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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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Saturday with John Toal: Stella McCusker, Basma Khalifa and Jack Hutton

Stella McCusker, Basma Khalifa and Jack Hutton

BBC Radio Ulster - Saturday with John Toal, Stella McCusker, Basma Khalifa and Jack Hutton

Actress Stella McCusker, fashion designer Basma Khalifa & sea shepherd Jack Hutton. 

Actress Stella McCusker on 'I Shall Wear Purple'. Plus Sea Shepherd Jack Hutton on protecting the Vaquita porpoise off the Mexican coast & starring in a Leonardo DiCaprio film.

This week, Stella McCusker tells John about the new play she is starring in - ‘I Shall Wear Purple’ – all about growing old disgracefully by Belfast writer Rosemary Jenkinson, coming to the Grand Opera House from 26 February - 2 March.

Londonderry/ Derry native Jack Hutton is a first mate, drone pilot and sea shepherd off the coast of Mexico – for a non-profit marine conservation organisation. Jack recently featured in a documentary ‘Sea of Shadows’ produced by Leonardo DiCaprio – which won the ‘audience award’ for world documentary at the Sundance Film Festival. He talks about his mission to protect the endangered Vaquita porpoise off the Mexican coast.

Northern Ireland raised fashion stylist Basma Khalifa tells us about the BBC television documentary she featured in about her travels to Saudi Arabia, where she was born, to see if she could ever live there again.

Teacher Miss Keva Kelly shares how the pupils of St Gerard’s Special School in Belfast, took part in a carpool music video with them all signing in Makaton – which has gone viral.

Paula cooks up a treat of Fairtrade banana bread French toast with Fairtrade chocolate cream and caramelized banana to help celebrate Fair Trade Fortnight (25 February – 10 March 2019).

And there's music and chat from the Fusion cast of 'Chess - The Musical' – which is running in the Island Hall, Lagan Valley Island from 27th Feb to 2nd March. 

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