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Ray’s Rants Life in the 1950s 1960s 1970s Great Britain girls England family UK work school British music night clubs pubs

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Rating
★★★★★
4.9
from
12 reviews
This podcast has
633 episodes
Language
English
Explicit
No
Date created
2019/07/10
Latest episode
2026/10/25
Average duration
32 min.
Release period
10 days

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Ray’s Rants back to the 1960s 1970s 1950s in the UK Great Britain. Entertaining and fun. British music scene, Jimi Hendrix The Rolling Stones. The English pubs and clubs, Watney’s Red Barrel beer, Babycham, Cherry B the night life. The cars, the workplace, television and pirate radio. England. Schools back in the early days. 60s fashion and clothes, flairs and miniskirts. London, Caroline, Luxembourg. Mini cars skirts. Holiday in caravan, Butlin’s

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Ray's Rants Podcast - CB Radio! My new shirt, Storm Austen, Mrs Dale's Diary. School's closed! Yay!
2026/10/25
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!
Ray's Rants Podcast - DIY disasters, plumbing, ceilings walls crumbling. Chimney breast collapsing.
2026/10/18
DIY disasters! Plumbing c**k-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.
Ray's Rants Podcast - My son stole my house! Traditions disappearing, Isle of Wight, Christmas...
2026/10/11
My son stole my house! Really? Traditions and values have gone. Curry for Christmas dinner? Christmas Eve in the pub. Fading memory.
Bring Back the Birch. School discipline, the ruler, the cane, six of the best.
2026/10/04
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...
Are You A Mean Miserly Tight Fisted git? Plus, More Skeletons In The Cupboard!
2026/09/27
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.
Skeletons In The Cupboard!
2026/09/20
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.
Are You Getting Your Oats?
2026/09/13
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?
A Shocking Village Secret
2026/09/06
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...
Board Games, I cheat! Love them or hate them?
2026/08/30
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.
Ray's Rants Podcast - Midlife Crisis, running off with young women! The dentist. Stealing by finding...
2026/08/23
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...
Who are you, really?
2026/08/16
Who Are You Really? Do you ever put on a front, a facade, when you’re around other people? Do you change your demeanor, the way you speak, or even the way you express yourself depending on who you’re talking to? Which version is the real you? Do you wash and polish your car regularly?
Are You happy? What is happiness? What is vertical drinking? Should it be banned?
2026/08/09
In this episode, I ask whether you're happy. What is happiness? Have you lost the happiness? Also, vertical drinking in pubs to be banned??? Translated, standing up and having a beer! Stone the crows, there's another heatwave on the way... GRpmoiXm3ReweRK0KlsV
A shocking view from a tree!
2026/08/06
A shocking view from a tree! You won't believe what I saw from the top of a tree! Stone the crows! Reading the room... some people just can't read the room. They put their foot in it again and again! Diving down rabbit holes... apparently I do that a lot! Please, join me for a good old chat.
Hi, how are you?
2026/08/02
Hi, I've just popped in to see how you are.
Ray's Rants Podcast - My Wife Left Me! Gary Tortoise. Mini Greenhouse.
2026/06/21
My Wife Left Me! No, I don't mean my wife! It was a friend's wife, many years ago. Gary the tortoise is out and about. I've now got a mini greenhouse. But, more importantly... I have an announcement to make.

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4.9 out of 5
12 reviews
★★★★★
Kbeakss 2026/08/18
Ray’s The Best
been listening for years, and very glad that you decided to come back on an ad-hoc basis!!
★★★★★
Kodiforlifd 2023/09/26
Spot on!
I just stumbled across this podcast. As someone else posted, Ray brings back an air of simplicity to life. I turned 40 here in the US a few months ago...
★★★★★
AwesomePossum3 2023/09/20
Amazing
Funny and genuine and amazing. Thank you!
★★★★★
Ochewbac 2023/02/14
Simply wonderful
What a blessing to discover this podcast! I’ve been utterly sick of the mainstream and feeling existentially done with modernity. I turn 40 this week ...
★★★★★
Mina's Bapa 2021/12/13
That’s How It Was!
So interesting and easy to listen to. The title is misleading this is not raving, ranting but just telling it like it was ( wishing most of it still w...
★★★★★
ebutterfly4 2021/10/16
The perfect wholesome yet entertaining podcast
Ray’s podcast has been making my day for a year now. Every episode is an endearing one that looks back at the UK during a pre-iphone era. Great humor ...
★★★★☆
my podcasts 2020/09/22
Amazing!
This is such a great podcast ! It is very interesting! Great for relaxing or going to bed.. 🙂👍
★★★★★
BreakdancePete 2019/09/16
Excellent podcast!
This podcast stands out above many others. To start with, there is no ridiculous intro music at the beginning. While much of this content is nostalgia...
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