Stories in Sound
Songs for the Dead
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Marie-Louise Muir unpicks the mystery of keening for the dead in Ireland.
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30 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio UlsterLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio Ulster
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Marie-Louise Muir unpicks the mystery of keening for the dead in Ireland.
30 minutes
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John Toal meets former death-row inmates at a retreat for victims of wrongful conviction. Show more
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Proinsias O'Coinn sets out to untangle the secret history of a vintage army jacket with a mysterious letter in the pocket.
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Since he could walk, Marty Cullen has grown up with the Armagh sport of bullets. The yarns and tales of this world inspire him to pen a song in favour of an unlikely champion. Show more
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Hannah Quinn Mulligan helps out on the farm for a week, and learns what it takes to become a farmer from her 75 year old grandmother Catherine. Show more
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A family DVD sparks a journey exploring the crafts and skills of recent industries in east Tyrone. What expertise and artistry went into these items of crystal, clay and cloth. Show more
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Reporter Nigel Ringland looks back at the highs and lows of the Belfast Giants, and the transition of the team from sporting novelty to sporting giant. Show more
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June 24th 1987 saw one of the biggest and best concerts the city would ever see, as U2 promoted the release of their iconic album The Joshua Tree. Show more
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Writer and runner Freya McClements investigates the popularity of running in Northern Ireland, finding out why so many have taken it up and how it has transformed lives. Show more
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As Brexit negotiations continue, cross-border worker and writer, Freya McClements, meets the people dealing with the uncertainty of working along and across the Irish border.
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With Brexit coming down the tracks and uncertainty over the future nature of the Irish border, poet Leontia Flynn is travelling on the Belfast to Dublin train. Show more
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Marie Louise Muir looks at stories of migration past and present that have shaped the cultural landscape of Derry and Donegal. Show more
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Author Jan Carson brings us stories from the dividing sea between Scotland and her Northern Irish home.
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Joe Nawaz recalls growing up in Belfast with an Irish mother and a Pakistani father. He looks back at his troubled teens with humour, candour and pride in his unique identity. Show more
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A journey of hurt, hope, differences and the special bond between father and son. Show more
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Steven Rainey goes behind the scenes to meet the extras, the crew and the tourists who have enjoyed our stunning Ulster landscape as it was transformed into the land of Westeros. Show more
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Author Garrett Carr on the radical, free-thinking commune which shattered the silence of a remote Donegal fishing community in the 1970s. Show more
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Londonderry is consistently at the bottom of the table on measurements like unemployment, incomes and investment. Show more
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Historian David Hume explores Antrim and Down's coastline and uncovers tales of smuggling in the 18th and 19th century. Show more
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BBC Ireland correspondent Chris Page examines the deal struck by the DUP with the Conservatives following the 2017 general election. Show more