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Talking Derry GirlsEpisode 108 - Memory LaneThe Talking Derry Girls are settling into their new normal. If you can call an early morning interview with Derry's local radio station normal.
A trip to Radio Foyle brings back memories and has the girls revisiting past chats.
Jeanie wonders if she really did talk herself into returning to Derry and Marie Louise has some romantic plans involving an axe.
Maybe Pauline can bring some out of town sanity to the conversation. Who are we kidding, the girls are talking… buckle up!
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BBC Radio Foyle interview with Elai...
2025-10-0240 min
Red LinesThe Constituency Profiles: Foyle & East LondonderryMark Carruthers is joined by David McCann, Enda McClafferty & Freya McClements to assess the candidates running for Westminster in Foyle & East Londonderry.
2024-06-0538 min
Listen to Best Full Audiobooks in Mystery, Thriller & Horror, PsychologicalA Sting in the Tale: Five Eerie Full-Cast BBC Radio Dramas by Natalia Power, Briony Glassco, Jonathan Holloway, Philip Martin, Gregory EvansPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/682733 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Sting in the Tale: Five Eerie Full-Cast BBC Radio Dramas Author: Natalia Power, Briony Glassco, Jonathan Holloway, Philip Martin, Gregory Evans Narrator: Jimi Mistry, Chérie Taylor Battiste, Gbemisola Ikumelo, Ioan Meredith, Claire Cage, Lydia Leonard, Chris Moran, Neil Dudgeon, Jaimi Barbakoff, Damian Lynch, Honeysuckle Weeks, Kenny Blyth, Rachel Atkins, Full Cast, Frances Jeater Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 18 minutes Release date: October 19, 2023 Genres: Psychological Publisher's Summary: Five full-cast BBC Radio Dramas to send a chill up the spine Thrilling, creepy, and utterly unforgettable, these five stories o...
2023-10-1905 min
Arts & IdeasGinger Rogers‘Ginger Rogers did everything Fred Astaire did but backwards and in high heels’ said cartoonist Bob Thaves. Matthew Sweet is joined by Lucy Bolton, Pamela Hutchinson, David Benedict and Miles Eady to look at her life (1911-1995) and a film career that stretched far beyond the 10 movies she made with Astaire, including an Oscar winning performance in Kitty Foyle.Producer: Torquil MacLeodThe BFI season runs to the end of April
Many of Ginger Rogers' RKO films are available to watch on iPlayer, including Primrose Path, Kitty Foyle, Vivacious Lady, Carefree and The Gay Divorcee.
You...
2023-04-1245 min
Feedback09/12/2022Andrea Catherwood is joined by novelist Claire Allan who has been adding her voice to the protests about the proposed cuts to Radio Foyle in Northern Ireland.And Three Counties Local Radio presenter Edward Adoo shares his concerns that the reorganisation of Local Radio in England is going to affect programmes aimed at African, Caribbean and Asian audiences.As the competition in Qatar pushes towards a conclusion, football fan Rob Crossan tells us why the 5 Live radio commentary has been a winner for him at the World Cup.We hear what listeners have...
2022-12-0927 minTalking Derry GirlsEpisode 41: Season 3 | Episode 6: HalloweenHalloween in Derry - Now there's a subject the TDG's know a trick or treat about - (have a listen to eps 26 and 27 for the full on Derry at Halloween experience). After recording these episodes in Derry last November the TDG's stayed on in town by special invitation to fulfil their ultimate dream - being extras during the filming! What was their scene? Would they need extra hair, make up and costume overhauls and just how much extra security would Granda Joe need to protect him from Marie-Louise's fangirling? Nothing could prepare them for the scene that lay ahead an...
2022-05-2052 minRed LinesBreaking the boundaries: Foyle and East LondonderryMark Carruthers and guests assess two constituencies ahead of the Assembly election.
2022-04-1329 min
RamblingsOliver Jeffers in Outer SpaceIn the first of a new series, Clare is in Derry-Londonderry to meet the celebrated children’s author and artist, Oliver Jeffers. As part of a free nationwide arts project called Unboxed, he’s created a 10 kilometre sculpture trail, designed as a scale model of the solar system. It starts at Bay Road Park and runs alongside the River Foyle. The trail, ‘Our Place in Space’, is there until 22 May 2022 before moving to Belfast, Cambridge, and the North Down Coastal Path.Oliver says he’s a ‘pretty serious rambler’: he walked everywhere when he lived in New York City, and...
2022-04-0524 min
Download Best Full Audiobooks in Fiction, LGBTQ+The Titanic Letters: A BBC Radio 4 drama collection by VariousPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/551448to listen full audiobooks.
Title: The Titanic Letters: A BBC Radio 4 drama collection
Author: Various
Narrator: Paul Rankin, Amanda Burton, Patrick Kielty, Ciarán Hinds, Eamonn Holmes, Gloria Hunniford, Frances Tomelty, Full Cast
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 3 hours 8 minutes
Release date: January 13, 2022
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1
Genres: LGBTQ+
Publisher's Summary:
42 letters written by Titanic passengers and crew, plus two documentaries relating survivors' stories and bringing the tragedy to life through the voices of the wireless operators The largest, most luxurious liner in the world, the RMS Titanic captured the public's imagination. But f...
2022-01-133h 08
Gardeners' CornerGardeners' Corner visits CornwallIn this special Gardeners’ Corner, David Maxwell visits the Eden Project in Cornwall on it’s 20th anniversary to find out about it’s mission to connect people with the planet. He also finds out why Eden is bringing that mission to the banks of the River Foyle. David also meets Fermanagh GP Neil Armstrong who made Cornwall his home in the 1980s, and has spent the last 25 years transforming an abandoned piece of land near Penzance into an exotic paradise. And artist Johns Keys from Belfast on how his artistic eye is transforming Cornish gardens.
2021-12-1156 min
Discover Top Full Trial Audiobooks in Biography & Memoir, History & CultureLove Letters from the Front: A BBC Radio dramatisation of a true love story by Phyllis Kelly, Eric ApplebyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/522187 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Love Letters from the Front: A BBC Radio dramatisation of a true love story Author: Phyllis Kelly, Eric Appleby Narrator: Ruairí Tohill, Roisin Gallagher Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 7 minutes Release date: August 12, 2021 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: A landmark drama series telling the compelling real-life WW1 love story of English soldier Eric Appleby and his Irish sweetheart Phyllis Kelly Eric Appleby was an engineering student from Liverpool, who joined the Royal Field Artillery when war began in 1914. Posted to Athlone, he met and fell in love with s...
2021-08-1205 minRed LinesRuffling feathers in FoyleMark is joined by commentator Chris Donnelly, ex-MLA Daithí McKay & the Irish Times' Mary Minihan to discuss Sinn Féin's problem in Foyle and look ahead to next year's election
2021-05-1229 min
The ExplainerWhat is Article 16, and why has it been causing hassle?TheJournal.ie's Brexit reporter Gráinne Ní Aodha and BBC Radio Foyle's Dominic McGrath (formerly of this parish) join us on this week's episode to examine Article 16, and why it has lead to problems in Dublin, Belfast, London, and Brussels. What exactly is its function in the Northern Ireland Protocol, and why was the triggering of it so unexpected? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2021-02-1129 min
Inside HealthCovid in 2021 & a blood test that claims to detect cancer early2020 was awful. So what about 2021?I chat with Prof Neil Ferguson to see how this year could play out and when life might return to normal. Cardiologist Dr Rohin Francis and cancer nurse Aly Foyle are both back to share their experiences of coping during Covid.I promise you, it’s not all bad news.And our own Dr Margaret McCartney, alongside Cancer Research UK’s Jodie Moffat, scrutinises a new blood test that promises to find cancer early.It's a good programme, James. PRESENTER: James Gallagher
PRODUCER: Beth East...
2021-01-0527 min
Open CountryWinter at BinevenaghHelen Mark is used to travelling all over the UK recording for Open Country, however this year she's mostly stayed at home in the north-west corner of Northern Ireland. In April she introduced us to her family farm in Limavady as winter gave way to spring. Now as 2020 draws to an end, we join Helen as she rediscovers the coastal lowland landscape which surrounds her home, overlooked by the dramatic peak of Binevenagh. The area between Derry Londonderry and Castlerock has been an overlooked landscape, but is full of historical intrigue and is one of the best places in...
2020-12-3149 min
Talking Derry GirlsEpisode 14 - It’s Lisa McGee (oh yes it is!)The one about Erin’s Diary! Guess what everyone we know is getting for Christmas this year? Once upon a time a young writer from Derry was in a foreign land, it was a strange time for a sickness had befallen the earth, but she found refuge in a church, there were no statues, stations of the cross but a table and chair and a pen and paper (or a laptop maybe with wifi and an endless supply of tea!). And she did write and behold - ERIN’S DIARY the inner thoughts, scribbles, lists and drawings were born. It’s gre...
2020-12-1655 min
Broadcast Revolution's Radio Road TripEpisode 06: BBC Radio FoyleIn this episode, Sarah explores what you need to know about BBC Radio Foyle with Grainne Morrison.
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2020-10-0928 min
Talking Derry GirlsEpisode 1: Dear Diary...Pauline, Jeanie and Marie-Louise go back to where it all began in Episode 1: Erin wakes to find her cousin Orla reading her diary. Clare wants to be an individual. Michelle has made the connection between Derry and Pulp Fiction, Slainte Mofos. The wee English Fella is learning some harsh realities. We meet the the players from our ensemble cast and learn that picking a favourite isn’t going to be easy.
Our girls talk teenage diaries, how bombs play havoc with your suntan and the quickest route from Dennis’ wee shop to the school bus.
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2020-06-2453 minOpen CountryClosed Country: Changing seasonsThe signs of spring are everywhere, transforming our gardens and fields with splashes of colour and signs of new life. Unable to travel to explore new locations and landscapes as she normally would for Open Country, Helen Mark takes a walk around her own family farm on the edges of Lough Foyle in Northern Ireland, spotting the signs of seasonal change. She talks to wildlife experts and local farmers, finding out how the rhythm of the seasons affects their relationship with the land.Produced by Emma Campbell.
2020-05-0724 min
The Nolan ShowLatest on the Owen Mor nursing home scandalThe latest on the Owen Mor scandal. The home remains under enforcement - six months after the health regulator, the RQIA, raised patient safety concerns. Inspectors highlighted failings around patients missing medicines, nurses not following procedures and inadequate record keeping around falls, feeding and nutrition. The RQIA obtained a court order in August to stop new admissions for a second time after it emerged the Western Trust was still referring patients to the home. Yesterday, Trust director Bob Brown faced tough questioning from councillors at a health and communities committee meeting in the Guildhall. BBC Radio Foyle's Teresa Craig approached...
2019-11-1531 min
The Europeans | European news, politics and cultureLyraThis week a brilliant young journalist was shot dead in Northern Ireland, on the 21st anniversary of the Good Friday peace agreement. The senseless death of Lyra McKee is a reminder of a conflict that most in the country have put behind them. Her friend, the writer Susan McKay, is here with a very moving tribute to a remarkable person.
Also this week: a rebellion in London, rising from the ashes in Paris, and the magnificent species that is the European honey bee.
You can follow Susan on Twitter here. Many thanks to BBC Radio...
2019-04-2327 min
Cooking with Paula McIntyreRoast pumpkin, sage and bacon pastaPaula cooks up a spooktacular treat in the kitchen of BBC Radio Foyle.
2018-10-3007 min
'68KathleenKathleen, who's now 92, was a nurse during the years of violence that followed the march’68 is a new BBC Radio Foyle series marking the 50th anniversary of the start of the Troubles.Most historians agree that if the start of the Troubles can be traced to one time and place, it is the civil rights march on Duke Street in Londonderry on the 5th October 1968. The demonstration had been banned by the government and when it went ahead police turned water cannon on the protestors and beat them with batons. Footage was beamed around the wo...
2018-10-2608 min'68JamesJames was 13 when the march happened. He describes how the aftermath changed the course of life, as he joined a paramilitary organisation called the Ulster Defence Association.’68 is a new BBC Radio Foyle series marking the 50th anniversary of the start of the Troubles.Most historians agree that if the start of the Troubles can be traced to one time and place, it is the civil rights march on Duke Street in Londonderry on the 5th October 1968. The demonstration had been banned by the government and when it went ahead police turned water cannon on th...
2018-10-2510 min'68MartinMartin was a young reporter with a local newspaper and attended the march. He describes the atmosphere in the city and what happened next.’68 is a new BBC Radio Foyle series marking the 50th anniversary of the start of the Troubles.Most historians agree that if the start of the Troubles can be traced to one time and place, it is the civil rights march on Duke Street in Londonderry on the 5th October 1968. The demonstration had been banned by the government and when it went ahead police turned water cannon on the protestors and be...
2018-10-2409 min'68HazelHazel grew up in the mostly Protestant Fountain housing estate. She reflects on what went wrong in the years after the march.’68 is a new BBC Radio Foyle series marking the 50th anniversary of the start of the Troubles.Most historians agree that if the start of the Troubles can be traced to one time and place, it is the civil rights march on Duke Street in Londonderry on the 5th October 1968. The demonstration had been banned by the government and when it went ahead police turned water cannon on the protestors and beat them wi...
2018-10-2310 min'68Michael and CathalMichael went to the march, but his friend Cathal wasn't born until 20 years later. They discuss the achievements of civil rights.’68 is a new BBC Radio Foyle series marking the 50th anniversary of the start of the Troubles.Most historians agree that if the start of the Troubles can be traced to one time and place, it is the civil rights march on Duke Street in Londonderry on the 5th October 1968. The demonstration had been banned by the government and when it went ahead police turned water cannon on the protestors and beat them with ba...
2018-10-2210 min'68Isabel and AnneSisters Isabel and Anne grew up in the city centre. They recall the first time they saw guns on the streets.'68 is a new BBC Radio Foyle series marking the 50th anniversary of the start of the Troubles. Most historians agree that if the start of the Troubles can be traced to one time and place, it is the civil rights march on Duke Street in Londonderry on the 5th October 1968. The demonstration had been banned by the government and when it went ahead police turned water cannon on the protestors and beat them with batons...
2018-10-1909 min'68WillieWillie was a young man in 1968. He recalls life in a working-class Protestant community.'68 is a new BBC Radio Foyle series marking the 50th anniversary of the start of the Troubles. Most historians agree that if the start of the Troubles can be traced to one time and place, it is the civil rights march on Duke Street in Londonderry on the 5th October 1968. The demonstration had been banned by the government and when it went ahead police turned water cannon on the protestors and beat them with batons. Footage was beamed around the world – and in...
2018-10-1808 min'68Hugo and WillieHugo and Willie grew up in poverty in the 1960s. They recall how the demand for better housing shaped the civil rights movement.'68 is a new BBC Radio Foyle series marking the 50th anniversary of the start of the Troubles. Most historians agree that if the start of the Troubles can be traced to one time and place, it is the civil rights march on Duke Street in Londonderry on the 5th October 1968. The demonstration had been banned by the government and when it went ahead police turned water cannon on the protestors and beat them...
2018-10-1709 min'68Billy and RachelleBilly and Rachelle were children when the Duke Street march happened, but say the consequences of it rippled throughout their lives.'68 is a new BBC Radio Foyle series marking the 50th anniversary of the start of the Troubles. Most historians agree that if the start of the Troubles can be traced to one time and place, it is the civil rights march on Duke Street in Londonderry on the 5th October 1968. The demonstration had been banned by the government and when it went ahead police turned water cannon on the protestors and beat them with batons...
2018-10-1609 min'68Tom and Leo'68 is a new BBC Radio Foyle series marking the 50th anniversary of the start of the Troubles. Most historians agree that if the start of the Troubles can be traced to one time and place, it is the civil rights march on Duke Street in Londonderry on the 5th October 1968. The demonstration had been banned by the government and when it went ahead police turned water cannon on the protestors and beat them with batons. Footage was beamed around the world – and in the space of a few hours life in Northern Ireland changed utterly. To mark its 50th...
2018-10-1510 min'68Ruby and AnnFriends Ruby and Ann were young women living in the Bogside. They recall how their quiet streets became places of conflict. ’68 is a new BBC Radio Foyle series marking the 50th anniversary of the start of the Troubles. Most historians agree that if the start of the Troubles can be traced to one time and place, it is the civil rights march on Duke Street in Londonderry on the 5th October 1968. The demonstration had been banned by the government and when it went ahead police turned water cannon on the protestors and beat them with batons. Footage was beamed ar...
2018-10-1210 min'68KenKen was 18 when the march happened. He reflects on how the city became divided in the aftermath of the march.
Most historians agree that if the start of the Troubles can be traced to one time and place, it is the civil rights march on Duke Street in Londonderry on the 5th October 1968. The demonstration had been banned by the government and when it went ahead police turned water cannon on the protestors and beat them with batons. Footage was beamed around the world – and in the space of a few hours life in Northern Ireland changed utterly.
To ma...
2018-10-1110 min'68Martin and Attracta’68 is a new BBC Radio Foyle series marking the 50th anniversary of the start of the Troubles. Most historians agree that if the start of the Troubles can be traced to one time and place, it is the civil rights march on Duke Street in Londonderry on the 5th October 1968. The demonstration had been banned by the government and when it went ahead police turned water cannon on the protestors and beat them with batons. Footage was beamed around the world – and in the space of a few hours life in Northern Ireland changed utterly. To mark its 50th anni...
2018-10-1010 min'68Jack and Terry’68 is a new BBC Radio Foyle series marking the 50th anniversary of the start of the Troubles. Most historians agree that if the start of the Troubles can be traced to one time and place, it is the civil rights march on Duke Street in Londonderry on the 5th October 1968. The demonstration had been banned by the government and when it went ahead police turned water cannon on the protestors and beat them with batons. Footage was beamed around the world – and in the space of a few hours life in Northern Ireland changed utterly. To mark its 50th anni...
2018-10-0909 min'68Grainne and MichaelGrainne and Michael were students in Belfast and had travelled to Derry to join the march - they recall what they saw that day.Most historians agree that if the start of the Troubles can be traced to one time and place, it is the civil rights march on Duke Street in Londonderry on the 5th October 1968. The demonstration had been banned by the government and when it went ahead police turned water cannon on the protestors and beat them with batons. Footage was beamed around the world – and in the space of a few hours life in...
2018-10-0812 min
The VerbYoung PoetsRecorded at the Contains Strong Language Festival of poetry and performance in Hull, this week The Verb is examining young poets and young writing and celebrating 20 years of the Foyle Young Poet Award.Ian is joined by three previous winners of the the award. Phoebe Stuckes published her debut pamphlet Gin & Tonic in 2017, is a Barbican Young Poet, and has been a Foyle Young Poet four times. Jay Bernard won the 2017 Ted Hughes Award for their performance piece Surge: Side A, and was a Foyles winner in 2005. Their debut collection 'Surge' will be published in 2019. Caroline Bird...
2018-10-0549 min
'68The Day The Troubles StartedMost historians agree that if the start of the Troubles can be traced to one time and place, it is the civil rights march on Duke Street in Londonderry on the 5th October 1968. The demonstration had been banned by the government and when it went ahead police turned water cannon on the protestors and beat them with batons. Footage was beamed around the world – and in the space of a few hours life in Northern Ireland changed utterly.To mark its 50th anniversary, Enda McClafferty hears eye-witness accounts from people who were on the march, those who we...
2018-10-0528 min'68Marion and HughFriends Marion and Hugh were involved in the early days of the civil rights movement – they recall the atmosphere in the city before the march and what happened next.Most historians agree that if the Troubles started in one time and place, it was the civil rights march on Duke Street in Londonderry on the 5th October 1968. The demonstration had been banned by the government and when it went ahead police turned water cannon on the protestors and beat them with batons. Footage was beamed around the world – and life in Northern Ireland had changed in the spac...
2018-10-0110 min'68Mildred, Phyllis and JewelThree friends, Mildred, Phyllis and Jewel remember watching the march, what happened next and how the city changed in the aftermath.Most historians agree that if the Troubles started in one time and place, it was the civil rights march on Duke Street in Londonderry on the 5th October 1968. The demonstration had been banned by the government and when it went ahead police turned water cannon on the protestors and beat them with batons. Footage was beamed around the world – and life in Northern Ireland had changed in the space of a few hours.On th...
2018-10-0108 min'68Ruby and PaulRuby regrets moving her family home to Derry’s Fountain Estate in 1968, but her son Paul feels she shouldn’t blame herselfMost historians agree that if the Troubles started in one time and place, it was the civil rights march on Duke Street in Londonderry on the 5th October 1968. The demonstration had been banned by the government and when it went ahead police turned water cannon on the protestors and beat them with batons. Footage was beamed around the world – and life in Northern Ireland had changed in the space of a few hours.On the...
2018-10-0109 min'68Deirdre's StoryDeirdre was a radiology student when she decided to join the march, and recalls the moment violence broke out.Most historians agree that if the Troubles started in one time and place, it was the civil rights march on Duke Street in Londonderry on the 5th October 1968. The demonstration had been banned by the government and when it went ahead police turned water cannon on the protestors and beat them with batons. Footage was beamed around the world – and life in Northern Ireland had changed in the space of a few hours.On the 50th an...
2018-10-0109 min'68BertieBertie recalls the voting system, living conditions in the city, the events of 5th October on Duke Street and the dramatic change that followed.Most historians agree that if the Troubles started in one time and place, it was the civil rights march on Duke Street in Londonderry on the 5th October 1968. The demonstration had been banned by the government and when it went ahead police turned water cannon on the protestors and beat them with batons. Footage was beamed around the world – and life in Northern Ireland had changed in the space of a few hours....
2018-10-0111 min
'68Welcome to '68: The Start of the TroublesDerry, October 1968. A spark is lit when a civil rights march ends in violence.Most historians agree that if the Northern Ireland Troubles started in one place and at time, the spark was the violence that marred a civil rights march on Derry / Londonderry’s Duke Street, on October 5th 1968. Those who were there recall what happened, what led up to it, and what changed in the aftermath.
2018-09-2002 min
The UntoldCottage RescueThe nephew of an elderly brother and sister fights to save their home, a thatched cottage near the shores of Lough Foyle that has belonged to their family for over 300 years. Grace Dent tells their story.The Quigley Cottage in Magilligan lies near the shores of Lough Foyle in Northern Ireland. It has belonged to the same family for over 300 years and has listed heritage status. Edward was born in it, and lives there with his elderly sister Eileen, without electricity or an indoor toilet. They cook with gas, and use gas lights. It is thought to...
2018-02-2127 minOpen CountryBorder CountryThe Irish border is currently the focus of intense negotiations around Brexit. Nobody knows how a soft or hard Brexit will work in practise but most agree that a hard border will negatively affect both the economies and relationships of the Republic and Northern Ireland. Helen Mark delves beneath the politics to discover the wildness of the land along the border and talks to the people who live there and cross the border daily. The border has inspired artists and writers such as Garrett Carr and Rita Duffy and Helen meets them to explore the borderlands and try to...
2017-11-2324 min
BBC Radio FoyleKenny Shiels: Derry City offer professional contracts to three teenagersSome good news for Derry City football fans this lunchtime - four of the club's youngsters are set to commit their immediate futures to the Brandywell club.
Manager Kenny Shiels confirmed the news to Radio Foyle a short time ago...
2016-08-2500 min
BBC Radio FoyleRiver Pollution: One of the last men to salmon fish in the Foyle fears stocks may never returnOne of the last men to fish for salmon on the River Foyle with a net says he fears the fish stock there may never return. An investigation's under way to find out what killed thousands of fish on the River Faughan, a tributary to the Foyle. Pat McDonald fished the River Foyle until fishing with nets there was banned in 2009, he spoke to Brian Kernohan...
2016-08-0404 min
BBC Radio Foyle"On your own can be very hard": Foyle hospice launches befriending serviceMost us take having a chat and a cup of tea with a friend for granted. But if you are lonely, perhaps unable to leave the house, something so simple can mean the world. There is now a voluntary 'befriending' service up and running in the Waterside of Derry which aims to help those who have become isolated at home because of illness. The Foyle Hospice Compassionate Communities scheme is the first one of its kind in Northern Ireland. Elaine McGee has been to meet some of its volunteers..
2016-07-2803 min
BBC Radio FoyleListen: What a send-off for the 12 Clipper yachts #FireworksThousands of you turned out over the weekend for the Maritime Festival finale. The 12 Clipper yachts left the Foyle marina yesterday afternoon but Saturday was the big send of with a huge fireworks display. Dean McLaughlin I went along to see a night of spectacle.
2016-07-1803 min
BBC Radio FoyleLISTEN - Foyle Maritime FestivalIt kicked off at the weekend and it certainly hasn't disappointed. Thousands of people descended on Derry's quay over the weekend as the Foyle Maritime Festival kicked off. It's all part of the Clipper Race stop over of course and our reporter Dean McLaughlin was there for all the festival fun.
2016-07-1104 min
BBC Radio FoyleLISTEN - Clipper race preparationsThey have sailed thousands of miles and in just two days time the Clipper yachts will sail up the Foyle for a homecoming...Derry style. The fleet is currently ahead of schedule so the race is on to get the Foyle Marina ready for their arrival, Anna Quigley went a walk along the quay to see how preparations are going.
2016-07-0404 min
BBC Radio FoyleListen: A Derry #Somme soldier's interview heard after 33 yearsLike many young men from the city and surrounding areas, Jack Rutherford joined up with the army in 1914 and saw action at a number of battles including the Somme.
Incredibly, he was interviewed about his wartime experiences on Radio Foyle back in the 1980s, and his grandson John Boyle kept a copy. He's been telling our reporter Freya McClements about his grandfather.
2016-06-2805 min
Mark Patterson on BBC Radio FoyleHenry McCullough - 'From Belfast to Boston' live at Radio Foyle, 2002.For many people here, it’s the national anthem we never had. Here, in 2002, Henry talks to Mark about writing the song. And then plays it live on air…
#HenryMcCullough #FromBelfastToBoston
2016-06-1509 min
Mark Patterson on BBC Radio FoyleWhen Mark met Henry.Revered Northern Irish guitarist Henry McCullough died this week.
Back in 2002, he talked to Mark about life, Pink Floyd, Wings, Woodstock and happiness.
#HenryMcCullough
2016-06-1514 min
Mark Patterson on BBC Radio FoyleWhen Mark met Dame Mary Peters.Her secret as a kid? Raw Oxo cubes.
Here the legendary Olympian talks swords, #SPOTY, still being fit as a fiddle … and the importance of getting kids involved.
A darling of a lady …
#CommonwealthGames #DameMaryPeters #MaryPeters #Sport
2016-06-0714 min
Mark Patterson on BBC Radio FoyleLimavady dad speaks out about son finding drugs in a toy egg.This week, we heard the news that a 5-year-old boy picked up drugs which were inside a toy egg in Limavady. White powder, believed to be methamphetamine, was found inside the plastic shell in the Drumachose area of the town. We managed to track down the boys father. He's been telling me that more needs to be done in Limavady when it comes to drug awareness.
2016-05-3106 min
Mark Patterson on BBC Radio FoyleWhen Mark met Reginald D Hunter.American Comedian Reginald D Hunter has been based in the UK for about 20 years. He does stand up. He does telly. He is not afraid of confronting the linguistic problems sometimes posed race and cultural.
Reg brings his 'Aluminum Negro' tour to Derry's Millennium Forum on Thu 9th June. #MarkPattersonShow #BBC #BBCRadioFoyle #ReginaldDHunter
2016-05-3016 min
BBC Radio FoyleListen: Green light for new 24 bed boutique hotel in #DerryIt seems hotels in Derry are like buses these days. None for ages then three come along at once. Yesterday, plans for a new boutique hotel were given the green light by Derry City and Strabane District Council. Elm Village, the developer behind the plans, submitted a proposal to refurbish listed buildings between Foyle Street and Shipquay Place. The plans include a bar and a restaurant. But does Derry need another one hotel like this? Eve Blair has been finding out...
2016-05-1904 min
BBC Radio FoyleLISTEN: The Canadian who fell off a horse and now speaks with a Scottish accentSharon Campbell-Rayment was knocked unconscious and was unable to speak for eight weeks. She has now wrote a book about her experience with Foreign Accent Syndrome. Sharon has been telling the BBC how her accent completely changed despite never even having set foot in Scotland. We spoke to Dr Anja Lowit, an Expert in Foreign Accent Syndrome at the University of Strathclyde...
2016-05-0402 min
Mark Patterson on BBC Radio FoyleWhen Mark met Mission ImpossibleAcclaimed pianist Neil Cowley joined Mission Impossible when he was 14. He has worked with Adele and the Brand New Heavies … But he never left his old band. ‘They are family’ he says. And my goodness can they play. Tonight: Waterfoot. Tomorrow (Sat) Blackbird Bar
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2016-04-2912 min
BBC Radio Foyle'I was buying cheap alcohol and hiding it under the bed'It's the most common addiction in the UK but are we talking about alcohol addiction enough? This week the BBC documentary maker Louis Theroux shone his spotlight on alcoholism in his programme Drinking To Oblivion.
On the Breakfast Show we heard from Derry film-maker, and recovering alcoholic, Gavin Patton...
2016-04-2702 min
BBC Radio Foyle"Don't drink and jive" Greysteel dancers keepin' er countryWould you say you're a jiver? Maybe you're more of slow waltz kind of person...well Keepin' er Country is back on our screens again tonight on BBC One. It focuses this week on Greysteel man Kevin O'Kane. Kevin is 27 and teaches hundreds of people how to jump-jive right across County Derry. Dean McLaughlin went along to one of his classes at the Vale Centre in Greysteel...
2016-04-1804 min
BBC Radio Foyle'Steve changed the game of snooker'Snooker great Steve Davis has announced his retirement at the age of 58. Davis began his career in 1978 and dominated the sport in the 1980s, winning six world titles and was world number one from 1983 to 1990. He made the announcement at the World Championships in Sheffield, where he's working as a pundit for the BBC.
Dennis Taylor is one of only 2 men who got the better of Davis in a World Final...
2016-04-1805 min
Mark Patterson on BBC Radio FoyleWhen Mark met the 4 of Us .. Part #2Newry band The 4 of Us are music royalty in Ireland.
Brendan and Declan were in studio with a new track … and some reminiscences about life and times
2016-04-1508 min
Mark Patterson on BBC Radio FoyleWhen Mark met the 4 of Us ... Part #1Newry band The 4 of Us are music royalty in Ireland.
Brendan and Declan were in studio with a new track … and some reminiscences about life and times
2016-04-1512 min
BBC Radio FoyleEbrington Primary School choir ready for finalExcitement is building ahead of BBC Radio Ulster's School Choir of the Year this weekend as Ebrington Primary School get ready to compete in the final. And as our reporter Teresa Craig has been finding out....these young stars are taking everything in their stride!!
2016-04-1504 min
Mark Patterson on BBC Radio FoyleMark & SpencerRenowned human nude installation artist Spencer Tunick is a global figure. He has photographed acres of bare bottoms on glaciers, in train stations, even in a vineyard.
Next up, he wants the good people of Hull to take off all their clothes in the name of Culture. Listen again...
#SpencerTunick #Art #Hull
2016-03-3004 min
Mark Patterson on BBC Radio Foyle21 years after the Bosnian War – 'Your Coat Still Means the World’Back in 1994, Derry woman Gabrielle Deans took it on herself to send aid to Bosnia.
The events that unfurled thereafter still move Gabrielle to tears.
#Bosnia #Derry
2016-03-2915 min
BBC Radio FoyleDUP not threatened by Maurice DevenneyDUP MLA Gary Middleton says he does not feel threatened by former Maurice Devenney standing as an Independent Unionist for Foyle in the upcoming Assembly Election....
2016-03-2300 min
Mark Patterson on BBC Radio FoyleFiorentini vs McDermott – The Great Radio Foyle Chip-OffForget Conor McGregor. Forget Frampton and Big Frank Bruno. This is what happened when we pitched our resident chef against the finest Irish Italian chip maker in the land … #markpattersonshow
2016-03-1611 min
BBC Radio FoyleWillie Mullins confirms that Gold Cup fancy Vautour will go for Ryanair Chase at CheltenhamHe had a record of eight winners at last years festival, and this week Irish trainer Willie Mullins has brought no fewer than 60 horses to the festival in search of even more glory, he spoke to Enda McClafferty and Barry Whyte on BBC Radio Foyle Breakfast this morning -
2016-03-1505 min
BBC Radio FoyleDerry gain late draw in National League classic against LaoisDerry and Laois shared the spoils in a National League classic at O'Moore Park. It ended Laois 1-22 Derry 5-10. Assistant manager Tony Scullion spoke to BBC Sport afterwards -
2016-03-1403 min
Mark Patterson on BBC Radio FoyleAustins closing is “like a death in the family”Austins, the Historic Derry Department Store closed this week after 186 years of trading. Sharon Doherty worked there for nearly 30 years. She spoke to our reporter Keiron Tourish up in the rooftop restaurant. #markpattersonshow
2016-03-1104 min
BBC Radio FoyleMinister apologises for abortion commentThe Environment Minister has apologised for a controversial comment he made on abortion. SDLP Foyle MLA Mark H Durkan was criticised for his opening remarks at a women's event when asked about fatal foetal abnormality.
2016-03-1000 min
BBC Radio Foyle100 year old plane returnsIt's more than a hundred years old, was flown across the strands of Magilligan and also crash landed. Yes, Harry Ferguson was the man who made Ireland's first flight and he was the first citizen of the UK to build and fly his own aeroplane. The original parts of the plane are now coming back to Magilligan for a BBC documentary. Our reporter Dean McLaughlin visited Owen Anderson, a technical officer at the Ulster Gliding Club in Magilligan, to find out more.
2016-03-0703 min
Mark Patterson on BBC Radio Foyle‘Arise Sir Micky – King of Ze Sausage'Word reached Mark Patterson that Claudy butcher Micky O’Kane has been knighted by the French … for the finery of his sausages! Zut Alors mon ami!
#MarkPattersonShow #RadioFoyle
2016-03-0410 min
BBC Radio FoyleLISTEN - GI bride who moved from Derry to Louisiana back in 1946Now, let's rewind the clock to the 1940s when GI soldiers came to these shores during World War Two. They certainly caused a bit of stir and they were even given a guide on the dos and don't of life in Northern Ireland. The BBC has launched a new website on the GIs time here and Teresa Craig has been speaking to Mona Lestrade, a GI bride who moved from Derry to Louisiana back in 1946.
2016-01-2604 min
BBC Radio FoyleLISTEN - Martin McGuinness has ruled out standing for Westminster ever againThe Deputy First Minister, Martin McGuinness, has ruled out standing for Westminster ever again. There had been speculation that he would stand in Foyle for parliament after his announcement that he's a candidate for this year's assembly election in the constituency. He says he has no intention of doing so. He has been speaking to Enda McClafferty.
2016-01-2517 min
Mark Patterson on BBC Radio Foyle"What political party could I join? If we looked at policies and issues, Sinn Fein would probably be the one that leaps out" - Former Soldier tells Mark#Soldier #BBC #News #NorthernIreland #MarkPattersonShow
2016-01-1923 min
BBC Radio FoyleLISTEN - Street drinkers in Derry say they will lose life line if shelter Foyle Haven closes because of funding crisisStreet drinkers in Derry say they will lose a life-line if a drop-in centre closes. There are fears for the future of Foyle Haven on John Street after it was confirmed that its to lose a major part of its funding. Our reporter, Anna Quigley, has been speaking to some people who go to the centre. They didn't want to give their names but have been telling Anna what Foyle Haven means to them.
2016-01-1903 min
BBC Radio FoyleLISTEN - Inmates at Magilligan Prison have created art installation to mark Holocaust Memorial DayThe prison was built on the site of a former army base and a number of Second World War Nissen huts are still in use there as workshops. The huts are now home to this exhibition and students from Foyle College have gone behind the prison walls to see the artwork for themselves. Elaine McGee went to join them.
2016-01-1803 min
BBC Radio FoyleLISTEN: Donegal teenager Jordan Boyce in World Youth Darts final live on BBC TV this afternoon16 year old Jordan Boyce from Newtowncunningham faces England's Joshua Richardson in the World Youth Darts Championship final at the iconic Lakeside venue this afternoon
2016-01-0703 min
Mark Patterson on BBC Radio FoyleMatch made in heaven? Or just online…Online Date Anyone?
Apparently this is the busiest week of the year for people going online to find love! I'm told last Sunday was the official "Dating Sunday". Makes sense i guess - people seeking new beginnings in a New Year.
#BBC #MarkPattersonShow #OnlineDating #Match
2016-01-0617 min
BBC Radio FoyleLISTEN - How would you handle losing your hair?How would you handle with losing your hair? For the BBC journalist, Victoria Derbyshire, it's a side-effect of chemotherapy treatment for breast cancer. She revealed she is now wearing a wig. Geraldine Stafford runs Secret Wigs in Derry and lost her own hair ten years ago.
2016-01-0505 min
BBC Radio FoyleLISTEN - Magilligan New Years's Day SwimA lot of us make new year resolutions but only a few decide to take a dip in the sea on New Years Day for charity. Around 200 people gathered at Magilligan Point on Friday to watch the annual New Years Day swim to raise money for the Foyle Hospice. Our reporter Dean McLaughlin was there.
2016-01-0403 min
BBC Radio FoylePat Nevin on the fall out from Jose Mourinho's sacking as Chelsea manager.Former Chelsea player and BBC pundit Pat Nevin on the fall out from Jose Mourinho's sacking as Chelsea manager.
2015-12-1802 min
BBC Radio FoyleLISTEN: Gerard Diver to replace Pat Ramsey as SDLP Foyle MLA and 'focus on job creation'
2015-12-1508 min
BBC Radio FoyleGlenn Rosborough live on Lunchtime, BBC Radio FoyleTalk about bringing you the best music in the north west .. Here's Glenn Rosborough @Glennopotimus with The Darkest Part Of You Is Me. As performed live @bbcradiofoyle with @markyptweets today.
2015-12-0403 minBBC Radio FoyleDrum solo-tastic: David Lyttle live on BBC Radio FoyleWell, this blew us away. @david_lyttle, the MOBO-nominated musician, was live @bbcradiofoyle today. With @Glennopotimus and @neilcowleytrio. But here he is on his own .. Wow. @markyptweets
2015-12-0402 min
BBC Radio FoyleLISTEN - SDLP MLA Pat Ramsey stepping down from front line politics for health reasonsThe SDLP is beginning the search for a new Foyle MLA after the veteran politician Pat Ramsey announced he is stepping down from politics for health reasons. The SDLP assembly member says his resignation will take effect at the end of the month. In his first broadcast interview, Pat Ramsey told our reporter Freya McClements that it wasn't a decision he took lightly.
2015-12-0407 min
Mark Patterson on BBC Radio Foyle"Find Me a Family" - Mark speaks to those at the centre of the NI adoption system.Did you watch it last night? Very moving stuff... Fact: There are more children in care in Northern Ireland than ever before - 2,875 children are in the system, the highest figure since current records began in 1995.
~ It can take over three years for a child in care to be placed with a new family
~ Many argue that's just too long.
This is National Adoption week, and BBC Northern Ireland is looking at the intricacies of the child care system here. #MarkPattersonShow #Adoption #KinshipCare #Family # FindMeAFamily
2015-10-2724 min
Mark Patterson on BBC Radio FoyleJane stopped. Would you? How a bear-hug saved a life.Yesterday, we told the story of how local teenager Jane stopped to help a distressed young man on the Foyle Bridge. She stopped.. Would you? #MarkPattersonShow #BBCRadioFoyle
2015-10-0810 minOpen CountryInishowenIn a year when Derry-Londonderry takes centre stage as the UK City of Culture, Helen Mark steps out into the city's back garden to explore the hidden gems of the Inishowen Peninsula. Located at the northernmost tip of Ireland where it meets with the Atlantic Ocean, and with Lough Foyle to the east and Lough Swilly to the west, Inishowen is rich in history, heritage and landscape, with more than its fair share of undiscovered delights.
Helen Mark begins her journey at the Glenevin Waterfall with American, Doris Russo. Now in her 90s, Doris first visited Donegal almost 20 years...
2013-03-2124 min
Forum for Cities in Transition's Podcast20110523 BBC Radio Foyle - Breakfast - FCT InterviewBBC Radio Foyle presenter Sarah Brett interviews Professor Padraig O'Malley and Michael Doherty about the second annual Forum for Cities in Transition conference hosted by Derry-Londonderry
2011-05-2303 minForum for Cities in Transition's Podcast20100531 BBC Radio Foyle - FCT InterviewMark Patterson (BBC Radio Foyle) interviews Gerard Diver, Willie Lamrock, Jim Roddy, and Maeve McLaughlin on Derry Londonderry participation at Forum for Cities in Transition annual conference in Mitrovica, 24-28 May 2010. 31/5/2010
2011-03-3116 minGardeners' Corner19/03/2011Cherrie McIlwaine takes the Gardeners' Corner roadshow to Londonderry where members of Foyle U3A Gardening Club put their gardening questions to the team.
2011-03-1926 min
Desert Island DiscsAnthony HorowitzKirsty Young's first castaway of 2007 is the writer Anthony Horowitz. He's a prolific author. His first novel was published when he was 23 and, as well as a series of children's books featuring the 'super spy' Alex Rider, he's also penned a slew of television crime programmes including Murder Most Horrid, Midsomer Murders and Foyle's Law. He first turned to writing when he was at boarding school; he was desperately unhappy and it offered some form of escape. His childhood was peopled by Dickensian figures - although he was brought up in lavish surroundings, his parents were distant and he...
2006-12-3135 min
Desert Island Discs: Archive 2005-2010Anthony HorowitzKirsty Young's first castaway of 2007 is the writer Anthony Horowitz. He's a prolific author. His first novel was published when he was 23 and, as well as a series of children's books featuring the 'super spy' Alex Rider, he's also penned a slew of television crime programmes including Murder Most Horrid, Midsomer Murders and Foyle's Law. He first turned to writing when he was at boarding school; he was desperately unhappy and it offered some form of escape. His childhood was peopled by Dickensian figures - although he was brought up in lavish surroundings, his parents were distant and he...
2006-12-3135 min