Afleveringen
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In this episode, Lindsay and Peter dive into the life of Christian Isobel Johnstone, a 19th century food writer. If you haven't heard her name, then maybe you've heard of Meg Dodds...
Ali stoner, known to the world as Roving Haggis, joins this episode for a deep dive on Scottish food. Find out Ali's stance on plain or pan, her claim to Tesco fame and what exactly was behind the hearty skewers that graced her childhood dinner table.
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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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Zijn er afleveringen die ontbreken?
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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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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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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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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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This episode kickstarts the series with a look at Scotland's festive history from Solstice to Christmas. Peter and Lindsay discuss the impact of the Victorian era on Scotland before popping a cracker for some yuletide jollityy.
