The Charles Guard Series

By: Radio Manx Ltd
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  • Summary

  • A fascinating series of radio programmes produced by Charles Guard MBE about a variety of Manx topics.
    Copyright 2021
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Social Sciences
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Episodes
  • Giles Job relives childhood memories of Derby Castle

    Giles Job relives childhood memories of Derby Castle
    Sep 26 2023

    Giles Job lived in the Derby Castle Hotel as a child in the late 1940s. At the time the building was divided into two apartments and he and his family lived in one of them.
    On a recent visit to the Isle of Man he took the opportunity to talk to Charles Guard about his memories of the living there, including anecdotes about the Derby Castle theatre, the dance hall and the underground maze of cellars and passages that he explored as a young boy.
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    18 mins
  • Why do we need a Governor?

    Why do we need a Governor?
    Sep 22 2021

    A new Lieutenant Governor is sworn in to start his term of office on the Isle of Man. He can expect to be patron of over 100 Manx charities and societies, undertake receptions and host visits and fulfil some constitutional duties. But at a cost to the Manx taxpayer of two and a half million pounds for the five years, Charles Guard asks the question: Why do we need a Governor?
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    29 mins
  • The Millennium of Tynwald

    The Millennium of Tynwald
    Mar 23 2021

    More than 40 years on, Charles Guard and Robert Quayle recall some of the highlights of the 1979 Millennium of Tynwald.
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    55 mins

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