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CATCH-cast 16: Cedric Wells (Enamel Factory)

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25 minutes | Friday, 4 July 2025
Did you know many of the enamel signs seen on London Underground, Paris Metro and Britain's railways are manufactured in a unique factory in Newport, Isle of Wight? The boss of AJ Wells, Cedric Wells, takes us on a tour of this amazing facility,
23 minutes | Friday, 27 June 2025
One of Britain's leading broadcasters and writers on railway history and politics, Christian Wolmar, joins us for the first of two episodes. Here he talks about being a journalist and author and his new book: The Liberation Line.
24 minutes | Friday, 20 June 2025
Come explore the wonderful Paris Metro with Georgie and Mark Ovenden interviewing Julian Pepinster direct from Paris.
26 minutes | Friday, 13 June 2025
Can trauma or anxiety be helped by the EMDR treatment? Practitioner Adrian Radford-Shute explain how it can.
33 minutes | Friday, 6 June 2025
Walk round a unique display of Royal Mail heritage that has over 300 postal boxes and pillar boxes! With host and curator of the Isle of Wight Postal Museum: Arthur Reeder.
25 minutes | Friday, 30 May 2025
26 minutes | Friday, 23 May 2025
Can Britains railway industry be repaired? Engineer and writer Gareth Dennis claims it can, but transport needs to be prioritised for growth. Find out how he sees a better world via improved railways.
23 minutes | Friday, 16 May 2025
To celebrate Rydabus an open air, round the island display of vintage buses, we go on location to the Isle of Wight Bus and Coach Museum to climb aboard!
26 minutes | Friday, 9 May 2025
Ever fancied the idea of a European odyssey...by train? Brendan James explains the joys and perils of doing a Michale Portillo and training it around the Continent.
27 minutes | Friday, 2 May 2025
CATCH-cast 7 Spencer Vignes (Train Songs)
25 minutes | Friday, 25 April 2025
27 minutes | Friday, 18 April 2025
Transport for London and the Jubilee line extension celebrate their 25th anniversary: what has been achieved at improving the way our capital moves? Mark celebrates the design of the Underground, buses and trams with TfL's Ann Gavaghan.
23 minutes | Friday, 11 April 2025
Cameron Booth of transitmap.net and author Peter Lloyd discuss the new diagram of the New York City Subway.
25 minutes | Friday, 4 April 2025
How did old London Underground Tube trains end up running on the Isle of Wight? Find out with this week's guest author Richard Long. 
25 minutes | Tuesday, 1 April 2025
Emeritus Professor of Telecommunications Nigel Linge lets us into the history of the telephone, from Queen Victoria to the Smartphone!
26 minutes | Friday, 28 March 2025
CATCH Cast - Steve Cownley
12 minutes | Thursday, 20 February 2025
Mark Ovenden Meets Zoe Stroud from IOW Steam Railway
CATCH-cast 16: Cedric Wells (Enamel Factory)
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