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Tales from a Scottish Grandpa

Tales from a Scottish Grandpa

FromStories of Scotland


Tales from a Scottish Grandpa

FromStories of Scotland

ratings:
Length:
35 minutes
Released:
Nov 27, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

The first of a five-part series from a Scottish grandparent’s living room. Annie and Jenny speak to Annie’s grandfather, Jimmy, about his childhood during the second world war. This sets them off to uncover weird and wonderful rationing tales, where they discover a most peculiar egg collector.
Jimmy tells us about his joy in growing up close to the natural world, and we delve into the language of Juniper.
Released:
Nov 27, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Stories of Scotland is an award-winning Scottish history podcast. Join hosts Jenny and Annie as they unravel the rich tapestry of Scotland’s culture, nature and heritage. Prepared to climb into caves, cairns and chaos, Jenny and Annie travel around Scotland and investigate how stories of the past can help us make sense of modern life. Stories of Scotland celebrates Scottish history through traditional storytelling, archival research, museum objects and wandering in nature. It is recorded in Inverness & hosted by Jenny, an environmental scientist & Annie, an archivist.