Mr Purple Helmet himself and a man with one of the most relaxing Manx voices you could ever hear, Derry Kissack, chats to Howard about the iconic motorbike display team, The Purple Helmets - and the book he's produced detailing their life and times.
9 Feb 2023
Memories of Mann 09 February 2023
The final part of a chat with Derek Almond and his wife Edna, in which Edna recalls her nursing years in the UK, their return to the Isle of Man and Derek ponders on something he may have done differently if he had his time again . . .
1 Dec 2022
Memories of Mann 1 December 2022
The first part of a chat with Derek Almond and his wife about their life and times on and off the Island.
29 Sept 2022
Memories of Mann 29 September 2022
In this last chat with 95 year old Harold Moore, Harold remembers being a youngster before the war, playing around the old fairy bridge - and the joys of sweet peas!
18 Aug 2022
Memories of Mann August 18 2022
Harold chats about the hardship of life after the war, his time as a TT marshal when Les Graham tragically lost his life, and the Steam Packet boats!
2 Aug 2022
Memories of Mann August 02 2022
In this episode, Harold Moore talks about working as a corporation ganger, life around Douglas during the war and the problems of rationing
22 Jul 2022
Memories of Mann July 22 2022
Harold Moore - 95 years young (and soon to be ASMR star!) - tells Howard Caine about his early years in Pulrose and Douglas, working with his father and joining the army.
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