About Anne Martin
Since the mid 1970s, producer/host, Anne Martin, has been bringing stories to life through the medium of television. She thrives on tracking down the unusual and her work has encompassed history, geology, heritage and a positive outlook on the world around us. Read more about Anne Martin.
Tag Archives: Barbados
Barbados: Age of Discovery – Historical Influences
In the Age of Discovery, tobacco was king and indentured servants from Britain were amongst the first to toil the fields of Barbados but … Continue reading
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Tagged African, African slaves, Barbados, beer, Brazil, Bridgetown, Bristol, British, Careenage, Caribbean, cash crop, colonialism, Cromwell, disease, Dutch Jews, English, Europe, Horatio Nelson, indentured servants, Ireland, island, malaria, Morgan Lewis Mill, Newfoundland, Parliament, plantation, religion, rum shops, Scotland, slavery, St. Michael’s Cathedral, St. Nicholas Abbey, Sugar Cane, syrup, Tobacco, Trafalgar Square, West Indies, yellow fever
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Barbados: Goods & Chattels
It’s antiquated language but can still be found in wills and division of property. In Barbados we learn the origin of the expression “all … Continue reading
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Tagged African, Barbados, Caribbean, Chattel houses, culture, history, slavery, Sugar Cane, Tobacco
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Barbados: Coral – A Matter of Life and Death
It could be said that the island of Barbados owes its existence to the extensive coral reefs that surround it and upon which it … Continue reading
Caribbean: Barbados – The Crop Over Festival
July is a hot time in Barbados for more reasons than one. It’s Crop Over and people come from all over the world to … Continue reading
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Tagged Africa, Afro-Barbadians, Barbados, Bridgetown, Britain, Calypso, Caribbean, colonialism, Crop Over, festival, Kadooment, sugar cane harvest, tourism, water sports
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The Responsible Traveller – Protecting Coral Reefs
An expensive holiday, your own private pool, all you can eat buffets, wildlife safaris and jeep tours on a fragile terrain – importing the … Continue reading
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Tagged anchorage, Barbados, Cayman Islands, coral reef, diving, Mooring, photography, snorkeling, stingrays, swimming, tourism, travel, underwater, water
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The Island of Barbados: History and Ecology
Walking through the dense ravine of Welchman Hall Gully in Barbados, you wouldn’t know that much of the forest of this former British colony … Continue reading
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Tagged Andromeda Gardens, avocado, Bajan, Barbados, Barbados Museum, botany, Bridgetown, British colony, Caribbean, horticulture, nutmegs, Orchid World, plantation, prostrate cancer, ravines, rum, Safari, sea turtles, slavery, snorkelling, sugar plantation, tropical plants, Welchman Hall Gully
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Caribbean: Barbados – Off the beaten path
Barbados, the Caribbean’s eastern-most island, is well known for its beautiful beaches and luxury resorts, but it’s worth getting off the beaten path and … Continue reading
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Tagged Bajan beer, Barbados, Bathsheba, beach, Caribbean, colonial history, Harrison’s caves, Mandrake, mining, resorts, rum, walking trails, West Coast railway line
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