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.
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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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Mexico: Taste of Travel
Enchilada, quesadilla, taco – there’s a wide variety of Mexican specialties owing to the country’s multicultural heritage. Before travelling to the country, chef, Miguel … Continue reading
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Tagged Acapulco, avocado, beer, cheese, corn, cuisine, enchilada, market, Mexico, Oaxaca, quesadilla, spices, taco, tamale, tortillas, vegetables
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Czech Republic: Prague – Capital City & Heart of Bohemia
We explore Prague the Capital City of the Czech Republic that sits astride the Vitava River. A tour of the historic heart of Bohemia … Continue reading
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Tagged architecture, art nouveau, astrological clock, baroque churches, beer, Bohemia, Capital, Charles Bridge, concerts, crystal, Czech Republic, Europe, Frank Gehry, Franz Kafka (author), Ginger & Fred building, Golden Lane, Jewish Quarter, marionette, Municipal House, Pilsner, Prague, Prague Castle, puppets, River Vitava, Spain, St Vitus Cathedral, St. Wenceslas, trams
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France: The Canals of Audomarois
The transformation of wetlands into market gardens began 13 centuries ago when thousands of acres of marshland in Audomarois just outside of Saint Omer … Continue reading
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Tagged Audomarois, beer, canals, Europe, France, hops, market gardening, marshland, Nord, Pas de Calais, tourism, Wetlands, windmill
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