13/02/2016
Anne Marie McAleese meets Peter Woodman, who discovered Mount Sandel's prehistoric past, and hears about the 70-year-old love story of WW2 prisoner Arthur Frigg and his wife Sally.
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The life and love of Arthur Frigg
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Arthur and Sally
Arthur Frigg is a 96 year old war veteran, with more than a few stories to tell. During his service he was stationed in Singapore when it was captured by the Japanese in 1941 - and along with thousands of other POW’s, was forced to work on the Burma Railway. He met his wife Sally after the war, when they both worked in the Post Office telephone exchange. They lived in England for a long time, but have been back in Northern Ireland since the mid-70s, finding their home just outside Omagh. This June, the couple will have been married for 67 years. Conor McKay finds out all about their story...
John Mitchel
A 19th century love story with a political background. John Mitchel, Irish nationalist, activist, solicitor and political journalist and his marriage to Jenny Verner. Author Anthony Russell tells their story to Marie McStay
Mount Sandel
Mount Sandel in Coleraine is the earliest known site of human settlement on the island of Ireland. The man who led the excavation in the 1970s is coming back to Coleraine to talk about this historic place
A tale of two clans
Love conquers all... or so hope Rohan and Jacinta. The pair are caught between the feud of their fathers, Lord McRoche of the South land and Lord Cahill of the North – but will the Romeo and Juliet of Ulster ever get their happy ever after? Adam Trotter, living history interpreter, reveals all in this tale of two clans...
Ryan McLaren
The teenage farmer from Dromore in Co Tyrone started selling eggs from his own chickens when he was six. He told Anne Marie about rearing bantams, silkies and cockerels for competition at agricultural shows.
Malin to Mizen
How are you spending your Saturday? One father and son, Gus and Kieran Hughes, are braving the infamous Malin Head to Mizen Head cycle. It’s a 400 mile journey over 5 days, from the most northerly point in Ireland to the most southerly, a route that strikes fear into the hearts of the hardiest of cyclists. So….how hard can it be?
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- Sat 13 Feb 2016 08:05´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio Ulster & ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio Foyle