The Diary of Real Britain
I'm a 57 Year old Disabled man. I have worked for 37.5 continuous years. This Podcast Chronicles the struggles I have while making the journey of life. From putting food on the table to looking after the car and cat. From doing the shopping and going to work. From going to the gym and socialising. And carrying out my political activism. I then keep the Diary of Real Britain to tell people of this journey. To tell them of the Britain I live in.
Episodes
108 episodes
Episode 108 Monday 26th January
Monday. I woke up and made an another appointment for my wife. This time we saw a GP. We go home and do not have time to play chess. In the afternoon I go to the afternoon session in the gym. Then home to assist my wife. Tue...
Episode 107 Monday 19th January
Monday. This morning I make an appointment for my to see the GP but instead we see the practice Nurse. Its a Diabetic foot infection with great relief. WE get home and we play some chess then its lunch. I then go for the afternoon sessio...
Episode 106 Monday 12th January
Monday. Morning is the usual spending time on the laptop and then playing chess with the wife. And then in the afternoon I go off for the usual gym session. In the evening I have concerns as I help my wife into bed. Her foot is very...
Episode 105 Monday 5th January 2026
Monday. It's Back to the normal as Christmas is over. In the morning I start writing the next six episodes of my Podcast. Then it's lunch. My wife asks me at what time will I be back from the gym ? And I reply just after 5 and she i...
Episode 104 Monday 29th December
Monday. My wife wanted to visit my mum so last week I made arrangements to make this visit happen. After my Carers leave we head off to Bar Hill where she lives. We have a good day but the day comes to an end and we head off to home...
Episode 103 Monday 22nd December
Monday. Today is the traditional Monday. even though it's getting near Christmas. The morning Starts with watching Youtube and then lunch. Then in the afternoon it's the last gym session before Christmas. Then after the hour it's back ho...
Episode 102 Monday 15th December
Monday. Tomorrow begins Christmas annual for three weeks. But today is another usual day. The morning begins on the laptop and then in the afternoon its off to the gym. After the hr its home then I go and see my wife for 90 minutes ...
Episode 101 Monday 8th December
SMonday. Its an ordinary Monday morning. I start writing my next entries to the diary. Then in the afternoon its off to the afternoon session at the gym and then home for a bit of a rest and then in the evening its parish council. <...
Episode 100 Monday 1st December
Monday. I am much happier. My wife is only twenty minutes away drive away. I do the usual thing and I start on my next six episodes of my podcast. Then in the afternoon I go to the gym. Then I go home and then head for brookfields and I ...
Episode 99 Monday 24th November
Monday. I get a phone call from oncology to ask if I could make my way to my wifes bedside today. I make my way there by 11,30. We wait until 1pm when oncology appear. Then its a further ten minutes when they actually have a meeting with...
Episode 98 Monday 17th November
Monday. Again another plain monday morning although I can't contain my joy at the possibility of mt wife being discharged from hospital. I do the usual things including my afternoon gym visit. Then I get home for a short rest and then I ...
Episode 97 Monday 10th November
Monday. A normal monday as I spend the morning on my laptop and then in the afternoon go to the gym. Then after a short rest at home its off to the hospital to see the wife. Tuesday. I have some good news at last! My mum is going ...
Episode 96 Monday 3rd November
Monday. We have a whatsapp Conversation about the hospital food and how awful it is. We come up with a plan to meetup with my wife and mum and let my wife have some proper food. Then its lunchtime and in the afternoon its the gym. Tonigh...
Episode 95 Monday 27 October
Monday. Another Monday without my wife I am also feeling frustrated with the lack of Communication between myself and the ward she is on. They will tell her things but when she tells me its never clear when she tells me. In the morn...
Episode 94 Monday 20th October
Monday. I am very anxious about my wife being disharged from hospital with her carers in place and getting upset about the hospital trying to discharge her without informing me. I don't do anything at all in the morning and the afternoon...
Episode 93 Monday 13th October
Monday. The morning is a strange one as I have to wait for a engineer from our Energy Company to change and upgrade the smart meter. It is 11,30am when there is a knock at the door. A pleasant surprise its a women engineer! She takes 1 h...
Episode 92 Monday 6th October
Monday. Its back to normal.On the laptop in the morning and in the afternoon in the gym. and then I go and see my wife but I get a shock. The bed is empty and an old lady is sitting in the chair. This certainly isn't my wife. I ask a nur...
Episode 91 Monday 29th September
Monday. I must have misheard the conversation as I have a whatsapp channel. My mum's hip op is scheduled for this coming Friday. My wife is still in recovery and I am allowed to visit her and so I do. She has some shocking news for me. S...
Episode 90 Monday 22nd September
Monday. Last Fridays gym session was the last until my wife has her operation which takes place on Friday. I hold her hand all day except at lunchtime when we went out to lunch. Tuesday. The morning is the same as yester...
Episode 89 Monday 22nd September
Monday. Last friday evenings gym session was the last until after my wife's operation. All day I hold my wife's hand to remind her that I am there for her. At lunchtime we go out for lunch. We go to a garden centre and have lunch in...
Episode 88 Monday 8th September
Monday. Both of us are getting very apprehensive. Nerves are beginning to show but who can blame us. The morning is spent holding hands, no computer, or paperwork. Then lunch and then the normal gym session. Tuesday. Its...
Episode 87 Monday 1st September
Monday. Today is my wife's Preassessment for her forthcoming operation. We visit many areas to have height and weight taken, an ECG and then go through a list of her current drugs, after that we wait to have her blood taken. Then w...
Episode 86 Monday 25th August
Monday. I am a little surprised because my PT booked in a gym session this afternoon. As its a bank holiday I was under the impression that he didn't want to work them. Tuesday. Its back to work and the number of to...