Friday 21st March 2008
In this week's Newsletter: KILTS, SCOTTISH PRODUCE, FAMILY HISTORY , CASTLES.
Spring has officially sprung here in Scotland. Wednesday was the first day of spring, so, despite forecasts of snow for the Easter weekend ahead, we're celebrating the sunshine, spring flowers and lighter evenings.
We've been out and about looking for signs of new life in preparation for this Easter weekend in Glasgow. In Pollok Park on the Southside, the visiting baby animals are the star attraction, but Easter wouldn't be complete without eggs, so it's time to get creative with decorative paint too. The buds are on the trees in Glasgow's leafy West End, and the Botanic gardens is awash with the colour of daffodils, crocuses and blossoms - a promise of warmer days to come! A snapshot of spring in and around Glasgow can be found here.
So what better time to have a spring clean of our weekly newsletter. This is the new-look mailing. The links work in exactly the same way as the old one - just click onto the headers or images below. We hope you like it.
Happy Easter!
The Evolution of the Kilt
Geoffrey (Tailor) Kiltmakers. Howie Nicholsby explains how the kilt takes shape at the Edinburgh Old Town Weaving Company where, in the workshop, a small but industrious team of skilled kiltmakers hand-crafts every order. As Howie discusses, there is no substitute for good quality - a woollen kilt handcrafted in Scotland is the real McCoy and worth the investment as it will last a lifetime. Discussing the evolution of the kilt through the Geoffrey (Tailor) dynasty, Howie explains that times are changing in the industry, but his family's business are doing all they can to preserve this Scottish icon - from pushing for a recognised qualification to train kiltmakers, to working with the Scottish Government on a PGI - Protective Geographical Indicator - that will protect the 'Scottish' kilt in the future.
The First Minister Eats Scottish
First Minister, Alex Salmond, gives the five thirty show's Eat Scottish campaign a boost by pledging to eat only Scottish produce for a week. How will he fare during the many functions he attends? And - more importantly - will he manage a week without his favourite curry?
Discover Your Ancestors
With Glasgow's Mitchell Library. Dr Irene O'Brien, senior archivist at the Mitchell Library, shows us what she believes is the best resource for family historians held at the Mitchell Library: The Poor Law Archives. These are applications for poor relief made by residents of Glasgow and the West of Scotland during the 19th and 20th Century. The Glasgow City Archives and Special Collections at the Mitchell library holds more than 1 million of these applications. The Poor Law Archives provide unique information about the applicants, their families and their life, and can be an interesting and valuable source of information for the family historian. Usually, an application for relief contains detailed records of name, age, birthplace, marital status, religion, occupation, earnings, children, siblings and parents. Moreover, it also compiles detailed notes about the applicant and can even contain letters, certificates, newspapers cuttings and pictures, used by the poor law authorities to investigate each applicant. In part 5 of our series, Dr O'Brien reveals an example of a fraudulent poor law application that was investigated and solved by the authorities. The letters and notes contained in the application help to put together all the pieces of this dramatic puzzle.
Castles of Scotland: Fort George
From the stv archive this week, we have an episode from Castles of Scotland featuring the extraordinary Fort George.
Strategically situated on an isolated spit of land at Ardersier, near Inverness, Fort George was built by George II, following the 1746 Battle of Culloden. The Fort was designed to solve the threat posed by the possibility of further attacks from the Jacobites, and is still one of the most extensive artillery fortifications in Europe. This feature offers an historical tour through the Fort and its buildings, as well as an insight to the barracks built to accommodate more than a thousand soldiers.
Scottish RNLI Lifeboat
appears on a First Class Stamp. The heroics of a Scottish Western Isles RNLI Lifeboat crew have been immortalised on a new 1st class stamp. The Royal Mail has produced the stamp to recognise the heroics of the 28 men and women who make up the RNLI team in Barra and regularly risk their own lives to save others.
The stamp is one of six which make up the commemorative set which show actual rescues and training exercises from the Royal National Lifeboat Institution and the Maritime and Coastguard Agency. Since the island station in Barra opened in 1931, there have been more than 500 launches, and 412 lives have been saved.
Politics Now
Thursday 20th March 2008. Michael Crow presents stv's weekly look at Scottish politics. This week's guests in the studio are Wendy Alexander MSP, Lord O'Neill of Clackmannan, Colin Mackay and Denis R Sullivan.
Scottish Recipe: Herring
Scottish chef, John Quigley gives an oriental twist to one of Scotland's most historic fish - the herring. This week we have a healthy and creative recipe taken from stv's popular series Room at the Top. Nicknamed 'the silver darling', the herring provides an economic and nutritious source of food, and has been very important to the Scottish diet for many years. Being one of the most abundant fishes in the seas around Scotland, it also played a major part in developing a successful Scottish herring industry. The Scottish herring fishery has exported this fish all over the world for hundreds of years and even became, in the later 19th and early 20th century, one of the biggest fisheries in the world. Here, John Quigley uses fresh herring fillets to prepare a variation of a classic Rollmop with a nice oriental touch, and some sweet soy sauce cured herring.
To watch the video, click here. To read the written recipe, click here.
Alex Salmond Unveils Tartan Day Plans
The First Minister was at St Andrews this week, to unveil plans to sell Scotland to the United States and Canada. Alex Salmond was launching the programme for this year's Tartan Day and Scotland Week, which he said would showcase the country on the world stage. Later this month, events will take place across seven cities in North America, aimed at highlighting Scotland as a dynamic market with great investment potential. Mr Salmond said: "We're launching Scotland Week and Tartan Day. So we're trying to connect up the Tartan Celebrations, which are great, with the promotion of Scotland and that means the promotion of Scottish business, Scottish academia, the Homecoming Year next year, and Scottish culture. "These are all things which have a real resonance. We have to make sure we connect the celebration aspect with the hard nosed business aspect. We're trying to generate some business and jobs for our economy and that's what we're doing in an ambitious and cost effective programme next month."
Tuesday 25 March 2008
Tuesday 18 March 2008
Scotland on TV Weekly News
Friday 14th March 2008
Scotland is becoming more and more of a destination for weekend breaks - be that for golf, a spot of whisky-tasting, some retail therapy or to enjoy Scotland's fantastic landscape and visitor attractions. More and more airlines are offering direct routes to Scotland from around the UK, Europe and further afield so we've decided to explore some of the essential travel information visitors might need. As many of the short-haul flights come into Glasgow Prestwick, that's where we've started. That video and links to all this week's new videos can be found below. This week we've the next instalments from the Mitchell Library, Edinburgh Old Town Weaving Company and the Army School of Bagpipe Music and Highland Drumming.
FAMILY HISTORY AT THE MITCHELL LIBRARY - Part 4
The Glasgow City Archives at the Mitchell Library include some really interesting collections for the Scottish family historian. This week, Dr Irene O’Brien, senior archivist at the Mitchell Library, reveals more of the useful resources available to anyone wishing to find out more about their Scottish ancestors. Dr O’Brien explains the Church Archives, which include large numbers of baptismal registers from before 1855, as well as the family and estate archives, which provide information on the landed families and their tenants. Finally, Irene reveals another fascinating resource, the Kirk Session Minutes. The Kirk Session was composed of elders of the church and was responsible for the administration of church affairs in each parish. The Session kept records and investigated many different kinds of offences including witchcraft and theft.
Discover:Ancestors
MORAG OF DUNVEGAN & THE SKYE BOAT SONG
Another rehearsal performance by the pipe band from the Army School of Bagpipe Music and Highland Drumming in Edinburgh. This week, the band rehearses two Scottish traditional tunes: Morag of Dunvegan, a traditional Scottish air, and The Skye Boat Song, which recalls the escape of Bonnie Prince Charlie after his defeat at Culloden in 1746. The lyrics are believed to have been written by Sir Harold Boulton to an air collected by Miss Annie MacLeod in the 1870s.
Experience:Bagpipes
PRESTWICK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT to Glasgow
Getting to Glasgow from Prestwick International Airport is so easy, even Richard from our Scotland on TV team can do it! This video guide shows how to travel from Prestwick to Glasgow Central Station, using the SPT train service from Prestwick International Airport railway station. The train journey will take around 45 minutes from Prestwick to Glasgow, and this guide will show you how to get to the station directly from the airport. The train station is serviced by trains running between Glasgow Central and Ayr - a Glasgow-bound train passing by the station roughly every half an hour Mondays to Saturdays, and hourly on Sundays. Additional information is available from screens on the platforms, and a call button which can be pressed. On the route to Glasgow Central Station, you will pass through the following stations: Prestwick International AirportTroon (with golf course views)BarassieIrvineKilwinning (Interchange station)GlengarnockPaisley Gilmour StreetGlasgow Central (where it terminates)Happy travelling!
Discover:Visit
A VIEW FROM LEITH DOCKS
As the main seaport for Edinburgh, Leith's docks have played a major role in the history of Scotland’s capital. Situated just north of the city on the Firth of Forth, this area is slowly transforming itself, after years of industrial decline left it a shadow of its former self. Luxury residential developments are now springing up, offering panoramic views across the water to Fife, but older features like the sheltered haven of Newhaven Quay still remain. Scotland on TV visited Leith on a bright spring day and braved the fresh northerly breeze. In this view, we move from the harbour to look out across the Firth of Forth, and then to the docks (now called Ocean Terminal), where the Royal Yacht Britannia is moored.
Discover:See Scotland
EXHIBITION AT THE QUEEN'S CROSS CHURCH
Scottish artists, Dai and Jenny Vaughan have recently exhibited their gesso (pronounced jess-oh) panels at the Charles Rennie Mackintosh Church in Glasgow. Inspired by The Seven Princesses, a piece of gesso work originally produced by Margaret Macdonald Mackintosh in 1906, this commissioned art work was exhibited in the historic Glasgow church. The original gesso panels were commissioned by Fritz Warndorfer, for his music Room in Vienna. Margaret and her husband, Charles Rennie Mackintosh, designed the panel especially for Fritz in 1902. The panel represents the play The Seven Princesses, a work written by Maurice Maeterlink who was one of the Mackintoshes' favourite authors. Gesso is an artist's medium made up primarily of Plaster of Paris and its use dates back as far as ancient Egyptian times, when it was used to prepare wooden panels for painting from about 2000BC. For more information on Margaret Macdonald Mackintosh and her work, or to order prints, visit http://www.art-works.co.uk/
Discover:Culture
A SHORT HISTORY OF TARTAN - The Edinburgh Old Town Weaving Company
With over 200 clan and family tartans, as well as bespoke patterns, woven on the premises, the Edinburgh Old Town Weaving Company is the busiest working weaving mill left in the city. Having walked and talked us through the tartan weaving process last week, we continue our series with Howie Nicholsby of the Geoffrey (Tailor) dynasty, and hear his thoughts on the history of tartan itself: that fabric so distinctly Scottish. Or so many of us believe… Woven woollen material like tartan and tweed may have its place in Scottish history, but the muted colours our ancestors wore are a far cry from the vibrant colours of ‘tartan’ we know today, itself a product of the Industrial Revolution and Victorian Age. Howie is certainly the man in the know when it comes to traditions changing through the ages - next week we look at the kilt making process, and also how Howie, with his company 21st Century Kilts, has evolved this Scottish icon into a modern fashion.
Experience:Kilts
FROM THE ARCHIVESCOTLAND'S LARDER - The Taste of Tain
Catherine Brown is in Tain where she visits a scampi factory and a traditional bakery, and David More shares with us the inner secret of a good Scotch pie. Later, Catherine uses the produce from the Tain farmers market to demonstrate how to liven up root vegetables plus how to cook a lamb steak stew. And a visit to a local farmer enlightens Catherine to what makes a happy hen.
Experience:Food
POLITICS NOW - Thursday 13th March, 2008
This week, Michael Crow examines Alex Salmond's handling of Donald Trump’s Golf Resort application with MSPs Bob Doris and Des McNulty. The debate over the government’s extension of electronic tagging is also discussed. Also debated in this episode are Alistair Darling’s first budget, a controversial scheme allowing MSPs to use public money to buy second homes in Edinburgh, and the possibility of replacing the Council Tax with a local income tax.
Monday 10 March 2008
Weekly News from Scotland on TV
Scotland on TV Newsletter - Friday 7th March 2008
Last week's feature on Glasgow's Mitchell Library has been pounced upon by people busy tracing their Scottish roots. The desire to find out more about who we are by learning about our ancestors is a powerful human drive - particularly when that personal history crosses continents and cultures. If you're researching your Scottish family tree, we'd love to hear your stories. Just email us at our usual address.
Incidentally, everything we cover on genealogy you can access here.
FAMILY HISTORY AT THE MITCHELL LIBRARY - Part 3
Following on from our features last week which introduced the Mitchell Library, we continue our look at the resources available to those who want to know more about their Scottish roots. Once we've discovered who are ancestors were, we often want to find out more. So, we're looking at records which can tell us a few extra details about who our families were - and what they got up to!This week, Dr. Irene O’Brien, senior archivist at the Mitchell Library, shows us a selection of records and registers related to family history. Irene covers the Manuscript Voters Roll, the registers of sasines (records of property sales and purchases), especially interesting for those whose ancestors emigrated from Scotland, the school admission registers and the Glasgow Police Force Registers, which lists all the policemen in Glasgow since the 1830’s and details any achievements or incidents during their careers. Coming up over the next few weeks, we're introduced to more records, including church registers and the Kirk session minutes, which are records created by the Church of Scotland to report all kind of sins - and the sinners. We also look at land rent rolls and the Poor Law archives, which contain letters, notes and certificates belonging to those who applied to the government for support.
Discover:Ancestors
SCOTTISH RECIPE: Kedgeree
We're back with Anne Mulhern, owner of Glasgow's Willow Tearooms, in her West End kitchen, where she makes fast-food Scottish style: healthy and hearty Kedgeree. This quick mix of fresh smoked haddock, rice, egg and spices is sometimes served for breakfast in Scotland, but is a great tasty snack for any time of the day.Watch the video of Anne preparing the dish, and, if you're inspired to make it at home, just print out the recipe.
Experience:Food
THE ARMY SCHOOL OF BAGPIPE MUSIC AND HIGHLAND DRUMMING: The Green Hills of Tyrol
This week, the pipe band from the Army School of Bagpipe Music and Highland Drumming in Edinburgh performs a well known Scottish tune, The Green Hills of Tyrol, as part of an outdoor training session. The tune of The Green Hills of Tyrol was originally from Rossini's opera, William Tell, but was transcribed for the pipes in 1854 by Pipe Major John MacLeod during the Crimean War. The Green Hills of Tyrol is also known to many as A Scottish Soldier, because of lyrics added to the tune during the 1960s by Andy Stewart.
Experience:Bagpipes
EDINBURGH'S CEILIDH CULTURE 2008
Scotland on TV was at last week's launch of the annual Ceilidh Culture festival at the Scottish Storytelling Centre, in Edinburgh. The three-week long traditional arts event will kick off on Friday 21st March, showcasing local talent as well as international acts. Ceilidh Culture will cover all the traditional arts activities taking place in the city, bringing together music, song, dance and storytelling.
Experience:Events
SCOTTISH DESIGNERS at London Fashion Week
The On/Off event at The Royal Academy of the Arts is one of the hottest tickets in town during London Fashion Week, showcasing the finest emerging and established British talent. the five thirty show’s Vicky Lee was there last month to catch up with the Scottish designers making their mark this year, with stunning Autumn/Winter '08 collections drawing inspiration from life north of the Border.
Experience:Events
MAKING TARTAN: The Edinburgh Old Town Weaving Company
Geoffrey (Tailor) Kiltmakers' Edinburgh Old Town Weaving Company, is situated in a prime location at the top of the Royal Mile, right next to Edinburgh Castle. In this old five-floor building, over 200 clan and family tartans are woven, and, as the only working weaving mill left in the city, visitors get the unique experience of seeing the tartan-making process from start to finish. The Edinburgh Old Town Weaving Company is still a family business, and here Managing Director Geoffrey's son Howie, also of 21st Century Kilts fame, gives us a tour of the building, talking us through the creation of that Scottish icon, the kilt.
Experience:Kilts
POLITICS NOW: Thursday 6th March, 2008
In this week's Politics Now, David Torrance reports from the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (Cosla) Annual Conference held in St. Andrews earlier this week, where the SNP’s promise of a bright new future for local Government comes under the spotlight. And Michael Crow is joined in the studio by Senior SNP back-bencher Alex Neil MSP and from Edinburgh, Conservative Finance spokesman Derek Brownlee, to debate the merits of this new era of Scottish Government.Scottish Political Editor of The Times Angus McLeod, Senior Labour Euro MP David Martin and Former Treasurer of the Scottish Lib Dems Denis Robertson Sullivan also join Michael for some political punditry, examining issues grabbing the headlines plus news on meetings to put a curse on Alex Salmond.
http://www.scotlandontv.tv/scotland_on_tv/video.html?vxSiteId=60fdd544-9c52-4e17-be7e-57a2a2d76992&vxChannel=News%20Politics&vxClipId=1380_SMG1891&vxBitrate=300
Don't ForgetYOUR DAILY SCOTTISH NEWS BULLETIN
Every day, we upload stv news bulletins from Central and Northern Scotland as soon as we can following their Scottish lunchtime live TV broadcast. So, you can keep up to date with what's happening in Scotland, wherever you are in the world.
The News Channels
Last week's feature on Glasgow's Mitchell Library has been pounced upon by people busy tracing their Scottish roots. The desire to find out more about who we are by learning about our ancestors is a powerful human drive - particularly when that personal history crosses continents and cultures. If you're researching your Scottish family tree, we'd love to hear your stories. Just email us at our usual address.
Incidentally, everything we cover on genealogy you can access here.
FAMILY HISTORY AT THE MITCHELL LIBRARY - Part 3
Following on from our features last week which introduced the Mitchell Library, we continue our look at the resources available to those who want to know more about their Scottish roots. Once we've discovered who are ancestors were, we often want to find out more. So, we're looking at records which can tell us a few extra details about who our families were - and what they got up to!This week, Dr. Irene O’Brien, senior archivist at the Mitchell Library, shows us a selection of records and registers related to family history. Irene covers the Manuscript Voters Roll, the registers of sasines (records of property sales and purchases), especially interesting for those whose ancestors emigrated from Scotland, the school admission registers and the Glasgow Police Force Registers, which lists all the policemen in Glasgow since the 1830’s and details any achievements or incidents during their careers. Coming up over the next few weeks, we're introduced to more records, including church registers and the Kirk session minutes, which are records created by the Church of Scotland to report all kind of sins - and the sinners. We also look at land rent rolls and the Poor Law archives, which contain letters, notes and certificates belonging to those who applied to the government for support.
Discover:Ancestors
SCOTTISH RECIPE: Kedgeree
We're back with Anne Mulhern, owner of Glasgow's Willow Tearooms, in her West End kitchen, where she makes fast-food Scottish style: healthy and hearty Kedgeree. This quick mix of fresh smoked haddock, rice, egg and spices is sometimes served for breakfast in Scotland, but is a great tasty snack for any time of the day.Watch the video of Anne preparing the dish, and, if you're inspired to make it at home, just print out the recipe.
Experience:Food
THE ARMY SCHOOL OF BAGPIPE MUSIC AND HIGHLAND DRUMMING: The Green Hills of Tyrol
This week, the pipe band from the Army School of Bagpipe Music and Highland Drumming in Edinburgh performs a well known Scottish tune, The Green Hills of Tyrol, as part of an outdoor training session. The tune of The Green Hills of Tyrol was originally from Rossini's opera, William Tell, but was transcribed for the pipes in 1854 by Pipe Major John MacLeod during the Crimean War. The Green Hills of Tyrol is also known to many as A Scottish Soldier, because of lyrics added to the tune during the 1960s by Andy Stewart.
Experience:Bagpipes
EDINBURGH'S CEILIDH CULTURE 2008
Scotland on TV was at last week's launch of the annual Ceilidh Culture festival at the Scottish Storytelling Centre, in Edinburgh. The three-week long traditional arts event will kick off on Friday 21st March, showcasing local talent as well as international acts. Ceilidh Culture will cover all the traditional arts activities taking place in the city, bringing together music, song, dance and storytelling.
Experience:Events
SCOTTISH DESIGNERS at London Fashion Week
The On/Off event at The Royal Academy of the Arts is one of the hottest tickets in town during London Fashion Week, showcasing the finest emerging and established British talent. the five thirty show’s Vicky Lee was there last month to catch up with the Scottish designers making their mark this year, with stunning Autumn/Winter '08 collections drawing inspiration from life north of the Border.
Experience:Events
MAKING TARTAN: The Edinburgh Old Town Weaving Company
Geoffrey (Tailor) Kiltmakers' Edinburgh Old Town Weaving Company, is situated in a prime location at the top of the Royal Mile, right next to Edinburgh Castle. In this old five-floor building, over 200 clan and family tartans are woven, and, as the only working weaving mill left in the city, visitors get the unique experience of seeing the tartan-making process from start to finish. The Edinburgh Old Town Weaving Company is still a family business, and here Managing Director Geoffrey's son Howie, also of 21st Century Kilts fame, gives us a tour of the building, talking us through the creation of that Scottish icon, the kilt.
Experience:Kilts
POLITICS NOW: Thursday 6th March, 2008
In this week's Politics Now, David Torrance reports from the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (Cosla) Annual Conference held in St. Andrews earlier this week, where the SNP’s promise of a bright new future for local Government comes under the spotlight. And Michael Crow is joined in the studio by Senior SNP back-bencher Alex Neil MSP and from Edinburgh, Conservative Finance spokesman Derek Brownlee, to debate the merits of this new era of Scottish Government.Scottish Political Editor of The Times Angus McLeod, Senior Labour Euro MP David Martin and Former Treasurer of the Scottish Lib Dems Denis Robertson Sullivan also join Michael for some political punditry, examining issues grabbing the headlines plus news on meetings to put a curse on Alex Salmond.
http://www.scotlandontv.tv/scotland_on_tv/video.html?vxSiteId=60fdd544-9c52-4e17-be7e-57a2a2d76992&vxChannel=News%20Politics&vxClipId=1380_SMG1891&vxBitrate=300
Don't ForgetYOUR DAILY SCOTTISH NEWS BULLETIN
Every day, we upload stv news bulletins from Central and Northern Scotland as soon as we can following their Scottish lunchtime live TV broadcast. So, you can keep up to date with what's happening in Scotland, wherever you are in the world.
The News Channels
Tuesday 4 March 2008
Weekly News from Scotland on TV
Scotland on TV Newsletter - Friday 29th February 2008
It's amazing how many of the world's leading comic book writers and artists are Scots - so when we heard about the launch of a new graphic novel adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's classic The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, we decided to hop over to Edinburgh and grab a piece of the action. Don't miss our video on the launch because, as well as having a fun start, it means you can enter our first-ever competition. Competition To win a copy of the graphic novel in Scots or English or Gaelic just answer the following question (the answer is in the video): - What is the name of the colourist who worked on the Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde graphic novel? To enter, just click here to email us your answer before 09.00 GMT on Friday 7th March 2008 when we'll draw seven lucky winners. Please specify on your entry in which language you'd like your copy of the graphic novel should you win. Terms & conditions apply.On to other things - genealogy. For some time now we've been discussing how best to cover the search for Scottish roots and are delighted that we now have a first video on the subject - filmed in Glasgow's Mitchell Library. Education Officer, Elizabeth Carmichael reveals what can be discovered in the library's vast collection of documents. Details of this and all the week's new content follow on...
PIPING IS COOL: The Fresh Faces of Piping
Scottish youngsters have a new-found interest in bagpipes. Vicky Lee met with TNT (The New Tradition), a kilt-wearing group of 3 young guys in their late teens/early twenties who are breaking new ground in upping the profile of pipe music amongst Scottish young people. The band has performed at festivals including Glasgow’s Piping Live and Celtic Connections.Vicky also visited a group of young pipers from Johnstone, Renfrewshire. The Johnstone Pipe Band has a youth programme which enabled them, in 2006, to launch the Johnstone Novice Juvenile Pipe Band where they’ve discovered that it’s not just the boys who want to be in pipe bands.
Experience:Bagpipes
FAMILY HISTORY AT THE MITCHELL LIBRARY: Part 1
The Mitchell Library in Glasgow, is considered to be one of Europe’s largest public libraries with a book stock of 1.3 million books, 35,000 maps plus thousands of photographs, newspapers and microfilms. The Library opened in 1877 and was named after Stephen Mitchell, a tobacco manufacturer, who, after his death, donated most of his fortune to build and stock a public library for the people of Glasgow. The Mitchell provides free information for all residents, workers and visitors to the city, and is also considered to be one of the world’s best resources for tracing Scottish family history. The Library holds many archives and special collections, some of which are unique resources if you want to know more about your ancestors. The Library’s knowledgeable staff also host courses, talks and tours as well as offering online support to anyone tracing their family history. Elizabeth Carmichael, Education Officer at the Mitchell Library, reveals the main resources to look at when researching Scottish ancestors. In this first part, Elizabeth gives some tips and advice on online resources, post office directories and inscriptions.
Discover:Ancestors
FAMILY HISTORY AT THE MITCHELL LIBRARY: Part 2
In the second part of the series, the Mitchell Library's Elizabeth Carmichael unveils a recently developed resource, the Evening Times 'Roll of Honour', which is an index of printed short biographies which the Evening Times newspaper produced during the First World War. It lists service personnel who were reported lost, missing or wounded. Finally, Elizabeth demonstrates how to read a microfilm copy of a census - a survey of the population taken every ten years. These documents play an important part in researching social history and can be really helpful when tracking a family over the years. Censuses for most of Scotland from 1841-1901 are available at the library.These features on the Mitchell Library are a must-see for anyone interested in tracing their Scottish roots.
Discover:Ancestors
THE ARMY SCHOOL OF BAGPIPE MUSICAND HIGHLAND DRUMMING: Scotland the Brave
Sgt Paul Tweedy (pipes) and Private Dunlop (drum) perform Scotland the Brave and the Highland Laddie for Scotland on TV in their new purpose-built recording studio at the Army School Of Bagpipe Music and Highland Drumming in Edinburgh.
Experience:Bagpipes
SCOTS GIRL MAKES HER MARK IN MOTOCROSS
In a male-dominated sport, a nine-year-old schoolgirl from Sutherland is making a big noise in the world of motocross. Kylie Shaw is gearing up to take on an 'all-male line up' in the Caithness Championships next month. Although she’s only nine, Kylie is already a familiar figure on Britain’s motocross championship tracks. Last August, she came seventh in a field of 40 of Europe’s best, at Salisbury. Under the watchful eye of her father Mark, Kylie practises on the Ben Bhraggie track above Golspie. He reckons she has the ability to go professional. Kylie is determined to succeed in a very competitive sport and she has benefited from having competition within her own family. With a new season about to start, it is all systems go for the girl who is putting Rogart on the motocross map.
http://www.scotlandontv.tv/scotland_on_tv/video.html?vxSiteId=60fdd544-9c52-4e17-be7e-57a2a2d76992&vxChannel=News
SCOTTISH RECIPE: Clootie Dumpling & Custard
Anne Mulhern of Glasgow's Willow Tearooms makes a traditional Clootie Dumpling with a home-made egg custard. Watch the video of Anne making the dish, then print out the written recipe and try it for yourself.
Experience:Food
THE STRANGE CASE OF DR JEKYLL & MR HYDE
Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic, ‘The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde’ became an overnight public sensation in 1886, when it was first published. The 150-page novella has since influenced a whole raft of horror and thriller genres from Batman to the Incredible Hulk and, in-turn, inspired writers like Ian Rankin and Stephen King. Scotland on TV braved the inclement February wind and trudged through Edinburgh’s dark, dank streets to speak to graphic novelist par-excellence, Alan Grant (Judge Dredd, Rogue Troopers) and iconic artist, Cam Kennedy (Daredevil, Star Wars, and The Punisher). Old Scots Storyteller James P Spence was also involved in bringing Jekyll and Hyde to-life on the glossy pages of a brand new graphic novel. Which, for the very first time, is available in three distinct language formats - English, Gaelic and Old Scots.
Discover:Culture
KELVINGROVE ART GALLERY & MUSEUM
Last year over 2 million people walked through the doors of Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum and it has just been named as Scotland's most visited attraction, as well as being revealed to be the 14th most-popular museum in the world. Kelly Ann Bishop from stv News visits Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum in Glasgow, the only place you can explore the wonders of Ancient Egypt, count the vertebrae of a dinosaur and come face to face with a war time legend all in one building!
Discover:Visit
POLITICS NOW
Michael Crow and the Politics Now team examine the state of Scottish Higher Education, as well as chewing over other issues making waves in Scottish Politics this week.
http://www.scotlandontv.tv/scotland_on_tv/video.html?vxSiteId=60fdd544-9c52-4e17-be7e-57a2a2d76992&vxChannel=News
It's amazing how many of the world's leading comic book writers and artists are Scots - so when we heard about the launch of a new graphic novel adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's classic The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, we decided to hop over to Edinburgh and grab a piece of the action. Don't miss our video on the launch because, as well as having a fun start, it means you can enter our first-ever competition. Competition To win a copy of the graphic novel in Scots or English or Gaelic just answer the following question (the answer is in the video): - What is the name of the colourist who worked on the Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde graphic novel? To enter, just click here to email us your answer before 09.00 GMT on Friday 7th March 2008 when we'll draw seven lucky winners. Please specify on your entry in which language you'd like your copy of the graphic novel should you win. Terms & conditions apply.On to other things - genealogy. For some time now we've been discussing how best to cover the search for Scottish roots and are delighted that we now have a first video on the subject - filmed in Glasgow's Mitchell Library. Education Officer, Elizabeth Carmichael reveals what can be discovered in the library's vast collection of documents. Details of this and all the week's new content follow on...
PIPING IS COOL: The Fresh Faces of Piping
Scottish youngsters have a new-found interest in bagpipes. Vicky Lee met with TNT (The New Tradition), a kilt-wearing group of 3 young guys in their late teens/early twenties who are breaking new ground in upping the profile of pipe music amongst Scottish young people. The band has performed at festivals including Glasgow’s Piping Live and Celtic Connections.Vicky also visited a group of young pipers from Johnstone, Renfrewshire. The Johnstone Pipe Band has a youth programme which enabled them, in 2006, to launch the Johnstone Novice Juvenile Pipe Band where they’ve discovered that it’s not just the boys who want to be in pipe bands.
Experience:Bagpipes
FAMILY HISTORY AT THE MITCHELL LIBRARY: Part 1
The Mitchell Library in Glasgow, is considered to be one of Europe’s largest public libraries with a book stock of 1.3 million books, 35,000 maps plus thousands of photographs, newspapers and microfilms. The Library opened in 1877 and was named after Stephen Mitchell, a tobacco manufacturer, who, after his death, donated most of his fortune to build and stock a public library for the people of Glasgow. The Mitchell provides free information for all residents, workers and visitors to the city, and is also considered to be one of the world’s best resources for tracing Scottish family history. The Library holds many archives and special collections, some of which are unique resources if you want to know more about your ancestors. The Library’s knowledgeable staff also host courses, talks and tours as well as offering online support to anyone tracing their family history. Elizabeth Carmichael, Education Officer at the Mitchell Library, reveals the main resources to look at when researching Scottish ancestors. In this first part, Elizabeth gives some tips and advice on online resources, post office directories and inscriptions.
Discover:Ancestors
FAMILY HISTORY AT THE MITCHELL LIBRARY: Part 2
In the second part of the series, the Mitchell Library's Elizabeth Carmichael unveils a recently developed resource, the Evening Times 'Roll of Honour', which is an index of printed short biographies which the Evening Times newspaper produced during the First World War. It lists service personnel who were reported lost, missing or wounded. Finally, Elizabeth demonstrates how to read a microfilm copy of a census - a survey of the population taken every ten years. These documents play an important part in researching social history and can be really helpful when tracking a family over the years. Censuses for most of Scotland from 1841-1901 are available at the library.These features on the Mitchell Library are a must-see for anyone interested in tracing their Scottish roots.
Discover:Ancestors
THE ARMY SCHOOL OF BAGPIPE MUSICAND HIGHLAND DRUMMING: Scotland the Brave
Sgt Paul Tweedy (pipes) and Private Dunlop (drum) perform Scotland the Brave and the Highland Laddie for Scotland on TV in their new purpose-built recording studio at the Army School Of Bagpipe Music and Highland Drumming in Edinburgh.
Experience:Bagpipes
SCOTS GIRL MAKES HER MARK IN MOTOCROSS
In a male-dominated sport, a nine-year-old schoolgirl from Sutherland is making a big noise in the world of motocross. Kylie Shaw is gearing up to take on an 'all-male line up' in the Caithness Championships next month. Although she’s only nine, Kylie is already a familiar figure on Britain’s motocross championship tracks. Last August, she came seventh in a field of 40 of Europe’s best, at Salisbury. Under the watchful eye of her father Mark, Kylie practises on the Ben Bhraggie track above Golspie. He reckons she has the ability to go professional. Kylie is determined to succeed in a very competitive sport and she has benefited from having competition within her own family. With a new season about to start, it is all systems go for the girl who is putting Rogart on the motocross map.
http://www.scotlandontv.tv/scotland_on_tv/video.html?vxSiteId=60fdd544-9c52-4e17-be7e-57a2a2d76992&vxChannel=News
SCOTTISH RECIPE: Clootie Dumpling & Custard
Anne Mulhern of Glasgow's Willow Tearooms makes a traditional Clootie Dumpling with a home-made egg custard. Watch the video of Anne making the dish, then print out the written recipe and try it for yourself.
Experience:Food
THE STRANGE CASE OF DR JEKYLL & MR HYDE
Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic, ‘The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde’ became an overnight public sensation in 1886, when it was first published. The 150-page novella has since influenced a whole raft of horror and thriller genres from Batman to the Incredible Hulk and, in-turn, inspired writers like Ian Rankin and Stephen King. Scotland on TV braved the inclement February wind and trudged through Edinburgh’s dark, dank streets to speak to graphic novelist par-excellence, Alan Grant (Judge Dredd, Rogue Troopers) and iconic artist, Cam Kennedy (Daredevil, Star Wars, and The Punisher). Old Scots Storyteller James P Spence was also involved in bringing Jekyll and Hyde to-life on the glossy pages of a brand new graphic novel. Which, for the very first time, is available in three distinct language formats - English, Gaelic and Old Scots.
Discover:Culture
KELVINGROVE ART GALLERY & MUSEUM
Last year over 2 million people walked through the doors of Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum and it has just been named as Scotland's most visited attraction, as well as being revealed to be the 14th most-popular museum in the world. Kelly Ann Bishop from stv News visits Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum in Glasgow, the only place you can explore the wonders of Ancient Egypt, count the vertebrae of a dinosaur and come face to face with a war time legend all in one building!
Discover:Visit
POLITICS NOW
Michael Crow and the Politics Now team examine the state of Scottish Higher Education, as well as chewing over other issues making waves in Scottish Politics this week.
http://www.scotlandontv.tv/scotland_on_tv/video.html?vxSiteId=60fdd544-9c52-4e17-be7e-57a2a2d76992&vxChannel=News
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