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Saturday with John Toal

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John Toal with tales of family and community life, plus great recipes, craic and music. 

John Toal with tales of family and community life, plus great recipes, craic and music.

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Text: 81771
Email: swjt@bbc.co.uk

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Saturday with John Toal: From Meath to Hollywood, Kids Together and Belfast Ravens

From Meath to Hollywood, Kids Together and Belfast Ravens

BBC Radio Ulster - Saturday with John Toal, From Meath to Hollywood, Kids Together and Belfast Ravens

John Toal gets a lesson in Makaton from 'Kids Together' and visits Belfast Bike Bank.

John Toal gets a lesson in Makaton from 'Kids Together'. Plus Turtle Bunbury shares how three brothers emigrated from a village in Meath to star in Hollywood in the 1920s.

John Toal hears from ‘Kids Together’ in West Belfast, which gives support to children and young adults with mental and physical disabilities, and he is given a lesson in Makaton. 

Historian Turtle Bunbury tells the story of how three brothers Owen, Matt and Tom Moore emigrated from a village in Meath and went on to star in more than Hollywood 500 movies throughout the 1920s. They become household names, and each of them had their own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Dr Niamh Kennedy and professional Harpist Ursula Burns explore the neuroscience of music and how the brain controls movement.

John visits the Belfast Bike Bank - a social enterprise which repairs bicycles and donates them to migrants and asylum seekers.

Kathryn Gaw and Jenny Hutchinson talk about despite not enjoying PE at school, they both decided to take up football later in life with the Belfast Ravens.

And to celebrate Chinese New Year Paula will be preparing Char Siu Pork with noodles, mushrooms and hoisin.

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