Nostalgia Interviews With Chris Deacy

In this week's interview, Michael Hughes, who works in the English Language & Linguistics department at Kent, talks about how a two week job turned into one that has lasted 24 years. Michael knew from the age of 10 that he wanted to be a teacher, and he recounts his working class background, where money was tight, and his experience of being taught at a grammar school in his native Guernsey, in proximity to Nazi bunkers and mines from the Second World War on the beaches near where he lived. Michael recalls his experience of watching the first ever 'Doctor Who' episode, starring William Hartnell, back in 1963, and we discuss a shared love of radio (Michael especially remembers 'Listen With Mother') and Saturday morning 'cliffhanger' cinema. We then move on to discuss how, after doing a B.Ed., Michael returned to teach at his old school - which didn't turn out to be a pleasant experience. And we discover what happened when Michael then tried to change direction, ultimately leading to his decision to train