The great flood of '82, a Flying Flea and a Luton Minor, and Radio Isabella takes to the airwaves - we tell their stories - and more - in The Archive Room tonight!

Update: 2024-09-05

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In The Archive Room this week - Charles Guard reports on the 1982 flood - the worst the Island had ever experienced; former Lt Governor Sir Laurence New shares some Tynwald Day thoughts; inventor and adventurer Jack Carine is remembered by his two daughters, and Radio Isabella takes to the air - from its studios in Laxey Primary School!

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The great flood of '82, a Flying Flea and a Luton Minor, and Radio Isabella takes to the airwaves - we tell their stories - and more - in The Archive Room tonight!

#box-pro-ellipsis-176259186373736{-webkit-line-clamp:2;}The great flood of '82, a Flying Flea and a Luton Minor, and Radio Isabella takes to the airwaves - we tell their stories - and more - in The Archive Room tonight!

The great flood of '82, a Flying Flea and a Luton Minor, and Radio Isabella takes to the airwaves - we tell their stories - and more - in The Archive Room tonight!

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The great flood of '82, a Flying Flea and a Luton Minor, and Radio Isabella takes to the airwaves - we tell their stories - and more - in The Archive Room tonight!