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THE LIFESTORY PODCAST

All these wonderful stories have been recorded by the staff of The Living Memory Association, which is now based at The Wee Museum of Memory in Ocean Terminal, Leith, beside the Royal Yacht Britannia.  If you have a tale to tell, please pop in to share it with us or get in touch please on comhist@googlemail.com and we can capture your story remotely from wherever you are in the world.

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Jun 29, 2020

The 11th edition of 'Lifestory' is centred around the wonderful Jackie Dennis, Scotland's first ever pop star, who rocketed to fame in 1958 at the tender age of 15.  Known as 'The Lilt With the Kilt' and 'The Golden Kid', Jackie signed a huge £50000 deal, hitting the charts with 'La Dee Dah' and 'The Purple People...

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Jun 11, 2020

In the concluding part of our journey through Mickey's life we discuss the end of his time at Luton Town, a return to his beloved Hibees, training with John Collins and Steve Archibald, struggling with debilitating back injuries and the famous League  Cup win over Dunfermline in 1991. We cover his time at Millwall,...

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Jun 4, 2020

In the 9th and 10th editions of Lifestory we are joined by Easter Road hero Mickey Weir, who was part of the triumphant Hibs League Cup winning team of 1991. This first episode takes us through Mickey growing up in Granton, West Pilton and Clermiston and up to his first spell at Hibernian.  We hear tales of of meeting...

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