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: France
England & France: Cross-Channel Religious Connections
During the dark ages the tribal peoples of Western Europe found a solution for their hatred and fear of one another in their acceptance … Continue reading
Posted in International Features
Tagged archaeology, Augustine, Bayham Abbey, Benedictine, Boulogne, Bourgogne, Canterbury, Canterbury Cathedral, Cardinal Wolsey, Cathedral of Notre Dame, Christianity, Cistercian monks, documentary, Dominicans, England, English Channel, Ethelbert, France, Frankish kings, Gaul, Greco-Romano, Henry V111, history, Jesuits, Jules, Katherine of Aragon, Kent, Kings, Lille, Louis X1, L’Hospice Comtesse, Nerviens, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Queen Bertha, Romans, St. Marie du Mont des Cats, St. Omer, Thomas a Becket, tour operators, tourism
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Romans in Kent: The Claudian Invasion
In 43 AD Emperor Claudius planned a major and successful invasion of Britain. In this feature we look at the lighthouses, forts and cities … Continue reading
Posted in Journeys through the British Isles
Tagged archaeology, Butchery Lane, Canterbury, Classis Britanica, documentary, Dover Castle, Elizabethan, Emperor Claudius, England, Folkstone, France, Gaul, Goths, Greco-Romano, history, Huns, hypocaust, Isle of Thanet, Kent, London, Lymne, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Norman, Pax Romana, Pharos, Portus Lemanis, Reculver, Richborough, Rochester, Romans, Rome, Romney Marsh, Saxon Shore, Thames, Wantsum Channel
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England: Caesar’s Conquests – Invasion of Kent
In 55 BC Caesar and his Roman Legions sailed from Boulogne across the Strait of Dover on an exploratory mission preceding his conquest of … Continue reading
Posted in Journeys through the British Isles
Tagged archaeology, Britain, Caesar, Deal, documentary, England, France, Gaul, Greco-Romano, history, Kent, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Richborough, Roman legions, Romans, Strait of Dover, Walmer
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France: Bavay & Boulogne – Roman ruins revealed
In the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France we visit two archaeological sites: Bavay, capital of the Nervii, and an important commercial centre from which Caesar … Continue reading
Posted in International Features
Tagged archaeology, Bavay, Boulogne, France, Greco-Roman World, harbour, history, Nerviens, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Romans, St. Omer
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Boulogne, France: Ocean Ecology at Nausicaa
We visit the ancient town of Boulogne In the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France. It is the country’s largest fishing port with a rich maritime … Continue reading
Canada & Europe: Remembering a Century of War
As the llth hour of the llth day of the llth month approaches, we reflect on a Century of War and visit France, Britain, … Continue reading
Posted in International Features
Tagged Arras, bastions, Brandon, Calais, Canada, Commonwealth Air Training Plan, Concentration Camp, defences, documentary, Dover, Dover Castle, Dunkirk, Europe, France, French Resistance, Malta, Napoleon, Sicily, tourism, trenches, tunnels, Vimy Ridge, war, War Rooms, warriors, Western Front, white cliffs, WW1, WW2
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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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Nord-Pas de Calais, France: Baroque, Belfries & Lace
What’s the story behind the leaning tower of Solre-le-Château? In the Nord-Pas de Calais region of France we climb the towers, discover exuberant Baroque … Continue reading