Kintra Episodes Episode guide
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Seeing Ulster-Scots through different eyes, a dander round Raphoe, and bringing the work of Robert Burns to new audiences.
Virtual reality in Armoy, celebrating Burns near Crossmaglen and a dander round Raphoe.
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The Ulster-Scots, Chinese Crossover Show!
The Ulster-Scots, Chinese Crossover Show!
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Ulster-Scots music and banter for St Valentine鈥檚 day and beyond
Music, chat and banter for St Valentine鈥檚 day and beyond.
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Inspiring twins, singing for older folk and people with dementia, and a visit to the Ulster History Foundation
Two wee reasons to write rhymes, mood lifting music, and Ulster鈥檚 family history hub.
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A historic trip to Boston, The Repair Shop and a Highland Computer Game
A historic trip to Boston and a computer game in the Highlands.
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In celebration of Robert Burns
Music and words with a wee bit of the Bard on the way.
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Honouring conservation work in the Glensbringing Ulster history to the diaspora, and can piping improve your health?
An Honour for conservation, Ulster History tour 鈥榙own under鈥�, and piping for health.
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Kintra鈥檚 2023 Selection Box
Enjoying some of our favourite moments from last year.
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31/12/2023
Ulster-Scots stories, news, music and banter. Email the team at kintra@bbc.co.uk
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Kintra鈥檚 Ulster-Scots Christmas
A festive gathering with plenty of chat, music and contributions from local children.
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Kintra鈥檚 Ulster-Scots Christmas
A Hamely Christmas, celebrating the prose-winners, and remembering Charlie Reynolds.
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The Ulster-Scots connection to the Boston Tea Party 250 years ago and would you know your corbies from your cushats?
Bringing tea to Boston鈥檚 harbour and looking after the birds in winter.
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Prose, poetry, music and Doctor Who!
Prose, poetry, music and Doctor Who!
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Wee rhymes for language week, a musical swap 鈥� from snares to timpani, and living the good life near Slemish.
Wee rhymes, an oul鈥� han鈥� at Ulster-Scots, a band swap and living the good life.
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New writing in Ulster-Scots, children rehearsing poetry and songs for a competition, and a lesson in being a Drum Major.
Poems, songs and information about Leid Week (Ulster-Scots Language Week).
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Stories and memories from the war years 鈥� real and imagined
Remembering the first and second world wars.
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Scots Radio, St Andrew鈥檚 Society, Leid Loanen and some very special music
Scots Radio, St Andrew鈥檚 Society, Leid Loanen and some very special music.
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Celebrating 25 years of the Schomberg Society in Kilkeel and a couple of creepy, seasonal yarns
An Ulster-Scots celebration at Stormont and yarns for Halloween.
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Celebrating John Clifford in Larne, remembering Ballyhalbert鈥檚 past and reawakening an old pipe band.
Larne鈥檚 John Clifford exhibition, Ballyhalbert history and awakening the QE Pipe Band.
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Talkin Tay on television, talking about motorcycles on stage, and learning Ulster-Scots the natural way 鈥� told in a poem.
Talking Tay on TV, a motorbike drama on stage, and learning Ulster-Scots the natural way.
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A house in Springhill, dancing in Ballycastle, history in Cullybackey and lectures in Londonderry
Springhill, Cullybackey, Ballyclare and Londonderry.
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Weaving Words and Threads
Celebrating the poetry of Sarah Leech, an early 19th-century spinner and poet.
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When we were 16 and a trip to Lough Neagh.
When we were 16 and a trip to Lough Neagh.
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Ideas for learning more about Ulster-Scots culture and heritage 鈥� and a photographic competition.
A new season for learning about and engaging with Ulster-Scots activities.
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Musical notes from Belfast鈥檚 Tattoo, Donaghadee鈥檚 famous lifeboat, and might a 鈥楽cots Writer of the Year鈥� be an Ulsterman?
Belfast鈥檚 Tattoo, a refurbished lifeboat, and could a local writer win a Scottish award?
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A trip to The Worlds and Seamus Heaney鈥檚 love of Ulster-Scots.
A trip to The Worlds and Seamus Heaney鈥檚 love of Ulster-Scots.
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A trip to Islay, Queen of the Hebrides.
Willie Hill and Paula McIntyre visit Islay.
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Helen Mark chats with the President of the Royal Scottish Pipe Band Association, George Ussher.
Helen Mark meets the president of the RSPBA, George Ussher.
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The Ulster Fry World Championships, building hammered dulcimers and an Ulster-Scots love story that put a business on the map
All about the 鈥榤akes鈥�: an Ulster Fry, a dulcimer and from spades to world class engines.
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Piping at TradFest, a Belfast gathering for poets, Ulster-Scots schemes for children and 'Galway Bay' down the Ards
Rab hears about piping at TradFest, and there鈥檚 news of a Belfast gathering for poets.
