How the tragic death of a child from a plastic bullet outside her front door in Turf Lodge during the height of the Troubles was the beginning of a campaign to put a stop to …
Continue ReadingA Century Later: LGBT – a hidden history
The story of the LGBT community in Northern Ireland over the last 100 years. This show is part of the Northern Visions/NVTV series ‘A Century Later’ – there’s more information on the project microsite. SO MUCH …
Continue ReadingA Century Later: 1999 – the day the women’s movement saved my life
A woman’s fight against depression and how she got her life back through work in a women’s centre. This show is part of the Northern Visions/NVTV series ‘A Century Later’ – there’s more information on …
Continue ReadingA Century Later: 2010 – the day I got my MBE
From the Shankill to Buckingham Palace, how a woman overcame tragedies in her life and helped create jobs and a vital community centre for the women of the Shankill Road. This show is part of …
Continue ReadingA Century Later: 1950 – the day i set sail
A long journey by boat to a foreign land begins one man’s experiences of a bloody war. This show is part of the Northern Visions/NVTV series ‘A Century Later’ – there’s more information on the project …
Continue ReadingA Century Later: 1941 – the day that sent me down under
A man fighting the Japanese in World War Two loses contact with home. This show is part of the Northern Visions/NVTV series ‘A Century Later’ – there’s more information on the project microsite. “I SLOWLY LOST …
Continue ReadingA Century Later: 1945 – the day the war ended
A dangerous job as an armourer in World War Two living on an airbase with constant air raids and the sound of bombs raining down. This show is part of the Northern Visions/NVTV series ‘A …
Continue ReadingA Century Later: 1952 – my first day on the docks
A day on Belfast docks, a place filled with lively characters, back breaking work and casual violence, described in vivid detail by a docker turned author. This show is part of the Northern Visions/NVTV series …
Continue ReadingA Century Later: 1961 – the last man to be hung in Northern Ireland
The last man hanged in Crumlin Road Gaol and the shockwaves that exist to this day. This show is part of the Northern Visions/NVTV series ‘A Century Later’ – there’s more information on the project microsite. …
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