Local History Speakers
Barry P Humphreys
email timelines@talktalk.net or phone 0745 024 3674
Illustrated presentations available
The Great British Christmas! A look at British Christmas Traditions:- Father Christmas, the Christmas Tree, the songs, carols, the Panto, the Grotto and lots more…….
Another Slice Of Christmas! More Christmas nostalgia with Christmas TV, films, mince pies, Christmas records, best pressies and alternativethings to do on Christmas Day!
How We Shopped Butcher, Baker, Candlestick-maker, Cobbler, Corner Shop, to Superstore and Hyper Market - a nostalgic look at the way shopping has changed !
The Rise Fall and Rise of a Victorian Seaside Resort A history of New Brighton on The Wirral Peninsula.
The Traditional Great British Holiday The countryside, camping, railway carriages, Butlins and the Great British seaside !! The British on holiday from the 1930’s to the 60’s.
Wondrous Wirral History and stories of the Wirral Peninsula, which is said by some to be like Great Britain “in miniature” - see what you think!
How We Used To Live - The 1950’s The end of rationing, arrival of TV, cars, homes, holidays, teenagers, buses and trams - a shop on very corner. Never had it so good?
What Was On The Telly? An add-on for those who have enjoyed the 50’s talk! A look at those golden early years of Television. What can you remember ?
Confessions Of A Collector Most people collect something at sometime in their lives. This is all about the whys and wherefores and some do’s and don’ts.
Titanic Survivors Everyone knows about the tragedy of this magnificent ship but what happened to those who survived? The lesser known stories of some of those who lived. Some surprising tales of both triumph and tragedy.
A History Of The Cunard Line From 1840 to the present day and the Magnificent Three Queens. Cunard ships have always been record breakers!
The Lusitania A history of the first of the grand floating hotels of the 20th Century. A Cunard liner that made history but a story that ends in tragedy.
The First World War. First presented for the centenary of the outbreak of war, this talk presents the impact that events of 1914 - 18 had and how society was changed forever. Also the tragic story of a local girl who lost her fiancé in 1918 just before the end of hostilities.
The War Poets. The lives of the poets of the First World War and readings from their poetry. This talk is illustrated with artwork from the War years and photographs from the Front Line where much of their work was written.
The following presentations are all fully illustrated
and with songs played on an acoustic guitar by myself!!
Stories Behind The Beatles Songs A look at the inspirations for some of the ever popular songs of The Beatles. Includes I Saw Her Standing There, Penny Lane, A Hard Day’s Night, Yesterday, Norwegian Wood, Hey Jude, Till There Was You plus others!
Stories Behind The Beatles Songs Part 2 (New for 2025!!) More stories behind the songs, including Help! I Want To Hold Your Hand, All You Need Is Love, Let It Be, She Loves You and more…..
Elvis - That’s The Way It Was! Songs, stories and pictures from the life of Elvis Presley. Elvis and President Nixon, Elvis Meets The Beatles, The Movies, The Impersonators and lots more!
Looking Back !! 12 Songs from 1956 through to the 2000’s!! Each song from a different year, with pictures and a narration of events from each year featured! Includes songs by The Beatles, The Monkees, Elton John, Adele, Elvis, Abba and Kylie amongst others! Lovely bit of nostalgia with music, pictures and some serious memory jogging!!
The Return Of Looking Back !! (New for 2025!!) Different songs from another selection of years from 1955 through to the 2000’s!! Events and pictures from the years featuring Bill Haley, The Beatles, Queen, Gerry Marsden, Billy Joel, Tony Christie, Dave Clark Five and lots more!!
Yesterday! A look at collectable Beatles memorabilia and prices. Illustrated and with some of their number one songs! Maybe start your own collection!
Mamma Mia - It’s Abba !! How did Abba come to conquer the world? From Eurovision to Mamma Mia the Movie!! Includes Waterloo, Winner takes It All, Super Trouper, Money Money Money, Mamma Mia, Dancing Queen and more.
The Beatles Before They Were Famous The early years with some of the songs they wrote and some of the songs that inspired them!
The Unforgettable Frank Sinatra! Life and times of the man, his music and some of the songs he made famous, including Fly Me To The Moon, My Way, New York & more!
The Christmas Songs! A look back at the songs we’ve bought at Christmas time. Includes White Christmas, Feed The World, Let It Snow, Mary’s Boy Child, Merry Christmas Everybody, Happy Christmas and more festive fun!!!