PI Week 8 February 16 - February 22 2013

Story Of A Lifetime Six individuals share an extraordinary event in their life with Stephen Nolan in the new series Story Of A Lifetime Programme Information New this week

Story Of A Lifetime Page 3 Six individuals share an extraordinary event in their life with Stephen Nolan in the new series Story Of A Lifetime

Departure Diaries Page 5 In search of a new life elsewhere

The Travelling Picture Show Page 7 Gloria Hunniford takes to the road with a unique travelling cinema TEEN TROUBLE: FIX MY FAMILY

Teen Trouble: Fix My Family returns to BBC One NI on Wednesday, February 25 at 11.05pm with a series of new specially-extended 40-minutes programmes. This post-watershed series, which follows three families battling to cope with those difficult teenage years as they are taken on a week-long retreat to Newcastle, Co Down, features additional, unseen footage and shows the struggles experienced by the families in an even more intense way.

Here, viewers are given further insight into different aspects of the family’s week-long retreat and an even deeper understanding of the many issues they face as they try to overcome their problems.

On hand to offer support and advice is the expert Fix My Family team: health and fitness expert Amanda Hamilton, and two clinical psycholo- gists - Dr Rachel Andrew, who works with the teenagers, and Dr Ra- man Kapur, who works with the parents.

After an intense week of team-building, outdoor activities, psychother- apy and soul-searching, can these families build the bridges they need in order to move forward in a more harmonious life? And can both parents and teenagers accept that they both have work to do to repair their relationships with each other?

Sunday Sportsound, Sunday, February 24 on BBC Radio Ulster, 1.30pm

Nikki Gregg is joined in studio by Denis McBride for live coverage of Scotland v Ireland in the Six Nations Championship, Jim Neilly (pic- tured) provides the commentary with former Ulster & Ireland centre Jonny Bell. BBC News at 2.45pm.

Throughout the RBS Six Nations competition, BBC Northern Ireland will have all of Ireland’s games live on BBC Radio Ulster with outside broadcasts from the home games at the Aviva Stadium. BBC Newsline and the BBC Sport NI website will also have extensive preview and analysis of all of Ireland’s games throughout the tournament. 2 Story Of A Lifetime Six individuals share an extraordinary event in their life with Stephen Nolan in the new series Story Of A Lifetime

Story Of A Lifetime, BBC One Northern Ireland, Wednesday, February 20 at 10.35pm

In the new BBC One NI series Story Of A Lifetime, BBC Radio Ulster presenter Hugo Duncan talks to Stephen Nolan about experiences which had a profound affect on his life From an entertainer regretting his In Story Of A Lifetime, starting on BBC One heart-breaking as some of those featured NI on Wednesday, February 20 at 10.35pm, wild past to a widow reflecting on relive momentous events from years ago Stephen joins a different individual each and others reflect on their current excep- her present pain, a new six-part week as they go on a personal journey tional circumstances. series on BBC Northern Ireland to tell of a remarkable experience which changed the course of their life. sees presenter Stephen Nolan In the first programme of the series, BBC Radio Ulster presenter and singer Hugo meet a group of people with ex- These intensely intimate stories range from Duncan tells of his battle with his personal traordinary stories to tell. heroic to harrowing and from humbling to demons. An emotional Hugo takes Stephen

3 back to his hometown of Strabane, Co Ty- rone, to talk about growing up in a single- parent family in the 1950s and 1960s and his later struggle with alcohol as he started to makes waves in the music business in Northern Ireland.

Once nicknamed ‘Drunken Duncan’, Hugo recalls how his partying lifestyle was once out of control. Now sober for nearly 30 years and loved by many for his BBC Radio Ulster programme and live performances, Hugo reveals how his past and the hurt it caused his family still haunts him to this day.

Also in the series Stephen meets Kitty Hart-Moxon, one of the few remaining survivors from Auschwitz who revisits the infamous concentration camp to tell of the horror she experienced there as a child; WWII veteran John Leishman, now in his 90s, who goes back to the beaches of Normandy to remember those he helped save and the comrades who perished there; Kate Carroll, whose husband Stephen was murdered as he carried out his duties as a PSNI officer; Leah Batchelor, a young woman whose life changed suddenly and dramatically when she suffered a brain stem stroke; and former PUP leader and Inde- pendent Unionist Dawn Purvis, who tells of her life-changing decision to leave politics and controversial move to the Marie St- Stephen Nolan accompanies WWII veteran John Leishman to Normandy, France, to hear his Story Of A opes Clinic in Belfast. Lifetime in the new BBC One NI series starting on Wednesday, February 20 at 10.35pm devastating - life events and lived to tell time in the company of these people and I Stephen says: “One of the things I find the the tale. What we’ve been able to do here, think audiences will find their strength and most rewarding in my job is getting to hear which we can’t always do on the live pro- bravery as humbling and awe-inspiring as I from and meet ordinary people who have grammes, is give these six people a proper did.” gone through extraordinary - and often chance to tell their personal version of life- changing events. Story Of A Lifetime is a Lucky Monday production for BBC Northern Ireland. The “Not one of these stories is the same but six part series starts on BBC One NI on each one is a testament to the strength of Wednesday, February 20 at 10.35pm. the human spirit. It was a privilege to spend

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Departure Diaries, BBC One Northern Ireland, Monday, February 18, 10.35pm

Joan and Rhys Yardley from Bellaghy Nearly 25,000 people left North- statistics and gets the personal stories of young children will have to find a new school, moving out of their dream home ern Ireland last year in search of those who are planning to leave, and those that are left behind, the preparation and and leaving behind close family. a new life elsewhere. Better em- packing, the hopes and fears and the tearful ployment prospects, the reces- farewells. Finding a job is a top priority for newly qualified teacher Heather Kennedy from sion, house prices and the hope of Banbridge. After applying for numerous In the first Departure Diaries, on Monday, a better life have convinced many jobs, she has extended her search as far February 18 at 10.35pm, viewers meet the afield as South Korea. In the meantime she’s families and individuals to pack Yardley family from Bellaghy who are in the heading to America – a tough decision for their bags. process of packing up and getting ready her and those she’s leaving behind. to leave the comfort of their community A new BBC One Northern Ireland three- in search of a better life and balance for In the first programme, viewers also follow part observational series goes behind the the family. There are many challenges; their the run up to the day when young couple 5 Heather Kennedy from Banbridge

Ryan Scullian and Sinead McCann Ryan Scullian and Sinead McCann catch a family and friends behind and their families decisions they’ve had to make. Every per- plane to Australia. Being skilled doesn’t are finding it difficult to deal with the fact son, every family featured in the series has guarantee a good job at home. A joiner by that they’re leaving and fear that it could experienced heartache and optimism in the trade, Ryan has suffered from the downturn become permanent – not just a year. lead up to departure day and each one has in work and believes the best option is to a different story to tell.” go in search of work, for a year initially, on Jane Magowan, producer of Departure the other side of the world. His girlfriend Diaries said: “Leaving home is never easy. The three-part series, Departure Diaries, Sinead will be making the journey as well, as Leaving because you feel you have no other starts on BBC One Northern Ireland on she too hasn’t been able to find a job with choice is really tough. This series tells the Monday, February 18 at 10.35pm. huge competition for positions that come real life stories of some of those people up. But it’s difficult to leave the comforts of leaving Northern Ireland and of the difficult 6 The Travelling Picture Show Gloria Hunniford takes to the road with a unique travelling cinema

The Travelling Picture Show, begins on BBC One Northern Ireland, Monday, February 18 at 7.30pm

Gloria Hunniford presents The Travelling Picture Show beginning on BBC One Northern Ireland on Monday, February 18 at 7.30pm In a brand new series for BBC In The Travelling Picture Show beginning Enniskillen, Richill and Gloria’s hometown Northern Ireland Gloria Hunniford on BBC One Northern Ireland on Monday, of Portadown. February 18 at 7.30pm, she meets the peo- takes to the road with a unique ple who made the films, those that appear In the first programme Gloria and The Trav- travelling cinema to share with in them and those with a story to tell, as elling Picture Show pitch their cinema tent the residents of four local towns they all come along to the Travelling Pic- in Enniskillen where local people are invited ture Show tent to see themselves and their to see their town, its characters and events their stories, characters, celebra- town on the silver screen. from the last 70 years on the silver screen. tions and events as captured by She meets the people who made the films, local film makers over the past 80 Featured in the series are people and films those that appear in them and those with years. from Newry and Bessbrook, Ballymoney, a story to tell. 7 In the second programme the team are in some remarkable films made by local film prises too, such as Ballymoney man William Ballymoney where local film makers share makers dating back to 1932 of family life, Campbell’s film of a CB radio rally at Stor- their films of the town and it’s people over celebrations for the coronation of George mont in the late 1970s or Colonel Tracey’s the last 50 years, including workers at Ire- VI in 1938, Sunday school outings in the film of the unveiling of a brand new Fergu- land’s only camera factory in the 1950s, the 1940s, the last days of the steam trains and son tractor in the main street in Augher in ‘good buddies’ of CB radio marching on apple picking in the 60s. the 1950s – unpacked from a huge card- Stormont in the 1970s and the legacy of board box to the delight of the assembled prolific local film maker Charlie McAfee. “Some of the home movies we were giv- crowd of farmers. en for the series are just captivating,” said In programme three, Newry is the focal series producer Jane Magowan, “and the Each programme was built around the films point as Gloria discovers the city’s rich in- oldest piece of film dates back to 1932, and stories from a particular town and each dustrial past, the heyday of the showbands Charles Lamb filmed his baby son’s first one reveals something fresh and surprising and the plight of the Newry punks of the steps at their home in Portadown. Now 82, about places we thought we knew. 1980s as captured in the films of local ama- Charlie Lamb came along to the Travelling teur film makers and the BBC. Picture Show tent and recalled his father’s The Travelling Picture Show begins on BBC love of film.” One Northern Ireland, Monday, February And in the final programme Gloria is back 18 at 7.30pm. in her home town and invites the people The films of William Blake are a touching of Portadown and Richill to come into reminder of family hoidays during the Sec- the Travelling Picture Show tent and enjoy ond World War. There were some real sur-

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