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: Britain
France: Wartime Memories, Vimy to Dunkirk
High overlooking Vimy Ridge in France, land has been dedicated to Canada and a huge war memorial built as a tribute to the gallantry … Continue reading
Posted in International Features
Tagged 7th & 8th Brigade, Adolf Hitler, Austria, Battle of Arras, Belgium, Boulogne, Britain, British Expeditionary Force, Calais, Canada, cliffs of Dover, Commonwealth, concentration camps, Dover, Dover Castle, Dunkerque, Dunkirk, England, English Channel, English Heritage, France, French Resistance, German Panzer divisions, Germany, Hellfire Corner, Holland, Hungary, Italy, Juneau Beach, liberation, Napoleon, Nazi Military Tribunal, Russia, secret army, soldiers, Tommies, Triple Alliance, troops, tunnels, Vimy Ridge, war, Winnipeg, world war 1, world war 2
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Journeys through the British Isles: Castles of Kent
The art of warfare and the history of castle building unfold as the region of Kent in England defends itself through the ages from … Continue reading
Posted in Journeys through the British Isles
Tagged 1066, Ann Boleyn, Britain, canons, Castles, Deal, Dover, English Channel, forts, French, gunpowder, Henry 8th, heritage properties, Hever, Igtham Mote, Kent, Leeds, moats., motte and bailey, Norman, Reculver, Richborough, Romans, St. Augustus, Stutfall, Tonbridge, Walmer
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