Sikh 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 peopl…

The 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 l…

In the 49th edition of Lifestory, at the age of 86, Melvin takes us through the ups and downs of his life. Starting with his childhood playing on the train tracks in his back yard, to his time studying Engineering at Heriot-Watt University. Later his time in the national service, and eventually his life studying and then subsequently practicing law…

This 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 …

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 thei…

The 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 …

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…

The 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 Scarborou…

The 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 a…

The 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!…

In the 48th edition of Lifestory at the age of 80 Alistair looks back on 40 years of working life with the store, from joining Alloa branch as a clerk at 15 to becoming Chief Executive of Borders Co-Op.Di The Living Memory Association & Barry Davidson

The 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 c…

The 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! Than…

Remember, 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 tradi…

The 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…

The 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.…

The 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…

The 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, danc…

The 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.…

The 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!Di Steven Davidson and The Living Memory Association

The 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!…

Episode 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!Di Steven Davidson & The Living Memory Association

The 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 …

The 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…

The 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!…

The 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 abs…

The nineteenth episode of the Living Memory Association podcast is a Valentine's Day special, with romantic reminiscences galore from receiving and sending cards right through to first dates out on the town.Di Steven Davidson and The Living Memory Association

Episode 18 of the Living Memory Association podcast is devoted to memories of personal encounters with sporting heroes of the past, from Scottish boxing legend Ken Buchanan and footballers Alan Anderson and Lawrie Reilly to the local superstars of the wrestling at the El Dorado.Di Steven Davidson and The Living Memory Association

The 17th Edition of the Living Memory Association podcast is a lucky dip of brilliant memories from the 1930s to the 1970s, featuring random tales that would not fit into one of our themed shows. So this episode bounces from bargain cream cakes at Crawfords the Baker to first days at school, from tanks on Calton Hill to the Leith cafes and chip sho…

The 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!…

The second instalment of our Chistmas specials (episode 15 of the Living Memory Podcast) was recorded early in December 2018 at The Little Shop of Memory, with memories of Christmas from as far back as the 1930s from two of our lovely guests who are in their 90s. The City Mission Xmas party, eating chicken instead of turkey, getting your first fort…

In the first instalment of the Living Memory Association Podcast Christmas Specials we showcase some wonderful festive stories from our archives. This selection of interviews was recorded at The Dove centre in Wester Hailes in the early 1990s and has some of the most heartwarming and heartbreaking stories we have ever released!…

The 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.…

The twelfth edition of the Living Memory Association Podcast focuses on tenement life in Scotland from the 1930s to the present day, with personal stories from our guests of rats as big as cats, collapsing landings, scary bed bugs, 90 year old neighbours and taking your turn to wash the stairs.Di The Living Memory Association and Steven Davidson

The 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.Di steven davidson & the living memory association

The latest edition of The Living Memory Association Podcast takes us on a trip back in time to remember food as it used to be, through the eyes of our lovely guest stars Evelyn, Rose and her 94 year old Mum Helen.Di The Living Memory Association

Episode 8 of the Living Memory Association Podcast is a Pick 'n' Mix collection of stories from our audio archives. Rather than discard good tales from the mists of time that do not fit into one of our traditional themed shows, they will pop up every now and then on one of these compilations so that none of the past is lost.…

The seventh episode of the Living Memory Association Podcast takes us back to simpler times when children spent most of their time playing in the street and in the park. We hear tales of Kerby, Peevers, Kick the Can and Diablos, of Chasey and Aleevoi and how they provided hours of fun from the 1920s to the 1970s.…

The sixth edition of the Living Memory Association podcast is a celebration of Portobello in days gone by. This episode showcases some lovely memories of the days when both the beach and the open air pool were jam packed with people soaking up the scorching Scottish sun, then cooling down in the arctic temperatures of the pool and the sea.…

The fifth Living Memory Association podcast is a celebration of visits to the cinema in Edinburgh from the 1930s to the 1970s. We travel back in time to visit The Alhambra, The Capitol, The Palace and many more, to a time when tuppence got you through the door!Di The Living Memory Association/Steven Davidson

The fourth Living Memory podcast is a celebration of Dance Hall, with memories of foot tapping in Edinburgh from post war to the swinging 60s. We go back in time with stories of raucous nights out at The Palais De Dance, Marine Gardens Ballroom, Portobello Town Hall, the El Dorado, The Plaza, The Cavendish and many more.…

The Living Memory Association podcast once again delves into the memory banks of old Leithers, uncovering some fabulous stories of World War 2, Barry's Rag Store, The Alhambra, The Bond and Leith Hospital amongst many others.Di the living memory association

Our journey into memories of Leith continues with guests discussing life in wartime, popular theatres and cinemas, shops, work and play in fondly remembered times, long lost but never forgotten.Di The Living Memory Association

A selection of stories and clips from the Living Memory Association archives, with this first episode of our podcast focussing on memories of Leith from days gone by.Di The Living Memory Association

The 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.Di steven davidson and the living memory association