Graeme Strachan
Reporter and Writer at The Courier and Evening Telegraph (Dundee)
Nostalgia writer for The Courier and Evening Telegraph. Sometimes seen in The Sunday Post, EE and P&J.
Articles
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1 week ago |
britishtheatreguide.info | Graeme Strachan
The greatest legacies of history are often a difficult thing to reconcile with the mundane realities of real people and places. Often, the more momentous an occasion or person’s life is to the world that follows it, the more distant and fanciful the idea becomes. It’s particularly hard with people who leave a dent in the world but then are taken from it, leaving only legacy and ever-fading memories of the day-to-day normality from which they sprang.
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3 weeks ago |
thecourier.co.uk | Graeme Strachan
Raise a glass and celebrate these landlords who were serving up frothy ale and conversation in Fife pubs in 1978. There were so many pubs to choose from. Where would you have gone? The Clipper Lounge at the Cutty Sark in Kirkcaldy? Maybe you would have enjoyed a pint of Diamond Heavy and toasted mince sandwiches “with or without curry” in the Bruce Tavern in Dunfermline? Or enjoyed the “subdued atmosphere and elegance” of The Cottars in Rosyth?
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3 weeks ago |
thecourier.co.uk | Graeme Strachan
The end was nigh for Dundee’s ZX Spectrum in 1990. The home computer produced by Dundee Timex workers was nearing the end of its commercial life after Sega and Nintendo burst on to the scene. Did it go out with a whimper? The Spectrum of Adventure author Tom Christie says there was still gas in the tank.
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3 weeks ago |
thecourier.co.uk | Graeme Strachan
Meet the Dundee pub landlords who were pulling pints in 1978. The boozers and the faces behind the bar will be familiar to a generation of drinkers. The pub scene in Dundee was thriving during the decade that gave us Blondie, Dire Straits, Led Zeppelin, Queen, the Sex Pistols and Thin Lizzy. Competition was fierce in Dundee in 1978. Some of the famous names included The Broadway Bar, The George, The Galleon Bar, The Ivanhoe Bar, The Robin Hood Bar, The Scout Bar and The Three Barrels.
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3 weeks ago |
thecourier.co.uk | Graeme Strachan
We dive into our achieves for photos showing life in Dundee’s Charleston housing estate in the 1980s and 1990s. Inner city overcrowding meant the housing emphasis in Dundee shifted from central areas to peripheral sites in the 1940s. “Model” estates like the 1,200 homes at Charleston were created. People moved in droves from the decaying heart of the city to the brave new world. Suburbia was far from utopia. Charleston has had its fair share of ups and downs over the decades.
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