A Selection of Different real life true stories
Hello, I'm Martin, and I'm from South London.
I'm 60 years old, happily married, and the proud father of nine children, over the years, life has taken me on quite a journey, full of laughter, challenges, surprises, and the occasional bit of chaos.
Along the way, I've collected more than my fair share of stories and life experiences so I thought it was about time I started to share them. Every story you hear on this podcast, is really based on a real life events or experience from my own life.
This is just the beginning, trust me I've got plenty more stories waiting to be told, so I'll be releasing a few episodes to start with and seeing how they're received. If people really enjoy them, there's a whole lifetime of adventures, mishaps and memorable moments still to come, if not, at least I gave it a try.
If you'd like to know when a new episode is released, then please just follow the podcast or, if possible, leave me a little review or a comment. I'd genuinely love to hear what you think, because your feedback will help shape the future episodes.
Thanks for listening, and I hope you'll join me again for the next story.
Martin… from South London.
Episodes
8 episodes
A Jar of Cockroaches for the Council... With Compliments
My first council flat in Camberwell, south London, wasn't exactly what you'd call a dream home. It was a two-bedroom flat in a crumbling tower block that looked as though it had been built in a hurry and neglected ever since. If the council had...
An Unexpected Protest on The Tottenham Court Road
Refusing to be ripped off, Martin launches an impromptu protest inside the shop, loudly warning customers about its treatment of him. His one-man campaign drives potential buyers away, prompts the manager to call the police, and turns a £15 dis...
A Tool Case, a Photocopier Engineer, & A Unexpected Chain of Events
"True, funny stories from a South London photocopier engineer who spent a few years fixing machines across London."This is the true story that ended up causing far more drama than anyone could ever have imagined. The though...
The Magic Bus - Part One
People often ask me,"Martin, how on earth did you end up owning a bright pink double-decker bus?"The truth is...I wasn't looking for one.I wasn't planning to buy one.In fact, I'd only gone out for pie a...
The Magic Bus - Part Two: - Bringing Her Back to Life
Part Two: Bringing Her Back to Life is a story of patience, determination, and the satisfaction of watching an impossible project slowly become something extraordinary.What started as a tired, worn-out bus slowly began its transfo...
The Photojournalist Chronicles
In this episode, I share how I went from being an amateur with a camera to covering breaking news across London, photographing dramatic bus crashes, human-interest stories and front-page exclusives. Along the way, I reveal the unsee...
The Magic Bus Part Three – Free Drinks at the American Embassy
The terrorist attacks on 11th September 2001 took place on a Tuesday afternoon. Like millions of people, I sat glued to the television in disbelief as the horrific events unfolded.I couldn't take my eyes off the images from N...
HOW A WONKY NUMBERPLATE LEFT ME IN MY PANTS IN A POLICE VAN
HOW A WONKY NUMBERPLATE LEFT ME IN MY PANTS IN A VANWhat started as an ordinary journey in my trusty Vauxhall Vectra turned into one of the strangest experiences of my life.A dodgy-looking number plate, a police stop and a ...
