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Hello and welcome! Get yourself a cuppa, a biscuit or three as we take you back to the 1980s in our latest series. For the first time we are making available a collection of cassette tapes from Barnsley Archives that were made by 'Second Sight' talking magazines for the blind and partially sighted. You will hear from some well known Barnsley voices including Dickie Bird, Stan Richards and Charlie Williams. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  1. Ep5: Charlie Williams

    Apr 28

    Ep5: Charlie Williams

    Charles Adolphus Williams, MBE (23 December 1927 – 2 September 2006) was an English professional footballer and one of the first black players in British football after the Second World War. Later he became Britain's first well-known black stand-up comedian. This interview which is being shared online for the first was recorded in 1983 as part of the Second Sight: Talking Magazine. The second part of this episode is from the same digitised cassette and takes you on a tour of Cawthorne Victoria Jubilee Museum. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    32 min
  2. Ep4: International Women's Day

    Mar 8

    Ep4: International Women's Day

    We're celebrating International Women's Day 2026 with a selection of interviews from our collection featuring some recognisable Barnsley voices and others we'll introduce you to for the first time: Rita Britton, the Barnsley fashion icon, Dorothy Hyman the Olympic champion, 'Mrs Barnsley' Mel Dyke. Prof Selina Wray, Dana Kubick who designed tins for the Barnsley Canister company and Gail Haimes shares her memories of working at Slazengers. These short clips are from much longer interviews which you can listen to here Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    36 min
  3. Ep3: Stan Richards and Geoffrey Hutchinson

    Feb 16

    Ep3: Stan Richards and Geoffrey Hutchinson

    After a short break we're back with regular episodes in 2026 as we make more of our oral history interviews available online for the first time. It's been 21 years since Stan Richards passed away but he is still fondly remembered, this interview was recorded by John Kelly for the Second Sight magazine in 1983. You will hear more interviews from these tapes later in the series. The second half of this episode pays tribute to Geoffrey Hutchinson who died in January 2025, without his hard work and dedication there probably wouldn't be a Maurice Dobson Museum and Heritage Centre here today. Geoff was the first chair of the museum and was responsible along with a small group of volunteers for the first National Lottery Heritage Funding in South Yorkshire. The interview is a longer version which featured in Memories of Maurice Our next episode will be released in time for International Women's Day in March Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    31 min
  4. Christmas Special - A 1980s Barnsley Christmas

    12/18/2025

    Christmas Special - A 1980s Barnsley Christmas

    For our Christmas special this year we are taking you back to the 1980s, with a selection of clips from the Second Sight, a talking magazine for the blind and partially sighted that began in December 1982. These cassette recordings will form the basis of our podcast in 2026 - Future episodes will feature interviews with Stan Richards and Ashley Jackson Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    52 min
  5. Ep1: Dickie Bird

    12/01/2025

    Ep1: Dickie Bird

    Welcome back to the Barnsley Museums Natters podcast, we're taking you back to the 1980s for the majority of this series and exploring a series of cassette tapes. Second Sight was a talking newspaper which launched in 1982, and for the first time these recordings are being shared online. We begin with an interview with Dickie Bird, take a tour of the Mayor's parlour and hear from the then Mayor Ken Rispin as he and the mayoress look back on the mayoral year. There will be regular episodes of our podcast in 2026 featuring lots of archive interviews that are being shared online for the first time. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    32 min
  6. The Barnsley Carol (Christmas Eve) by Arthur Godfrey

    12/20/2024

    The Barnsley Carol (Christmas Eve) by Arthur Godfrey

    A Christmas carol lost for 90 years and re-discovered by Barnsley Museums in 2023. Watch videos, read blogs and download the lyrics from our website https://www.barnsley-museums.com/the-barnsley-carol-christmas-eve-by-arthur-godfrey Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    18 min
  7. #Strike40 In conversation with.....Arthur Scargill in 1983

    10/24/2024

    #Strike40 In conversation with.....Arthur Scargill in 1983

    There's lots of interviews online with Arthur Scargill that focus on his involvement in the miners strike. In this interview that pre-dates the strike John Kelly focuses on Arthur's formative years in Barnsley, his interests and influences away from the pit. This is the first time this interview has been shared online, it's from a recently digitised cassette tape from a Barnsley Archives collection. Recorded in 1983 for the Second Sight magazine created especially for the blind and partially sighted, we are currently working through the collection and will share more interviews in the near future. Download a transcript of the interview. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    15 min
  8. #Strike40 Kenneth O’Mara shares his memories of Elsecar and the miners' strike

    09/20/2024

    #Strike40 Kenneth O’Mara shares his memories of Elsecar and the miners' strike

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    19 min
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Hello and welcome! Get yourself a cuppa, a biscuit or three as we take you back to the 1980s in our latest series. For the first time we are making available a collection of cassette tapes from Barnsley Archives that were made by 'Second Sight' talking magazines for the blind and partially sighted. You will hear from some well known Barnsley voices including Dickie Bird, Stan Richards and Charlie Williams. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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  • Creator
    Barnsley Museums
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2026
  • Episodes
    21
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Barnsley Museums
  • Show Website
    Barnsley Museums Natters