Something you may wish to tune into is the Genealogy Radio Show from Cork based genealogist Lorna Moloney. Available via http://rcb.ie/shows/thegenealogyradioshow/ it's now on its 12th episode, and there's a fair amount covered in the editions so far, with interviews with many of the great and the good in Irish genealogy, including Brian Donovan, Eileen O' Duill, and John Hamrock, and lost of tips and tricks to help you on your way.
Even if you're not into Irish genealogy, the theme tune itself is worth tuning in for - it being a glorious Irish rendition of Dougie McLean's Caledonia, Scotland's unofficial national anthem. The words and music for this song, I'm led to believe, were found by Dougie alongside the Dead Sea scrolls as a gift from God to give thanks to the people of Scotland for being just so d*mned brilliant. Before anyone asks what the connection with Ireland is, the word 'Scotland' comes from the 'Scotti', the name the Romans gave to the Irish colonists who colonised Argyll a gazillion years back, and anyway that's not the point, just tune in! :)
Definitely one to bookmark!
Chris
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Friday, 14 November 2014
Monday, 28 July 2014
Digging Up Your Roots one off special
BBC Radio Scotland will be broadcasting a one off Digging Up Your Roots edition, presented by Bill Whiteford, at 11.05am on Sunday 3rd August, to be themed on past emigration to Commonwealth countries.
For further details visit http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04cfh70.
Chris
Now available for UK research is the new second edition of the best selling Tracing Your Family History on the Internet: A Guide for Family Historians, whilst my new book British and Irish Newspapers is also now out. And please consider purchasing the great new version of Caledonia by The Libations at 79p via www.caledonia2014.com - all profits go to help fund Scottish foodbanks
For further details visit http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04cfh70.
Chris
Now available for UK research is the new second edition of the best selling Tracing Your Family History on the Internet: A Guide for Family Historians, whilst my new book British and Irish Newspapers is also now out. And please consider purchasing the great new version of Caledonia by The Libations at 79p via www.caledonia2014.com - all profits go to help fund Scottish foodbanks
Thursday, 10 July 2014
Melvyn Bragg's In Our Time series archive
I have a real love/hate relationship with the BBC. For one thing, I worked for them for 9 years many moons ago, and walked away from them swearing never to do so again in a production capacity; for another, I attended my first political protest a couple of weeks back outside Pacific Quay against BBC news bias here in Scotland. On the other hand though, when the BBC makes a product that works, it is unparalleled in its brilliance around the world. No-one makes drama quite like the BBC (I am the world's biggest Whovian!), and no-one makes documentaries quite like the BBC, particularly observational documentary series (though these are an endangered species now in the 'celebrity' age).
But the one area where I think the BBC excels in more than anything, and an area in which I never worked but dearly wish I had done (!), is the area of radio documentaries. And one of the most brilliant series ever made, in this wee mortal's opinion, is Melvyn Bragg's In Our Time, which has been broadcast on Radio 4 since 2004.
If you aren't aware, the BBC website has an archive available online containing all 649 episodes of the series that have been broadcast since 2004. These are categorised into 5 areas - Culture, History, Philosophy, Religion, and Science. 187 of these programmes are on history topics, predominantly on English or British based themes, though you will find the occasional programme on topics away from England such as one on Yeats and Irish Politics, or on the medieval scholar Gerald of Wales. The archive is available at http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/features/in-our-time/archive/20th_century/12.
In most instances you will hear Bragg steering a group of academics through the topic under discussion, which for the most part tends to work, though if you listen to some of the really complex science or philosophy subjects you may experience the same sensation I once did when standing under a huge waterfall at Yosemite - a feeling of being really small! In such cases the fun of the programmes is trying to listen to Bragg seize control of the virtually unintelligible in such instances, to make it manageable for the listener. But the history programmes are usually top notch.
Some examples of history topics include:
Work in the 20th Century
1848: Year of Revolution
Boudica
Alfred and the Battle of Edington
Consequences of the Industrial Revolution
Hadrian's Wall
History of History
London
Athelstan
Chivalry
...and many, many more.
NB: I am unsure whether the programmes can be listened to beyond the UK. For those in the UK, however, they are well worth a dip in to explore.
UPDATE: Thanks to Merv (see below) for confirmation that these can also be accessed overseas. Enjoy!
Chris
Now available for UK research is the new second edition of the best selling Tracing Your Family History on the Internet: A Guide for Family Historians, whilst my new book British and Irish Newspapers is also now out. And FindmyPast - please reinstate the original Scottish census citations on your new site.
But the one area where I think the BBC excels in more than anything, and an area in which I never worked but dearly wish I had done (!), is the area of radio documentaries. And one of the most brilliant series ever made, in this wee mortal's opinion, is Melvyn Bragg's In Our Time, which has been broadcast on Radio 4 since 2004.
If you aren't aware, the BBC website has an archive available online containing all 649 episodes of the series that have been broadcast since 2004. These are categorised into 5 areas - Culture, History, Philosophy, Religion, and Science. 187 of these programmes are on history topics, predominantly on English or British based themes, though you will find the occasional programme on topics away from England such as one on Yeats and Irish Politics, or on the medieval scholar Gerald of Wales. The archive is available at http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/features/in-our-time/archive/20th_century/12.
In most instances you will hear Bragg steering a group of academics through the topic under discussion, which for the most part tends to work, though if you listen to some of the really complex science or philosophy subjects you may experience the same sensation I once did when standing under a huge waterfall at Yosemite - a feeling of being really small! In such cases the fun of the programmes is trying to listen to Bragg seize control of the virtually unintelligible in such instances, to make it manageable for the listener. But the history programmes are usually top notch.
Some examples of history topics include:
Work in the 20th Century
1848: Year of Revolution
Boudica
Alfred and the Battle of Edington
Consequences of the Industrial Revolution
Hadrian's Wall
History of History
London
Athelstan
Chivalry
...and many, many more.
NB: I am unsure whether the programmes can be listened to beyond the UK. For those in the UK, however, they are well worth a dip in to explore.
UPDATE: Thanks to Merv (see below) for confirmation that these can also be accessed overseas. Enjoy!
Chris
Now available for UK research is the new second edition of the best selling Tracing Your Family History on the Internet: A Guide for Family Historians, whilst my new book British and Irish Newspapers is also now out. And FindmyPast - please reinstate the original Scottish census citations on your new site.
Monday, 7 January 2013
Digging Up Your Roots to end after next series
I've just heard from the BBC that a revised start date for the new series of Digging Up Your Roots has yet to be confirmed, but they hope to have that worked out asap. I have also been told that this coming series will also be the last to be broadcast - the series is being decommissioned as part of recent schedule changes at BBC Radio Scotland. Once I get a new start date I will bring you the details.
(With thanks to the BBC)
Chris
Pre-order my new book, Tracing Your Irish Family History on the Internet, through Pen and Sword (30 April 2013), or purchase early at Who Do You Think You Are Live 2013 in London. For my other genealogy books, please visit http://britishgenes.blogspot.co.uk/p/my-books.html; whilst for online Scottish based genealogy courses please visit the Pharos Teaching and Tutoring Ltd site.
(With thanks to the BBC)
Chris
Pre-order my new book, Tracing Your Irish Family History on the Internet, through Pen and Sword (30 April 2013), or purchase early at Who Do You Think You Are Live 2013 in London. For my other genealogy books, please visit http://britishgenes.blogspot.co.uk/p/my-books.html; whilst for online Scottish based genealogy courses please visit the Pharos Teaching and Tutoring Ltd site.
Thursday, 3 January 2013
Digging Up Your Roots update
I posted an appeal last July from BBC Radio Scotland about a new series of Digging Up Your Roots, which was to be transmitted from January 6th to February 24th 2013 (see http://britishgenes.blogspot.co.uk/2012/07/bbc-digging-up-your-roots-appeal.html).
However, having just checked the schedules it appears that the series transmission run may have been delayed, with nothing listed for the 6th or the 13th. I have emailed the BBC to ask for an update, and will post that if forthcoming. (Or if anyone else has details, please do get in touch!)
Chris
Pre-order my new book, Tracing Your Irish Family History on the Internet, through Pen and Sword (30 April 2013), or purchase early at Who Do You Think You Are Live 2013 in London. For my other genealogy books, please visit http://britishgenes.blogspot.co.uk/p/my-books.html; whilst for online Scottish based genealogy courses please visit the Pharos Teaching and Tutoring Ltd site.
However, having just checked the schedules it appears that the series transmission run may have been delayed, with nothing listed for the 6th or the 13th. I have emailed the BBC to ask for an update, and will post that if forthcoming. (Or if anyone else has details, please do get in touch!)
Chris
Pre-order my new book, Tracing Your Irish Family History on the Internet, through Pen and Sword (30 April 2013), or purchase early at Who Do You Think You Are Live 2013 in London. For my other genealogy books, please visit http://britishgenes.blogspot.co.uk/p/my-books.html; whilst for online Scottish based genealogy courses please visit the Pharos Teaching and Tutoring Ltd site.
Wednesday, 2 January 2013
Blighted Nation radio series
RTE Radio has a new four part series entitled Blighted Nation, presented by Myles Dungan, looking at the history of the Famine of the late 1840s.
The first episode can be heard at http://alturl.com/dzkvi whilst episode 2, which was broadcast today, can be heard at www.rte.ie/radio1/blightednation/ (the final two episodes can also be found there upon transmission). You can also download the episodes as individual podcasts.
(With thanks to Irish Roots magazine on Facebook)
Chris
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The first episode can be heard at http://alturl.com/dzkvi whilst episode 2, which was broadcast today, can be heard at www.rte.ie/radio1/blightednation/ (the final two episodes can also be found there upon transmission). You can also download the episodes as individual podcasts.
(With thanks to Irish Roots magazine on Facebook)
Chris
Having a Christmas present crisis?! Check out my range of genealogy books at http://britishgenes.blogspot.co.uk/p/my-books.html - perfect for the family historian's Christmas stocking...! Also now out - new Kindle edition of Tracing Your Family History on the Internet, from http://tinyurl.com/d3vqtz5
Tuesday, 10 January 2012
Digging Up Your Roots series 7
BBC Radio Scotland's Digging Up Your Roots radio series returned for a seventh run on Sunday 8th January. The support site, located at www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0195b7j, does not seem to be carrying the episodes as downloadable podcasts this time around.
The first of the series' eight episodes is still available to hear on the BBC iPlayer for the next five days (access directly via the series website), with episode 2 to be broadcast next Sunday 15th at 12.05pm.
UPDATE: Although not noted on the BBC site, the new series is available to download as podcasts via iTunes (www.apple.com/itunes/). (With thanks to Kirsty Wilkinson)
Chris
The first of the series' eight episodes is still available to hear on the BBC iPlayer for the next five days (access directly via the series website), with episode 2 to be broadcast next Sunday 15th at 12.05pm.
UPDATE: Although not noted on the BBC site, the new series is available to download as podcasts via iTunes (www.apple.com/itunes/). (With thanks to Kirsty Wilkinson)
Chris
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