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Wednesday 31 January 2024
Local Legend Edith Nesbitt, with Time Tunneller Matthew Wainwright
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My children love Edith Nesbit’s books. I love them too! I remember reading them when I was younger, and now my children listen to them in th...
Wednesday 15 November 2023
Finding Treasure Island - Robin Scott Elliot on Scotland, Stevenson and Seeking a Story
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“Where do you get your ideas from?” It’s a question I get asked all the time – and I’m sure all authors do. And every time I get asked my mi...
Tuesday 3 October 2023
Recycling, Victorian Style: Sweetheart Brooches by Barbara Henderson
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Remember that time when we…? We often share precious memories, don’t we? We love to look back on times, people and places which are special ...
Tuesday 13 June 2023
The History of Holidays by Catherine Randall
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The first holidays were religious festivals or holy days, which is of course where the word ‘holiday’ comes from. In Britain, these were tr...
Thursday 11 May 2023
#NationalTechnologyDay: Sir William Arrol
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For National Technology day, I thought I would give you all an insight into the life of Forth Bridge Engineer William Arrol, one of the most...
Friday 10 March 2023
Ghost signs: messages from the past by Matthew Wainwright
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The high street was another matter: now that the day was underway it was a crawling, heaving, swelling mass of life. Horse-drawn omnibus c...
Tuesday 14 February 2023
The Victorian Can-Do Spirit
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What a can-do bunch the Victorians were! Queen Victoria I decided to return to the Victorian age in my latest book Rivet Boy for a whole...
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