Film buffs around Fort William are looking forward to the opening of the latest business venture by local entrepreneur, Angus MacDonald – a two screen boutique cinema with a wood-fired pizza cafe bar. Designed with a Highland twist – a red corrugated roof and stone walls – it will be a welcome addition to the town’s entertainment scene, as Kathleen Carragher reports. 10-minute feature for BBC Radio...
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Writing retreats and workshops are perennially popular with budding authors and poets. Vanessa Branson, the younger sister of Virgin Airline boss, Richard, runs occasional courses on Eilean Shona, a small island ,on the West coast of Scotland, which she has owned for twenty five years. Kathleen Carragher visited Eilean Shona to find out more about the workshops and Vanessa’s connection with the the island. 10-minute feature...
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Chris Page reports on The “Cash for Ash” Scandal – the botched green energy scheme which brought down Northern Ireland’s power sharing Assembly for three years when it went over budget by hundreds of millions of pounds. “superb reporting”………Gillian Reynolds, The Sunday Times A 30-minute documentary for BBC Radio 4 and BBC Radio Ulster Broadcast February 2020 Presenter: Chris Page, BBC Ireland Correspondent Archive Research: Iain McDowell Audio Engineer: Michael Davidson Executive Producer: John...
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End of year reflections by two generations of “real” Derry Girls, discussing the impact of the television hit comedy series, the murder of journalist Lyra McKee, Brexit and everyday life in the border city. A short feature for BBC Radio 4 Woman’s Hour Broadcast December 2019 Presenter: Kathleen Carragher Producer: John Deering [audio mp3="https://www.yamal.co.uk/cms/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/real-derry-girls-part-one-as-broadcast-24th-dec-1.mp3"][/audio]...
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End of year reflections by two generations of “real” Derry Girls, discussing the impact of the television hit comedy series, the murder of journalist Lyra McKee, Brexit and everyday life in the border city. A short feature for BBC Radio 4 Woman’s Hour Broadcast December 2019 Presenter: Kathleen Carragher Producer: John Deering [audio mp3="https://www.yamal.co.uk/cms/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/derry-girls-part-two-for-website.mp3"][/audio]...
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Jayne McCormack, goes behind the scenes with Naomi Long and her team in the run up to her spectacular victory in the European Parliamentary Elections. 30-minute documentary for BBC Radio Ulster Broadcast June 2019 Presenter: Jayne McCormack, BBC News NI Political Reporter Audio Engineer: Davy Neill Producer: Kathleen Carragher [audio mp3="https://www.yamal.co.uk/cms/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Inside-Pol-Special-The-Alliance-Surge.mp3"][/audio]...
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Jayne McCormack, reports on six tumultuous months in politics, behind the scenes with Northern Ireland MEP and Alliance Party leader, Naomi Long, as she campaigns against Brexit and leads her team into the Westminster December ’19 General Election. A 30-minute documentary for BBC Radio Ulster Broadcast December 2019 Presenter: Jayne McCormack, BBC News NI Political Reporter Audio Engineer: John Simpson Executive Producer: John Deering Producer: Kathleen Carragher [audio mp3="https://www.yamal.co.uk/cms/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/The-Alliance-Surge_mixdown.mp3"][/audio]...
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A scheme by Scottish Women’s Aid to bring help to victims of domestic abuse living in isolated Highland communities. A short feature for BBC Radio 4 Woman’s Hour and BBC Radio Scotland’s Sunday Morning with…… Broadcast November 2019 Presenter: Kathleen Carragher Producer: John Deering [audio mp3="https://www.yamal.co.uk/cms/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/ask-me-Womans-Hour-Part-One.mp3"][/audio]...
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A scheme by Scottish Women’s Aid to bring help to victims of domestic abuse living in isolated Highland communities. A short feature for BBC Radio 4 Woman’s Hour and BBC Radio Scotland’s Sunday Morning with…… Broadcast November 2019 Presenter: Kathleen Carragher Producer: John Deering [audio mp3="https://www.yamal.co.uk/cms/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/ask-me-Womans-Hour-PART-2.mp3"][/audio]...
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Catholic parishioners on the remote Moidart peninsula, in the West of Scotland, are dismayed at the theft of a medieval hand bell from the ancient religious site of St. Finan’s Isle on Loch Shiel. The theft occurred as the congregation celebrates the 250th anniversary of the Moidart Mission when a young priest was sent by Rome to re-establish the church after decades of repression under the...
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