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.
Monthly Archives: September 2014
Denmark: The Fairytale Kingdom
Did the Vikings discover the route to China? Findings in the graves of a Viking burial site discovered near Lindholm Høje near Aalborg in … Continue reading
Posted in International Features
Tagged Aalborg, acquavit, burial site, Castles, Copenhagen, Denmark, Europe, ferries, Frederiksborg castle, Funen, Hans Christian Andersen, Jutland, Kronborg, Lindholm Høje, Little Mermaid, Odense, parks, sauna, smorgasbord, Tivoli Gardens, transportation, university, Viking settlement, Vikings, WW2, Zealand
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Denmark: A Kingdom of Castles
Denmark is the oldest kingdom in Europe and contains a variety of castles built by Kings and nobles all striving to create masterpieces and … Continue reading
Posted in International Features
Tagged Amelienborg, Billund, Castles, Copenhagen, Denmark, Dutch Renaissance, Egeskov Castle, Elsinor, Ermitagen, Europe, Frederick, Frederiksborg, Hamlet, hunting lodge, Kronborg, Legoland, moated castle, Rocco architecture, Royalty, Shakespeare, Tivoli Gardens
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Ontario: Fall Foliage Festival
Mother Nature’s Studios presents the annual autumn foliage festival making its way from the northernmost tip of Ontario south into Gatineau and Algonquin Parks. … Continue reading
Posted in Railway Adventures across Canada
Tagged Agawa Canyon train, Algoma Central Railway, Algonquin Park, aspen, birch, Canada, Dorset fire tower, Gatineau Park, lakes, maple trees, Muskoka, oaks, Ontario, Ottawa, Parliament Buildings, Segwun Steamship, sumac, William Lyon Mackenzie King
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Mexico: Cozumel – Underwater Paradise
We experience drift and wall diving as we explore the largest barrier reef in the Western hemisphere off the Island of Cozumel in Mexico. … Continue reading
South Africa: Kirstenbosch Gardens
Considered one of the great botanical gardens of the world, Kistenbosch lies on the eastern slopes at the foot of Table Mountain in Cape … Continue reading
South Africa: Exploring Cape Town
As the seat of the National Parliament and the legislative capital of South Africa, Cape Town has an intriguing history that is revealed as … Continue reading
Posted in International Features
Tagged abseiling, Aloe Vera, Black Eagles, Cape Malay, Cape Town, Castle of Good Hope, City Hall, Desmond Tutu, Dutch East India Company, elephants, Europe, Green Market Square, Holland, Houses of Parliament, Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens, Malay Quarter, Muslim Quarter, Nelson Mandela, Prince William of Orange, Rock D’Arcy, slavery, South Africa, St. George’s Cathedral, Table Mountain, Victoria
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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
Posted in International Features
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: Art & Sculpture of Matisse & Rodin
The methods used by Henri Matisse to create his drawings, paintings and little-known sculptures are revealed in this visit to the town of Le … Continue reading
Lewarde, France: Dante’s Hell & Zola’s Coal Mines
In describing the coal mines of France, Emile Zola wrote: “A nightmarish universe of slavery and a pitiless Dante’s Hell”. At the Mining History … Continue reading
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Tagged coalmines, Dante, Douai, Emile Zola, Europe, France, Lewarde, Mining History Centre, Nord, Pas de Calais, trade unions
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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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