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BBC Week 16 Week Commencing 19 / 4 / 2014 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 @bbconeni @bbctwoni THIS WEEK’S HIGHLIGHTS TELEVISION & RADIO / BBC WEEK 16 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ SUNDAY 20 APRIL Lord of the Sleigh NEW BBC Radio Ulster MONDAY 21 APRIL Michael Smiley: Something to Ride Home About NEW BBC One Northern Ireland _________________________________________________________________________________________________ SUNDAY 20 APRIL TELEVISION & RADIO HIGHLIGHTS / BBC WEEK 16 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Lord of the Sleigh Sunday 20 April BBC Radio Ulster, 12pm bbc.co.uk/radioulster Fifty years ago, Robin Dixon, along with team-mate Tony Nash, made British sporting history when the pair won gold in the two-man bobsleigh at the 1964 Innsbruck Winter Olympic Games – it remains the only time that Great Britain has won a gold in an Olympic Bobsleigh event. And Dixon, now Lord Glentoran, remains the only man from Northern Ireland to have won a gold at the Winter Olympics. In Lord of the Sleigh, Mark Sidebottom accompanies Dixon and Nash as, half a century later, they head back to Innsbruck, the site of their moment of fame; he learns how Dixon, a former Eton schoolboy and Grenadier Guard, got involved in the sport of bobsleigh through a chance conversation with his cousin, the now notorious Lord Lucan and was set on the path to gold. We hear of the perils of competing in Winter Sports in the Sixties, the stiff ‘toots’ of whiskey needed to calm the nerves, how the sportsmanship of an Italian rival helped to clinch the gold medal and the slightly farcical scenes after the gold medal triumph when Dixon couldn’t actually get into his own presentation ceremony! JM __________________________________________________________________________________________________ MONDAY 21 APRIL TELEVISION & RADIO HIGHLIGHTS / BBC WEEK 16 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Michael Smiley: Something to Ride Home About Monday 21 April BBC One Northern Ireland, 10.20pm Michael Smiley left Northern Ireland in 1983. Now, more than 30 years later, his journey comes full cycle and he’s got ‘Something to Ride Home About’. The Holywood man lives in London nowadays and is a star of stand up, comedy, TV and film - but his true love is cycling. In a new three-part BBC Northern Ireland TV series, Michael pays a visit back to his old stomping grounds and gets on his bike to give viewers his own unique comic insight into the places and the people who share his zeal for two wheels. Michael Smiley: Something to Ride Home About, starts on BBC One Northern Ireland on Monday, April 21 at 10.20pm following Michael as he indulges his passion for cycling. On his travels he rides some of the most stunning local scenery, tries some alternative cycling disciplines and meets the people who share his passion for bikes including a world record holder; a gold medallist- and BBC NI Sports Personality of The Year 2013- Martyn Irvine; and a group of steady ladies. Michael begins his journey in Belfast and visits St George’s Market – a place with close ties to his own family. With an interest in cycling history, in Ormeau Park Michael meets one of only six Penny Farthing owners in Northern Ireland. Will Michael swap his road wheels for the iconic high wheeler? Viewers get a sneak peek behind the doors of a community cycle workshop which provides repairs and servicing for bikes in the city and shares Michael’s passion for two wheels helping to keep some famous frames on the road. And after a visit to his home town of Holywood, Michael gets to meet keen cyclist, acclaimed photographer and one of his own personal heroes, Bill Kirk, in Newtownards. During the series, made for BBC Northern Ireland by independent production company, Green Inc, Michael will be visiting places the length and breadth of Northern Ireland and getting on his bike while there to get a closer look and meet the locals. These include; experiencing a hairy moment with a ladies cycling club in Armagh, dropping in on a world record holder in Lisburn, putting himself on trial against the clock in Dungannon and meeting a fellow comic on the banks of the Foyle. Producer Chris Jones, from Green Inc said: “In my opinion, Smiley is our finest actor and funniest comedian. We were thrilled to be working with him on this series that lets Michel revel in two things he’s brilliant at: cycling and telling funny stories. It’s his first outing as a presenter on a BBC NI series and you won’t need to be a cyclist to enjoy it. Yes, although Smiley is a keen cyclist he didn't cover the full length and breadth of Northern Ireland but he certainly brings us to some breath-taking and interesting places and we get to meet some very fascinating people with great stories to tell with a lot of laughs guaranteed along the way with Michael. Maybe it might inspire some people to get on their bike.” The three-part series, Michael Smiley: Something to Ride Home About starts on BBC One Northern Ireland on Monday, April 21 at 10.20pm. KMC __________________________________________________________________________________________________ www.youtube.com/bbcnorthernireland 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. 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