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John Cole in Armagh

4 Extra Debut. The former 大象传媒 political editor visits Ireland's ecclesiastical capital and learns about the rail disaster of 1889. From December 1990.

John Cole visits Ireland's ecclesiastical capital, the Ulster city of Armagh - and discovers what lessons were learned from the catastrophic rail disaster of 1889.

Down Your Way was one of the 大象传媒's longest-running radio series - starting on the 大象传媒 Home Service in 1946 and ending its run on 大象传媒 Radio 4 in 1992. Using a variety of hosts, including Richard Dimbleby and Brian Johnston, the programme toured villages, towns and cities across the UK. At the height of its success in the 1950s, the series was attracting 10 million listeners a week.

John Cole (1927-2013) was the 大象传媒's Political Editor from 1981 to 1992.

Producer: Jill Marshall

First broadcast on 大象传媒 Radio 4 in 1990.

45 minutes

Last on

Sun 20 Nov 2016 02:15

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  • Sat 19 Nov 2016 14:15
  • Sun 20 Nov 2016 02:15