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Hardware MattersHardware Matters Ep5Former RTE reporter Fergal Keane has renovated an old stone farmhouse near Baltimore in West Cork. The building was vacant for two decades, the roof was falling in, the wood needed to be replaced and all the floors had to be dug out. Fergal tells Roisin about the particular issues he faced in undertaking such work and the huge sense of achievement in completing the job.
Tommy Smyth is HR consultant at Tom Smyth and Associates. He joins Roisin to talk about the whole issue of employment law. Dignity at work, harassment, bullying and social media activity...
2025-06-1642 min
The InterviewTom Fletcher, UN humanitarian chief - is the world doing enough to get aid into Gaza?Tom Fletcher, Chief of Humanitarian Affairs for the United Nations, tells Fergal Keane, the BBC’s special correspondent, that Israel is subjecting Gaza to enforced starvation. Gaza faced an aid blockade of nearly three months - now, limited supplies of food, medicine and fuel are being allowed into the territory. But Israel argues Hamas is stealing food aid.Mr Fletcher has drawn criticism himself for some of the claims he has made about the impact of the blockade, which were retracted by the UN. Now, he says he regrets his choice of words.
Israel’s military campaign bega...
2025-06-0222 min
NewscastFergal Keane Travels Inside GazaToday, the BBC’s special correspondent Fergal Keane travelled with the first Jordanian helicopter delivering aid inside Gaza since the ceasefire between Hamas and Israel was declared.Adam speaks to Fergal about what it was like to be the first international correspondent to fly with the Jordanians into Israeli-held territory in southern Gaza. And, the Office for National Statistics has projected a population growth of 7.3% between 2022 and 2032; the number is almost entirely based on the net migration of an estimated 4.9 million people over the 10-year period. Adam is joined by Stephanie Hegarty, BBC population correspondent, an...
2025-01-2841 min
Talk A Good GameTAGG - Episode 70 - 2024 Review PodcastThis week Fergal and Tom look back over the sporting highlights for 2024. From Colin Keane's heroics on the track to Mathew Costello scoring a cracking goal against Louth, there was certainly plenty for the lads to reminisce over .
2024-12-2336 min
Talk A Good GameTAGG Episode 65 - Leinster woes for Meath sidesThis week on Talk A Good Game, Tom and Fergal discuss the state of club football in Meath regarding the cosistent downfall of our teams at provincial level. With that, the lads look back on all the provincial action over the weekend as Dunshaughlin, Meath Hill and Na Fianna all fell to defeats. The lads look ahead to Drumree and Navan O'Mahonys respective clashes this weekend. They also congratulate Colin Keane on his sixth flat jockeys championship and preview
2024-11-041h 04
Episode with Richie SadlierEpisode With Richie Sadlier: Fergal KeaneWith the war in Ukraine and the ongoing genocide in Gaza dominating the news agenda, Richie is joined for the final show of the series by BBC special correspondent and veteran war reporter, Fergal Keane. Fergal, who's spent much of the last couple of years covering both conflicts, has been reporting from frontlines across the world for over three decades. But recently, he's been adapting how he does the job, taking on assignments that place him out of harm's way, yet still get him close enough so that he can tell the stories of the ordinary p...
2024-06-0550 min
The Global StoryRafah: caught in the crossfire (again)The city the world is watching. Overflowing with hungry refugees and facing a lethal showdown between Hamas and Israeli forces, Rafah is at the heart of an urgent push for peace. Children are scavenging for food even as aid trucks line up over the border in Egypt and diplomats try to avert a further humanitarian catastrophe. President Biden is positive a deal can be reached. But Israel says its hostages must be home by Ramadan, or else.Katya speaks to the BBC’s Gaza correspondent, Rushdi Abualouf, and our special correspondent in Jerusalem, Fergal Keane.Th...
2024-02-2825 minThe Global StoryGlobal anxiety: You are not aloneAnxiety disorders are the world’s most common mental health condition, affecting over three hundred million people, but only one in four affected actually get treatment for them. Data shared with us by Google says that over the last decade, countries are searching the term more frequently. Ukraine, Ireland and the Philippines the top three countries searching the word anxiety. In this episode, we explore how the disorders culturally manifest and hear what they look and feel like first hand. BBC Special Correspondent Fergal Keane, who was diagnosed with PTSD in 2008, lays bare his experience of the an...
2024-02-1234 min
Are you an artist?Ben White : telling stories, making movies and being a plant in a playToday’s episode is with Ben White, who speaks about telling stories, making movies, traveling, but also being a plant in a play. Was mentioned : The Dracula Spectacular Musical, the horror movie you made you were proud of, the Korean film director Park Chan-wook, his visit to Myanmar (formerly known as Burma), Werner Herzog and his film Fitzcarraldo, the animal alpaga, Fergal Keane and his book The Madness: A Memoir of War, Fear and Ptsd, the series Andorre.Ben’s contact : bencamop@gmail.comLinkedIn : https://uk.linkedin.com/in/benwhitefilmproducer
2024-02-091h 00
The Shift Control Sales PodcastMadness and the mediaFergal Keane is a renowned journalist, war correspondent and author of 'Madness: A memoir of war, fear and PTSD.'
Not a normal read for me but a brilliant biography and my first encounter with epigenetics and generational trauma.
And a good reason to be reminded about the importance of screening your media intake
2024-01-0911 min
Seriously...South Africa: The Children of Paradise - Episode 1Three decades after the momentous transition from Apartheid to a democratic South Africa, Fergal Keane returns to see what happened to the hopes and promises of a better nation. In a famous speech thirty years ago, as he collected the Nobel Peace Prize, Nelson Mandela spoke of a “common humanity” in which all South Africans would live “like the children of paradise.”As the BBC’s South Africa correspondent at the time, Fergal Keane, along with his colleague and friend Milton Nkosi, lived through some of the country’s most desperate times. It was a period of extreme viol...
2023-12-2229 minThe Global StoryIs South Africa living up to Nelson Mandela's legacy?BBC Special Correspondent Fergal Keane reported on the end of apartheid with his South African producer Milton Nkosi. Thirty years after the transition from apartheid to a democratic South Africa, the two of them have taken a trip around the country to visit the people they interviewed then, to see how life has turned out. They hear of the disillusionment but also the glimmers of hope. The Global Story brings you trusted insights from BBC experts around the world, with Katya Adler. We’re keen to hear from you, wherever you are in the world. #TheGlobalStory We wa...
2023-12-1522 min
From Our Own CorrespondentHope and Disillusion in South AfricaKate Adie introduces dispatches from South Africa, Syria, the Netherlands and Germany.Fergal Keane reported from South Africa during the country's difficult transition to democracy after the end of apartheid. He revisits some familiar neighbourhoods and reflects on what happened to the hope and ambition that gripped the country at the time.Four years after Islamic State was defeated in Syria, thousands of children whose parents supported the group, are living in camps and detention centres with their mothers. Poonam Taneja met some of the children with uncertain futures, still hoping for a return to...
2023-12-0928 min
The Documentary PodcastThe Children of Paradise: Without hope you're deadThree decades after the momentous transition from Apartheid to a democratic South Africa, Fergal Keane returns to see what happened to the hopes and promises of a better nation.
In a famous speech thirty years ago, as he collected the Nobel Peace Prize, Nelson Mandela spoke of a “common humanity” in which all South Africans would live “like the children of paradise.”
In this final episode, in which Fergal Keane and Milton Nkosi re-visit some of the places and people they encountered 30 years ago, they are in the Western Cape, around Cape Town. They visit a school in the sprawlin...
2023-12-0628 minThe Documentary PodcastThe Children of Paradise: A deadly mixtureThree decades after the momentous transition from Apartheid to a democratic South Africa, Fergal Keane returns to see what happened to the hopes and promises of a better nation.
In a famous speech thirty years ago, as he collected the Nobel Peace Prize, Nelson Mandela spoke of a “common humanity” in which all South Africans would live “like the children of paradise.”
In this second episode, in which Fergal Keane and Milton Nkosi, re-visit some of the places and people they encountered 30 years ago, they return to KwaZulu-Natal. In the early 1990s, leading up to the country's first democratic election...
2023-12-0628 minThe Documentary PodcastThe Children of Paradise: The future must changeThree decades after the momentous transition from Apartheid to a democratic South Africa, Fergal Keane returns to see what happened to the hopes and promises of a better nation.
In a famous speech thirty years ago, as he collected the Nobel Peace Prize, Nelson Mandela spoke of a “common humanity” in which all South Africans would live “like the children of paradise.”
As the BBC’s South Africa correspondent at the time, Fergal Keane, along with his colleague and friend Milton Nkosi, lived through some of the country’s most desperate times. It was a period of extreme violence and loss, bu...
2023-12-0628 minFrom Our Own CorrespondentA Tribute To HopeKate Adie presents stories from Israel, the Middle East, Peru and Japan.The Israel-Gaza conflict has been framed by harsh words, and when talk of peace and reconciliation seem more distant than ever, is there space for understanding - or hope? Our correspondent Fergal Keane has spent his career reporting on divided societies, and after spending the last few weeks in Jerusalem, he reflects on the question of hope.US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has been back in the Middle East this week, working to keep diplomatic channels open to negotiate 'humanitarian pauses' in...
2023-11-1128 min
Telltale Podcasts feat. Hustling The African DreamHustling The African Dream - Episode 2Hustling the African Dream is a podcast about innovative young Africans and their hustles. In this episode Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program Alumni, Sabelo Mpisi, takes us to South Africa where land and gender dynamics are forcing some women into the hustle.This podcast was produced in collaboration with The Human Sciences Research Council in partnership with The Mastercard Foundation.https://hsrc.ac.za/https://mastercardfdn.org/External media used in this episode (YouTube):02.53 - Fergal Keane, BBC Africa02.56 - Dr Sizwe Mpofu-Walsh, Founder of the Sizwe Mpofu-Walsh Xperience03.00...
2023-11-0926 min
Bedside ReadingThe MadnessSend a text"It took 20 years,” writes Fergal Keane in The Madness, “before I came to the point of accepting I was addicted to war.”This extraordinary book by War Journalist Fergal Keane is an exploration of his journey, generational trauma, PTSD, addiction and so much more.It seems right to release this episode this week, with Armistice Day at the weekend and so much conflict and horror in the world around us currentlyI loved talking to Forensic Psychiatrist Emily Ramsay about it.https://twitter.com/drerpsych
2023-11-0733 min
The ConflictIsrael Ground Operation in GazaLyse speaks to Newscast host Paddy O’Connell and special correspondent Fergal Keane as Israel says it has started its ground operation in Gaza. PRESENTERS:
- Lyse Doucet, BBC chief international correspondent
- Paddy O’Connell, BBC Newscast host
- Fergal Keane, BBC special correspondentGET IN TOUCH:
- Send us a message or voice note via WhatsApp to +44 330 123 9480
- Or Email theconflict@bbc.co.uk TEAM: This episode was made by Chris Flynn with Gemma Roper. The studio manager was Mike Regaard. The senior news editors are Jonathan Aspinwall and Sam Bonham.
2023-10-2825 min
NewscastIsrael Ground Operation in GazaPaddy O’Connell is joined by the BBC’s chief international correspondent Lyse Doucet and special correspondent Fergal Keane to discuss the next chapter in the Israel-Gaza conflict.The Israeli military says that its forces entered Gaza after heavy bombardment throughout the night. You can join our Newscast online community here: https://tinyurl.com/newscastcommunityhere.Today's Newscast was hosted by Paddy O’Connell. It was made by Chris Flynn with Gemma Roper. The technical producer was Mike Regaard. The senior news editors are Jonathan Aspinwall and Sam Bonham.
2023-10-2825 min
THE ADAM BUXTON PODCASTEP.210 - JAVID ABDELMONEIM (OF MSF)Adam talks with British born physician Javid Abdelmoneim about why working in an NHS A&E department was more stressful than working in war and disease zones with MSF. Javid also talks about his time treating people caught up in the war in Ukraine in 2022 and the West African Ebola crisis in 2014 as well as the emotional cost of the work that Javid does and how it affects his relationships back home. And there's some haemorrhoid chat too. He told me about his time working in Ukraine at the beginning of the war in 2022 and how spiritual c...
2023-10-261h 08
Crisis What Crisis?Trailer - Featuring former guestsIn this short trailer you can hear snippets of our compelling conversations with previous guests on the podcast, including – Richard Bacon, Fergal Keane, Nile Rodgers, Piers Morgan, Sarah Standing, Bill Browder, Vicky Pryce and Lisa Squire. A reminder of the broad range of topics and conversations around crisis that I’ve had with some truly exceptional people. Our stories range from the devastating personal impact of surviving a terror attack, to life in the eye of public storms; grief, PTSD, addiction and mental health issues. But these conversations are really about finding inspiration from their stories of struggle, offe...
2023-09-1503 min
UkrainecastTwo families torn apart by warWhy going back home to Ukraine is so heart breaking.Fergal Keane returns to Ukraine with a refugee family to be reunited with their husband and father; they last saw each other 18 months ago. Vitaly and Victoria catch up with Olga who has returned to Kherson after six weeks in the safety and calm of her children's home in Norway. She now faces constant shelling and her life is in danger, so why has she gone back?And James Waterhouse talks us through today’s drone attack on the Black Sea port of No...
2023-08-0428 min
SeascapesSeascapesFergal Keane visits the Coastguard station in Valentia Island in County Kerry. Valentia is one of the main marine search and rescue centres in the county and plays a major role in rescue efforts right along the south west coast.We also hear from Owen Brislin about how the station operated.
2023-03-1726 minSeascapesSeascapesFergal Keane visits the Coastguard station in Valentia Island in County Kerry. Valentia is one of the main marine search and rescue centres in the county and plays a major role in rescue efforts right along the south west coast.We also hear from Owen Brislin about how the station operated.
2023-03-1726 minSeascapesSeascapesLorna Siggins reports from the recent Skipper Expo in Limerick and also meets the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue. Fergal Keane hears about a new pier in Howth which has just been opened for large trawlers. Chief Engineer at the Department of Agriculture and Marine, Noel Clancy, speaks about the new pier.
2023-03-0326 minSeascapesSeascapesLorna Siggins reports from the recent Skipper Expo in Limerick and also meets the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue. Fergal Keane hears about a new pier in Howth which has just been opened for large trawlers. Chief Engineer at the Department of Agriculture and Marine, Noel Clancy, speaks about the new pier.
2023-03-0326 min
Lives Less OrdinaryBreaking my addiction to warFergal Keane's work as a war correspondent was destroying him, but he couldn't stop.It was his job as a BBC journalist to help the audience make sense of the madness of war, but he knew there was another more troubling reason he was drawn to these violent situations. They gave him something he couldn't get anywhere else in the same way. A massive rush of adrenaline and a huge dose of validation. Fergal knew this compulsive tendency wasn't healthy, but he couldn't stay away from the frontlines. Presenter: Mobeen Azhar
Producers: May Cameron and...
2023-01-3043 minSeascapesSeascapesFergal Keane visits a troop of Sea Scouts on Bull Island in Dublin. Also, Norwegian adventurer, Astrid Furholt was the first woman to ski to the South Pole and she spoke to Lorna Siggins.
2023-01-1326 minSeascapesSeascapesFergal Keane visits a troop of Sea Scouts on Bull Island in Dublin. Also, Norwegian adventurer, Astrid Furholt was the first woman to ski to the South Pole and she spoke to Lorna Siggins.
2023-01-1326 minFrom Our Own CorrespondentA Year in UkraineKate Adie presents a selection of stories from correspondents who have covered the war, from the invasion of Kyiv to the present day. Fergal Keane remembers the beekeepers of the Donbas who he met in 2014, following Russia's annexation of Crimea. As he witnessed the throngs of Ukrainians fleeing war in February of this year, he wonders if he will meet his friends again. Quentin Sommerville reported close to Russian lines in Kharkiv as it came under attack. He reflects on the realities of war and the decision to show dead bodies in his television reporting - to not show...
2022-12-3128 minSeascapesSeascapesSeascapes, the RTÉ maritime programme with Fergal Keane. Seascapes brings you around our coasts and onto traditional and modern boats and yachts for a taste of the great outdoors.
2022-12-2326 minSeascapesSeascapesSeascapes, the RTÉ maritime programme with Fergal Keane. Seascapes brings you around our coasts and onto traditional and modern boats and yachts for a taste of the great outdoors.
2022-12-2326 min
All in the MindFergal Keane and PTSDFergal Keane describes living with PTSD. For thirty years, Fergal covered some of the most brutal wars for the BBC, including Rwanda, Iraq and Ukraine.Despite having PTSD, he kept going, taking more and more risks until witnessing a massacre in Sudan, he realised he couldn't do it anymore, that for him going to war had become an addiction. He talks to Claudia about his ongoing work, recovering from PTSD.Professor Daryl O'Connor's new research finds that people who got Covid-19 early in the pandemic were twice as likely to experience depressive symptoms than those...
2022-12-2031 min
The Unconventional SoldierS3 #035 US Army 75 Ranger RegimentCONTENTOur guest today is Zach Allred a former US Army Ranger who served with the 75th Ranger Regiment. This Regiment is a lethal, agile and flexible force, capable of conducting many complex, joint special operations missions. They are the US Army's premier direct-action raid capability. Each of the Ranger battalions is always combat ready, mentally and physically tough, and prepared to fight globally. Their capabilities include conducting airborne and air assault operations, seizing key terrain such as airfields, destroying strategic facilities, capturing or killing enemy combatants and reconnaissance. On this episode we wil...
2022-11-281h 05
Discover Top Full Trial Audiobooks in Biography & Memoir, History & CultureThe Madness: A Memoir of War, Fear and PTSD by Fergal KeanePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/529919 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Madness: A Memoir of War, Fear and PTSD Author: Fergal Keane Narrator: Fergal Keane Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 10 minutes Release date: November 10, 2022 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: BBC RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK An Irish Times book of the year 2022 A powerful, probing book about PTSD. As a journalist Keane has covered conflict and brutality across the world for more than thirty years, from Rwanda, Sudan, South Africa, Somalia, Iraq, Afghanistan, Ukraine and many more. Driven by an irresistible compulsion to be where the night is...
2022-11-1005 min
Crisis What Crisis?51. Fergal Keane on addiction, PTSD and why he will never go back to the frontlineFergal Keane is the multi-award-winning BBC Foreign Correspondent and author - a man who through the very nature of his job has spent much of his 33-year career immersed in crisis. The newsreels of genocide and mass atrocities in places like Rwanda and Sudan, that we all have watched from the comfort of our homes, are first-hand horrors embedded in Fergal’s mind. Memories that have caused him to be diagnosed with complex PTSD and other mental health issues. So, this is a conversation first and foremost about resilience. But it is also a discussion about how to find po...
2022-11-041h 00
Behind the Headlines with Headlines NetworkFergal KeaneHannah Storm and John Crowley speak with Fergal Keane, in a special episode to coincide with the launch of his new book ‘The Madness’.
After decades covering some of the most dangerous places in the world, Fergal reflects on the trauma he has experienced as a journalist, and how his childhood shaped his mental health. This conversation takes us from his Irish roots to reflections on the genocide in Rwanda, and the guilt he felt after, to Ukraine where he has covered the refugee story in his commitment to step back from conflict.
Fergal explains how he wro...
2022-11-0443 min
Mens Rea: A true crime podcastFrom the Archives: The Disappearance of Philip CairnsOn Thursday the 26th of October 1986, Philip Cairns left his Ballyroan Road home after eating his lunch. He was headed back to school. But he never made it there. An intensive search followed, but there were no signs of the 13 year old.
A week later, his school bag was found in a nearby laneway, left there by persons unknown. Despite searches of the Rathfarnham area, including rivers, overgrown areas, large parklands and in the foothills of the Dublin mountains, there was no further sign of the school boy.
What became of Philip Cairns?
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2022-08-151h 04UkrainecastThe Snake Island medicA Ukrainian medic, Olexander, based on Snake Island was captured on the first day of the war. Almost five months later, his mother and fiancée break their silence to make a plea for information on his wellbeing. The sole survivor of a Russian shooting, who lived by playing dead, has been speaking to Fergal Keane about what happened. And the BBC’s Olga Ivshina explains how Russia has been sending so-called volunteers to fight in Ukraine - and why for so many of them, this will be a one-way ticket. The series pro...
2022-07-0632 min
SeascapesSeascapesSeascapes tonight speaks to James Morrissey about his book A History of the Fastnet Lighthouse. Norman Freeman recounts how the sea plays an important role in most of the works of the great playwright, Eugene O'Neill and Fergal Keane visits Cobh in Cork Harbour.
2022-06-0426 minSeascapesSeascapesSeascapes tonight speaks to James Morrissey about his book A History of the Fastnet Lighthouse. Norman Freeman recounts how the sea plays an important role in most of the works of the great playwright, Eugene O'Neill and Fergal Keane visits Cobh in Cork Harbour.
2022-06-0426 minUkrainecastRussian Soldiers ResignStories from the front line. The BBC's Fergal Keane and Olga Ivshina hear from Russian soldiers who have risked their lives on the front line of the war. Why have some of them refused to return? The BBC's Jeremy Bowen speaks to us from a Donbas town which is within artillery range of Russian troops. And Rustik, Fergal’s fixer in Bucha, discusses his first experience of conflict and how his country is changing.Today’s Ukrainecast was made by Osman Iqbal and Natalie Ktena. The technical producer was Emma Crowe. The...
2022-05-2729 minUkrainecastRebuilding BuchaFergal Keane joins Vitaliy to talk to a member of Bucha’s city council who tells us more accounts of atrocities in his city and how it can rebuild. Friend of the podcast Olga Malchevska reports from Kharkiv: the eastern border city in which Ukrainian forces pushed out Russian troops. Vitaliy and Fergal answer your questions before Vitaliy tells us about his upcoming documentary on a women’s football team in Mariupol. Today’s Ukrainecast was made by Estelle Doyle with Phil Marzouk and Osman Iqbal. The technical producer was Emma Crowe. The editor...
2022-05-2028 min
Radio Times PodcastSmart TV Episode 6Too many viewing options? Radio Times’s David Butcher cherry-picks from the TV buffet, with a quick run through the week’s highlights. His selections include a vicious political comedy, a Swedish crime drama and the return of horror anthology The Terror. Plus classy documentaries about Mother Teresa, John Stonehouse and Fergal Keane, all worth watching – but all on the same night. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
2022-05-0618 minUkrainecastDeported to RussiaWe hear about the captured Ukrainians with the BBC's Yogita Limaye and Ukraine analyst, Mattia Nelles. And, the day after the UN secretary general met with the Ukrainian president, the BBC’s special correspondent Fergal Keane, and Vitaly chat to former Nato Ukraine officer, Sam de Bendern, about the prospect of peace in the region.
Today's Ukrainecast was made by Phil Marzouk with Alix Pickles and Natalie Ktena. The technical producer was Emma Crowe. The assistant editor was Sam Bonham.
2022-04-2927 minUkrainecastBodies on the HighwayGrim signs of potential war crimes on the road to Kyiv. The BBC’s Jeremy Bowen joins us from near Ukraine’s capital, where he has seen the burnt remains of civilians, shot dead as they tried to flee Russian soldiers.We also discuss reports of a Ukrainian attack on an oil depot in Russia and the latest plan to evacuate residents of occupied Mariupol.Fergal Keane discusses the trauma many in Ukraine will be left with, long after the fighting stops, and introduces us to Valeriy, who was first evacuated from the Chernobyl nuclear plan...
2022-04-0134 minFrom Our Own CorrespondentUkraine’s living nightmareMillions of lives are being uprooted, or destroyed as Russia's bombardment of Ukrainian cities widens. Fergal Keane has covered the conflict with Russia and its proxy forces since 2014 – and has followed the story of a beekeeper from the Donbas, and his wife.
Ukrainian journalists covering the crisis at a distance have been watching the horror unfold and grappling with its implications on friends, colleagues and loved ones. Irena Taranyuk, of the BBC’s Ukraine service, tells of her experience of putting the story out on the night the invasion began.
Russia is becoming increasingly isolated internationally, with western companies stop...
2022-03-1229 minUkrainecast10 days that changed the worldVictoria catches up with Fergal Keane, who is in Lviv in the West of Ukraine, where thousands of refugees are at the station trying to get out of the country.Despite a planned ceasefire in two southern cities, Fergal explains why evacuations had to be halted because of continued Russian shelling. They are joined by Kevin Connolly, former BBC correspondent in Moscow and Patricia Lewis, Director of the International Security programme at Chatham House. Together they discuss comparisons with the Cold War, the ongoing nuclear threat and if a no-fly zone could ever work.
2022-03-0529 min
Experience: This Best-Selling Full Audiobook For Story Seekers.How the Irish Shaped Britain by Fergal KeanePlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/129077to listen full audiobooks.
Title: How the Irish Shaped Britain
Author: Fergal Keane
Narrator: Fergal Keane
Format: mp3
Length: 4 hrs and 27 mins
Release date: 01-13-22
Ratings: 5 out of 5 stars, 1 rating
Genres: Ireland
Publisher's Summary:
Award-winning BBC foreign correspondent Fergal Keane grew up in Dublin and County Cork and has always felt a deep attachment to his ancestral homeland. In these six absorbing programmes, he takes a wide-ranging look at Ireland's history, culture and people, in topics ranging from the political to the personal. Also included are two moving autobiographical pieces about fatherhood and...
2022-01-134h 27
SeascapesFishing for pike on the River InnyTonight we are on the banks of the River Inny in Co. Westmeath. Fergal Keane goes winter fishing for pike with renowned angling guide Mick Flanagan. Mick can be contacted on http://www.midlandangling.com/ or on facebook. We also visit the Eel Smokehouse on the banks of the river and hear from John Rogan who ran the business.
2021-12-1026 minSeascapesFishing for pike on the River InnyTonight we are on the banks of the River Inny in Co. Westmeath. Fergal Keane goes winter fishing for pike with renowned angling guide Mick Flanagan. Mick can be contacted on http://www.midlandangling.com/ or on facebook. We also visit the Eel Smokehouse on the banks of the river and hear from John Rogan who ran the business.
2021-12-1026 min
SeascapesThe Southampton Boat ShowWe visit the Southampton Boat Show, the nearest one to Ireland. Fergal Keane speaks to many of the exhibitors, including luxury Sunseeker Yachts, paddleboards, foils and a new Beneteau yacht. We also hear about the Court of Appeal overturning the ban on large trawlers fishing close to shore. TD Holly Cairns says new legislation is urgently needed.
2021-09-2526 minSeascapesThe Southampton Boat ShowWe visit the Southampton Boat Show, the nearest one to Ireland. Fergal Keane speaks to many of the exhibitors, including luxury Sunseeker Yachts, paddleboards, foils and a new Beneteau yacht. We also hear about the Court of Appeal overturning the ban on large trawlers fishing close to shore. TD Holly Cairns says new legislation is urgently needed.
2021-09-2526 min
Documentary on One PodcastShared TroublesJournalists Peter Taylor and Fergal Keane have both been awarded OBE’s for their services to journalism. Both also reported extensively from Northern Ireland during the troubles. And both have been indelibly shaped by their experience of reporting from there. Now, all these years later, Peter and Fergal are returning to Northern Ireland to share their personal experiences and ask what it all means now. (A BBC Northern Ireland production) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2021-08-1238 min
SeascapesValentia Island lighthouse and flyfishing in WaterfordNoel Sweeney visits Valentia Island, where he hears about the newly refurbished lighthouse and visitor centre. And Fergal Keane tries his hand at flyfishing in Co. Waterford, on a lake run by the Waterford City and County Trout Anglers. Visiting anglers to the lake are welcome and day tickets are available. Details on www.waterfordflyfishing.ie.
2021-08-0726 minSeascapesValentia Island lighthouse and flyfishing in WaterfordNoel Sweeney visits Valentia Island, where he hears about the newly refurbished lighthouse and visitor centre. And Fergal Keane tries his hand at flyfishing in Co. Waterford, on a lake run by the Waterford City and County Trout Anglers. Visiting anglers to the lake are welcome and day tickets are available. Details on www.waterfordflyfishing.ie.
2021-08-0726 minFrom Our Own CorrespondentThe Meaning of HomeIn the eastern Mediterranean there are far fewer refugees and migrants arriving by boat than in recent years - but the moral dilemmas of dealing with migration are still acute. In Greece, the government of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has tightened its asylum laws, built new walled camps and pushed back boats at sea. Over his reporting career, Fergal Keane has followed many global waves of migrants and refugees, from their home countries, along their journeys and to their various end points. A recent visit to the Greek islands got him thinking about the big picture again....
2021-07-1728 min
SeascapesThe Clare Island Ferry, fishing in New Zealand and sea angling in KinsaleJoanna McNicholas hears how the increased frequency of the Clare Island ferry in Co. Mayo will improve life for the islanders. Alex Taylor is a young Irishman who is working in the fishing industry in New Zealand. He speaks about his life at sea. And Fergal Keane goes fishing with renowned sea angler Joe McPeake!
2021-07-1726 minSeascapesThe Clare Island Ferry, fishing in New Zealand and sea angling in KinsaleJoanna McNicholas hears how the increased frequency of the Clare Island ferry in Co. Mayo will improve life for the islanders. Alex Taylor is a young Irishman who is working in the fishing industry in New Zealand. He speaks about his life at sea. And Fergal Keane goes fishing with renowned sea angler Joe McPeake!
2021-07-1726 minSeascapesBaltimore Lifeboat and a tour boat to the SkelligsKieran Cotter has been the Cox of the Baltimore lifeboat for more than 30 years and is the longest-serving lifeboat volunteer in the country. He retired earlier this year and he spoke to Fergal Keane about many of the rescues he has been on. Plus Noel Sweeney takes one of the first tour boats to visit the Skelligs in nearly two years.
2021-07-1026 minSeascapesBaltimore Lifeboat and a tour boat to the SkelligsKieran Cotter has been the Cox of the Baltimore lifeboat for more than 30 years and is the longest-serving lifeboat volunteer in the country. He retired earlier this year and he spoke to Fergal Keane about many of the rescues he has been on. Plus Noel Sweeney takes one of the first tour boats to visit the Skelligs in nearly two years.
2021-07-1026 min
SeascapesSeascapes 4th June 2021 - A visit to Ireland's most iconic waterwaysOn the yacht Serendipity, Fergal Keane goes from Killaloe down the lower Shannon, through the biggest locks in the country, to the sea in Limerick.We journey through the Parteen Weir and the historic Ardnacrusha Dam and hear about the building of the country’s largest-ever construction project nearly 100 years ago.
2021-06-0526 minSeascapesSeascapes 4th June 2021 - A visit to Ireland's most iconic waterwaysOn the yacht Serendipity, Fergal Keane goes from Killaloe down the lower Shannon, through the biggest locks in the country, to the sea in Limerick.We journey through the Parteen Weir and the historic Ardnacrusha Dam and hear about the building of the country’s largest-ever construction project nearly 100 years ago.
2021-06-0526 min
SeascapesSeascapes 31/05/2021We report from the protest in Cork this week, when 65 trawlers went out into the city centre to protest over restrictions in the industry. And Fergal Keane visits the Haulbowline Naval Base and meets the new Irish Navy operations commander Captain Kenneth Minihane.
2021-05-2926 minSeascapesSeascapes 31/05/2021We report from the protest in Cork this week, when 65 trawlers went out into the city centre to protest over restrictions in the industry. And Fergal Keane visits the Haulbowline Naval Base and meets the new Irish Navy operations commander Captain Kenneth Minihane.
2021-05-2926 minSeascapesSeascapes 16th April 2021With Fergal Keane. A traditional Dublin Bay sailing boat being handbuilt in the capital; some tales from Waterford harbour; and a trip on the Liffey from the archives.
2021-04-1726 minSeascapesSeascapes 16th April 2021With Fergal Keane. A traditional Dublin Bay sailing boat being handbuilt in the capital; some tales from Waterford harbour; and a trip on the Liffey from the archives.
2021-04-1726 minSeascapesSeascapes - 9th April 2021Fergal Keane meets Michael Fitzgerald, who is retiring after 40 years with the Arklow Lifeboat. And we hear from the Master of the Irish Lights ship, the Granuaile, Dermot Gray.
2021-04-1027 minSeascapesSeascapes - 9th April 2021Fergal Keane meets Michael Fitzgerald, who is retiring after 40 years with the Arklow Lifeboat. And we hear from the Master of the Irish Lights ship, the Granuaile, Dermot Gray.
2021-04-1027 min
SeascapesSeascapes - 12th March 2021We visit Ireland's newest survey ship in Cork. The Majuro is owned by Irish Mainport, and Chief Executive, David Ronayne, shows Fergal Keane around. - Oliver Lee reports from New Zealand on the America's Cup. -Dr Maria Kirrane recounts how she photographed a ship apparently floating above the sea. The picture is on her Twitter feed: @mariakirrane
2021-03-1226 minSeascapesSeascapes - 12th March 2021We visit Ireland's newest survey ship in Cork. The Majuro is owned by Irish Mainport, and Chief Executive, David Ronayne, shows Fergal Keane around. - Oliver Lee reports from New Zealand on the America's Cup. -Dr Maria Kirrane recounts how she photographed a ship apparently floating above the sea. The picture is on her Twitter feed: @mariakirrane
2021-03-1226 min
Talking ResponsiblyEpisode 2 - Deborah GilshanThis week we're joined by Deborah Gilshan. Deborah is a passionate advocate for diveristy, and founded the 100% club, a networking organisation for women in finance and related fields. She spent 10 years at Railpen where she was Head of Sustainable Ownership, plus stints in ESG roles at Co-op Insurance and Aberdeen Standard Investments. Rory Sullivan features again with a couple of recommendations from Fergal Keane. Details of Rory's recommendations can be found below:https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/Wounds/z6vJjwEACAAJ?hl=enhttps://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/Letter_to_Daniel/FKcHAAAACAAJ?hl=enPlease feel free to connect...
2021-02-2644 min
Mens Rea: A true crime podcast83 - The Disappearance of Philip CairnsOn Thursday the 26th of October 1986, Philip Cairns left his Ballyroan Road home after eating his lunch. He was headed back to school. But he never made it there. An intensive search followed, but there were no signs of the 13 year old.
A week later, his school bag was found in a nearby laneway, left there by persons unknown. Despite searches of the Rathfarnham area, including rivers, overgrown areas, large parklands and in the foothills of the Dublin mountains, there was no further sign of the school boy.
What became of Philip Cairns?
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Join me at CrimeCon UK on June 12...
2021-01-101h 08
Pb Living - A daily book reviewA Book Review - The International Brigades: Fascism, Freedom and the Spanish Civil War Book by Giles TremlettPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing, 2020Magnificent. Narrative history at its vivid and compelling best' Fergal KeaneThe first major history of the International Brigades: a tale of blood, ideals and tragedy in the fight against fascism.The Spanish Civil War was the first armed battle in the fight against fascism, and a rallying cry for a generation. Over 35,000 volunteers from sixty-one countries around the world came to defend democracy against the troops of Franco, Hitler and Mussolini.Ill-equipped and disorderly, yet fuelled by a shared sense of purpose and potential glory, disparate groups...
2020-12-1506 min
Stories in SoundTroubles Shared - EpisodeTwoThe journalists Peter Taylor and Fergal Keane have each been indelibly shaped by their experience of reporting on the Northern Ireland Troubles. Both witnessed the horror and pain of the conflict close up. Both would see the mixed fortunes brought by peace and reconciliation.Peter Taylor first arrived in Northern Ireland on the night of Bloody Sunday in 1972. A Yorkshire man with no family or personal connections to Ireland, he would go on to become one of the most distinguished journalists and broadcasters associated with the Troubles.Fergal Keane grew up in County Cork and...
2020-11-0726 min
Stories in SoundTroubles Shared - Episode OneThe journalists Peter Taylor and Fergal Keane have each been indelibly shaped by their experience of reporting on the Northern Ireland Troubles. Both witnessed the horror and pain of the conflict close up. Both would see the mixed fortunes brought by peace and reconciliation.Peter Taylor first arrived in Northern Ireland on the night of Bloody Sunday in 1972. A Yorkshire man with no family or personal connections to Ireland, he would go on to become one of the most distinguished journalists and broadcasters associated with the Troubles.Fergal Keane grew up in County Cork and...
2020-10-3126 min
Standing PlacesCoronavirus: Time will come goodAs the coronavirus lockdown is further extended here in the UK, it’s hard to know when or indeed how our lives will return to any sense of normality. In the meantime we wait, and we hope, and we tune in for news of better times. In this episode I reflect on the importance of journalists – the good ones – who inform us, widen our worlds, and in times of crisis can so often find just the right words to lift our spirits. One of the good ones is Fergal Keane, whose ‘Letter to Daniel’...
2020-04-1610 minFrom Our Own CorrespondentItaly's Invisible EnemyItaly marked a grim milestone at the end of this week as its number of deaths from the coronavirus exceeded those in China. Yet most Italians are supportive of the country's struggling authorities says Mark Lowen who has covered the crisis from its outset. Across the world ten of millions of people are having to adapt their way of life to avoid infection. Fergal Keane has spent decades reporting on conflicts and natural disasters across the globe. He reflects on what it means to be caught up in the universal war against a potentially fatal disease.
2020-03-2128 minFrom Our Own CorrespondentSalvini and The SardinesThe anti-nationalist protesters in Italy and the man they are trying to stop - Mark Lowen meets members of the Sardines as well the hard-line politician Matteo Salvini who is hoping to become Prime Minister.Kate Adie introduces this and other stories:In Cape Verde, Colin Freeman finds out why Europe’s drug problem is also a problem for the Atlantic islands.In Greece, Tulip Mazumdar visits the Lesbos migrant camp built for 2,000 people and now home to more than 18,000.In China, Yvonne Murray gets to know her new neighbours - ra...
2020-01-2528 min
Irish Film Institute PodcastIFI Documentary Festival 2019 PodcastsAll of our Q&As and panel discussions from IFI Documentary Festival 2019.
A Dog Called Money
With director Seamus Murphy, hosted by Simon O’Connor.
Push
Emmett Scanlon, architect Dominic Stevens, Michelle Norris of UCD and board member of the Land Development Agency and Eoin Ó Broin.
Heyday – The Mic Christopher Story
Director Alan Leonard, Maureen Christopher and producer Níall Carver, hosted by Emily O’Callaghan of Hotpress.
Journey to the Edge
Director Peter Kelly and Enda O’Coineen, hosted by RTÉ broadcaster and journalist Fergal Kean...
2019-09-303h 18From Our Own CorrespondentUS Mexico relationsMexico takes a tougher approach to migrants as it comes under pressure from the US. Will Grant returns to Chiapas in Southern Mexico, where he travelled with the migrant caravan last year, and finds it a very different place.Sudan has been heavily criticised for the crackdown by its military on protestors in Khartoum this week, killing dozens of people. Fergal Keane, the BBC’s Africa editor looks at how far the country has changed over the years.Kevin Connolly, the BBC’s Europe editor looks back at Poland’s first big step towards democracy in the...
2019-06-0828 min
SundayWhere was Jesus born?Emily Buchanan talks to Libby Purves about her collection of Nativity scenes. After which, Bishop David Walker and the Revd Dr Ian Paul will discuss if Jesus was actually born in a stable and whether or not it really matters.Fergal Keane remembers a happy Christmas time in Soweto in the early 1990s and Yolande Knell has been celebrating the Feast of St Nicholas with Palestinian Christians. The Bishop of Manchester comments on recent figures from the Office of National Statistics which show that the number of homeless people dying in England and Wales has...
2019-01-0439 minFrom Our Own CorrespondentThe “Tropical Trump" topping the polls in BrazilJair Bolsonaro, the front-runner in Brazil’s presidential election, is famously tough on crime and infamous for his unashamedly controversial comments. Katy Watson meets supporters of the man drawing comparisons to Donald Trump.Kate Adie introduces this and other stories from around the world.On the shores of Lake Prespa, Maria Margaronis visits Greece’s little-known Macedonian speaking population.In Tehran, Lois Pryce meets Issa Omidvar whose globetrotting adventures were documented in a weekly TV show in the 1960s and is now advising young Iranians on how to satisfy their wanderlustIn I...
2018-09-2928 min
Talk A Good GameTalk A Good Game Ep 6Kiltale based trainer Ger Lyons explains how he ended up as one of the country's leading trainers after his riding career was dramatically cut short following a horrific fall off Monanore in Newcastle in 1989.
Lyons looks back on 2017 with a particular fondness and the part he played in helping Trim jockey Colin Keane ride 100 riders and become champion jockey.
In a remarkably frank, open and honest discussion Lyons doesn't hold back when it comes to discussing his views on Irish racing, so be sure to check out this latest edition of Talk A Good Game #TAGG
2018-06-2840 minFrom Our Own CorrespondentOpen For BusinessAll manner of visitors are seeking an audience with the powerful in Zimbabwe these days. Kate Adie introduces stories from correspondents around the world:Fergal Keane was once blacklisted in Zimbabwe, and resorted to undercover reporting, but now the country is “open for business” he hears, as he is welcomed into the President’s office - ahead of politicians, would-be investors, and even a former leading light in the opposition.
Linda Pressly speaks to one of the survivors of a fire that killed 41 teenagers in a state-run children’s home. She is an orphan, the daughter of a drug d...
2018-06-1628 min
Auckland Writers FestivalMyanmar Tragedy: Francis Wade (2018)Freelance journalist Francis Wade has worked extensively in South East Asia and contributed to The Guardian, Al Jazeera English, Asia Times Online, the Democratic Voice of Burma and The Los Angeles Review of Books. In his riveting book Myanmar’s Enemy Within: Buddhist Violence and the Making of a Muslim ‘Other’, he reveals the deep fissures that have spurred mass violence and refugee flight. The book has garnered praise from the BBC’s Fergal Keane, who lauded Wade for his “moral courage and intellectual insight”, and author Pankaj Mishra who praised its “historical depth and intellectual acuity”. Wade speaks with Hannah Brown.
Su...
2018-05-3146 min
The Brian Keane Podcast#148: Marathon Des Sables – Running 250km Through The Sahara DesertFor this one, I just pressed record and talked about of my experience running 250km self-sufficient through the Sahara Desert the week before last. I go briefly into everything I did with my training, food and mindset before the event and then all the ridiculous and life-changing moments during and after my time in the Sahara. This episode goes through the highs and the lows. I've talked everything from avoiding snakes and scorpions on the long day (86 km), seeing people hooked up to IV's and puking blood to cutting away the steel poles holding our tent to try and...
2018-04-301h 15
Saturday LiveMarc AlmondPresented by Aasmah Mir and Shaun Keaveny.The singer Marc Almond talks about his new album of 1960s orchestral pop and his diverse career using world music influences, including Russian folksongs. Saturday Live listener Lisa Cooper tells the fascinating story of her grandmother Pearl, who was born in 1900 in a village near Kiev, in Russia and experienced pogroms, the Bolshevik Revolution and Civil War. The 'Poetry Postie', Sally Crabtree, started out as a promising gymnast. However, a TS Eliot poem inspired her to try a career in poetry, and taking it into the...
2017-09-231h 24
Grab Top-Rated Audiobooks Instantly OnlineWounds: A Memoir of War and Love [Written by Fergal Keane]Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/308405 to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Wounds: A Memoir of War and Love
Author: Fergal Keane
Narrator: David McFetridge
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 10 hours 16 minutes
Release date: September 21, 2017
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1
Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1
Genres: Memoirs
Publisher's Summary: A family story of blood and memory and the haunting power of the past. 2018 WINNER OF THE CHRISTOPHER EWART-BIGGS MEMORIAL PRIZE 2017 WINNER OF THE NON-FICTION IRISH BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD A SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER After nearly three decades reporting conflict from all...
2017-09-2210h 16
Hear the Magic, Escape Reality With Full Audiobook | History, AmericanWounds by Fergal Keane | AudiobookListen to full audiobooks for free on :https://hotaudiobook.com/freeTitle: WoundsAuthor: Fergal KeaneNarrator: David McFetridgeFormat: UnabridgedLength: 10 hrs and 15 minsLanguage: EnglishRelease date: 09-21-17Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers LimitedGenres: History, EuropeanSummary:A family story of blood and memory and the haunting power of the past.After nearly three decades reporting conflict from all over the world for the BBC, Fergal Keane has gone home to Ireland to tell a story that lies at the root of his...
2017-09-2110h 15Step Into A Elegant Audiobooks Audio Pack During A Flight.Fergal Keane tells Wounds: A Memoir of War and LovePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/308405 to listen full audiobooks.
Publisher's Summary: A family story of blood and memory and the haunting power of the past. 2018 WINNER OF THE CHRISTOPHER EWART-BIGGS MEMORIAL PRIZE 2017 WINNER OF THE NON-FICTION IRISH BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD A SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER After nearly three decades reporting conflict from all over the world for the BBC, Fergal Keane has gone home to Ireland to tell a story that lies at the root of his fascination with war. It is a family story of war and love, and how the ghosts of the past return...
2017-09-2110h 16From Our Own CorrespondentA Man Dies TwiceMeeting the people populating the world of news. In this edition: thousands were massacred in the Bosnian town of Visegrad during the war there in 1992 - today, as Fergal Keane has been finding out, the authorities there want it to become a tourist destination. Visegrad is also on Nick Thorpe's mind only he's talking about the town by the River Danube in Hungary, where the so-called Visegrad 4, a grouping of regional nations, was born. Nick says that in today's Europe, their voice can no longer be ignored. As the US-election spotlight turns to South Carolina and Nevada, Robert Hodierne...
2016-02-2028 minFrom Our Own CorrespondentTrapped in a NightmareHuman stories behind the headlines: Fergal Keane is on the frontline in Ukraine with a husband and wife who are determined to stay on in their home even as war consumes their town. Two boys talk to Quentin Sommerville about life, death and indoctrination in an ISIS-held town in Syria. Grace Livingstone is in the Venezuelan countryside finding that livelihoods are being hit hard by the financial crisis. On Mafia Island, off the coast of Tanzania, Hannah McNeish finds there are two principal topics of conversation - the performance of the new president and a fish called Jesus which...
2016-02-1327 minFrom Our Own CorrespondentA special Boxing Day editionLooking back at some historic FOOC despatches: Allan Little, Bridget Kendall, Emma Jane Kirby, Steve Evans and Gabriel Gatehouse read pieces by Fergal Keane, Caroline Wyatt, Charles Wheeler, John Crawley and Kevin Connolly
2015-12-2627 minFrom Our Own CorrespondentFOOC at 60: Memorable Reports 2Includes Fergal Keane's 1996 Letter to Daniel and Allan Little in Kinshasa as President Mobutu fell in 1997
2015-10-0228 min
Short CutsAnonymityJosie Long presents a sequence of mini documentaries exploring what happens when nobody knows your name.
From our transgressions online through to an unusual love affair between two strangers who had never set eyes on each other, Josie hears how anonymity can both ensnare and liberate us.
Featuring:
Long Distance
Feat. Victor LaValle
Produced by Katie Burningham
Undercover
Feat. Fergal Keane
The Mollusc and the Peacock
Produced by Natalie Kestecher
Anonymous
Produced by Hana Walker-Brown
Series Producer: Eleanor McDowallFirst broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2014.
2014-04-2227 min
The Mike Harding Folk ShowMike Harding Folk Show 12PODCAST: 17 Mar 2013Sig - Doon Reel - Frankie Lane01 - Ride The Peace Train - Jackie Macaulay02 - Between the Jigs and the Reels (poem) - Moya Cannon03 - Na Cannabháin Bhána / Hardiman the Fiddler - The McCarthy Sisters04 - My Heart's Tonight in Ireland - Andy Irvine05 - Every County on the Island - Tommy Sands06 - I Wish I Had Someone To Love Me - Cathie Ryan07 - The Lonesome Road to Dingle - Niamh Ní Charra08...
2013-03-181h 29
Absorb Your Day With A Next-Level Full Audiobook.All of These People by Fergal KeanePlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/86719to listen full audiobooks.
Title: All of These People
Author: Fergal Keane
Narrator: Fergal Keane
Format: mp3
Length: 5 hrs and 48 mins
Release date: 02-22-06
Ratings: 4.5 out of 5 stars, 7 ratings
Genres: Journalists, Editors & Publishers
Publisher's Summary:
2006-02-225h 48