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  1. Sophie鈥檚 Journal

    Young girl Sophie describes the devastating consequences of the Irish famine from 1848.

  2. Ulster Scots: Culture

    John and Ann discover many types of shared experience in Ulster-Scots culture.

  3. Ulster Scots: Language and People

    Pupils are asked to listen to and explore the Ulster-Scots language of people in Ulster.

  4. Weaving words

    The weaver poets are explored as we go back in time and visit the Bard of Dunclug.

  5. The Bard of Dunclug

    Leon McAuley meets the Bard of Dunclug; David Herbison, who has come back from the past.

  6. Songs of Emigration

    Brian Mullan tells us the story of emigration from Irish shores through traditional songs.

  7. The Hungry Road:150th Anniversary of the Famine

    A dramatisation of the Irish Famine, written by Rebecca Bartlett.

  8. Songs of the Frontier

    A programme about songs of the American frontier written by Tony McAuley.

  9. Hans Sloane

    The important vaccination work of Ulster-Scot scientist Sir Hans Sloane is described.

  10. Bible, Plough and Flintlock

    How emigrating Ulster-Scots made a new life in America with a Bible, plough and flintlock.

  11. A New Frontier

    The Scottish McIlveen family come to settle in Ulster, after the flight of the earls.

  12. The Fall of O鈥橬eill

    An outline of the events and circumstances which led to the fall of the Earl of Tyrone.

  13. Pride of Place

    The tradition of Irish rhyme and song used to celebrate one's pride of place is explored.

  14. Jack Mccann

    Jack McCann shares his memories of living 70 years on the Broughshane Road in Ballymena.

  15. Hill Country

    Pat Loughrey visits Glenshesk in County Antrim and talks to sheep farmer Randal McDonald.

  16. The Cobbled Streets : All around the Loney-O

    A drama written by Charles Witherspoon.

  17. The Way West

    The emigration of the famine starved Irish to America and their new life there.

  18. The Praties They Are Small

    A dramatisation of the potato blight that first hit Ireland in 1845.

  19. The Distant Magnet

    A drama outlining why many Ulstermen travelled to America to make a new life.

  20. The Narrow Seas

    We explore the County Antrim and Scottish shoreline and hear from the local inhabitants.

  21. Singers and Storytellers

    Ulster and Scotland are connected by stories and songs that have travelled over the water.

  22. Irish Spalpeens

    We follow a young Spalpeen from Ireland to Scotland where he works on the turnip farms.

  23. The Great Invasion

    Edward Bruce's invasion of Ireland in 1315 and his battle against the English is outlined.

  24. The Story of Colmcille

    The origin and religious dedication of Colmcille of the Christian church is explored.

  25. Flight of the Earls

    Michael Duffy narrates the story of the Flight of the Earls from Ulster.

  26. The Escape of Red Hugh

    A play about the escape of Red Hugh O'Donnell, written by Rosemary Sutcliffe.

  27. The Singing Townland

    We learn about the singers and songs of the North of Ireland and the stories behind them.

  28. David Manson

    The life and times of David Manson, the Belfast school teacher and reformer is outlined.

  29. Antrim Coast Road

    Douglas Carson explores the past and present in places along the Antrim Coast Road.