Radio Bimshire Presents
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Catch up or listen on-demand with the best of Radio Bimshire - the Voice of the Barbados National Library Service (https://bit.ly/radiobimshire). Radio Bimshire Presents is a selection of short stories, poetry, history, rare audio clips and humour - the sound of Barbadian heritage. Featuring: This Barbadian Life: real voices, true stories, only in Barbados; Off The Shelf: Readings of Barbadian writing; Reparations Revealed; Standpipe: Memories of Wash Day; Sounds of Freedom: Stories of Emancipation... and much more.
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House on James Street: Episode three - Free Coloured Women, Property and Power
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Jun 24, 2026 |
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Sounds of Freedom III - episode 4 - "Wealth Built on Bondage" (part one)
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Jun 24, 2026 |
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Sounds of Freedom III - Esther Phillips - 3 - “Monkey Noko”
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Jun 21, 2026 |
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House on James Street: Episode two - Building a slave society
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Jun 17, 2026 |
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Sounds of Freedom III - Esther Phillips - 2 - “Hard Love - Odifo's Story"”
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Jun 17, 2026 |
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New episodes: House on James Street
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Jun 15, 2026 |
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This Barbadian Life - 09 - "The Birth Women"
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Jun 15, 2026 |
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Sounds of Freedom III - Esther Phillips - 1 - “Choice Young Negro”
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Jun 15, 2026 |
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The Opel Effect: The Soul of Spouge - part nine (final): "Spouge Forevermore"
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May 30, 2026 |
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The Opel Effect: The Soul of Spouge - part eight: "A Musical Revolution"
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May 23, 2026 |
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The Opel Effect: The Soul of Spouge - part seven: "The Rhythm Goes On"
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May 16, 2026 |
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The Opel Effect: The Soul of Spouge - part six: "The Loss of a Legend"
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May 09, 2026 |
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The Opel Effect: The Soul of Spouge: part five: "Spouge Beyond Borders"
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May 02, 2026 |
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PREMIERE: House on James Street: Episode one - Intrepid Fighter for Religious Freedom
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Apr 28, 2026 |
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NATIONAL HEROES DAY PREMIERE: House on James Street: The Life and Times of Sarah Ann Gill
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Apr 27, 2026 |
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The Opel Effect: The Soul of Spouge - part four: "Decade of a superstar"
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Apr 25, 2026 |
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The Opel Effect: The Soul of Spouge - part three: "When Jackie Met Bob"
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Apr 18, 2026 |
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The Opel Effect: The Soul of Spouge - part two: "The Birth of a Beat"
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Apr 11, 2026 |
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The Opel Effect: The Soul of Spouge - part one: "Wharf Boy"
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Apr 05, 2026 |
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This Barbadian Life - episode 8 - On Tour with the Troubadours: The Geoffrey Jones Journey
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Apr 01, 2026 |
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REPARATIONS REVEALED - Episode 6 : Justice in Action: Esther Phillips at the United Nations (Bonus episode)
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Mar 30, 2026 |
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COMING SOON: The (Jackie) Opel Effect - The Soul of Spouge
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Mar 30, 2026 |
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The Village Shops of Barbados: Episode 5 – A Tragedy of Neglect: Can Social Capital Be Saved?
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Mar 29, 2026 |
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The Village Shops of Barbados: Episode 4 – Boarded Up: The Vanishing Village Shop
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Mar 22, 2026 |
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The Village Shops of Barbados: Episode 3 – Trusting: The Corner Shop as an Informal Bank
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Mar 15, 2026 |
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The Village Shops of Barbados: Episode 2 – Inside PA Clarke’s Corner Shop
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Mar 08, 2026 |
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The Village Shops of Barbados: Episode 1 – The Village Shop and Social Capital
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Mar 01, 2026 |
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This Barbadian Life - Five Minutes of Folk
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Feb 25, 2026 |
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COMING SOON: This Barbadian Life: "Five Minutes of Folk"
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Feb 22, 2026 |
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This Barbadian Life - Obeah Opera: The Story of Tituba
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Feb 18, 2026 |
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COMING SOON: This Barbadian Life: "Obeah Opera: The Story of Tituba"
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Feb 15, 2026 |
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This Barbadian Life - Tuk Band Rhythm
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Feb 11, 2026 |
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REPARATIONS REVEALED - Episode 5 (FINAL): Global Significance and a Path to Reconciliation
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Feb 08, 2026 |
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COMING SOON: This Barbadian Life: "Tuk Band Rhythm"
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Feb 08, 2026 |
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COMING SOON: The Village Shops of Barbados
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Feb 08, 2026 |
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This Barbadian Life - Rhythm, Ritual & The Shaggy Bear
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Feb 04, 2026 |
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REPARATIONS REVEALED - Episode 4: The CARICOM 10-Point Plan
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Feb 01, 2026 |
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COMING SOON: This Barbadian Life: "Rhythm, Ritual & The Shaggy Bear"
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Feb 01, 2026 |
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This Barbadian Life - On the Call of the Captain (Part Two)
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Jan 28, 2026 |
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REPARATIONS REVEALED - Episode 3: Dismantling 'Legal Slavery'
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Jan 25, 2026 |
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COMING SOON: This Barbadian Life: "On the Call of the Captain" - part two
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Jan 25, 2026 |
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This Barbadian Life - On the Call of the Captain (Part One)
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Jan 21, 2026 |
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REPARATIONS REVEALED - Episode 2: The Staggering Economic Cost
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Jan 18, 2026 |
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COMING SOON: This Barbadian Life: "On the Call of the Captain" - part one
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Jan 18, 2026 |
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COMING SOON: This Barbadian - On the Call of the Captain - part one
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Jan 17, 2026 |
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This Barbadian Life - First Lady of the Landship (SERIES PREMIERE)
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Jan 14, 2026 |
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REPARATIONS REVEALED - Episode 1: The Legal and Moral Imperative
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Jan 11, 2026 |
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INTRODUCING: REPARATIONS REVEALED - five-part series
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Jan 10, 2026 |
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INTRODUCING: This Barbadian Life
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Jan 10, 2026 |
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A Myriad Festival of Lessons and Carols with The Myriad Singers of Barbados
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Dec 25, 2025 |
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Off the Shelf 14: "Grandfather Willie and Mr Hitler" by Timothy Callender
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Nov 09, 2025 |
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Off the Shelf 13: "The Boyfriends" by Timothy Callender
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Nov 02, 2025 |
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Off the Shelf 12: "I Done Attending Parties" by Timothy Callender
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Oct 26, 2025 |
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Off The Shelf 9: The Short Stories of Dorothy Lovell 4: “Red Letter Day” (read by Alfred Pragnell) (1967)
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Oct 22, 2025 |
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Off the Shelf 11: "A Surprise for Agnes" by Timothy Callender
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Oct 19, 2025 |
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Off The Shelf 8: The Short Stories of Dorothy Lovell 3: “The Blue Blue Sea” (read by Alfred Pragnell) (1969)
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Oct 15, 2025 |
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Off the Shelf 10: "Peace and Love" by Timothy Callender
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Oct 12, 2025 |
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Off The Shelf 7: The Short Stories of Dorothy Lovell 2: “The Shoe” (read by Alfred Pragnell) (1967)
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Oct 08, 2025 |
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Off The Shelf 5: “It So Happen” by Timothy Callender (Cherie Jones)
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Oct 05, 2025 |
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Off The Shelf 6: The Short Stories of Dorothy Lovell 1: “This Land is Mine” (read by Alfred Pragnell) (1967)
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Oct 01, 2025 |
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Off The Shelf 4: “Lesson for the Day” by Frank Collymore (Kerry Belgrave)
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Sep 28, 2025 |
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Off The Shelf 3: “In the Castle of My Skin” by George Lamming (Karen Lord)
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Sep 21, 2025 |
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Off The Shelf 2: “Brown Girl, Brownstones” by Paule Marshall (Heather Barker)
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Sep 14, 2025 |
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Off The Shelf 1 (SERIES PREMIERE) : Poem - "We Country” by Bruce St. John (Kenneth "Jack" Lewis and Winston Farrell)
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Sep 07, 2025 |
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Sounds of Freedom II-4 - Stories of Emancipation: Episode 4: Compensation and conspiracy - 1838
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Jul 07, 2025 |
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Sounds of Freedom II-3 - Stories of Emancipation: Episode 3: Rebellions of 1831 and 1833
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Jun 24, 2025 |
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Sounds of Freedom II-2 - Stories of Emancipation: Episode 2: Massa Buy Me
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Jun 17, 2025 |
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Sounds of Freedom II-1: Stories of Emancipation: "Tony's Defiance: The Unextinguished Spirit" - Episode 1
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Jun 09, 2025 |
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Sounds of Freedom I-6: The Poems of Kamau Brathwaite - Episode 6: "A Tribute to Guillén: Poetry and Solidarity"
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Jun 08, 2025 |
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Sounds of Freedom I-5: The Poems of Kamau Brathwaite - Episode 5: "Cane: Bondage to Liberation"
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Jun 08, 2025 |
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Sounds of Freedom I-4: The Poems of Kamau Brathwaite - Episode 4: "Mammon's Legacy: Reclaiming Identity"
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Jun 08, 2025 |
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Sounds of Freedom I-3: The Poems of Kamau Brathwaite - Episode 3: "Islands: Fragments and Unity"
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Jun 08, 2025 |
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Sounds of Freedom I-2: The Poems of Kamau Brathwaite - Episode 2: "Rights of Passage: Exile and Renewal"
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Jun 08, 2025 |
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Sounds of Freedom I-1: The Poems of Kamau Brathwaite Episode 1: "The Dust: Echoes of Slavery"
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Jun 08, 2025 |
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Standpipe: Wash Day at the spring - G Addinton Forde - Episode 5
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May 12, 2025 |
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Standpipe: Wash Day - A standpipe memory - Trevor G Marshall - Episode 4
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May 12, 2025 |
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Standpipe: The Washerwoman - Trevor G Marshall - Episode 3
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May 12, 2025 |
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Standpipe: Origin story of the standpipe - Trevor G Marshall - Episode 2
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May 12, 2025 |
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Standpipe: The significance of Wash Day - Trevor G Marshall - Episode one
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May 12, 2025 |