Mondays with Milly

About Mondays with Milly

Mondays with Milly is a podcast about the past as told by someone who was there. Through a series of interviews, "Milly" - AKA Doreen from Manchester - talks about her life from the Great Depression era and World War 2 to the present day. Now in her nineties, Milly is a natural story-teller with a razor-sharp memory. Her recount of a life spanning some of history's defining moments provides a unique insight into how people lived, coped, survived and endured times of great adversity. Recorded during the Covid19 era, these online interviews have relevance during uncertain times.

Publisher

Phill Cristofaro

Category

science

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

4 Oct 2020

Latest episode

14 Oct 2025

Latest episodes

85 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   14 Oct 2025

   S10 Ep17: The Greats: Milly & Amy

   In this special episode, Phill visits Milly in the UK and invites Milly’s great-granddaughter, Amy, to have a chat about the family connection to the RAF and the building of the Titanic. On one of sixteen year-old Amy’s weekly visits to her “GG” (Great Grandma) the was fascinated to discover some family photos and documents relating to the family tree and some important historical events.

2. 

   23 Feb 2025

   S10 Ep16: Happy 94th Birthday Milly (and 125K listens!)

   Milly turned another year over this month and to celebrate I gave her a call and we caught up. And with perfect timing, MwM clocked up 125,000 listens on her actual birthday. Happy 94th birthday, Milly.

3. 

   6 Jun 2024

   S10 Ep15: Discussing D-Day - the day that changed the world

   June 6th, 2024 marks the 80th anniversary of the D-Day invasion: the largest amphibious assault in history. Milly and I discuss the day itself and what it means; Milly shares her insights and recollections of the event which changed the world and cost so much. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/phill-cristofaro0/message

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

2 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

42 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 32 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

28

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

92

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