We sit down with the people you love, in our cosy studio or at home, and turn their life story into a beautifully made film your family will keep for generations.
Most of the time, we only hear someone’s whole story at their funeral.
The Memory Room began at one. Listening to a eulogy, we realised the only person who truly knows your story is you. So we built a room where people get to tell it themselves, in their own words, while they still can.
Dale & Gillian, founders
A chapter from David & Dennis
“It’s 60 years. It’s still bloody good.”
Dennis, talking to his grandson David about the love of his life
When David became a dad, he knew his son would never grow up with his grandad the way he had. So they sat down together: wartime childhood, serving in Korea, meeting the love of his life, and 60 years of marriage.
One day, David’s son will press play and meet the man his dad calls his hero.
More stories we’ve capturedSome families want the full film. Some want to begin with a book at the kitchen table. Some want to give it as the most meaningful present they’ll ever buy.
A gift voucher for any film, presented in a printed card we post for free, or sent by email within 24 hours. Perfect for birthdays, Christmas, Mother’s and Father’s Day.
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A relaxed, guided conversation, professionally filmed in our studio or at home, carefully edited and delivered in a keepsake box.
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A guided hardback for Gran, Grandad, Mum or Dad to fill in, in their own handwriting. Each book includes £50 towards a filmed session.
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Join the waiting listTheir childhood, how they met, the wisdom they’d want the little ones to have. In their voice, forever.
A 70th, 80th or golden wedding. Their story plus messages from the whole family, cut into one mini documentary.
The Pregnancy Diaries. Who you are right now, before everything changes, for a child to watch one day.
The questions you’ve never quite found the right moment to ask. There are always tears and always laughter.
Letters to the future, your own words for the ones who come after. Told by you, not about you. Legacy messages
How it all began, the first home, the dish everyone asks for. Some stories come out best in the kitchen.
Most people tell us they’re “not good on camera”. Within a few minutes they’ve forgotten it’s there.
A relaxed chat about who the story is for, what matters most, and where you’d like to film. No commitment.
We plan a gentle structure for the conversation and meet the storyteller on video first, so no one feels nervous on the day.
In our Motherwell studio or your home. We bring the lights, cameras and sound. You, or one of our interviewers, simply have a conversation.
We weave in old photos and clips, then deliver your film digitally and on a USB in a keepsake box to keep forever.
Every Memory Room film passes through specialists who do one thing brilliantly, so your family gets a calm day and a film made with real care.
Your first call. They listen, plan the questions and look after every detail until filming day.
Warm, unhurried and trained to draw out the stories people didn’t know they remembered.
The same crew behind well over a thousand podcast and documentary-style recordings.
Shape hours of conversation into a film, weaving in the photos and home videos you send.
Prepare, box and post your USB and keepsakes so they arrive ready to treasure.
Keep your film safe with the Memory Vault, and send a fresh link whenever your family needs one.
Every Memory Room film is made to last longer than a phone, a cloud account or a hard drive in a drawer.
Short chapters from much longer films, shared with permission. Nothing staged, nothing scripted.
From the very first message, the experience was exceptional. It never felt like being filmed! … The care, professionalism and attention to detail were world-class.
I was able to tell her things she hadn’t known about my parents and grandparents and what it was like growing up in the 60’s… Such a wonderful and cathartic thing to do!
A smooth, seamless process and the end product/video is something I’ll have in my life to cherish forever!
Our free guide, Questions to Ask Your Parents & Grandparents, comes straight from real Memory Room sessions. Use it over Sunday dinner, on a long drive, or next time you visit.
Honestly, almost everyone says this, even us. We meet beforehand, the questions are gentle, and within a few minutes it feels like a chat on the sofa. If you’d rather, we can even step out of the room and monitor the cameras remotely.
In our studio in Motherwell town centre, a cosy living-room set made for unhurried conversations, or in your own home anywhere in the central belt and wider Scotland. We can also film in hospices and care homes.
You choose. A family member can lead the conversation with our support, or one of our interviewers can. Often someone who doesn’t know the story draws out the most.
Never without your permission. Your film is private to your family. A few families kindly let us share short chapters, and that’s always their choice.
Yes, and it’s one of the most meaningful gifts you can give. Choose a Studio Story or Signature Story voucher, and we’ll post it in a beautiful card for free.
Everyone who comes to The Memory Room has the same thought. They didn’t want to look back and wish they’d pressed record.
