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: Scotland
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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Emerald Isle: Cycling Trails
Discover the hidden side of Ireland on a bicycle. Trails take you across parks and country lanes, along canal paths and by seaside villages. … Continue reading
Posted in Journeys through the British Isles
Tagged accommodation, Ards Peninsula, Bronze Age, canals, cemeteries, Churches, coast, countryside, cycling, Enniskillen, Genealogy, healing wells, Ireland, Irish Sea, Kearney, Northern Ireland, Pubs, Scotland, St. Patrick, Strangford Lock, Vikings, whiskey
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Emerald Isle: Belfast
The history of Belfast is explored from its muddy origins as an inlet of the Irish Sea to its great shipyards and intriguing city … Continue reading
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Tagged Belfast, Belfast Loch, bird-watching, Botanical Gardens, Crown Bar, Crown Liquor Saloon, Europa Hotel, Genealogy, Grand Opera House, Harlan and Wolff, Irish Sea, Kelly’s, Lagan River, lagoons, Linen Hall Library, mud flats, Northern Ireland, Odyssey Centre, Queens University, Scotland, St. George’s Market, Stormont Castle, Titanic
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The Isle of Man – Manx Heritage
The Isle of Man sits in the middle of the Irish Sea midway between the coasts of England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. Travelling on … Continue reading
Scotland – Heritage, History and Inventions
Scotland evokes images of a fiercely proud people who love their Celidhs, Highland Games, golf, mountains and lochs. We take a whirlwind tour around … Continue reading
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Tagged Alfred Nobel, Archimedes, Ayrshire, Ben Lomond, Celidh, Charles Rennie Mackintosh, climbing, Culzean Castle, England, Firth of Clyde, Glasgow, golf, Highland Games, highlands, Islands, Loch Lomond, Museum of Scotland, National Trust, Newton’s Apple, Nobel Peace Prize, Robert Adam, Scotland, St. Andrews, St. Rule’s Church, The Big Idea, Wales
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Scotland – Highlands & Islands
The Scottish Highlands and Northern Islands are all about sea, mountains, lakes, heather, moors and wide empty exhilarating spaces and resonate with stories of … Continue reading
Scotland — The Whisky Trail
The Whisky Trail winds for a hundred kilometres through a dozen distilleries and a cooperage, from Inverness to Aberdeen, Scotland and introduces us to … Continue reading
Scotland — The Trossachs
Rob Roy, William Wallace and Robert the Bruce have brought us to this part of Scotland in search of their origins, the paths they … Continue reading
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Tagged Balquidder, Bannockburn, clansmen, Edinburgh, falconry, Glasgow, Glen Eagles, golf, highlands, Loch Ahry, Loch Katrin, Loch Lomond, Rob Roy, Robert the Bruce, Roman Camp, Scotland, Sir Walter Scott, Stirling, Stirling Castle, the Trossachs, William Wallace
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Scotland — The City of Edinburgh
Edinburgh, the Scottish capital, is a world Heritage site and two cities in one, the modern and the medieval, with some of the finest … Continue reading
British Isles – The Royal Warrant
The Royal Warrant is a much coveted designation. On our travels in Britain we found makers of cheese, shirts, kilts and chocolates some of … Continue reading
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Tagged Balmoral, Birmingham, Cadbury World, Calcot Manor, Charles 1st, Cheddar, cheese, Cotswold, Edinburgh, Henry 2nd, Hunting tartan, kilts, King George V1th, Kinloch Anderson, London, Lord of the Isles, Prince Andrew, Prince of Wales, Queen Alexandra, Queen Elizabeth, Queen Victoria, Royal Warrant, Royalty, Scotland, Somerset, Tetbury
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