Vanessa Collingridge and the team answer listener’s historical queries and celebrate the way in which we all ‘make’ history.
Programme 13.
26ÌýJune 2007
Culloden
The programme came from the Culloden battle site near Inverness in Scotland where the National Trust for Scotland is building a new visitor centre which will be opened in the autumn of 2007.
Joining Vanessa Collingridge on location were:
Professor James Hunter of the
Dr Mike Spearman of who is helping devise the public information at the new visitor centre
Colin MacConnachie, Head of Education at theÌýÌýÌý
We also heard the thoughts of Dr Paul Basu and anthropologist at theÌý
For more information on the background to the Battle of Culloden, see:
Dr Paul Basu mentioned the as a good example of a ‘low tech’ attraction.
History of Smoking
In the lead up to the ban on smoking in public places in England on Sunday 1st July (2207), Making History’s Nick Baker went to Eton to hear how, in the seventeenth century, boys were punished for not smoking.
The thinking was that the owners of tobacco shops did not appear to be susceptible to the plague.
Making History consulted Sir Eric Anderson, Provost of Eton; and James Walton, Editor of the Faber Book of Smoking
Useful links:
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Further reading:
The Faber Book of Smoking by James Walton (Editor) Faber & Faber (2001) · ISBN-10: 0571193226 · ISBN-13: 978-0571193226
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Vanessa has presentedÌýscience and current affairs programmes for ±«Óãtv, ITV, Channel 4, Channel 5 and Discovery and has presented for ±«Óãtv Radio 4 & Five Live and a regular contributor to the Daily Telegraph and the Mail on Sunday, Scotsman and Sunday Herald.Ìý