talk about the early days of CB radio. It was good,
it was bad, but most people loved it! Also, a hoax... school is closed,
go home! I have a note from my mum... Liar! Haha!
36 min
October 18 Ray's Rants Podcast - DIY disasters, plumbing, ceilings walls crumbling. Chimney breast collapsing.
DIY disasters! Plumbing cock-ups. Ceilings and supporting walls
crumbling. Chimney breast collapsing, nightmare. Central heating
radiator bodge. Join me for a few do it yourself stories of absolute
catastrophic proportions.
35 min
October 11 Ray's Rants Podcast - My son stole my house! Traditions disappearing, Isle of Wight, Christmas...
My son stole my house! Really? Traditions and values have gone. Curry
for Christmas dinner? Christmas Eve in the pub. Fading memory.
34 min
October 04 Bring Back the Birch. School discipline, the ruler, the cane, six of the best.
Have you heard the expression, Bring Back the Birch? It was an evil
punishment, not only for adults but school kids. School discipline, the
ruler across your knuckles, the cane, six of the best... Has school
discipline been lost these days? Also in this episode, speeding cars,
how to stop strangers talking to you, home haircuts, and more...
37 min
September 27 Are You A Mean Miserly Tight Fisted git? Plus, More Skeletons In The Cupboard!
In this episode, tight-fisted, mean, miserable, gits! Haha! Also, more
skeletons in the cupboard. Hiding money from your partner. Lying about
intentions. Keeping your cash a secret. Deceit. Lies.
Cheating.
36 min
September 20 Skeletons In The Cupboard!
Do you have skeletons in the cupboard. Apparently, most people do! Dark
secrets! Also, the small of home cooking, freshly baked bread, pies in
the oven, cakes... bliss! Plus, the fate of out cherry tree. How many
trips do you make to the rubbish dump? Join me this Sunday for a good
old chat.
31 min
September 13 Are You Getting Your Oats?
Are you getting your oats? Now, there's a question! Is your wife a
housewife? In the old days, she was a slave! Whose house is it, anyway?
We all hate politics! What was it like back then before social media?
34 min
September 06 A Shocking Village Secret
In this episode, A Shocking Village Secret! Crikey! Christmas adverts.
The Sunday tea trolley. Tales of the Riverbank. Andy Pandy. Bill and
Ben. The Wooden Tops. Rats in the undergrowth. Peyton Place and loads
more...
41 min
August 30 Board Games, I cheat! Love them or hate them?
Board Games, do you love them or hate them? Back in the 1950s when I was
a child, I used to cheat! Snakes and Ladders. Ludo. Chess. Draughts.
Monopoly. Cluedo.
31 min
August 23 Ray's Rants Podcast - Midlife Crisis, running off with young women! The dentist. Stealing by finding...
Have you experienced a midlife crisis? Have you left your wife and run
off with a younger woman. Have you left your husband and and run off
with a younger man? Oh, what a tangled web we weave! Also in this
episode, a visit to the dentist, finding treasure at a derelict house, a
haystack fire and more...
33 min

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Ray looks back at life in 1950s, 60s and 70s Britain. Music, from Hendrix to the Rolling Stones. Pubs and night clubs. The beer, Watney's Red Barrel and Double Diamond. Babycham for the…