On Channel4 tomorrow evening at 7.55pm – Jonathan Olley, a photographer, records the disappearance of the fortified RUC station in Crossmaglen, returning to the scene of an earlier photoshoot to capture the changes. It’s part of the Channel’s Picture This project (which some of our Flickr bods should have a closer look at). Thanks to Adam for the heads up!
How has Ulster unionism arrived at where it is today – fractured and uncertain, yet dominated electorally by the DUP, a party that tells us it offers unionists sure footing in uncertain times? In his latest book, Ulster’s Last Stand? Reconstructing Unionism after the Peace Process (Irish Academic Press, 2010), Prof. James McAuley from the [...] read our review »
Dr Gordon Gillespie, a researcher at the Institute of Irish Studies at Queen’s University Belfast, gave a presentation on “Graphic Portrayals: Northern Ireland, Graphic Novels and the Peace Process”, at the Linen Hall Library. Gordon started with a clarification that he was going to talk about graphic novels/comic books, not cartoons, and material that was [...] read our review »
Thanks, Mick. I shall try to catch this.
Some might also be interested to catch The Friday Play on BBC Radio 4 (see link) which feature Richard Norton Taylor’s dramatisation of edited (but unchanged) excerpts direct from the transcripts of the Saville Inquiry.
I can’t help but wonder if whatever “spin” the editing and dramatisation contrives will be intended as a tester for the reception of the finally published report, among the chattering classes at least.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/arts/friday_play.shtml
It’s the one that was developed with the Tricycle in London. A definite date for the hard core!
While we’re on the subject of full-on plays, last night saw Enniskillen’s own Adie Dunbar as Brendan Behan in ‘Brendan at the Chelsea’ at the Riverside, Hammersmith, London. Awesome performance, not to be missed (on til 3rd Feb). Brid Brennan plays Beatrice (the Missus).