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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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Monthly Archives: November 2013
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
Posted in Journeys through the British Isles
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
Posted in Journeys through the British Isles
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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Wales: The Ancient Land
This short overview of Wales highlights the magnificent mountains of Snowdonia, the stunning scenery along the Pembrokeshire Coast Path and introduces us to the … Continue reading
The Hidden Highway – Ludlow to Hereford:
Our journey along the Hidden Highway continues from Ludlow to Hereford drifting along the unmarked border between Wales and England. Ludlow’s fortunes were made … Continue reading
Posted in Journeys through the British Isles
Tagged All Saints Church, architecture, Bulmer’s Cider Museum, Cadfael, Dinham Weir, England, Hampton Court Gardens, Hereford, King Offa, Leominister, Ludlow, Mappa Mundi, Michelin, Mr. Underhill’s, River Wye, Saxons, Shropshire beef, Tudor, Wales, Welsh tribes
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