Your Place And Mine Podcast: Recent Episodes
BBC Radio Ulster
A podcast celebrating the people, places and stories that make Northern Ireland unique, presented by Anne Marie McAleese.
Shannon Porter joins Eve Blair in the studio to discuss all things farming, from the growing role of technology in agriculture to the importance of Open Farm Weekend in showcasing the work of local farmers, particularly family-run businesses, and strengthening connections between producers and the public.Plus, Eve heads to Annahilt to meet John Barron and hear about the development of the Harry Ferguson Museum and its role in celebrating the area's rich agricultural heritage.
Shannon Porter joins Eve Blair in the studio for a chat about all things farming, from the journey towards net zero in the agri-food sector to the Justlandz storytelling project, which is helping to shape the future of farming in Fermanagh.Plus, Eve visits Hollow Farm in Downpatrick, where animals are trained for starring roles in television and film, and discovers how their four-legged performers are making a name for themselves on screen.
Shannon Porter joins Eve Blair in the studio for a discussion about the changing face of farming. From the growing need for farms to diversify in challenging economic times to the surprising benefits of therapy donkeys and goat meditation.
Plus, Eve meets a young Co Antrim entrepreneur who's proving that age is no barrier to success, having built his own farm shop and thriving egg business from the ground up.
Shannon Porter from The Milk Bar in Carrigans, joins Eve Blair in the studio to talk about life in farming, from empowering women in sustainable agriculture to the importance of wool quality and sheep shearing.Plus, Eve takes to the waters of Strangford Lough, hopping aboard a boat to help transport two loads of sheep from Salt Island to the mainland alongside tenant farmer Frankie McCullough.
David Irwin of Redhouse Holsteins in Dungannon joins Eve Blair in the studio to discuss all things farming, including the challenges facing older farmers and the important work being carried out by Rural Support through its 'Plough On' project.Meanwhile, Helen Mark travels to Macosquin to meet sheep shearing champion Edwin Adam, a pioneer in the use of the electric clipper. Back in 1971, he made history as the first man from Ulster to become British Sheep Shearing Champion.And Eve Blair also heads out to the Glenarm Estate to hear a farming success story first-hand, where she comes up close with their renowned Shorthorn beef cattle.
David Irwin of Redhouse Holsteins in Dungannon joins Eve Blair in the studio to discuss all things farming, including the impact of weather conditions and rising fertilizer costs on farming production.Eve also catches up with farmer William Gilmore in Newtownards as he prepares to dig his first Comber potato crop of the season.Plus, reporter Julian Fowler gets up close and personal with a herd of rare Hungarian woolly pigs.
David Irwin of Redhouse Holsteins in Dungannon, joins Eve Blair in the studio for a lively discussion on all things farming, including how the rising cost of fuel is affecting everyday life on the farm.Eve also catches up with Johnny Boggs from Gorthill Farm Contracting in Eglinton, climbing aboard one of his forage harvesters to see firsthand how the silage season is shaping up on the ground.And she visits sheep farmer Joanne Killen, who has been kept busy during lambing season with her pedigree Dorset flock.
Lorraine Killen joins Eve Blair in the studio for a lively chat about all things farming. Plus, we head to the Moore farm near Castlederg for the once‑in‑several‑million surprise of five newborn calves, and to the Donnelly farm in Swatragh where diversification means wellbeing, inclusion and a whole lot of community spirit.
Andrew Wright joins Eve Blair in the studio for a lively chat about all things farming. Plus, Eve visits the local mart in Lisahally to find out how the tradition of giving a luck penny after sealing a deal is being kept alive by farmers across Northern Ireland. And Helen Mark, meets up with Ballykelly farmer, Jonny Blair, on his farm cattle farm where he's made big changes that have cut costs and had huge environmental benefits.
Lorraine Killen joins Eve Blair in the studio for a lively chat about all things farming. Plus, at Millbank Farm in County Down, Eve meets sixth generation farmer Emily McGowan, they have farmed the same land in Killinchy since 1889, rearing sheep, broiler chickens and Highland cows. And staying in Co Down, at the Kelly family farm at Ballyalton, Eve learns how a rare owl colony is thriving.
Lorraine Killen joins Eve Blair in the studio for a lively chat about all things farming. In Benbradagh, sheep farmer Alwyn McFarlane shares how vital his sheepdog Moss is to the farm, doing the job of several men all on his own. Plus, County Tyrone farmer Joel Kerr, on how he juggles his work looking after shorthorn cattle, caring for chickens, and working on his pie business.
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Andrew Wright joins Eve Blair in the studio for a lively chat about all things farming. Plus, we head to the Mitchell family farm in Castlederg to hear about the 750-cow dairy farm with an on-site milk processing and packaging business. And from pumpkins to strawberries, how Clayton Fulton's diversification on his farm in Donemana has proven its benefits to the local community.
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Andrew Wright joins Eve Blair in the studio for a lively chat about all things farming. Plus, Eve visits Jackie O'Shea's farm in Belleek to meet those 'fluffy clouds with button noses' rare sheep and to a farm in Donemana to meet William Sayers who urges caution after losing an arm in a farming accident when he was a child.
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Your Place and Mine visits Ballymoney to hear about local motorcycling legend Joey Dunlop
In 1711, eight women and a man were found guilty of witchcraft at Carrickfergus courthouse. A young girl new to the area, Mary Dunbar, had accused them of bewitching and tormenting her. They became known as the Islandmagee Witches. The majority were sentenced to a year in jail and forced to do time in the public stocks. Historian, Andrew Sneddon, tells Anne Marie McAleese what's known about those events, and she also hears about a new interactive exhibition in Carrickfergus museum.And Castle Coole in Enniskillen, County Fermanagh was built to impress in the 1790s, as home to the Earls of Belmore, but with servants kept firmly out of sight. Deirdre Donnelly met Rona McKnight, Collections and House Manager at Castle Coole, along with two volunteers, Thomas Maguire and Lizzie Hogg.Presented by Anne Marie McAleese.
Mullaghcarn, the Glenelly Valley, Cranagh and Davagh Forest are all part of the Sperrins Sculpture Trail where three giant art installations have recently been created to showcase the geology, archaeology and heritage of the area. Deirdre Donnelly joined the Rural Tourism Officer for Derry City and Strabane District Council, Philip McShane, and Glenelly woman, Rose Mary Murphy, to explore the stories and see the giants.And Colleen Savage explains a new cross border storytelling project in Mullaghbawn, called Border Talk, which is an effort to develop the storytelling community in both counties Armagh and Monaghan.Presented by Anne Marie McAleese.
A tribute to the poet Seamus Heaney, from his home place in Bellaghy, to mark ten years since his death. And Helen Mark visits a field of sunflowers in Killeague, between Coleraine and Limavady.
Presented by Helen Mark.
The Lough Erne Pilgrim Way is a new exhibition at Enniskillen Castle, celebrating many of the important religious sites on the islands of the lough. Catherine Scott, museums officer, tells Anne Marie McAleese that traditions, stories, superstitions, cures and names have been recorded even when the sites themselves have been lost.
And baritone Ryan Garnham from Ballynahinch is one of five talented opera singers appearing at the Glenarm Festival of Voice, and featuring arias, Irish art songs and ensemble pieces. Presented by Anne Marie McAleese.
Environmentalist Patrick Frew from Cloughmills, who has been nominated for a National Lottery Award in the outstanding individuals section, chats to Anne Marie McAleese about a yurt, an old mill, and volunteering; and Anthea McWilliams from R-Space gallery in Lisburn explains the idea of the Linen Biennale - a celebration of the fabric that is synonymous with Northern Ireland. Presented by Anne Marie McAleese.
Hugh Dougherty tells Anne Marie McAleese about the cross-border bus service once run by the County Donegal Railway. Customs officials inspected passengers, suitcases and even the Aran sweaters of passengers, when they crossed the border. And Steven O'Kane from Garvagh offers advice on how to make a cow beautiful in preparation for an agricultural show.
Presented by Anne Marie McAleese.
Originally from Derrylin in County Fermanagh, the collage artist, Sheila Gilroy Collins, launches an exhibition of her work, called Legends and Landscapes, in the Ardhowen Theatre on the banks of Lough Erne. Helen Mark investigates a Woodland Trust initiative on 150 acres of land at Oughtagh Road, which connects fragmented woodlands around the River Faughan and even underneath the newly-constructed A6. And a project begins to tell the stories of the Causeway Safari Park, at Benvarden near Ballymoney in County Antrim. The attraction opened in 1970 and closed in 1997, but drew thousands of visitors to see real life lions, tigers, chimpanzees... and a donkey-zebra cross called Nora who drew attention from the national media.
Presented by Anne Marie McAleese.
Life Cycles is an initiative in Derry to restore bicycles which would have been dumped. Monica Downey started the project during lockdown, when people were cycling for exercise and to get about. So far they have saved 790 bikes in partnership with Zero Waste North West, and given away 150 fully restored bicycles. Helen Mark went to visit.
And Anne Marie McAleese hears the remarkable story of Robert Hart, from Portadown in County Armagh, who became one of the most powerful people in China. In the 19th century many Irish people worked and lived in China, Japan and Korea - but Hart was one of the most notable, involved in administering taxes on the opium trade, and presenting China overseas. His life and times are the focus of a new book by historian Robin Masefield from Holywood, County Down.
Presented by Anne Marie McAleese.
Evelyn Milne is inspired by her granddaughter, Bethany, to pick litter from the road at her townland, at Tullyhappy near Newry. They hope to inspire others to do the same in their own areas. And Jenny Hope from Larne and Tanya Dragininie from Bangor join the fight against Covid and cancer, after learning with the Open University.
Presented by Anne Marie McAleese.
Willie Magowan, an artist from Garvagh whose work has been exhibited at the Smithsonian Institute in America, explains the historic art of banner painting. He shows Anne Marie McAleese into the workshop at the back of his house where he creates the banners.
And in Sion Mills, the Buildings Preservation Trust has reopened the newly-refurbished Stables Museum. It's an historic building that outlines the life and times of this industrial village which started with the establishment of Herdman's Mill in 1835. Molly McNutt from Strabane, the new tourism co-ordinator, and Celia Ferguson, one of the Herdman family, gave Brian Kernohan a guided tour.
Presented by Anne Marie McAleese.
A pilgrimage to St Moninna's Holy Well at Killeavy and a royal visit to Garvagh Forest.
Real Women, Big Lives - a photographic project documenting the lives of older women from across Northern Ireland involved in the arts. Sheila Fairon, the photographer behind the idea, says older women need to have their stories told.
And Summer Falls - music inspired by summer holidays in both County Down and County Sligo. The composer, Neil Foster, describes his music as a way to feel connected and inspired by tuning in to the natural sounds in the environment.
Presented by Anne Marie McAleese.
The pine martens of Balloo Woodland in Bangor, county Down, are elusive creatures, but becoming much more common. The population has almost doubled in the last five years. Anne Marie McAleese speaks to Katy Bell, the Senior Conservation Officer with Ulster Wildlife, who says the increase in pine martens has been a big boost for the local red squirrel population.
And Anne Marie visits the farm of Richard Orr at Comber, County Down, where a very special potato is grown. Comber Earlies grow in an area which is protected from frost by the salt water of Strangford Lough, which creates a kind of microclimate, perfect for an early harvest.
Helen Mark visits an example of what was once described as the "most feared and hated institution in Ireland". The entrance block of Enniskillen Workhouse, which once housed families facing destitution, has now been restored and is open to the public. And Colum Arbuckle finds out about Dungiven Castle. It's a fascinating building with an interesting history and these days it's home to an Irish Language Secondary School, Gaelcholáiste Dhoire.
Presented by Helen Mark.
Helen Mark reports on the community based theatre group, The Dungannon All Stars, who have created an opportunity for people with a learning disability to be part of a hugely active dance and drama group. They also put on a live performance, their version of High School Musical at the Burnavon Theatre in Cookstown.And Helen also visited Carnlough on the east coast of Antrim. The sun shone, boats were moored in the harbour and tourists dandered along the shoreline - a tranquil place, but one which once played a key role in heavy industry, because of limestone. Helen took a walk through the area with local historian Mary Watson.
Seventy-seven years after his last visit, Raymond Compton returns to Irvinestown Railway Station where he started his first job. The old station house was converted into a family home when the railway closed but just a few weeks ago he met up with Helen Mark there to remember sights, the sounds, and the smells of the old station.And Anne Marie McAleese hears from Orlagh Thompson from County Down, who is building a traditional Irish boat, a wooden-framed currach in San Sebastian in Spain at an international Boat Building School.
The Ulster History Circle recognises the artist, Gladys McCabe from Randalstown, who was the first president of the Ulster Society of Women Artists, in Belfast, and who loved to report on 'extreme fashion' for the Ulster Tatler. And Anne Marie McAleese takes to the air in a seaplane at St Angelo Airport in Fermanagh, in the company of pilot, Steve Powell.
Anne Marie McAleese with guest presenter, Helen Mark, presents a special Your Place and Mine podcast from the North West 200 in Portstewart. They hear from fans, soaking up the atmosphere of the biggest outdoor sporting event in Northern Ireland. They remember the great racers, Joey and Robert Dunlop, hear from the UK's fastest woman motorcycle racer, Maria Costello from Northampton in England, and speak to Claire Lomas, who has rebuilt her life following a horse-riding accident in 2007, as she prepared to lap the race course for charity in a specially adapted bike.
In a special podcast to mark the coronation of King Charles III, a new bugle fanfare is played for the first time. The Royal Hillsborough Flourish was composed and performed by Andrew Carlisle from Ballynahinch. And Helen Mark finds out about the dress worn by one of the six Maids of Honour on the day of Queen Elizabeth II's coronation. Lady Moyra Campbell, who grew up at Baronscourt in County Tyrone, helped to carry the robe of state and later served as the Queen's lady-in-waiting. Her son, Rory, spoke to Helen Mark about her role in that historic day. Presented by Anne Marie McAleese.
Conservation dog, Rufus, is a trained red squirrel detector. Dr Caroline Finlay, from the group, Conservation Detection Dogs NI, says her dogs help red squirrels, bats, and wildlife, by detecting the sick and injured. And for Rufus it's a game he adores.And there's a piano wagon in Bangor in County Down, which means that children don't go to piano lessons: the piano lessons come to them. Their slogan is 'the fastest way from A to G'. Helen Mark met Roisin McCrisken, the woman who invented the piano wagon.
A group from Loughros Point, the peninsula near Ardara in County Donegal, have gathered 600 Irish, English and Scots place names all from that one area. Conor Whyte tells Anne Marie McAleese that the Loughros Heritage Group's project grew from concerns over losing those historic names for ever. They have now produced book called Placenames & Tales of Nooks and Crannies.And Thomas McNeill from Aghadowey near Coleraine is a sculptor and dairy farmer whose artistic work has been recognised by the Royal Ulster Academy. He meets Ronan Lundy at his studio, beside his milking parlour.
Puffins - also known as clowns of the ocean, or sea parrots - nest every year on the cliff stacks at the Rathlin West light Seabird Centre off the Antrim coast. Liam McFaul, RSPB NI Rathlin Reserves Warden told Anne Marie McAleese he has been keeping an eye on them. And on the Soldierstown Road between Moira and Aghalee there's another great RSPB Reserve at Portmore Lough - this one is grassland with meadows, cows, geese, whooper swans and Konik ponies. Former Assistant Warden Laura Smith told Anne Marie why the ponies are so important to the health of the reserve.
The "Tree of Peace" at Dunadry in Antrim and the ancient fort of the Inishowen Peninsula.
Barney Winters on fishing in his home river and Lorraine Mulholland on the ancient bell.
Nodlaig Brolly visits Carntogher in County Derry 500 metres high on the hills above the Glenshane Pass, to pay tribute to the emigrants who once left stones as they made their way on foot from mid Ulster to the ships in Derry that would take them to the New World, and she performs her song, the Emigrants' Carn.And Dr Esther Skelly-Smith from Katesbridge in County Down has just become the new President of the Northern Ireland Branch of the British Veterinary Association and the President of the North Of Ireland Veterinary Association.Presented by Anne Marie McAleese.
About 20 minutes or so from Enniskillen on the way to Belcoo there's a bend in the road near the village that reveals a whitewashed thatched cottage that's hard to miss. It's Mullylusty, where Margaret Gallagher was born and has always lived, without running water, electricity or gas. Anne Marie McAleese visited her a number of years ago in Margaret's 200 year old home.And Mary McArthy explains that Glenravel, in County Antrim has several names, and why it is the unofficial tenth glen.Photograph copyright Eric Jones and licensed for reuse under Geograph Creative Commons Licence.
Back in 2018 the Moneydarragh Primary School was closed after nearly 200 years of service to the local families. Many of the last pupils had great-great grandparents schooled there so it was a sad loss to this rural community. But over the past couple of years the old school building has undergone a transformation thanks to the sheer determination of the local community...people like Margaret Rodgers a former pupil and then a teacher at the school, and local man, Hugh Cox, both from the Moneydarragh Hub.And Causeway Coast and Glens Heritage Trust bring stories to light from the North Coast that were in danger of being forgotten. It's part of the 'Uncharted Histories Interactive Digital Map'. Helen visited The Heritage Trust's main office in Armoy where project co-ordinator Rachael Garrett had invited one Portrush resident, John Logan, to share some of his stories.
A special podcast to mark International Women's Day.Sandra Biddle from Derry's Foyle School of Speech and Drama tells Anne Marie McAleese how gender equality has changed for her and her daughters: "In Irish dancing there were the girls' parts and the boys' parts. There seems to be an idea that this was what men will teach and what women will teach. Thankfully that is starting to be diluted."And Noelle McAlinden, the artist and recently appointed High Sheriff of County Fermanagh from Enniskillen, says she's on a mission to "make creativity contagious as an antidote to Covid".Presented by Anne Marie McAleese.
Anne Marie McAleese hears from Janet Schofield and Clint Langley at CAN, the Compass Advocacy network, based at Lislagan Road outside Ballymoney. The group has developed a social farm for vulnerable adults and young people that creates a safe space for green therapy, animal assisted therapy, nature schools, and much more. And Robin Masefield tells the story of Ireland's first Lacrosse Club, at Ards in County Down, which was established in 1872. The sport was first played in Canada by First Nation people, but thrived in Ireland until the 1930s, and was known as "the fastest sport on two feet".
Anne Marie McAleese visits Garron Plateau in County Antrim, a blanket bog and special area of conservation, to find out why this vast landscape is so important. And Linda McKenna explains to her the dark past of Downpatrick's Gallows Hill, and why it is known locally as "The Three Sisters".Photograph by Alasdair MacDonald on Geograph and licensed for reuse under Creative Commons Licence.
Anne-Marie McAleese visits Devenish Island in Lough Erne, Fermanagh with boatman, Barry Flanagan. At the top of its hundred foot round tower tower carvings of four saints look towards north, south, east, and west. And soprano, Mary McCabe from Downpatrick, and pianist, David Quigley from Camlough, discuss their performance of La Voix Humaine - Poulenc's one act Opera, which is to be performed in six unusual places across Northern Ireland as part of Opera Northern Ireland's Salon Series, starting in the Throne Room in Hillsborough Castle.Photograph of Devenish Island by Rossography, on Geophraph.
Colum Sands tells Anne Marie McAleese about his new book, These Quiet Times, which seeks to "tell the story of what might have happened", taking a step back and appreciating the beauty around us. And Katrina McCaughey from the parish of Aughentaine just outside Fivemiletown explains a social history project on the folklore of the area, including the blacksmiths, a ghost story, and the late Hughie McMahon.
Filming the Causeway Coast, the lime kilns of Slieve Gallion, and Keith & Kristyn Getty.
Frances Lavery on the second volume of Songs and Poems of Tynan Parish, compiled by Middletown and Tynan Historical Society, including Sean Lynn's Worse and More. Each has a "story to tell". And Bob Salisbury explains how he and his wife Rosemary transformed their garden in Seskinore near Omagh in County Tyrone from a rural desert into an award winning haven for wildlife.
The Armagh Observatory's Simon Jeffery tells Helen Mark about his discovery of eight stars many times hotter than the sun, and how he named one of them. Helen also visits White Park Bay on the North Antrim Coast with marine geologist Professor Andrew Cooper... a beach with sand that has travelled many miles.
Helen Mark visits site of the crash of an historic Dragonfly helicopter in Lough Foyle with the man who found it, Johnny McNee of the Marine Plan Team of the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs. He describes it as little more than a "lawnmower with wings". She also sees the 'back entries' of Belfast - which are being transformed into new green spaces - with Brid Ruddy in Wildflower Alley, and Amberlea Neely of the '9ft in Common' Project - named after the width of the alleyways.
Justice Teresa Doherty CBE has received numerous awards for her work on human and women’s rights around the world, but tells Anne Marie McAleese she's still a "wee cutty" from Portstewart. And Dr Sunil Paulraj on Toccata, the choral group based in Belfast, with around 100 professional and semi-professional members from a whole range of backgrounds, who will tour Tanzania in 2023.
Eva Baxter tells Anne Marie McAleese about the great hymn writer Cecil Frances Alexander, and Carol Dooey has a song for Christmas from the Cookstown hub.
Patrick Davey on his song, Christmas Eve on Rathlin performed by the Blackstaff Céilí Band & Folk Group, and memories of Christmas in wartime Armagh Irene Campbell, from Lurgan, and Elizabeth McHugh, from Hamiltonsbawn, interviewed by Johnny Caldwell.
Santas on horseback in Saintfield, and the Bannside Library in Belfast that contains thousands of Rev Ian Paisley's books.
A special podcast celebrating the books that make Northern Ireland unique: featuring crime writer Kelly Creighton from Newtownards reading from The Town Red, Fintan Mullan from the publishers, the Ulster Historical Foundation, and the late, great Joan Gaffney from County Armagh with her performance of She Never Got a Man.
The Cuilcagh to Cleenish 'Memory Map' gets European recognition, and the First World War hero, Erik Kokeritz, who was buried in Derry with no headstone.
Remembering poet John McCrossan from Strabane, and red squirrel & bird watching in Larne.
Nasrullah Mirzai tells his story of roses, and love, that links his life in Iran with Kells in County Antrrim where he now lives. And Ann McCann, a crew member at the Lough Neagh Rescue Lifeboat station at Kinnego on the new rescue station and lifeboat on the lough.
A huge mural created by Carly Wright and Sam McAleese in Ballykeel in Ballymena, and Sarah Richmond, an Opera Singer from Carrickfergus, on overcoming covid.
The trainee rangers of the Belfast hills, a seaplane in Fermanagh, and the Strings and Sings group in Co Down.
Artist, Audrey Kyle, finds inspiration in the Gobbins cliff path, and Martin Strain tells both the story of the distance swimmer, Tom Blower, and also the Chunky Dunkers of Donaghadee.
The elite battalion of US Rangers was formed in Carrickfergus in 1942, and the Jacob sheep from Gortin.
A special 30th anniversary show, broadcast live from the "witch's hat", in Portstewart, presented by Anne Marie McAleese, Featuring some of the people who have contributed to the show over the years, Colum Sands, Ronan Lundy, Helen Mark, Dot Blakely, and John Toal, with a special tribute to Marie McStay. First broadcast in 2021.
A special 30th anniversary show, broadcast live from the "witch's hat", in Portstewart, presented by Anne Marie McAleese, Featuring some of the people who have contributed to the show over the years, Colum Sands, Ronan Lundy, Helen Mark, Dot Blakely, and John Toal, with a special tribute to Marie McStay.
Lough Neagh's birds, the community of Toome, and the animals of Annaginny Farm in Tyrone.
The tough lives of the people of Gransha in County Down, and the artist TP Flanagan's Fermanagh inspiration.
A special podcast celebrating the bird life of Oxford Island at Lough Neagh, Myroe near Binevenagh, and the Ecos Centre in County Antrim. Presented by Anne Marie McAleese, with Dot Blakely, and Helen Mark.
Back in 1951 the British Open golf tournament was held at the Dunluce Course at Royal Portrush for the very first time. It would be 68 years before The Open returned to the club, which it did in July 2019 when Shane Lowry lifted the Claret jug on the final day. Featuring a past president, a couple of the 250 litter pickers that were on duty that week, and the man who still has the shoes that the winner was wearing when he won the biggest prize in golf in 1951.
A special programme from Rathlin island, the home of puffins, kittiwakes, guillemots, the golden hare and seals. Programme first broadcast in 2011.
Bobbin lace making in the Ards Peninsula and following the sharks along the north coast.
A battle between the O’Neills and the O’Donnells and the legendary telescopes of Armagh.
A special bike and the North West 200, and the Troughton family with their Armagh Apples.
The story of the Belfast Blitz, and Royal connections with Ely Lodge in County Fermanagh.
Randalstown's garden viaduct, an Easter hunt in Gortnahey, and Gracehill's Moravian Heritage.
Walled City Passion in Derry, the Monastery Meadows of Enniskillen, and the Wallace fountains of Paris and Lisburn.
The Ulster Gliding Club in Bellarena, the trees of Armoy, and the birds of Oxford Island.
The folk singer Sarah Makem, and the Vikings of Strangford Lough. Presented by Helen Mark.
Geordie Barnett, the poet who discovered the Beaghmore Stones, and Cameron Morin, a Scots Parisian.
The Dungannon Lady Captain, the ancient forest exhibition and Dr James Archibald McIlroy.
A special podcast featuring authors from Northern Ireland, including Kelly Creighton, Fintan Mullan, and a performance of She Never Got Her Man from poet, Joan Gaffney.
How to get a garden bird to eat from your hand, and restoring the boglands of Glenullin.
Open-water swimmer Mercedes Gleitze, the Herring Pond in Portstewart, and a Song for Armagh Gaol.
Protecting the boglands of Cuilcagh Mountain - with wool, listening to birds with Dot Blakely, and Carntogher's cairn for Irish emigrants.
Dot Blakely is up with the birds in Stricklands & Sean Harper in Gortin Glen Forest Park
Louise Moorhead at Equine Enrichment has combined her love of horses and her work as a counsellor.
The French Revolution in Ballymoney, a story of love and tug of war, and seeing sharks.
A field of dreams in Seskinore, Ballymena steam and a life of solitude on Coney Island.
Badgers in County Down, cows milked by robots in Antrim and fairytales on the north coast
A history of Irish dancing in Larne, Ennish Flax Mill near Dungannon and Keady Clachan.
One man's Spitfire adventure, Arts on the Ards peninsula & the untold Irish Dance story
A visit to Cushendall, a long lost motorcycle motorcycle - and tributes to Marie McStay
Anne Marie meets cask coopers and model railway enthusiasts, Declan Forde goes to Gortin
Meet the animals of Hurtletoot House, find out about Christmas on Rathlin - and Prancer!
Anne Marie meets a deep sea diver in Portstewart & Helen Mark tours the new siege museum