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Rainbow Valley

Rainbow Valley

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 Rainbow Valley is a monthly podcast where your host, Scott takes a look at key events and personalities that shaped one the most influential, vibrant, tumultuous and swinging decades in history. Join us as we celebrate the 1960's with the stories surrounding the music and news events of the decade that shook the world. Sozialwissenschaften Welt
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  • Episode 037 - The Great Escape From Alcatraz (1962)

    Episode 037 - The Great Escape From Alcatraz (1962)
    Dec 31 2025

    Rainbow Valley - telling the stories from the decade that shook the world.

    Episode 037 - The Great Escape From Alcatraz (1962)

    On today's episode we are travelling to a place that was designed to be the end of the line. A place synonymous with impenetrable security and the bleakest form of penal servitude. It sits starkly in the turbulent, frigid waters of the San Francisco Bay.

    For twenty-nine years, from 1934 to 1963, Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary housed America's most notorious, incorrigible criminals. It was a fortress. The official stance was unequivocal: no one had ever successfully escaped Alcatraz and lived to tell the tale.

    Yet, in the early hours of June 12, 1962, that carefully constructed image of invincibility was shattered. Three men vanished, leaving behind a mystery that has captivated the world for over sixty decade

    Ladies and gentlemen, why not join Scott as he tells you the story of Frank Morris, the Anglin Brothers, and the unthinkable breach of "The Rock."

    You can follow the podcast on Twitter @rv_podcast

    This has been a Stinking Pause production

    Thanks for listening

    Scott
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    19 Min.
  • Episode 036 - Spend Spend Spend – The Rise and Fall of Viv Nicholson (1961)

    Episode 036 - Spend Spend Spend – The Rise and Fall of Viv Nicholson (1961)
    Aug 25 2025
    Rainbow Valley - bringing you the stories from the decade that shook the world. Join your host, Scott, as he tells the tale of Viv Nicholson—a name synonymous with extravagance, drama, and unapologetic living. When this spirited pools winner declared she'd "spend, spend, spend!" after scooping £152,319 in 1961, she didn't just ignite public imagination—she carved her name into British cultural history Episode 036 - Spend Spend Spend – The Rise and Fall of Viv Nicholson (1961) 1961 – the sixties haven't really started swinging just yet, the Beatles were still finding their feet, and rationing was still a fresh memory for some Then BAM! Viv Nicholson and her husband Keith, from Castleford strike it richer than a triple-chocolate gateau, pocketing a cool £152,000. In today's money, that's enough to make your eyes pop and your Monzo card spontaneously combust. Now, Viv wasn't one for dithering or asking a financial advisor. Oh no. When the reporters buzzed around like bees to a jam scone, asking what she'd do with the money, out came those three little words that cemented her place in British folklore: "Spend, spend, spend!" And did she ever! It wasn't just a motto; it was practically a royal decree. Forget sensible shares or boring bonds. Our Viv was all about the high life – think champagne wishes and caviar dreams, but with a proper Yorkshire accent. Cars, clothes, holidays… if it glittered, Viv was probably signing a cheque for it. The fortune famously vanished quicker than a pint on a hot day, but honestly, the sheer audacity, the pure, unadulterated joy of it all? That's the stuff legends are made of. Viv Nicholson, – she came, she saw, she shopped. Ladies and gentlemen, why not join Scott as he tells you the story of Spend Spend Spend – The Rise and Fall of Viv Nicholson. You can follow the podcast on Twitter @rv_podcast Or send us your thoughts and feedback at rainbowvalleypod@gmail.com This has been a Stinking Pause production Thanks for listening Scott
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    19 Min.
  • Episode 035 - Chappaquiddick Part Two (1969)

    Episode 035 - Chappaquiddick Part Two (1969)
    Jul 5 2025
    Rainbow Valley - bringing you the stories from the decade that shook the world. Join your host, Scott, as he continues the story of the death of a young woman and a man destined to become President of the USA. Episode 035 - Chappaquiddick Part Two (1969) 9:32 am – Eastern Standard Time on Wednesday July 16th 1969 and Apollo 11 blasts off from the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida On board, Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins, carrying the hopes and dreams of the American public, eager to see the fulfillment of John F Kennedys promise to land a man on the moon before the end of the decade. 72 hours later and 1300 miles away at Edgartown police station, Martha's Vineyard, Edward, the youngest, and last surviving of the four Kennedy brothers, was putting the final touches to a carefully written statement – not a speech to some multi national corporation or an address to his fellow senators in Washington, but a 240 word police statement that would cost him the trust of the American people and also his chance of ever becoming President himself. Ladies and gentlemen, Rainbow Valley is proud to present the conclusion to Chappaquiddick You can follow the podcast on Twitter @rv_podcast Or send us your thoughts and feedback at rainbowvalleypod@gmail.com This has been a Stinking Pause production Thanks for listening Scott
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    30 Min.
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