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List of interviews ordered by oldest published

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Interviewee Title Date Published Duration
Mike Wooding The first 1,000' cave dive in Keld Head 19 Feb 2009 06:11
Martyn Farr Diving in Agen Allwedd and the death of Roger Solari 19 Feb 2009 13:19
Dave Brook His early caving experiences 19 Feb 2009 04:56
Dave Brook Surveying and a possible Car Pot connection 19 Feb 2009 04:05
Dave Brook "Cloak and dagger" in Whitsun Series 19 Feb 2009 08:45
Dave Brook Chasing draughts in Hensler's Master Cave 19 Feb 2009 07:55
Dave Brook First breakthrough into Far Country 19 Feb 2009 09:14
Dave Brook The first exploration of Far Country 19 Feb 2009 10:46
Dave Brook Far Country - Mountain Hall and beyond 19 Feb 2009 10:40
Dave Brook Further discoveries in Far Country 19 Feb 2009 12:13
Dave Brook The implications of the Far Country finds 19 Feb 2009 04:12
Dave Brook Reflections on an era of discovery 19 Feb 2009 07:19
Geoff Yeadon Early dives in Boreham Cave and Bear's near miss 19 Feb 2009 02:22
Geoff Yeadon The "Dead Man's Handshake" incident in Keld Head 19 Feb 2009 08:27
Graham Balcombe Tales of early cave diving 19 Feb 2009 14:00
Ken Pearce Gouffre Berger 1963 Expedition 19 Feb 2009 04:43
Ken Pearce Rescue in Carlswark Cavern 19 Feb 2009 01:20
Mike Wooding His early caving on Mendip and in Yorkshire 19 Feb 2009 10:45
Mike Wooding Early cave diving and success in Swildon's Hole 19 Feb 2009 11:14
Mike Wooding The Lancaster Hole to Bull Pot of the Witches connection 19 Feb 2009 04:05
Mike Wooding Diving in Swildon's & Stoke Lane and the first Yorkshire trips 19 Feb 2009 06:17
Mike Wooding Life as a commercial diver 19 Feb 2009 03:33
Mike Wooding Diving tables and to the Dales 19 Feb 2009 04:11
Mike Wooding Gouffre Berger 1967 Expedition 19 Feb 2009 04:40
Mike Wooding His first dives in Keld Head 19 Feb 2009 08:06
Mike Wooding The Gaping Gill film (1) 19 Feb 2009 11:23
Mike Wooding The Gaping Gill film (2) 19 Feb 2009 08:44
Mike Wooding The discovery of Far Waters 19 Feb 2009 06:11
Mike Wooding Hallucination Aven, the real story 19 Feb 2009 07:20
Bob Leakey (1983) The early days, discoveries in Gaping Gill and elsewhere 19 Feb 2009 09:52
Bob Leakey (1983) Passing the sump in Disappointment Pot 19 Feb 2009 07:36
Bob Leakey (1983) Break up of the BSA and extensions in Ingleborough Cave 19 Feb 2009 10:18
Geoff Yeadon Diving at Boreham Cave and the discovery of the "China Shop" 19 Feb 2009 05:06
Dick Glover Early years and the Gaping Gill Whitsun Series discovery 19 Feb 2009 13:14
Dick Glover Dating in Gaping Gill and the Whitsun Series conclusions 19 Feb 2009 05:02
Dick Glover Gaping Gill Far South East Passage 19 Feb 2009 02:10
Dick Glover The early development of the Molephone 19 Feb 2009 03:09
Eric Hensler Beginnings and early ventures in Swildon's Hole 22 Feb 2009 09:44
Eric Hensler The Wessex Years and first trips to Yorkshire 22 Feb 2009 03:07
Lindsay Dodd A nightmare cave filming trip to Iran 22 Feb 2009 16:27
Sid Perou "Discovery" of Ingleborough Cave Inauguration Series 22 Feb 2009 05:52
Sid Perou Making "The Lost River of Gaping Gill" (1970) 22 Feb 2009 13:15
Eric Hensler The discovery of Hensler's Crawl in Gaping Gill 22 Feb 2009 10:02
Eric Hensler The discovery of New Hensler's Crawl in Gaping Gill 22 Feb 2009 02:30
Bob Mackin The development of the "Molephone" 22 Feb 2009 13:00
Bob Mackin Continuing developments of the "Molephone" 22 Feb 2009 10:22
Bob Mackin Early use of the "Molephone" for rescue purposes 22 Feb 2009 11:13
Bob Mackin The "Underground Eiger" film 22 Feb 2009 11:10
Bob Mackin The Gaping Gill - Ingleborough Cave link-up 22 Feb 2009 14:24
Jack Myers Yorkshire caving during the Second World War 19 May 2009 08:01
Jack Myers Disappointment Pot exploration and equipment at the time 19 May 2009 14:23
Jack Myers Equipment during the war years and now 19 May 2009 11:18
Jack Myers Communication and an early call-out at Disappointment Pot 19 May 2009 07:25
Jack Myers Yorkshire cave exploration after the war 19 May 2009 08:30
Jack Pickup Gaping Gill from a cave rescue view point 19 May 2009 09:06
Jack Pickup The Jes Peterson incident 19 May 2009 14:37
Jack Pickup Conclusion and lessons learned from the Jes Peterson rescue 19 May 2009 09:36
Jack Pickup The Far Country incident and Mike Wooding's "Great Escape" 19 May 2009 01:32
Jes Peterson His account of the mishaps which led to his rescue 19 May 2009 13:57
Jes Peterson Continuation of his account of being trapped down Mud Pot 19 May 2009 14:43
Jes Peterson Conclusion of his account of being rescued from Mud Pot 19 May 2009 07:20
Peter Haggett Tribute to Oliver Lloyd 19 May 2009 02:42
Tom Hewer Tribute to Oliver Lloyd 19 May 2009 05:24
Bob Savage Tribute to Oliver Lloyd 19 May 2009 15:19
Kenneth Mobbs Tribute to Oliver Lloyd 19 May 2009 07:13
Raymond Stoyles UK Caving Expedition to Jamaica in 1965 1 Jul 2009 14:29
Raymond Stoyles The Dales caving scene in the 1960s 1 Jul 2009 07:26
Gerald Benn Whitsun Series and other discoveries 1 Jul 2009 08:15
Gerald Benn Early caving, GG winch and some hairy moments 1 Jul 2009 11:43
Gerald Benn Aftermath of the Whitsun Series discovery and other stories 1 Jul 2009 12:36
Andy Jackson Cave rescues and expeditions 1 Jul 2009 14:38
Geoff Workman Caving background and the 105 day camp in Stump Cross 1 Jul 2009 14:52
Geoff Workman After his record camp in Stump Cross 1 Jul 2009 06:44
Dave Gill Gouffre Berger 1967 Expedition 19 Oct 2009 04:24
Dave Gill Mulu 19 Oct 2009 05:11
Dave Gill Untamed River expedition 19 Oct 2009 07:10
Mike Jeanmaire Free diving in Swildon's Hole 1 Nov 2009 02:13
Mike Jeanmaire The Independent Cave Diving Group 1 Nov 2009 04:03
John Lovett Early days with the Yorkshire Ramblers' Club at Gaping Gill 1 Nov 2009 10:14
John Lovett Caving memories and underground bonfires 1 Nov 2009 09:35
John Lovett Rescue in Penyghent Pot in 1951 1 Nov 2009 07:38
John Lovett Bob Leakey stories and caving politics 1 Nov 2009 05:00
John Lovett Northern Ireland pub and first trip in Meregill 1 Nov 2009 10:36
Mike Jeanmaire Changes in cave diving and the risks Involved 1 Nov 2009 03:37
John Buxton A trip to Wookey 9 1 Nov 2009 03:00
John Buxton Early rebreather diving 1 Nov 2009 04:02
John Buxton Royal Navy experiments on nitrogen narcosis 1 Nov 2009 06:46
Gillian Luccock Filming in Pippikin Pot 1 Nov 2009 02:54
Jim Eyre Filming in Lancaster Hole 1 Nov 2009 00:46
Tom Austin His first caving experience in Alum Pot 1 Nov 2009 02:48
Harry Long Thoughts on Dowber Gill Passage 1 Nov 2009 00:53
Kenny Taylor Thoughts on the risks of caving 1 Nov 2009 01:19
Wessex Cave Club Wessex singing 'Aint a gonna dig this cave no longer' 18 Nov 2009 01:21
Wessex Cave Club Wessex singing 'Boulder Have a Crunch' 18 Nov 2009 01:55
Wessex Cave Club Wessex singing an unknown song 18 Nov 2009 01:17
Dave Parker Breakthrough at Otter Hole 18 Nov 2009 05:46
Geoff Yeadon Breakthrough at Wookey Hole 18 Nov 2009 01:50
Herbert Balch The opening of the ACG & AS Museum 26 Nov 2009 13:53
Herbert Balch The opening of the ACG & AS Museum 26 Nov 2009 09:51
Herbert Balch The opening of the ACG & AS Museum - Introduction 26 Nov 2009 07:21
S.W.C.C. Balinka Pit Expedition, 1964 15 Dec 2009 15:54
S.W.C.C. Balinka Pit Expedition, 1964 15 Dec 2009 13:16
Jack Pickup 1969 Rescue at Meregill Hole (Part One) 7 Feb 2010 07:12
Jack Pickup 1969 Rescue at Meregill Hole (Part Two) 7 Feb 2010 08:46
Jack Pickup The Mossdale Tragedy 7 Feb 2010 08:53
Jack Pickup Early days with the Happy Wanderers 7 Feb 2010 13:21
Jack Pickup Early involvement with the C.R.O. 7 Feb 2010 09:45
Jack Pickup Filming "What a Way to Spend a Sunday" 7 Feb 2010 11:30
Jack Pickup A Fishermans Tale: A sad non-caving rescue with a humorous ending 7 Feb 2010 05:13
Jack Pickup Cave rescue during the 1960s and 1970s 7 Feb 2010 06:16
Jack Pickup Memories of Reg Hainsworth 7 Feb 2010 08:08
Frank Royston Early origins and conflicts within the early Cave Rescue Organisation 7 Feb 2010 13:45
Frank Royston Early rescues and conflicts with Eli Simpson 7 Feb 2010 12:22
Frank Royston White Scar stories 17 Feb 2010 07:31
William Stanton Exploring the Black Hole Series in Swildon's Hole 28 Feb 2010 08:27
Jim Newton A strange encounter with Jim Eyre and tales from early expeditions 16 Mar 2010 13:48
Jim Newton From Provatina to Lancaster Hole and Easegill Caverns 16 Mar 2010 12:56
Jim Newton An horrific accident in Lost Pot 16 Mar 2010 06:03
Jim Newton Rescues from both sides 16 Mar 2010 12:55
Jim Newton To India by double-decker bus 16 Mar 2010 14:54
John Frankland Cave Rescue Organisation doctor 28 Jun 2010 07:43
John Frankland Hypothermia, the press, and histoplasmosis 28 Jun 2010 14:24
Bob Leakey (2010) Beginnings and claustrophobia 27 Dec 2010 09:26
Bob Leakey (2010) Settle, Eli Simpson and the BSA 27 Dec 2010 09:50
Bob Leakey (2010) Sacked from the BSA and the financing of the BSA 27 Dec 2010 08:11
Bob Leakey (2010) The "Cymmie" years 27 Dec 2010 13:45
Bob Leakey (2010) BSA politics, and his involvement in rescues 27 Dec 2010 07:16
Bob Leakey (2010) Cave Rescue and Penyghent Pot 27 Dec 2010 10:14
Harry Long The later years of the BSA and Eli Simpson 28 Dec 2010 14:35
Harry Long The downfall of the BSA, and cave politics in the 1960's 28 Dec 2010 11:54
Harry Long The Simpson archive 16 mm film 28 Dec 2010 08:11
Harry Long "Northern Caves" - The story of the guide books 28 Dec 2010 10:06
Harry Long The Upper Wharfedale Fell Rescue Association 28 Dec 2010 11:20
Sid Perou The start of a career as an adventure film maker 10 May 2011 05:49
Jack Pickup Reminiscences of filming with Sid Perou 10 May 2011 08:06
Dave Gill Filming with Sid Perou in the Pierre de St. Martin 11 May 2011 09:16
Brian Price The discovery and naming of Agen Allwedd 20 Oct 2011 05:35
Mel Davies The first excavation of Upper Trident Passage in Agen Allwedd 20 Oct 2011 05:06
Paul Hartwright The discovery of Summertime in Agen Allwedd 20 Oct 2011 04:07
Clive Westlake The creation of the Grand Circle in Agen Allwedd 20 Oct 2011 03:26
John Parker Discovery of the Hall of the Mountain Kings, Ogof Craig a Ffynnon 20 Oct 2011 02:26
Bill Gascoine Determining the hydrology of the limestones of South Wales 20 Oct 2011 02:57
Ian Rolland Explorations beyond St. David's Sump in Daren Cilau 20 Oct 2011 09:13
Steve Pedrazzoli Unravelling the mysteries of Llangattock Mountain 20 Oct 2011 01:49
Rob Parker The discovery and naming of the Seventh Hour Sump in Daren Cilau 20 Oct 2011 07:24
John Wilcock Dowsing for caves 1 Dec 2011 10:44
Jack Pickup Rescue in Stream Passage Pot 22 Dec 2011 07:49
Frank Atkinson Memories of 'Cymmie' 11 Feb 2012 09:36
Frank Atkinson Further memories of Cymmie: The last years and his legacy 11 Feb 2012 07:11
Frank Atkinson Death in Penyghent Pot 11 Feb 2012 03:48
Dave Brook The Three Counties System Celebrations (1) 12 Feb 2012 02:58
Alf Latham The Three Counties System Celebrations (2) 12 Feb 2012 02:17
Dave Cobley The Three Counties System Celebrations (3) 12 Feb 2012 11:57
Andy Walsh The Three Counties System Celebrations (4) 12 Feb 2012 20:00
Frank Pearson The Three Counties System Celebrations (5) 12 Feb 2012 13:07
Hugh St. Lawrence The Three Counties System Celebrations (6) 12 Feb 2012 08:46
Bert Bradshaw Wartime caving with the B.S.A. 1 May 2012 10:50
Bert Bradshaw Caving changes at the end of the war and the impact on the BSA 1 May 2012 10:54
Bert Bradshaw Reflections on Eli Simpson and the B.S.A. 1 May 2012 07:02
Bob Leakey (2010) Explorations on Grassington Moor and in Mossdale Caverns 5 May 2013 10:54
Dave Cobley Explorations in Marble Arch Cave (1) 17 Dec 2013 08:53
Dave Cobley Explorations in Marble Arch Cave (2) 17 Dec 2013 12:01
Dave Cobley Exploration of Peterson Pot 17 Dec 2013 17:15
Jochen Hasenmayer The story of a cave diving legend 20 Jan 2014 12:11
Alan and Dave Brook Beginnings and explorations in Mossdale Caverns 5 Sep 2014 06:14
Alan and Dave Brook Further work in Mossdale Caverns 5 Sep 2014 10:18
Alan and Dave Brook Explorations in Langcliffe Pot 5 Sep 2014 09:49
Alan and Dave Brook Exploration of Hangmans Hole 5 Sep 2014 02:41
Alan and Dave Brook Exploration in Sleets Gill Cave 5 Sep 2014 05:01
Alan and Dave Brook Exploration of Black Shiver Pot 5 Sep 2014 04:01
Alan and Dave Brook Discovery of the Kingsdale Master Cave 5 Sep 2014 05:42
Alan and Dave Brook The Three Counties System and The Mohole 5 Sep 2014 04:33
Alan and Dave Brook Caving in Papua New Guinea 5 Sep 2014 09:22
Alan and Dave Brook Caving in the Berger and the PSM 5 Sep 2014 06:11
Bob Toogood Early days 5 Oct 2014 11:33
Bob Toogood A mile in Agen Allwedd 5 Oct 2014 04:38
Bob Toogood Climbing exploits 5 Oct 2014 04:17
Bob Toogood Veteran fell runner 5 Oct 2014 03:12
Bob Toogood Caving in Matienzo 5 Oct 2014 01:58
Stuart Whitmey Gouffre Berger 1964 Expedition 19 Jan 2015 21:49
Stuart Whitmey Gouffre Berger 1967 Expedition 19 Jan 2015 24:10
Margaret Scarr Farming at Ease Gill 27 Jan 2015 17:13
John Donovan Memories of Mike Boon 8 Jun 2015 10:19
Ian Drummond Memories of Mike Boon 8 Jun 2015 04:17
Daryl Donovan Memories of Mike Boon 8 Jun 2015 07:11
Bill Steele Memories of Mike Boon 8 Jun 2015 04:46
Peter Thompson Memories of Mike Boon 5 Dec 2015 07:41
Derek Ford Memories of Mike Boon 10 Jan 2016 18:42
Mike Boon Pioneer Cave Diver 10 Feb 2016 02:54
Mike Boon Explorations in Castleguard 22 Feb 2016 12:50
Clive Westlake Forging the Oxbow Cavern - Giant's Hole Connection 28 Jun 2016 30:22
Dave Nixon Getting Started 6 Nov 2016 07:31
Dave Nixon Explorations in the Peak Cavern System 6 Nov 2016 24:49
Dave Nixon Titan: The Surface Connection 6 Nov 2016 16:45
Emma Porter The Thailand football team cave rescue 6 Apr 2019 13:19
Mike Clayton The Thailand football team cave rescue 6 Apr 2019 11:44
Richard Harris Thai Cave Rescue - Against all Odds 19 Dec 2019 51:31
Doug Nash Doug Nash on mining part 1 18 Aug 2020 16:21
Doug Nash Doug Nash on mining part 2 18 Aug 2020 25:18
Doug Nash Doug Nash on mining part 3 18 Aug 2020 16:11