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Wednesday 19 February
5pm Film: Whistle Stop – After beautiful Mary returns home to her “whistle stop” home town, long-standing feelings of animosity between two of her old boyfriends leads to robbery and murder
6.25 All you need for Ultralight Backpacking advices Stephen J Reid for 6 Days exploring the West Highland Way
7.00 Hot Country presented by Hugh O’Brien features videos from Claudia Buckley, Willie Nelson, Larissa Tormey, Clodagh Togher, Whey Jennings and Thomas Gabriel, Big Tom, Mike Denver, Michael English, Mick Flavin, Nathan Carter, David James, Olivia Douglas, Owen Mac and Down Memory Lane with Dermot Moriarty
8.00 A presentation from the Forum for Research on the Languages of Scotland and Ulster 2024 conference. Patricia Ronan from TU Dortmund and Christine Elsweiler from the University of Innsbruck discuss the variation in spoken language across the Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland and Scotland.
8.30 Flavours of Ulster: Eve Blair travels to Zac’s Bakehouse in Ballymena for their popular sourdough bread before heading to Fisherwick Farm in Doagh to discover their exciting dairy products. Chef Callum Irwin prepares a beautiful dish featuring sourdough bread from Zac’s
9.00 Novel Ideas: Mike Gaston talks to Isabel Kelly about her memoir ‘IS-Abel’ which depicts her experiences growing up in care, overcoming emotional and physical abuse and becoming the first foster child in the Down and Lisburn area to graduate from university. Her story is one of hope against the odds
9.20 Arts Guide
9.40 Democracy Now!
Tuesday 18 February
5pm Film: Zorro Rides Again -The Fatal Minute Marsden, a financial pirate ruthlessly determined to destroy the California-Yucatan Railroad, is aided by El Lobo whose forces reign terror on the project hoping to force the sale of the railroad to Marsden. James Vega has other ideas
5.20 Battle of Blood Island – Two American GIs are the only survivors of a unit wiped out in a battle with Japanese troops on an isolated island
6.30 A presentation from the Forum for Research on the Languages of Scotland and Ulster 2024 conference. Linda Bruce from the Open University discusses the role of “new speakers” in the context of the Scots language.
7.00 Robin Elliott Tonight: Broadcaster and journalist Kim Kelly, Nula Suchet & Dr Hilda Hayo on guide from Dementia UK, music from Cliona Hagan & Simon Sheerin, fashion journalist Susannah Constantine, ‘Look North Festival’ with David Price & Niamh McNally, new play ‘Thursday’s with Elvis with writer Martin Lynch and stars Orla Gormley and Caroline Curran plus corsets with Colleen McAreavey!
8.00 GUESS WHO’S TALKING… with Lynda Bryans. Veteran sports broadcaster Jim Neilly reveals why he’ll soon hang up his BBC headphones after a career in rugby and boxing commentary, bringing us some of the greatest sporting moments of all time. He’s joined by former Connacht player turned baker, Jonny Murphy, better known as “The Hungry Hooker”, now an Instagram sensation
8.35 Ulster Unplugged: Hosted by Rab Lennox and Amanda Agnew featuring interviews with local musicians with and live performances, recorded at McConnell’s of Doagh. This episode features Andy McGregor with his band Kask, playing traditional Ulster-Scots music in a fresh and exciting way.
9.05 Democracy Now! Trump vs. Public Health: Funding Cuts Gut CDC’s Disease Detectors, Medical Research & More
10.05 Chewing the Cud is light hearted, filled with innuendo and comedy, looking at the world of showbiz social trends and anything light-hearted with regular guest hosts and interviews LGBTQIA+
