Peter Halil - a remarkable audio and film archive of the life of a lighthouse keeper

Welcome to KEEPING WATCH - a fortnightly podcast for anyone and everyone interested in lighthouses, lighthouse keepers, light vessels and other aids to maritime navigation.  This week I talk with Peter Halil, who was a Lighthouse Keeper between 1974 and 1997. We talk about his time in the lighthouse service, and about the remarkable archive of interviews he recorded with other keepers throughout the 1990s - as the rollout of automation was gradually making the lighthouse keeper's role redundant.  His recordings form a unique and personal archive of film footage and audio recordings that together illustrate the nature of the work and the life of a lighthouse keeper.  We also listen to an extract from a wonderful interview Peter made with Sid Squib, who served as a keeper on the Nab tower before and during the war.  Peter's YouTube channel:https://www.youtube.com/@PeterHalil Peter's full interview with Sid Squib: Part 1 https://youtu.be/x6qDvoD4_YM Part 2 https://youtu.be/AUPM4ejC4PM KEEPING WATCH is brought to you in association with the ALK - The Association of Lighthouse Keepers - a charitable trust in the UK dedicated to keeping lighthouse heritage alive.  Visit the Association of Lighthouse Keepers: www.alk.org.uk