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The Living Memory Association Podcast125 Years of Glenogle Pool : Episode 1The 49th edition of the Thelma Tapes dons its swimming togs as we commemorate the 125th anniversary of Glenogle Swim Centre in the Stockbridge area of the city! Since opening in 1900 the pool has gone from simply being a place to bathe and get clean to a facility serving the community in learning how to swim, joining a swimming club, getting fit at the gym and even creating an outdoor garden! In this episode we hear from swimmers Brenda, Arthur and George and lifeguard Isla about their experiences and memories and what the pool means...
2025-10-2118 min
The Living Memory Association PodcastOur Working City : Episode 3 : Work life histories from The Pilmeny Development Men's Group, Part 2The 48th edition of the Thelma Tapes features two more working life histories from Leith's Pilmeny Development Project, an organisation which supports and assists senior members of our community who may be facing social isolation. In this episode we hear from Joe McAvoy and Fred Mackenzie (from 12min 36 sec) both of whom began their working lives as apprentices in local Leith industries. The Living Memory Association expresses its thanks to the City of Edinburgh Council's Edinburgh 900 fund for supporting this particular podcast series. Thanks to Nancy Sinclair for use of their Dynamic Indie S...
2025-07-0222 min
The Living Memory Association PodcastOur Working City : Episode 2 Work Life Histories from The Pilmeny Development Men's Group, Part 1.The 47th edition of the Thelma Tapes continues with our series on working lives in Edinburgh's past, our contribution to the city wide Edinburgh 900 heritage project (see episode 46). In this second episode we hear from Charlie Holligan and Andrew Bell, two members of Leith's Pilmeny Development Project which supports, and runs activities for, folk in their senior years. First Charlie tells us about his 44 years' service with Edinburgh Corporation Transport (now Lothian Buses) and then we hear from Andy about his long employment as a stonemason. Both men begin their oral histories with the first...
2025-03-1016 min
The Living Memory Association PodcastOur Working City : Episode 1 Kenneth G Williamson's Work Life MemoriesIn this 46th edition of the Thelma Tapes, we begin a new series 'Our Working City' as part of the Edinburgh 900 anniversary celebrating 900 years of the city. To complement the topic of 'City of Industry' one of the Edinburgh 900 themes, we'll hear from folk about their working lives, work practices and attitudes around work and the workplace through the decades. In the first episode Kenneth G Williamson recollects his upbringing in Granton and how his schooling lead to a 45 year career as a book keeper and Scots Law Accountant at a prestigious Edinburgh legal firm.
2025-01-2023 min
The Living Memory Association PodcastSikh Stories with Tony Singh - How Hip Hop Opened My Mind and Made Me ThinkSikh Stories is a podcast series produced in collaboration with Sikh Sanjog, The Living Memory Association and funded by Awards for All Scotland. The project idea came from members of the Sikh Community after images of a Leith Sikh family were displayed at The Wee Museum of Memory. These podcasts highlight the commonality amongst cultures and people that cut across divides. Celebrating their individual experiences, from a love of house music, sharing food and drink with new found friends and embarking on a discovery of spiritual awakening. As a minority group within the wider minority communities, the Sikh community...
2024-10-1019 min
The Living Memory Association PodcastPick 'n' Mix 3: From Across TimeThe 44th edition of the THELMA tapes, The Liming Memory Association Podcast, is a dive into memories of the 1930s through the 70s. They have been gathered from our collection of old interviews and features a miscellaneous assortment of stories that don't quite fit into our regular episodes. This episode goes from tales of a father's steam powered lorry, to working in sales in the 50's, to tenement life during the war, to working on a Portuguese cruise ship, touring Paris with boys in kilts, to a first visit to the library all the way down to having class...
2024-07-3115 min
Movie Deputy REVIEWSThelma (2024)Getting old isn't always easy but it's better than the alternative, come along as we see Thelma's journey.
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2024-06-2608 min
The Living Memory Association PodcastAn Immigrant's Financial Journey - Camels are CurrencyThis episode of the Thelma Tapes was recorded in our Wee Museum studio by our friends Tynah & Jonathan and is a celebration of our partnership with Enkula Health. Kamel's story is fascinating, from a childhood in #Libya in a culture of loyalty trust and alternate, this episode is a breath of different in the truest sense. Tradition, Education, and Perspective from a different view point. The full series can be found on Spotify, check them out soon at https://open.spotify.com/show/7L9X39YLYWkqM7TqQyWiAi?si=2af53bc6270d46d1 Thriving Beyond Borders is a lim...
2024-06-2144 min
The Living Memory Association PodcastA Museum for the Future : A project with pupils of West Calder High School.In the 42nd episode of the Thelma Tapes we dare to investigate what collections, themes and objects will form the stuff of future museums and the sort of stories future generations might learn about humanity. Working with our Wee Museum of Memory in Livingston and exploring the 'Marseum' resource, commissioned by Museums Galleries Scotland, in their digital skills development classes, pupils from West Calder High School in West Lothian researched and curated content for their own museum displays culminating in an installation at our Livingston museum space. In this podcast, a selected group of pupils...
2024-06-0408 min
The Living Memory Association PodcastAway for the Messages Episode 6 - The Store and The ProviThe 41st episode of the Thelma Tapes continues our 'Away for the Messages' shopping and retail heritage project. This episode features oral histories from Ian Suggitt and Tom Hislop both of whom worked for Edinburgh's Co-operative Stores in the 1950s/60s and the 1970s/80s respectively. Ian tells us about his time with the St Cuthbert's Association Store and Tom recalls his work history with the Leith Provident Store and St Cuthbert's, following the merger of the two. Thanks to BigCat_Smauls for the use of his 'Without a Care' Upbeat Loop found...
2024-03-2620 min
The Living Memory Association PodcastAway for the Messages Episode 5 Memories of shopping in Craigmillar and Niddrie (Part 2)The 40th episode of the Thelma Tapes is from our 'Away for the Messages' shopping and retail reminiscence project. This is the second part of a feature on the shops in the Niddrie and Craigmillar area of Edinburgh and focusses on 'Cunninghams' a ladieswear and haberdashery shop which first opened in 1954. In the episode we hear from proprietor Alan Cameron about his memories of this family business and his reflections of working alongside the folk of Craigmillar. Thanks to Bigcat_Smauls for the use of his 'Without a Care' Upbeat Loop found on Freesound.org
2024-01-1616 min
The Living Memory Association PodcastHoliday MemoriesThe 39th Episode of The THELMA Tapes takes us back in time to a selection of weird and wonderful holidays taken from the 1940s to the 1990s, gathered from visitors to our Wee Museum in Ocean Terminal Edinburgh. Thanks to everyone who shared their earliest vacation stories with us, we hope you enjoy joining us on a trip down memory lane to Scarborough, Ayr, Liverpool, France, Budle Bay, Cramond, Uganda and many more, not all of them cheery tales!
2024-01-1216 min
The Living Memory Association PodcastAway for the Messages Episode 4The 38th episode of the Thelma tapes continues to chart our retail and shopping reminiscence project, 'Away for the Messages.' In Part One, of a two-episode feature, we focus on the memories of shops in the Niddrie and Craigmillar district of Edinburgh. We hear from Ruby Suggitt who worked at Cunningham's Drapers and Ladies' Fashions in the 1960s and from Heather Henderson, born and bred in Greendykes, who continues to champion Craigmillar as a volunteer with local community archive project Craigmillar Now. Thanks to Craigmillar Now for permission to use their archive photo of...
2023-11-1317 min
The Living Memory Association PodcastAway for the Messages Episode 3The 37th episode of the Thelma tapes continues to chart our retail and shopping reminiscence project. In this episode we hear from Helen Teviotdale of Casey's Confectioners and Sweet Shop as she recalls working with Jimmy Casey and serving sweets to the great Edinburgh public! Stay tuned as Helen reveals her own personal recipe for Scottish tablet! Thanks to Bigcat_Smauls for the use of his 'Without a Care' Upbeat Loop found on Freesound.org
2023-10-0213 min
Seeing Without seeingHome Going Service: Evangelist Thelma GarvinKnowing that God doesn’t make any mistakes, allows me to continue on with my personal journey in God. The loss of this mighty prayer warrior hit me in the center of my heart, but I know that she fought a good fight, and she finished the race. I, wish everyone could have known this woman of God. To know her is to know the beauty of holiness in natural flesh. I lost a true friend and the Praying In Faith group loss a powerful prayer warrior, but I know that heaven has gained another angel. Songs are sung, words ar...
2023-09-121h 17
The Living Memory Association PodcastAway for the Messages Episode 2The 35th episode of the Thelma tapes continues to chart our retail and shopping reminiscence project. In this episode we hear from June Wesley and her daughter Elaine Hutton about J A Nisbet's China and Glass Merchants which served Edinburgh shoppers for over 80 years during the twentieth century. Thanks to Bigcat_Smauls for use of his 'WIthout a care' upbeat loop found on Freesound.org
2023-06-2915 min
LifeStoryAndrew Grant - Jobs in the 1960sThe 47th edition of The Living Memory Association's 'Lifestory' podcast sees 85 year old historian Andrew Grant looking back on his working life in the 1960s after he had returned from time spent on the ocean waves. Taking us from the Royal Infirmary to record shops and driving Globe Juice bottles around in search of a daily wage!
2023-06-0829 min
The Living Memory Association PodcastAway for the Messages episode 1The 34th episode of the Thelma tapes introduces us to a new shopping and retail reminiscence and heritage project, 'Away for the Messages.' From victuallers in the West Port to sweetie shops in Portobello via Forsyths, Goldbergs and The Store we hear from our friends and visitors about some of their memories of shops from Edinburgh and beyond! Thanks to Bigcat_Smauls for use of his 'Without a Care' upbeat loop found on Freesound.org
2023-05-2212 min
LifeStoryStuart Roy McIvorThe 46th edition of our Lifestory podcast features the colourful life of Stuart Roy McIvor, who spent 30 years in the Metropolitan Police and 5 years as a City Councillor in Edinburgh for the SNP. At the age of 78 with a great appreciation of the where he is now, Stuart looks back on a life packed to the full with both sunshine and shadow.
2023-02-281h 09
LifeStoryDavid And Hilary Thomson - 55 Years of MarriageEpisode 45 of The THELMA Lifestory podcast introduces us to David and Hilary Thomson, happily married for 55 years in September 2022. We hear tales of growing up in Portobello and Ratho in the 1950s & 60 and of a romance born on the badminton court! Packed with great stories of a full life, working hard at business and family with a lot of laughter along the way.
2022-10-0752 min
Leith LivesRose Minto: Life in Leith in the 1920s and 30s.Rose Minto was born Rose McIntyre on March 13th 1920. She spent her first 14 years in Bridge Street in Leith. Bridge street is now known as Sandport Place. None of the buidings exist that Rose would have known. Aside from The Rose Leaf pub, known as The Black Swan in Rose's day. (see widescreen photo.) Rose had an amazing and detailed recall of her life. These are evocative memories of life in Leith in the 1920s and 30s. The streets, the backgreen, the crowded housing, the shops, the pawn brokers and offal butchers. The close community, poverty and complex family r...
2022-07-2422 min
LifeStoryMartin Penny - Growing Up in London in the 50s & 60sBorn in Hackney in 1954, Martin Penny grew up in King’s Lynn and then moved to Enfield. His father was a successful businessman who sold feather dusters then moved into selling packaged butter, taking the family from no central heating into a house with all mod cons, from proper East End to privileged. We follow Martin's journey from throwing objects at passers by from the safety of a silver birch tree in his back garden to a successful career in radio, TV and management consultancy, Martin takes us through a laid back life filled with laughter. With cel...
2022-07-1820 min
LifeStoryTommy Carson 5; Eight tips for living a good life.Our dear friend Tommy Carson sadly passed away in June 2022. He was 99 years old and an absolute force of nature. This is a short podcast where he goes through his eight tips for a good life. All practical suggestions from a man who remained active and living independently right until the end of his life. One thing shines through though, his positivity. A lesson to us all. Also never take life too seriously. Tommy you were a star.
2022-07-0615 min
Leith LivesAndrew Grant- Leith Nautical College and the 'Dolphin.'Anrew Grant was born in 1937 and attended Leith Nautical College in Commercial street from August 1953 to July 1954. He gives us a brief history of the college and then talks about the training he received. Also about being on board the training ship 'The Dolphin.' We hear about rowing across the Forth, the huge cost of buying a sextant and the evening ration of two biscuits and a lump of cheese.
2022-06-2940 min
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2022-06-2932 min
LifeStoryDavid Franks: From 1950s Jarrow & Hebburn to Glasgow 2022Born in 1949, David Franks takes us on a reminiscence journey packed with stories from growing up in Jarrow and Hebburn all the way through to retirement in Glasgow. David's adventures take him from Junior School to Newcastle University, from audit assistant to partner in Price Waterhouse, with many twists, turns and laughs along the way.
2022-06-2049 min
Leith LivesArchie MintoArchie Minto tells us what it was like growing up with right side hemiplegia a form of cerebral palsy in 1950s Leith. At a time when disabled children were often taken from their families and placed in special homes Archie's Mother and Father fought to keep him at home and have him educated at main stream school where he was fortunate to have dedicated teachers including Sister Columba. His Father worked hard to buy a home for his family and his Mother fought for everything she could to get the right help for her son. It is due to...
2021-12-0745 min
LifeStoryTerry Christie: On the Touchline & in the ClassroomFormer manager of Meadowbank Thistle, Stenhousemuir and Alloa Athletic and head teacher of Ainslie Park and Musselburgh Grammar, Terry Christie has packed an awful lot into his 78 years. Moving from Ireland to Edinburgh at a young age, Terry's love for football was born in the streets with a tennis ball and in going to watch Gordon Smith play for his beloved Hibs with his Mum and brother. We hear of Sunday fry ups after church, winning football trophies at Primary School, becoming DUX of Holy Cross secondary and attending Edinburgh University, following a path to education whilst building a pa...
2021-11-0150 min
LifeStoryMay Barbour(and Otto)-remembering Douglas-part twoIn the second part of our conversation about living with dementia, with Otto still listening and making his presence heard, May talks about the loss of communication with Douglas and how she felt they had lost much of the laughter in their lives. As Douglas lost interest in many of the things he had loved doing, the day-to-day routine dominated and May's own health did suffer. May movingly describes how Douglas's death was not so distressing for her, as the man she loved had already disappeared. His funeral, held when there were limits on numbers due to Covid, was o...
2021-10-2613 min
LifeStoryMay Barbour (and Otto the Labrador)-Remembering Douglas part oneDouglas Barbour and his wife May lived with Douglas's Alzheimer's Dementia for many years .In this podcast May describes noticing early changes in Douglas's memory and how these changes affected their lives .May's background in nursing as well as volunteering at the local day centre meant she had a bit of experience ,knowledge and some insight into the challenge that faced them. Her primary concern was always to protect him and this need to protect also extended to their family, which meant that May was quite reluctant to make use of other support services. With hindsight she feels that...
2021-10-2516 min
LifeStoryAndrew GrantAndrew Grant decided at the age of 15 that he would like to join the Merchant Navy He did the deck apprentice course at Leith Nautical College and after applying to several shipping companies got a job with Shell Tankers. His first voyage took him to the Carribean then he was off to the Middle East in fact he saw the whole of the World apart from the Antartic during his career. We hear how he rose through the ranks from deck apprentice to first mate.We hear what tasks he had to do as he progressed from cleaning the shi...
2021-09-301h 01
LifeStoryRobert Hume Patterson: early tales of Porty part 2Robert Hume Patterson is 100 years old and has amazing memories of growing up and working in Portobello. He takes us on a tour of the different streets Bridge St, Tower St, Pipe St to name but a few and we hear what happened to them with with the passing of time. We get to hear about different characters who lived in Portobello including Ned Barnie who was the first Scot and oldest person to swim the English Chanel. He remembers the Glaswegians who holidayed in Portobello during the Glasgow Fair. After leaving the Army he worked in Portobello Power...
2021-08-2448 min
LifeStoryMay Hoare : an African childhoodMay Hoare was born in Malawi on the 24th May 1935.Her Father had an engineering business in Malawi and May lived with her older sister and parents in a house that had been built especially for them. May takes us a tour of the house and the large garden that were maintained by several servants. Holidays were spent on the Zomba plateau or swimming at Lake Nyasa. We hear of the school aeroplane which was the safe way for the sisters to travel to school in Rhodesia. We also hear of the flying boat that took the family from...
2021-08-1336 min
LifeStoryRobert Hume Patterson :early tales of PortyIn this episode we meet Robert Hume Patterson who was brought up in Portobello in the 1920s & 30s.He was the youngest of 4 children and they lived at no 4 Bridge Street with their Mother and Father. We hear how he nearly drowned at the age of 3 only being saved as he was wearing his wee red coat and how he continued to be accident prone He and his friends had a lot of freedom and they explored their area from The Marine Gardens to Joppa and Musselburgh. After leaving school at the age of 14 he had various jobs before...
2021-08-1147 min
LifeStoryMargaret Laird :an Ironmonger's DaughterMargaret Laird who was born in 1948 tells us about growing up in Corstorphine in the 1950s and 60s Her father opened a large Ironmongers on St Johns Road and it was there that he met Margarets Mother. Margaret had two brothers who attended Heriots but she was sent to Mary Erskines where the headmistress Miss Jennings was feared by the pupils and teachers alike. We get to hear what Margaret did to incur Miss Jennings wrath. We then get to hear what Margaret does after leaving school
2021-07-0747 min
LifeStoryTommy Carson 4 :DancingIn this episode Tommy Carson takes us out dancing. Its 1935and Tommy who is 13 years old puts on his Dads flannels and heads out to Dalgleish Dance Hall on St Mary's Street Edinburgh. This is the first time he's ever gone to the dancing and he copies how the older dancers move and hold themselves. He loves it and not only that he's good at it. From then on Tommy goes dancing every night and some afternoons. We get to hear of all the dance halls in Edinburgh that he could go to. Being in the army didn't stop...
2021-06-2919 min
LifeStoryJames Yorkston :VE dayThe episode starts at the end of the War and VE day with bonfires and singing in the streets. Then we hear of attempting to camouflage the Power Station difficult when the chimney was 60ft high and barrage floating in the sky over Woods Park. Then James goes back to his life in the Royal Navy and the Merchant Navy. Looking after the Commanding Chief of Portsmouth and meeting the stars of the day in the British Legion
2021-06-2416 min
LifeStoryJames Yorkston and Portobello HighIn this episode James Yorkston Reminisces about his school days at Tower Bank and Portobello High He enjoyed school but wasn't averse to skipping .If caught the punishment varied. It could be lines, kept in after school or being hit with bend and over his teacher Mr Walls 2 rulers. This didn't stop James from admiring Mr Walls and thinking he was a good teacher. He played for the school and enjoyed school camps in Humbie.
2021-06-2320 min
LifeStoryJames Yorkston:Growing up in PortobelloIn this episode we revisit James Yorkston and his memories of growing up in the Portobello area in the 1940s and 50s Sadly James is no longer with us but what comes across is just how much he enjoyed life when he was here. He makes it all sound like great fun hearing the air sirens and watching the lights from his window as the planes tried to bomb the Forth Bridge and the Power Station. He had the freedom of the beach and the outdoor pool which had waves a raft and a 36 foot diving board. He had l...
2021-06-2221 min
LifeStoryMargaret McGuire :Antique dealingMargaret McGuire had an interest in antiques from an early age. She started doing antique fairs at the Assembly rooms George Street with her husband. Working from one table she sold silver, china and jewellery. Whilst doing this she made several contacts with other people in the trade and ended up opening a shop in Causewayside with a colleague who sold furniture .This was an unsuccessful venture as all her jewellery was stolen. She left the shop after only 6 months and went back to doing Fairs in Edinburgh ,Glasgow, Stirling and Harrogate After a while she started working alongside Ken...
2021-06-0830 min
LifeStoryJohn Thomson :Going OutJohn Thomson (a volunteer in the wee Museum of Memory) takes us back in time to when he was 16 years old He was working and with money in his pocket he liked to go out and have fun. His favourite place was the Murrayfield Ice Rink where he went three nights a week. John was a mod and we find out what he wore, where he bought his clothes and where he got his hair cut. When John was 18 he and his group of friends rode around on their Lambrettas visiting the different Dance clubs in Edinburgh such as...
2021-05-2523 min
LifeStoryJohn Thomson: childhood and working life Part 1John Thomson was born in 1947 and grew up in the Royston Mains area of Edinburgh He says his childhood was like many others but he had an illegal Bookie for a Grandfather ,a Granny who took him cinder collecting on the railway tracks and Uncles who took him on deliveries on their horse and carts .Once he left Ainslie Park School at the age of 15 his varied working life began. It was a time when jobs were plentiful If you didn't like a job you could leave and get another job on the same day. We hear about working...
2021-05-1836 min
LifeStoryTommy Carson 3 : Growing up in The Grassmarket in the 1920sTommy Carson was brought up in the Grassmarket in the 1920s and he paints a very colourful picture of life at that time. It was a time of great poverty poor housing and living conditions no work or apprenticeships .He had an unemployed Father who spent his time in the pub and a hardworking Mother who had four or five cleaning jobs to keep the family together leaving Tommy and his sister to fend for themselves. In this episode we hear of Tommy's school days attending St Ignatius school and the games he and the other children played in...
2021-05-1139 min
Leith LivesGordon Munro :childhood memories and love of musicGordon Munro ( Labour Councillor for Leith) has had a love of music from an early age His parents said he could play the record player before he could walk We'll hear some records from his collection and memories of gigs he attended in Edinburgh venues Dr Feelgood in Leith Town Hall to the first Punk gig at Clouds to name but a few and most important meeting his wife whilst at The Valves Gig at the West End Club
2021-04-2728 min
Leith LivesMaureen Sweeney Leith jobs in the 1960sIn this episode of Leith Lives Maureen Sweeney tells of starting work in the office of Bond 9 on Commercial Street at the age of 17 Maureen recounts the lively atmosphere in the Bond where all the workers were given 'an official' a tot of whisky two times a day and if the ladies wanted lemonade it was an extra 6d ! After working for 3 years in the Bond Maureen moved to work in the Eastern General Hospital where along with paying out wages and pensions she had to help transport body parts !Maureen then takes us on a trip around the...
2021-04-2043 min
LifeStoryPat Nevin: On Life and FootballThe 23rd edition of The Living Memory Association's 'Lifestory' podcast is a journey through life and football with Chelsea legend Pat Nevin. Pat takes us from growing up in Easterhouse and Barlanark in Glasgow to playing for Clyde whilst still at University, his transfer to the big smoke and quick promotion to the Chelsea first team and his dedication to the craft of being excellent at the beautiful game despite loving music more than football. We discuss playing for the joy of it at Everton, Kilmarnock and Motherwell and making lifelong friendships at those clubs with players who share th...
2021-04-141h 08
LifeStoryMervyn Drever: Growing up in Orkney and Sanday in 1960s &70sBorn in Orkney on 30th March 1961 Merv spent his childhood on Sanday, a small outer island. We hear tales of his childhood, schooldays and his many jobs as a boy, including fishing for lobster, crab, white fish and spoots! There's the culture shock of moving to Edinburgh to study as a vet and then running a vet practice in Aberdeenshire for over 30 years, specialising in horses. Great stories from a consummate storyteller. This an edited version of a program originally broadcast on Thelma FM.
2021-03-3027 min
LifeStoryShopping, knitting and what you wore to work in the 1940s &50sNeta Percy(80) and Bill Garden (86) are regular visitors to The Wee Museum of Memory and this chat with them was recorded in 2019. We hear about the Coop at Northfield, the shops at Meadowbank, including the Italian ice cream shop and shopping in Marchmont. We move on to knitting and a hated Fairisle hat that just wouldn't go away. There's tales of getting a row for wearing wellies to school, daily milk deliveries and what you wore to work in the 1940s and 50s. Two old friends having a great wee blether.
2021-03-1120 min
LifeStoryFrederick Jamieson: Whaling, the cooperage and a Ford ZephyrFrederick talks about his father, Walter Jamieson who spent most of his working life at sea- the Merchant Navy, fisheries protection and on whaling ships with Salvesen. We hear tales of his Leith granny, his own childhood and working life. From training as a cooper to working as a lorry driver. Also the heady days of being a young man in the late 1950s and early 60s. Driving a black Ford Zephyr and seeing Chubby Checker at the Top Storey Club.
2021-02-2633 min
LifeStoryKeith Jeffery: Adventures in CB Radio in 1970 and 80sKeith Jeffery grew up in Portobello in the 1960s and 70s. On leaving school he trained as a butcher and worked for MacSweens. In the late 1970s he was bitten by the CB (Citizen Band) radio bug. He saved up for a set and aerial, bought from a CB radio supplier at Fountainbridge. He tells about the technology of the time, the terms used talking with fellow CB enthusiast and joining a CB convoy travelling in from Fife. Very CW McCall. We also learn how far a CB radio signal could travel when the atmosphere was right. A fascinating...
2021-02-1932 min
Leith LivesDerek Tilbrook talks about his documentary film Persevere.This episode was originally broadcast in 2019 on Thelma FM, our internet radio station. We were showing Derek Tilbrook's film Persevere during Leith Festival that year. Derek popped into the studio to talk about the making of the film, his own upbringing in Leith in the 1980s and 90s and the changing face of the area. We can't recommend the film enough. For those who haven't it go along to the Vimeo video platform and search for 'Persevere 2008 film.'
2021-02-0917 min
Leith LivesLeith memories through old newspapers and books. Part twoOriginally broadcast on Thelma Internet radio Evelyn Whitfield reads a selection of articles from Old newspapers- The Evening News, Despatch, Leith Gazette, quotes from a series of booklets produced in the 1980s called Leith Lives and a book called Old Leith by Guthrie Hutton. We hear reports about Henry Robb's shipyard, Leith Links, golf, Hibs at Easter Road, Willie Merrilees, Leith Pageant, Lambs House and Edinburgh and Leith's old people's welfare council. Some memories stretching back to 1900. Interspersed with music and songs from old 78rpm records.
2021-02-0238 min
LifeStoryPart three looking at the music scene in Edinburgh in the 1960s.The final part of John's memories of playing in pop and rock bands in Edinburgh in the 1960s. This time round its a mammoth five hour gig at The Assembly Rooms in George Street. Playing with The Saracens at The Top Storey club. The joys of hauling all that equipment about. Seeing The Small Faces and The Troggs at McGoo's. There's also Alan Price's unusual back stage warm up routine. Great stories of Rock and Roll with the back stage realities that go with them.
2021-01-2919 min
Leith LivesLeith memories through old newspapers and books. Part oneOriginally broadcast on Thelma Internet radio Evelyn Whitfield reads a selection of articles from Old newspapers- The Evening News, Despatch, Leith Gazette, quotes from a series of booklets produced in the 1980s called Leith Lives and a book called Old Leith by Guthrie Hutton. Lots of school day memories from Cooper Street, David Kilpatrick, North Fort Street and Leith Academy schools. We hear reports about Henry Robb's shipyard, Leith Links, golf, Hibs at Easter Road, Willie Merrilees, Leith Pageant, Lambs House and Edinburgh and Leith's old people's welfare council. Some memories stretching back to 1900. Interspersed with music and songs...
2021-01-2632 min
LifeStoryPart two of the Live music scene in Edinburgh in the 1960s.Part two of John's behind the scenes adventures in Edinburgh's live music scene in the 1960s. We hear about the joys and pitfalls of being on stage and travelling to gigs. Watching fights break out in the audience. More about the venues, The Gamp, The Top Storey and The Gonk. Seeing the up and coming bands of the day such as The Mersey Beats and Johnny Kidd and the pirates. Another evocative glimpse into the vibrant pop and rock world in Edinburgh over 50 years ago.
2021-01-2220 min
LifeStoryThe Edinburgh music scene in the 60s, the bands and the venues.John Robertson was born in in 1945 and taught himself to play the guitar as a boy. He caught the bug for Rock and Roll when on a family holiday in Shetland in 1957- they were playing Little Richard in a local fair ground. Back in Edinburgh, at the age 17, he joined the band, The Saracens, he later went on to join The Moonrakers. Here he talks about the Edinburgh music venues, the local bands; The Crusaders, The Embers, Free Flight and The Hipple People. What it was like to be a support band for The Spencer Davis Group, The B...
2021-01-1622 min
LifeStoryShops, pubs and buskers - The Grassmarket in the 1930s. Tommy CarsonAnother Excursion to the Grassmarket area of Edinburgh in the 1920s and 30s. Once again our guide is Tommy Carson. Tommy was born in 1922 and lived in the Grassmarket until he joined the army in 1939. He retains an amazing recall of his childhood and early years. Here he gives us a more detailed memories of the shops and businesses and pubs around the Grassmarket. We hear about the buskers, singers and strongmen who plied their trade on the streets. Memories from so far back that are so clearly and evocatively remembered.
2020-12-2125 min
The Living Memory Association PodcastMusic MemoriesThe 33rd episode of The Thelma Tapes takes us ambling down a musical memory lane, with recollections from the 1950s to the 1980s of acts such as The Beatles, Bowie, Generation X, The Specials, The Cramps, Val Doonican and many more! We hear tales of meeting Tom Waits on the street and getting free concert tickets, of sheltering Robert Smith under an umbrella, of punk attitudes, homemade fanzines, gigs galore and cherished vinyl records.
2020-12-1419 min
LifeStoryA journey along the Camino de Santiago Pilgrim's pathAndrew Grant is back in the studio. Previously he has done two episodes of Leith in World War One on our Leith Lives channel This time its a more personal story. One of the great long distance walks in Europe is the Camino De Santiago pilgrimage path. Andrew relates his journey along the route with his wife, from St. Jean-Pied-De-Port to Santiago. Done in two parts we learn of the trials and tribulations of long distance walking, hear of the characters, from all over the world, they meet on the way. The ever changing landscape, flora and fauna and...
2020-11-0654 min
LifeStoryJean Duncan: First job, catering college and school dinnersPart two of memories from Jean Duncan and we take up the story with Jean, aged 14, leaving school to start work in the book binders. A job so boring she starts reading the books. Then its catering college and learning to cook for four people and the realities of working in a school kitchen and frying 3000 spam fritters in a morning. Plenty of laughs and stories of life in the 1960s and 70s.
2020-10-2734 min
The Living Memory Association PodcastHalloween and Bonfire NightRemember, remember...the 32nd episode of The THELMA Tapes takes us back in time to memories of Bonfire Night and Halloween from days gone by. We hear tales of dooking, treacle scones, guising, turnip lanterns and gigantic fires with no health and safety in sight! With stories of squibs galore, bangers, catherine wheels and sparklers, and many traditions that have survived to this day. Penny for the guy!
2020-09-2919 min
LifeStoryGrowing up in the Gorbals, Govan and Castlemilk.Jean recalls growing up in the 1950s and 60s in Glasgow. One of a family of nine life was not always easy. We hear about eking out the weekly meals with bread, going for the daily 'messages' and shopping at the Barras and Paddy's market. Playing on the street, in a graveyard but rarely in the back green. Her father singing in a big band and her mother being a tailoress. Then there is living in Gorbals, Govan and Castlemilk. Evocative, honest and clear memories of a changing Glasgow. (Barras photo: John J Brady- from the excellent website Flashbak.)
2020-09-1838 min
Leith LivesTim Bell - From the Lebanon to LeithIn the 8th edition of 'Leith Lives' we are joined by author and Trainspotting Tour Guide Tim Bell. Tim takes us on a wonderful journey through his life from a Quaker boarding school and voluntary work in the Lebanon to hitch hiking home from Gaza, a short stint as a geography teacher and working for the U.N. in West Africa. From a filmic meeting on a bridge in Istanbul to social work in Northumberland, falling in love and ending up in his spiritual waterside home via a short stay in Niddrie. The show looks at Tim's 40 years in Le...
2020-09-1535 min
Leith LivesAndrew Grant: Leith poems from World War Two. Part twoPart two of Andrew Grant reading poems gleaned from Leith newspapers from WW1. He also gives some background into the events they commemorate. These may not be the works of the war poets Wilfred Owen and Rupert Brooke but neither are they casually thrown together dogrel. Funny, satrical and often deeply moving these are powerful pieces written by local authors or, in some cases, by an unknown pen. What comes across are poems written about the every day aspects of war, both at the front and at home. Originally broadcast on Thelma FM the programme has been split into t...
2020-08-2838 min
Leith LivesAndrew Grant: Leith poems from World War One. Part OneAndrew Grant's second visit to the Thelma studios. Once again he talks about some of the extensive research he has undertaken into Leith and the First World War. This time round he reads poems gleaned from Leith newspapers from the period and gives some background into the events they commemorate. These may not be the works of the war poets Wilfred Owen and Rupert Brooke but neither are they casually thrown together dogrel. Funny, satrical and often deeply moving these are powerful pieces written by local authors or, in some cases, by an unknown pen. What comes across are...
2020-08-2845 min
LifeStoryHenry Spurway - A life in Showbusiness and GamblingThe 12th edition of Lifestory sees us joined by impressario and entrepreneur Henry Spurway, a man with a mountain of stories to tell having managed Billy Connolly on his first tour of Scotland as well as working with Chic Murray and Dusty Springfield and being heavily involved in the development of the gambling industry in the UK. Henry takes us from his early days in Nunraw, East Lothian to running The Rainbow Room and The Elmtree Inn, to fronting high end casinos and betting shops. With court cases and stars galore, Henry's life is packed to the brim with adve...
2020-08-2546 min
LifeStoryDerek Davidson & Big Iain Whyte: Best Pals for 65 YearsThe 11th Edition of The Living Memory Association Lifestory podcast sees us joined by Derek and Iain, who have been best friends for over 65 years. Bonded together by a shared love of Elvis, rugby and laughter, the two pals take us through their early years in Abbeyhill and the South Side of Edinburgh, then on to growing up in Portobello during the 50s and 60s. From going to school at Towerbank Primary by the sea and playing football for the big team, to Porty High School and a new world of rugby, and on into the mysterious world of wor...
2020-08-111h 09
Leith LivesLeith and World War One with Andrew Grant.Andrew Grant talks about the twelve years he has spent researching those who served and died in World War One from Leith. It's been a work of dedication to say the least. Fascinating stories, history and background into the Great War and it's impact on Leith. Andrew's research is available to the public in hard copy at Leith Library. Six volumes of detailed information for you to use to research into your own family history. Interspersed with music from our 78rpm record collection. Originally a radio broadcast from our radio station Thelma FM.
2020-07-2249 min
LifeStoryJackie Dennis - Scotland's First Pop StarThe 11th edition of 'Lifestory' is centred around the wonderful Jackie Dennis, Scotland's first ever pop star, who rocketed to fame in 1958 at the tender age of 15. Known as 'The Lilt With the Kilt' and 'The Golden Kid', Jackie signed a huge £50000 deal, hitting the charts with 'La Dee Dah' and 'The Purple People Eater' and rubbing shoulders with Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Junior, Buddy Holly, Dusty Springfield and many more in a short but glittering showbiz career. Jackie takes us back to those crazy days in conversation with Jack Gillon and David McLean.
2020-06-2955 min
LifeStoryMickey Weir: Hibs Legend (Part 2)In the concluding part of our journey through Mickey's life we discuss the end of his time at Luton Town, a return to his beloved Hibees, training with John Collins and Steve Archibald, struggling with debilitating back injuries and the famous League Cup win over Dunfermline in 1991. We cover his time at Millwall, emotional relegation battles at Motherwell, coaching the youth teams at Fir Park, entering management with Keith Wright and finish back where it all started, with Mickey standing on the terraces with his son to cheer Hibs on to their long awaited Scottish Cup triumph in 2016.
2020-06-1156 min
LifeStoryMickey Weir: The Life of a Hibs Legend (Part 1)In the 9th and 10th editions of Lifestory we are joined by Easter Road hero Mickey Weir, who was part of the triumphant Hibs League Cup winning team of 1991. This first episode takes us through Mickey growing up in Granton, West Pilton and Clermiston and up to his first spell at Hibernian. We hear tales of of meeting up with his Dad and Grandad in the Do'Cot pub before going to watch the Hibees (getting thrown over the gate), doing a turn at New Year and living on soup, bread and tripe. Of 20-a-side matches in the park, going to...
2020-06-0447 min
LifeStoryTommy Carson: Growing up in the Grassmarket, 1920s and 30sTommy Carson was born in 1922 and raised in the Grassmarket area of Edinburgh. Tommy is a real force of nature and is still very active in the community. His memory is detailed and his stories vividly recalled. He talks about childhood, school days, playing on the streets around the Grassmarket and Scots- Irish Day. We hear about the businesses in area, the lodging house for the homeless and the Palladium Theatre where he entered a talent show and met Johnny Victory. We finish with working as a page boy at the North British Hotel and then in 1939 taking the...
2020-05-2735 min
LifeStoryGrowing up in Portobello in the 1940s and 50s.(James Yorkston was born in November 1934 and was brought up at 19 Mitchell Buildings. Long gone - the site is now occupied by Aldi supermarket. We hear tales of Portobello's magnificent outdoor pool, the town being mobbed during the Glasgow fortnight and renting out the family flat to a Glasgow family during those two weeks for extra money. Police on the beat, helping out with the beach ponies, making guiders (go-carts) and delivering the milk for Dumfries Dairies before school with Teddy the Cyldesdale horse pulling the cart. We learn that there were 13 pubs in Portobello and you could go...
2020-05-2224 min
LifeStoryBack stage at the Playhouse and Kings Theatres, 1950s & 1980Jean Bell was interviewed in 2011 about some of her experiences of being a dresser and 'call boy' in the Kings and Playhouse Theatres in Edinburgh in the 1950s and 1980s. Its a wonderful glimpse of a world most of us know nothing about. From helping Hercules the Bear up the stairs at the Playhouse, dealing with a well endowed female dancer, giving theatre calls in French to borrowing elegant white gloves from Zena Dare - a performer who made her stage debut in 1899. A host of stars make an appearance, some remembered, some long forgotten: Stanley Baxter, Harry Gordon...
2020-05-0821 min
Leith LivesThe Kirkgate Leith to the Palais in EdinburghOnce again our regular volunteer Stan Eadie tells us about his younger days in Leith. This time we are knocking about the Kirkgate. We're in Michael's cafe with it's Teddy Boys and juke box. We hear of the businesses in this busy shopping area, nearby cinemas and being watched by the undertaker from his doorway. Then its up town to The Palais de Dance, where Stan was the floor manager in the 1950s. We learn how to eject 'awkward' punters, how the Palais's famous revolving stage revolved. Then there is working with Big Tam. Wonder what happened to him?
2020-04-2919 min
Leith LivesWartime childhood in Leith- Stan EadieStan Eadie was born (1936) and raised in Leith. Apart from a short time in London he has always lived in Pitt Street, Leith. He is a regular volunteer at our Wee Museum of Memory at Ocean Terminal. Stan is pictured at Trinity Academy in 1948- 49. Back row, second from right. Here he talks about playing on the street, his beloved spitfire pilot's helmet- which he really wouldn't take off! Exchanging banana for boules, going to the pictures, getting the belt for a wild prank at school and jobs you did for your 6d pocket money. Interviewed by...
2020-04-2910 min
LifeStoryMary McCaughie- Growing up in Gorgie in 1930sThe McCaughie family interview granny in 2008. Son John and grand daughters Clare and Shona interview Mary about her up bringing in the Gorgie area of Edinburgh in the 1930s. Its round the kitchen table, tea and biscuits are in evidence! We hear about school days, getting the belt at the age of seven, being chased by Tanker Belly the local Policeman. Mid week dancing at the Palais, going to the pictures and the shows at Portobello. Oh yes and the time she thought she'd met Frankenstein in the stairwell! Great stories and lovely atmosphere.
2020-04-2315 min
LifeStoryMilk bars, cafes, cinemas and dancing in Leith and Edinburgh 1960sMaureen Sweeney, nee Noble, was born in Leith in the late 1940s. She talks here of the milk bars and cafe of her youth. Chip shops in Leith. Taking broken biscuits and buckies (winkles) into the pictures. Late night cinemas and catching the bus in Duke Street, Leith to go dancing at Portobello Town Hall. Evocative memories from the 1950s and 60s. Interview conducted by Donna Mackie.
2020-04-2012 min
LifeStoryEna Munro- Nursing in Edinburgh in the 1950sEna Munro was brought in the Fort William area and came to Edinburgh in 1949 aged 18 years to train at Leith Hospital as a nurse. She talks about the hospitals in Edinburgh at the time, a year as a midwife at Elsie Ingles and nursing in the community. She returned to Leith Hospital in the early 1950s to work as a staff nurse on a surgical ward. She remained here until her retirement in the mid 1980s. Fascinating stories of an army trained matron at Leith Hospital, home births at Greenside and cooking boiled eggs on the ward for the...
2020-04-1617 min
LifeStoryAudrey Soutar: Memories of the early days of the NHS.Audrey Soutar was born in 1933. She lived for many years in her family home on Leith Walk. In this interview she takes us through paying for the doctor, home remedies, her time working as a dental nurse and at a herbalist. From having croup as a baby, to witnessing total teeth extraction at the dentist and the drunken results of making fortified wine at the herbalist. A vivid collection of memories from the 1940s and 1950s in Edinburgh and Leith.
2020-04-1014 min
LifeStoryRock and Roll dancing in Edinburgh in the 1950sArthur and Pat met learning to dance at the Edina Dance School. They immediately click as dance partners with a mutual love of the new phenomenon Rock and Roll. They went from demonstrating this new dance craze to competitions- they were the 5th best in Britain in The nationwide Palais de Danse contest of 1957. The even appeared dancing on STV. This interview was done the week of their 60th wedding anniversay, they arte still hitting the dance floor at 80 and 87 years old.
2020-04-0310 min
LifeStoryHenryk Wardzinski - EscapeHenryk's escape from Nazi occupied Poland, across Europe to Britain, in his own words.
2020-03-3044 min
Leith LivesFrank Condie- Childhood in Leith to shipbuilding in Henry Robb.Frank Condie was born in 1938 and was brought up in Leith, around Bonnington Rd. He talks us through school days, doing a milk round, memories of war, going to the pictures, the dancing, The Gaiety Theatre and an apprenticeship in Henry Robb's ship yard. He also chooses some favourite music- Izzy Bonn, Billy Daniels, Bill Haley, Elvis and Frankie Laine.
2020-03-3037 min
Leith LivesGeorge Hackland walsk around Leith in the 1930sGeorge Hackland was born in Newhaven in 1920 but worked in Leith from 1934 until the begining of World War Two. Here he evocatively describes the businesses, industry, shops and buildings in the Streets around where he worked in Dock Street. Recorded in 2013 at The Living Memory Assocation premises, right in the heart of the area George is describing.
2020-03-2509 min
The Living Memory Association PodcastPubs of EdinburghThe 31st edition of The THELMA Tapes podcast is a celebration of Edinburgh pubs, taking us on a massive pub crawl of wonderful stories from the 1930s to the 1950s. We pop in to The Old Chain Pier, The Beehive, Barney Battles, The Diggers, Bennet's Bar and many many more, and also discover the secret of Harry Lauder's shelf! Not to mention the black panther behind the bar at Fairleys...
2020-03-2423 min
The Living Memory Association PodcastPets From The PastThe 30th edition of The Thelma Tapes is dedicated to memories of long gone pets. This Living Memory Association podcast is packed full of great reminiscences of much loved dogs and cats, budgies, neglected fish, rabbits galore and the occasional tortoise, each one emerging from the mists of time in story form.
2020-01-3025 min
The Living Memory Association PodcastLeith Walk and the KirkgateThe 29th episode of The Thelma Tapes is centred around wonderful memories of the Leith Walk and Kirkgate areas from the 1940s to the 1970s. We hear tales of the Gaeity Theatre, the Alhambra, David Kilpatricks School, living with the Scott Brothers, earning two and thruppence an hour at The Capital and going to the Kirkgate offal butchers to buy the much maligned delicacy of tripe!
2019-12-1215 min
The Living Memory Association PodcastKen Buchanan - Boxing LegendThe 28th episode of The Thelma Tapes is a celebration of the life and career of Scottish boxing legend Ken Buchanan in his own words. Britain's oldest surviving world champion takes us on a wonderful journey from living in Northfield and going to Portobello High School all the way to winning the Lightweight Championship of the world in Panama, dancing with Princess Anne and being inaugurated into the International Boxing Hall of Fame. Many thanks to Kevin Gore for the use of his fabulous tune 'Edinburgh Man'.
2019-11-0531 min
The Living Memory Association PodcastDressed to Kill - Fabulous Fashions and Cool ClothesThe 27th edition of The Thelma Tapes takes us back in time to look at the clothes we have worn and fashions we have followed from the 1960s to the 1990s. We hear wonderful stories of loon pants, patent leather boots, Beetle Suits, abysmal hats and tight perms from the people who proudly or reluctantly sported them in days gone by.
2019-09-2717 min
The Living Memory Association PodcastCar MemoriesThe 26th episode of The Thelma Tapes is a celebration of automobile memories from the dim and distant past. We have wonderful tales of bright yellow Cortinas, scrapyard recoveries, Skodas with rear engines that didn't like hills and many more!
2019-08-2919 min
The Living Memory Association PodcastSweetiesThe 25th edition of The THELMA tapes, the Living Memory Association podcast, is a sweets special. Crammed with happy memories of Soor Plooms, Penny Dainties, Russian Toffees and Sugar Olly Water alongside stories of wartime rationing and buying liquorice from the chemist when your 16oz allocation ran out!
2019-07-2419 min
The Living Memory Association PodcastThe Demon DrinkEpisode 24 of The THELMA Tapes features stories and memories of the Demon Drink, featuring tales of the panther who prowled behind the bar at Fairlies in Leith and legendary bar manager Betty from the Old Chain Pier, who ruled with a starter pistol and a sword at last orders!
2019-06-2519 min
The Living Memory Association PodcastLeith DocksThe 23rd episode of The THELMA Tapes takes us into the history of Leith Docks in Edinburgh, with wonderful stories of near death experiences in the Grain silos, going straight from the Bru to 40 years of back breaking work at the Port, being the King of the Cranes, starting to look like your dog and many many more! These audio memories come direct from the workers themselves, looking back into the mists of time.
2019-05-2320 min
The Living Memory Association PodcastHome RemediesThe 22nd episode of The Thelma Tapes focuses on Home Remedies, with wonderful tales of mustard baths, sweaty sock scarfs, nettle tea and hot toddies gathered from our fabulous guests. These memories are courtesy of the Crosswinds Reminiscence Group of 1993 (an old cassette recording from our archives) and a recent visit to The Little Shop of Memory from the magnificent residents of Trust Sheltered Housing.
2019-04-2620 min
The Living Memory Association PodcastSchool DaysThe 21st episode of The THELMA Tapes podcast looks back on the experience of being at school in the 1940s, 50s and 60s through interview clips from our wonderful guests who lived through those times. We hear tales of cold classrooms, warm bottles of milk, favourite teachers, brutal discipline and school football heroes, all told with a smile!
2019-03-2914 min
The Living Memory Association PodcastMake Do And MendThe 20th episode of The THELMA Tapes is a celebration of the culture of 'Make do and Mend', which began in the 1940s and is making a comeback in the modern age. We hear wonderful stories of the rag and bone man, getting penny refunds on bottles, collecting bones to make glue, constantly darning socks, having a pig bin in your street and burning absolutely everything on the fire to stay warm from people who lived through those desperately hard times.
2019-02-2621 min
The Living Memory Association PodcastHogmanayThe sixteenth episode of The Thelma Tapes is themed around New Year in Scotland in days gone by, with wonderful memories of frantically cleaning the house, kissing policemen at the Tron Church gathering, beautifully sung party pieces and Uncle Jimmy playing the accordion all the way from Leith to town stopping for a dram at every corner!
2018-12-3113 min
The Living Memory Association PodcastMemories of My First Job 1930-1970The 13th edition of The THELMA Tapes brings us recorded memories of taking those first steps from leaving school to joining the real world. This episode of The Living Memory Association Podcast features John (94 years old), Helen (93) and a host of lovely guests talking about their first ever jobs in Scotland from around 1930-1970.
2018-11-2223 min
The Living Memory Association PodcastWartime MemoriesThe tenth edition of the THELMA Tapes takes us back to the war years, with stories of bombers over Leith, air raid shelters, ration books and swapping bits of bananas for marbles.
2018-09-2514 min
The Living Memory Association PodcastDean Village and StockbridgeThe eleventh edition of The Thelma Tapes takes us back in time to life in the Dean Village and Stockbridge area of Edinburgh, encompassing stories of The Well Court, Bell's Mill, the birth of Golden Wonder Crisps and going to see Westerns at The Savoy and The Grand in St Stephen Street.
1970-01-0116 min