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Fancy A Blether?Episode 8: Fancy A Blether?//Reading, Literature and Book Club AnnouncementJoin Kirsty this week as she discusses reading, books and announces the launch of our brand new Fancy a Blether? book club! New episodes EVERY WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. Don't forget to follow us on Instagram and check out our website.
Poem of the Week: 'There Is No Frigate Like a Book' by Emily Dickinson
Charity Spot of the Week: The Children's Literacy Charity
Main Episode Mentions: Huffpost Article, 'Autumn' by Ali Smith, 'The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie' by Muriel Spark, 'The Big Katie Morag Storybook' by Mairi Hedderwick, 'Matilda' b...
2020-07-3048 min
Fancy A Blether?Episode 8: Fancy A Blether?//Reading, Literature and Book Club AnnouncementJoin Kirsty this week as she discusses reading, books and announces the launch of our brand new Fancy a Blether? book club! New episodes EVERY WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. Don't forget to follow us on Instagram and check out our website.
Poem of the Week: 'There Is No Frigate Like a Book' by Emily Dickinson
Charity Spot of the Week: The Children's Literacy Charity
Main Episode Mentions: Huffpost Article, 'Autumn' by Ali Smith, 'The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie' by Muriel Spark, 'The Big Katie Morag Storybook' by Mairi Hedderwick, 'Matilda' b...
2020-07-3048 min
Inside Education - a podcast for educators interested in teachingPodcast 390, Liz Dunphy on Early Childhood Education (19-2-20)Presented and produced by Seán Delaney.
On this week's programme I speak to Dr. Liz Dunphy, Associate Professor of Early Childhood Education in Dublin City University's Institute of Education about her work. Among the topics we discuss are the following:
Choosing a career in teaching over one in law
Becoming interested in early childhood education
Childcare and the growth of love by John Bowlby
Her first teaching job
Doing a Masters degree in education in Trinity College Dublin
Offering professional development for teachers through the Irish National Teachers’ Organisation
Children’s early experience of num...
2020-02-191h 07
Desert Island Discs: Archive 2011-2015Mairi HedderwickKirsty Young's castaway this week is the author and illustrator Mairi Hedderwick.Her most famous creation is a little red-haired character called Katie Morag who - in wellies and a kilt - has skipped her way through fourteen books and a 26-part TV series. Katie lives on the imaginary Isle of Struay with her parents, siblings, cousins, granny and prize-winning sheep Alecina. Like her creator she relishes the rhythms and freedoms particular to life on a wee Scottish island. But that's where the similarities end - the author was born and brought up an only child on...
2014-03-0237 min
Desert Island DiscsMairi HedderwickKirsty Young's castaway this week is the author and illustrator Mairi Hedderwick.Her most famous creation is a little red-haired character called Katie Morag who - in wellies and a kilt - has skipped her way through fourteen books and a 26-part TV series. Katie lives on the imaginary Isle of Struay with her parents, siblings, cousins, granny and prize-winning sheep Alecina. Like her creator she relishes the rhythms and freedoms particular to life on a wee Scottish island. But that's where the similarities end - the author was born and brought up an only child on...
2014-03-0237 min
Edinburgh International Book Festival 2010Mairi Hedderwick 2010 EventIn this event for 5-8 year olds, sensational Scottish children's author Mairi Hedderwick - and a firm favourite with younsters - brings her stories about Katie Morag and her magical Hebridean home to life.
2010-10-2800 min
Edinburgh International Book FestivalKatie Morag with Mairi Hedderwick (2010 Children's Event)
In this event for 5-8 year olds, sensational Scottish children's author Mairi Hedderwick - and a firm favourite with youngsters - brings her stories about Katie Morag and her magical Hebridean home to life. What can you expect? A few tales of mischievous behaviour and cheeky happenings of course!
2010-09-1600 min