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.
Author Archives: On Top Of The World
Malta: Mdina – The Medieval Walled City
When Malta falls into Arab hands the island economy is transformed with irrigation systems, new crops and terraced farming. The old capital city of … Continue reading
Posted in International Features
Tagged Arabs, architecture, barbarian pirates, Byzantine, Goths, Gozo, irrigation, Islands, La Fontanella, language, Malta, market, Mdina, medieval, Mediterranean, Melita, Normans, old capital, Rabat, Romans, Sicily, tourism, Victoria, walled city
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Islands of Malta: St. Paul and the Romans
Caught up in the struggle for domination of the Mediterranean, Malta enjoys a relatively peaceful period of Roman rule, notable primarily for the unexpected … Continue reading
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Tagged archaeologists, Carthaginians, catacombs, Catholicism, Emperor Claudius, Etruscans, Governor Publius, Gozo, Greeks, Islands, Malta, Mdina, Mdina Cathedral, Mediterranean, Melita, mosaics, Punic Wars, Rabat, Roman Empire, Roman townhouse, Romans, salt pans, sculpture, St. Paul
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Islands of Malta: The Eye of Osiris
Evidence of the Phoenician traders who roamed the Mediterranean is found in the harbours of Malta and in the work of the glass artisans … Continue reading
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Tagged arts, Egypt, fishing boats, galleys, glassblowing, glassmaking, Gozo, Greeks, Islands, language, luzzus, Malta, Marsaxlokk, Mediterranean, Mesopotamia, Middle East, Osiris, Phoenicians, Romans, Rosetta Stone, traders
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Islands of Malta: The Temple Culture
Descendants of cave dwellers live in isolation on the Islands of Malta and develop prehistoric stone temples and complex megalithic structures older than the … Continue reading
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Tagged Africa, archaeology, Asia, burials, cave dwellers, coralline limestone, elephants, Europe, fauna, fossils, Ggantija, Ghar Dalam, Gozo, Hagar Qim, hippopotamus, Hypogeum, ice age, Islands, limestone, Malta, Maya, Mediterranean, Megalithic sanctuaries, Mnajera, monoliths, Mother Earth, Oracle, pottery, prehistoric, rituals, Sicily, temple culture, temples, wells
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Islands of Malta: Prehistoric Discoveries
“The Caves of Darkness”, discovered by an amateur archaeologist reveal evidence of pigmy elephants and stoneage man supporting beliefs that the Maltese archipelago was … Continue reading
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Tagged Africa, archaeology, Asia, cave dwellers, Cominho, elephants, Europe, fauna, Filfla, fossils, Ghar Dalam, Gozo, hippopotamus, ice age, Inland Sea, Islands, limestone, Malta, Mediterranean, prehistoric, pygmy elephants, pyramids, scuba-diving, Sicily, stalactites, stalagmites, wells
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The Isle of Man – Ancient Origins
Is this the site of the castle of the Holy Grail? Peel Castle on the Isle of Man has been a monastic retreat, a … Continue reading
Posted in Journeys through the British Isles
Tagged Bronze Age, Camelot, Castle Rushin, Castletown, Celtic, Druids, fishing, France, Holy Grail, Isle of Man, Legs of Man, Neolithic, Peel Castle, Picts, Sicily, smoked kippers, Spain, The House of Manannan, Tynwald Assembly, Vikings, waterwheel
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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