A series of programmes where Siobhán Fletcher explores the history of various events, movements, campaigns and changes in society including personal recollections of those who were involved or lived through them.
Latest episodes
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27 min
The RNLI
It’s not every day you get to celebrate your 200th birthday. But that’s exactly what the Royal National Lifeboat Institution has been up to this year!As the huge milestone year com…
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25 min
Pride - Andrew Lumsden - The Full Interview
LGBTQ+ rights activist Andrew Lumsden died this week, aged 82. Fighting for gay rights since the 1960s, Andrew was at the first Pride march held in London in 1972. He was a core me…
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24 min
Pride - Part Five: Looking Forward
Last time, we went looked back at last year’s Isle of Pride event and heard a little about why you won’t see one on the same scale at the Villa Marina this year. In this, the fifth…
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25 min
Pride - Part Four: Isle of Divide
Last time, we went back to the early nineties – when Tynwald passed a law decriminalising homosexuality in the Isle of Man. In this fourth episode, we’re going to look back at last…
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25 min
Pride - Part Three: Pride in Public
Last time, we went back to the early nineties – when Tynwald passed a law decriminalising homosexuality in the Isle of Man. In this third episode, we’re jumping forward a few decad…
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25 min
Pride - Part Two: The Changemakers
We're now two weeks into June, the month marked the world over as Pride month. Now that we've looked at the international origins of the Pride movement, it's time to turn the focus…
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25 min
Pride - Part One: From Stonewall to the GLF
As is the case in places all over the world – right here on the Isle of Man, June is Pride month. But what is Pride and where did it come from? Confused? Never fear! Siobhán Fletch…