BBC Week 11 Week Commencing 9/3/2019 Programme Information Television & Radio BBC Northern Ireland Press Office Email: [email protected] bbc.co.uk/mediacentre bbc.co.uk/iplayer Pictures are available at: www.bbcpictures.co.uk Follow us at: @bbcnipress THIS WEEK’S HIGHLIGHTS TELEVISION & RADIO / BBC NI WEEK 11 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ SATURDAY 9 MARCH The Anderson Archive NEW BBC Radio Ulster SUNDAY 10 MARCH BBC Northern Ireland School Choir Of The Year BBC Radio Ulster FRIDAY 15 MARCH Nathan Carter’s St Patrick’s Day Party NEW BBC Radio Ulster Places of interest – Craigavon; Ballinderry; Rathfriland; Belfast; Banbridge; Newry; Bessbrook; Loughbrickland and Downpatrick (BBC Northern Ireland School Choir Of The Year) EDITORIAL 2019 ________________________________________________________________________ SATURDAY 9 MARCH TELEVISION & RADIO HIGHLIGHTS / BBC WEEK 11 ________________________________________________________________________ The Anderson Archive NEW Begins on Saturday 9 March BBC Radio Ulster, 10.30am The Gerry Anderson Show podcast NEW Now available to download via BBC Sounds and usual podcast providers As BBC Radio Foyle turns 40, join the station for a celebration of the broadcasting legend that was Gerry Anderson. Gerry first walked through the doors of BBC Radio Foyle in 1984 and quickly established himself as a hugely popular broadcaster. His programme was soon picked up by BBC Radio Ulster and Gerry went on to become a much-loved household name, before his untimely passing in 2014. The vast majority of Gerry’s treasure trove of programmes lies on the shelves of the BBC NI Archives and now a selection of some of the best from his 30 year career will be available for podcast. Now launched on BBC Sounds and other podcast providers, you’ll receive five programmes right away on the day, followed by another two programmes every week after that. Join Gerry and Sean Coyle as they take a tour of LA, San Francisco and Las Vegas in 1991; a bus trip with Geordie Tuft to the Ulster Museum in 2010, and an infamous visit to Lord Dunleath’s home in Ballywalter, County Down in 1988, when an antique vase was the unfortunate star of the show. To celebrate the launch of the podcast, there will also be a brand new series on BBC Radio Ulster and Foyle. The Anderson Archive begins on Saturday 9 March at 10.30am, featuring highlights from three decades of Gerry’s show alongside a selection of his favourite music. Each week, Gerry and Sean Coyle put the world to rights while pondering the correct way to use a hatchet, the risks of wearing string vests, the difficulty with ladders and the reasons local men shouldn’t wear shorts. Expect music from Henry McCullough, Doris Day, Anthony Toner and Tom Petty to name but a few, and a lot of laughs along the way. Conor McKay, who has produced both the podcasts and The Anderson Archive radio series, says: “On Gerry’s show, you never knew what was coming next. On one occasion a listener tried to find four baby chipmunks, another needed help with his love life – while a Tyrone listener needed a cure for a cow with warts on its teat. All human life was there, as the saying goes. We hope these podcasts and radio programmes will bring a smile to listeners’ faces. You might even get a few strange looks if you listen on your walk to work or the bus ride home, because you’ll struggle to stop yourself laughing out loud!” Both The Gerry Anderson Show podcasts and The Anderson Archive will be available to listen to via the BBC Radio Ulster website: bbc.co uk.radioulster or the BBC Sounds app and The Gerry Anderson Show podcast will also be on BBC Sounds or your via usual podcast provider. CC ________________________________________________________________________ SUNDAY 10 MARCH TELEVISION & RADIO HIGHLIGHTS / BBC WEEK 11 ________________________________________________________________________ BBC Northern Ireland School Choir Of The Year Continues on Sunday 10 March BBC Radio Ulster, 5pm Catch the programme again via BBC Sounds The search is on to find Northern Ireland’s top junior and senior school choirs. Following on from the success of previous years, more than 60 choirs from across Northern Ireland will be singing to impress as they battle it out for a place in the final of the BBC Northern Ireland School Choir Of The Year. Presented by John Toal and Kerry McLean, and recorded at seven venues across Northern Ireland, the series culminates in a live final from the Ulster Hall, Belfast, on Sunday 7 April, which will also be recorded for the first time for BBC NI television. The fifth programme, on Sunday 10 March on BBC Radio Ulster at 5pm, hosted by John Toal from Lurgan Junior High School, features 11 choirs all vying for a place in the grand final. Competing in the Junior category are: St Clare’s Abbey Primary School, Newry; Drumgreenagh Primary, Rathfriland; Ballinderry Primary School, Lisburn; St Mary’s Primary, Derrymore, Craigavon; St Ita’s Primary School, Belfast, and Bridge Integrated Primary, Banbridge. In the Senior category, the following schools will be competing for a place in the final: St Paul’s High School, Bessbrook; Abbey Christian Brothers’ Grammar School, Newry; Newbridge Integrated, Loughbrickland; Belfast High School, and St Mary’s High School, Downpatrick. They will be performing for judges Richard Yarr, Senior Classical Music Producer with BBC Northern Ireland; Ciaran Scullion, Head of Music with The Arts Council of Northern Ireland and Rebekah Coffey, Soprano and Ulster Youth Choir coach. BBC Northern Ireland School Choir Of The Year is produced in association with the Ulster Youth Choir, and supported by the Arts Council for Northern Ireland (ACNI). Emma Dunseith, Executive Editor Arts, Music and Learning, BBC Northern Ireland, says: “BBC Northern Ireland is proud to be at the forefront of showcasing and developing new, young musical talent. And we are delighted to have even more schools participate this year in the BBC Northern Ireland School Choir Of The Year which should make for a thrilling final.” Ciaran Scullion, Head of Music, Arts Council of Northern Ireland, says: “The Arts Council of Northern Ireland is proud to support BBC Northern Ireland School Choir of the Year through National Lottery funding. This popular event, in association with the Ulster Youth Choir, has nurtured a love of singing and inspired hundreds of school children throughout Northern Ireland since its establishment, helping to bring great art to all. We look forward to discovering new talent over the coming months.” The winning choirs will feature across a range of programming and events during this year. If you missed the programme, catch it again via the BBC Sounds app. And for additional content check out Twitter #SCOTY and more pictures go to: bbc.co.uk/scoty CC ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ FRIDAY 15 MARCH TELEVISION & RADIO HIGHLIGHTS / BBC WEEK 11 ________________________________________________________________________ Nathan Carter’s St Patrick’s Day Party NEW Friday 15 March BBC Radio Ulster, 8pm Catch up with this show on BBC Sounds Country star Nathan Carter and his band are throwing a big party and everyone’s welcome, as they get St Patrick’s weekend off to a real musical start on BBC Radio Ulster, Friday 15 March at 8pm. Joining Nathan at the party, recorded recently in the BBC’s Studio One, Broadcasting House in Belfast, will be comedian Patrick Kielty; singer Chloe Agnew, both now based in Los Angeles; singer/songwriter Catherine McGrath from Rostrevor, County Down; fellow singer/songwriter Brian Kennedy, and contemporary Irish Folk Rock band, All Folk’d Up In a mix of chat and music, with solos and duets, over the course of an hour, Nathan’s guests share some of their own personal memories and stories of St Patrick’s Day and perform songs which mean something to them. Singer/songwriter Chloe Agnew from Dublin and now living in Los Angeles has been performing since the age of six, released her first album at 13, and a year later became the youngest member of the globally successful Celtic Women. Chloe has also toured the US with Nathan and his band. She sings solo and duets with Nathan on the show. Belfast-born Brian Kennedy, who is preparing to celebrate 30 years in the music business, performs ‘Carrickfergus’ as a duet with Nathan. Catherine McGrath, who has been hailed by some as Northern Ireland’s answer to Taylor Swift, is from Rostrevor, County Down, and caught the eye of Sir Elton John, who was impressed with her songwriting and vocal ability. At 21, Catherine has already shared the bill with Michael Buble and Lady Antebellum, and joins Nathan to perform one of her own songs during the show. Comedian Patrick Kielty also pops in for a chat with Nathan and shares stories of St Patrick’s Day growing up in Dundrum and reveals how some people in the US, where he now lives with his wife and two sons, simply won’t believe his name is Patrick on St Patrick’s Day. All Folk’d Up, a five-piece contemporary Irish Folk Rock band from Aughnacloy, Dublin, Dundalk and Poland, complete the line-up for the show, performing their own arrangement of ‘Will Ye Go Lassie Go’. Nathan, who is from Liverpool, and has made Northern Ireland his second home, says: “We had a brilliant night’s craic recording the show with some really talented friends of mine. I hope the listeners will enjoy the show as we get St Patrick’s weekend off to a great start.” Nathan Carter’s St Patrick’s Day Party is made for BBC Radio Ulster by Tyrone Productions. CC _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ bbc.co.uk/tv/programmes/a-z/by/a All Programme Information copy may be used free of charge on condition that it credits the relevant BBC programme or service.