Shops, pubs and buskers - The Grassmarket in the 1930s. Tommy Carson
Dec 21, 2020
Another Excursion to the Grassmarket area of Edinburgh in the 1920s and 30s. Once again our guide is Tommy Carson. Tommy was born in 1922 and lived in the Grassmarket until he joined the army in 1939. He retains an amazing recall of his childhood and early years. Here he gives us a more detailed memories of the shops...
A journey along the Camino de Santiago Pilgrim's path
Nov 6, 2020
Andrew Grant is back in the studio. Previously he has done two episodes of Leith in World War One on our Leith Lives channel This time its a more personal story. One of the great long distance walks in Europe is the Camino De Santiago pilgrimage path. Andrew relates his journey along the route with his wife, from...
Jean Duncan: First job, catering college and school dinners
Oct 27, 2020
Part two of memories from Jean Duncan and we take up the story with Jean, aged 14, leaving school to start work in the book binders. A job so boring she starts reading the books. Then its catering college and learning to cook for four people and the realities of working in a school kitchen and frying 3000 spam fritters...
Jean Duncan- A Glasgow childhood 1950s and 60s
Sep 18, 2020
Jean recalls growing up in the 1950s and 60s in Glasgow. One of a family of nine life was not always easy. We hear about eking out the weekly meals with bread, going for the daily 'messages' and shopping at the Barras and Paddy's market. Playing on the street, in a graveyard but rarely in the back green. Her...
Henry Spurway - A Life in Showbusiness & Gambling
Aug 25, 2020
The 12th edition of Lifestory sees us joined by impressario and entrepreneur Henry Spurway, a man with a mountain of stories to tell having managed Billy Connolly on his first tour of Scotland as well as working with Chic Murray and Dusty Springfield and being heavily involved in the development of the gambling industry...