Interviews with Keelites

Keele graduate Brian Walker (1970) helped to launch the Keele Oral History Project in 2007 and has recorded scores of interviews - some audio and some video - with Keele people, primarily from the first two founding decades. By May 2015 the list of interviewees - invaluable and priceless for historians, scholars and fellow alumni alike - had reached more than 90. From 2016 we will begin to publish extracts from these interviews, along with themed audio and video features and chapter clips from our two "histories for alumni by alumni" (First Decade and A Coming of Age).

Interviews recorded so far with:

  • Val Abbott (Saunders) 1964 1968 History & Politics
  • Kay Bailey (Smith) 1959 1964 English & French
  • Colin Baker - Staff
  • Stan Beckensall 1950-1954 English & History & Education
  • Francis Beckett 1965 1969 History & Philosophy
  • Norman Bertram 1954 1958 Geography & Politics
  • Mary Bianco (Becker) 1953 1957 Biology & Geology
  • Wendy Blair 1964 1968 American Studies & English
  • Jonty Bloom 1982 1986 International Relations
  • Keith Bonham 1958 1962 Greek & Latin
  • Paul Brownsey 1965 1970 History & Philosophy
  • Jack Buckley - Gardener/Grounds Staff
  • Jill Budd (Garnett) 1959 1963 French & Latin
  • Tony Budd 1959 1963 Geography & Geology
  • Malcolm Clarke 1964 1969 Philosophy & Sociology and Social Anthropology
  • Keith Clement 1952 1956 Politics & Applied Social Studies
  • David Cohen - Staff
  • Peter Cropper 1986 Honorary Master of Music
  • Sheilah Da Silva (Cresswell) 1959 1963 Mathematics & Physics
  • Phil Davies 1967 1971 American Studies & Sociology and Social Anthropology
  • Cynthia Deeson (Sing) 1960 1964 Philosophy & Physics
  • Eric Deeson 1960 1964 Economics & Physics
  • Eddie Derbyshire 1950 1954 English & Geography
  • Les Dickinson 1955 1959 English & Philosophy
  • Ian Dunbar 1955 1959 Politics & Applied Social Studies
  • Eve Edmonds (Rodwell) 1958 1962 English & Philosophy
  • Mairwen Evans - Staff
  • Sheila Everard 1957 1961 Politics & History
  • Mike Farmer 1961 1965 History & Politics
  • Don Foster 1965-1969 Physics & Psychology
  • Dave Garry 1969 1973 Geology & Physics
  • Anita Gerard (Clark) 1966 1970 English & Philosophy
  • June Grocott (Kirkman) 1950 1954 French & German
  • Bill Hanna 1953 1957 History & Politics
  • Pauline Hanna (Jones) 1955 1959 History & Politics
  • Jim Hartley - Staff
  • Ticker Hayhurst 1956 1960 Geography & Geology
  • Alan Jones 1957 1961 Chemistry & Economics
  • Gurnos Jones 1951 1955 Chemistry
  • Lynn Jones 1958 1962 International Relations
  • Rosemary Jones (Barclay) 1958 1962 History & Philosophy
  • Derek Lainé - Staff
  • Hilary Lainé (Fletcher) 1959 1963 Biology & Chemistry
  • Bill Lighton 1950 1954 English & History & Education
  • Keith Linger 1960 1964 Chemistry & Physics
  • Bernard Lloyd (Gibbons) 1954-1958 English & History
  • Ron Maddison 1953 1957 Physics & Chemistry
  • John Mainwaring 1959 1963 Mathematics & Physics
  • Mary Mainwaring (Hankins) 1959 1963 Unknown
  • Melian Mansfield (Bordes) 1960 1965 French & Mathematics
  • Michael Mansfield 1960 1964 History & Philosophy
  • Ian McInnes 1990 1992 Industrial Relations
  • Don McIntyre 1957 1961 Geography & Geology
  • Bob Miles 1951 1955 English & Philosophy
  • Stuart Milner 1953 1957 English & Philosophy
  • David Morgan - Staff
  • Janet Murrell (Bailey) 1952 1956 Politics & Economics
  • John Naylon 1969 1973 Unknown
  • Barbara Newby (Jackson) 1959 1963 English & French
  • John Newby 1959 1963 Mathematics & Physics
  • Audrey Newsome Staff
  • Terry Oliver 1963 1967 German & Geology
  • Cedric Parry - Staff
  • Peter Plesch - Staff
  • Steve Potter 1964 1968 Geography & History & Education
  • George Pratt - Staff
  • Bill Proctor 1964 1968 English & Politics
  • Geoffrey Richards 1955 1959 Economics & Geography
  • Connie Robertson 1966 1970 English & French
  • Jocelyn Ryder-Smith (Dearden 1958 1962 Philosophy & Politics
  • Peter Saguiez 1968 1972 Geology & Geography
  • Bridget Sant (Hooper) 1962 1966 Economics & Geography
  • Cy Sant 1960 1964 Economics & Geography
  • Cliff Smalley 1958 1962 Economics & Politics
  • Sue Smalley (Fairchild) 1958 1962
  • Maryla Smith (Lawson) 1958 1960
  • Susan Soyinka (Fowler) 1964 1968 French & Psychology
  • Anna Statham 1965 1969 French & Geography
  • Brian Stewart 1968 1972 Geography & Politics
  • Jack Telling 1958 1962 Economics & Politics
  • Colin Thomas 1958 1962 English & Politics
  • Brian Turton - Staff
  • Brian Vale 1956 1960 History & Politics
  • Diana Veasey (Kimberley) 1964 1968 Biology & Geography
  • Liz Walton (Le Poidevin) 1964 1968 Psychology & English
  • Jenny Waterman 1959 1963 English & Philosophy
  • Liz Waters 1967 1971
  • Linden West 1965 1969 Politics & History
  • Dave Whitebread 1966 1970 English & Psychology
  • Linda Whitebread (Western) 1967 1971 American Studies & Politics
  • John Wilcock 1969 1972 Computer Archaeology