Florence Marian McNeill - Part 2 with Dr Gina Lyle
In this special part 2 episode, Dr Lindsay Middleton and Peter Gilchrist dive back into the legacy of Florence Marian McNeill. With the help of Dr Gina Lyle, this episode examines how Florence changed Scotland and we hear, in her own words, where it all started.
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Florence Marian McNeill - Part 1 with Jeremy Lee
This episode is all about the Victorian suffragist, folklorist and food writer, Florence Marian Mcneill. Born in Orkney in 1885, Florence would go on to be one of the most important figures of the 20th century, and you've never heard of her! Join us for a look at the first half of her life as we investigate the events and movements that shaped her commitment to equality and her love of Scotland. We are joined by the devastatingly fabulous Jeremy Lee MBE, chef proprietor at Quo Vadis, London and award-winning food writer, who tells us all about growing up in Dundee, his journey into food, creating the Quo Vadis menu and writing his first book; Cooking, Simply and well, for One or Many.
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Hogmanay
In this episode, Peter and Lindsay discuss the trials of being a food writer at Christmas time, before jumping into an investigation of Scotland's Hogmanay history. How did people countdown to New Year's without a watch? And why is new year’s eve called Hogmanay in Scotland? Why was the Stonehaven fire ball festival banned for two years and why did a group of boys push a 200-pound boulder up a hill during world war 2? Listen along to find out!
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Christmas Comes to Town
In this episode, we explore how Victorian Scottish city dwellers celebrated Christmas from the new indoor tree trend to the very Dickensian feast. We are joined by Dr Macon McCormack, who talks about how the whisky industry evolved over the Victorian period and Dr Neil Buttery, to talk about all things pudding!
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Christmas on the Croft
This week we look at how Scotland's rural crofters would have celebrated Christmas, with food, folklore and a mysterious Victorianism of the day.
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