BBC Week 20 Week Commencing 11/5/2019 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 20 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ SUNDAY 12 MAY Stories in Sound: The Silence and the Scream NEW BBC Radio Ulster The Championship NEW BBC Two Northern Ireland & BBC Radio Ulster Tír Eoghain: The Unbreakable Bond ` NEW BBC Two Northern Ireland MONDAY 13 MAY Bikes! Tandragee 100 NEW BBC One Northern Ireland TUESDAY 14 MAY Remembering William Dunlop NEW BBC One Northern Ireland FRIDAY 17 MAY Bikes! North West 200 NEW BBC One Northern Ireland Places of interest: Co Tyrone (Tír Eoghain: The Unbreakable Bond); Co Donegal (Stories in Sound: The Silence and the Scream); County Armagh (Bikes! Tandragee); Co Antrim, Ballymoney (Remembering William Dunlop) Portstewart/Portrush (NW200). EDITORIAL 2019 ________________________________________________________________________ SUNDAY 12 MAY TELEVISION & RADIO HIGHLIGHTS / BBC WEEK 20 ________________________________________________________________________ Stories in Sound: The Silence and the Scream NEW Sunday 12 May BBC Radio Ulster, 12.30pm Also available via BBC Sounds Silence is a kind of virtue in County Donegal. You can find it in the desolate landscape, the big skies and far horizons - but silence can be found in the people too. Maybe it's discretion or reticence. It could be shyness or wisdom. So when radical free-thinking commune, The Atlantis Foundation, set up home in the remote Donegal village of Burtonport in the mid-1970s, it seemed like an unlikely choice of location. Led by charismatic Englishwoman Jenny James and inspired by psychology from the American counter culture, the foundation practised something called 'primal scream' therapy. This was about letting it all out - yelling, shouting and shrieking - to release deep rooted fears. The locals simply called them 'The Screamers.' Author and Donegal native Garrett Carr was a boy when he first heard about the Screamers. While he found the name unnerving, Garrett was intrigued. Now he's returning home to Donegal to find out who the Screamers were, what they wanted and if they ever managed to find it. Most of all he wants to know what happened when the quiet restraint of his local community was confronted by the radical, outward abandonment of the Atlantis Foundation. Stories in Sound: The Silence and the Scream is on BBC Radio Ulster, Sunday 12 May at 12.30pm and is also available via BBC Sounds. CC ________________________________________________________________________ The Championship NEW Sunday 12 May BBC Two Northern Ireland, 5pm BBC Radio Ulster DAB & MW Sportsound: The Championship, 3.45pm The Championship returns to BBC Two Northern Ireland with deferred coverage of the GAA preliminary round game between, last years All Ireland Senior Football finalists, Tyrone and Division Four winners, Derry. A trio of All Stars, Oisín McConville, Martin Clarke and Martin McHugh, join presenter Mark Sidebottom and BBC Sport NI’s Thomas Niblock and Thomas Kane to bring you all the Ulster Championship action from Healy Park, Omagh. BBC Sportsound: The Championship is on BBC Radio Ulster DAB & MW from 3.45pm on Sunday 12 May. Orla Bannon will be presenting the radio coverage for the opening game between Tyrone and Derry. She will be joined by three time All Ireland winner Enda McGinley and former Derry forward Conleth Gilligan. There will be live commentary of all games in the Ulster Championship on bbc.co.uk/sportni Fans can also keep across all the action with live text reports of all the games in the Ulster Championship, first class reaction, features, analysis and match reports across BBC Sport NI’s online services and social media channels and BBC News NI services. Listeners can send their comments and views during the radio programme by texting in on 81771 and they can follow all the action on Facebook and Twitter; @BBSPORTNI and @bbcchampionship The live and deferred Ulster Championship games broadcast by BBC NI can be viewed again on the BBC iPlayer - on desktop, mobile or tablet devices and on smart TVs. Matches will be available to view from 9am on the following Tuesday morning. CR ______________________________________________________________________ Tír Eoghain: The Unbreakable Bond NEW Sunday 12 May BBC Two Northern Ireland, 10pm Tír Eoghain: The Unbreakable Bond is the untold narrative behind the most successful minor team in the history of the GAA – the Tyrone Class of 1997/1998. Featuring Tyrone manager Mickey Harte and All Ireland winners Brian McGuigan, Enda McGinley, Mark Harte and Kevin Hughes, the documentary reveals how the seeds of Tyrone’s GAA success were sown more than 20 years ago. Despite despairing lows, a unique generation of young men transformed the history of Gaelic football and went on to drive their county to three All Ireland senior titles The squad became a symbol of hope having faced the devastation of losing teammate Paul McGirr following an accident during an Ulster Minor Championship match in 1997. A year later they endured trauma again with the 1998 Omagh bombing, but amazingly showed resilience to win the Minor All Ireland title just weeks later. A skilful and driven group of players, these young men brought unbridled joy to the people of Tyrone. Thirteen of these players went on to feature on the Tyrone team as they claimed the Sam Maguire in 2003, 2005 and 2008. The documentary was made for BBC Gaeilge and TG4, with support from Northern Ireland Screen’s Irish Language Broadcast Fund, and features exclusive behind the scenes home video footage of the teams, as well as rarely seen archival footage from their minor matches. The film also includes exclusive footage of a 20-year reunion featuring the minor team from 1998 and manager Mickey Harte. “From the death of our friend and teammate Paul McGirr to the utter devastation of the Omagh bombing these players went through more than anything a group of young men should,” said Brian McGuigan. “We faced challenges on and off the pitch and came through them because of the incredible bond we had with each other and the guidance of our management team led by Mickey Harte. “We would not be weighed down by the disappointments of the past or the pain we had endured.” “The 1998 minor title was very important for the people of Tyrone to perhaps close a dark chapter in which the county struggled,” added Kevin Hughes. “Following the death of Paul McGirr, my own brother Paul and the Omagh bombing, it brought a new spirit and it gave the people of Tyrone a lift. “Looking back at everything that happened, a group of people came together at the right time. “We were lucky as a county to have such a strong bond because our talent on the field of play and the terrible losses we suffered, created a unique spirit resulting in our being in a circle that will never be broken.” Directed by Declan McGrath and produced by Eamonn and Michael Mallie, Tír Eoghain: The Unbreakable Bond, was made by EMM Productions and will be shown on BBC Two Northern Ireland, Sunday 24 March at 10pm. AW ________________________________________________________________________ MONDAY 13 MAY TELEVISION & RADIO HIGHLIGHTS / BBC WEEK 20 ________________________________________________________________________ Bikes! Tandragee 100 NEW Monday 13 May BBC One Northern Ireland, 10.35pm BBC Sport NI Bikes! is back with the highlights of the next race in the road racing calender – the Tandragee 100. Stephen Watson presents Bikes! Tandragee 100 on Monday 13 May at 10.35pm on BBC Northern Ireland with all the action and drama from the 5.4mile County Armagh race. CR ________________________________________________________________________ TUESDAY 14 MAY TELEVISION & RADIO HIGHLIGHTS / BBC WEEK 20 ________________________________________________________________________ Remembering William Dunlop NEW Tuesday 14 May BBC One Northern Ireland, 10.35pm In July last year road racing champion William Dunlop lost his life in a practice race at the Skerries 100. William’s death was the third tragedy to hit the famous Dunlop racing family. William’s father Robert died in a crash at the North West 200 in 2008. His uncle Joey Dunlop was killed in Estonia during a road racing meeting in 2000. A special tribute programme reflecting on the life of road racer William Dunlop will be broadcast on BBC One Northern Ireland on Tuesday 14 May at 10.25pm. Friends, family and fellow riders remember some of his greatest moments on the track, sharing intimate stories about one of Northern Ireland’s biggest sporting stars. The programme reveals the true personality of the racing star, hearing from his partner Janine Brolly and mother Louise, who reveal how William struggled to handle fame. The half-hour documentary includes never before seen archive and many of William’s most memorable victories, including successes at the NW200 and UGP. CR ________________________________________________________________________ FRIDAY 17 MAY TELEVISION & RADIO HIGHLIGHTS / BBC WEEK 20 ________________________________________________________________________ Bikes! North West 200 NEW Friday 17 May BBC One Northern Ireland, 9.30pm BBC Sport NI is gearing up for another fantastic year of competition at the North West 200 International road races, providing fans with comprehensive coverage across TV, radio and online. This world-renowned event attracts the best riders and thousands of fans from all corners of the world to the beautiful north coast. This year BBC Sport NI will once again bring race fans all the action from the nine mile circuit. Stephen Watson will present three highlights programmes on BBC One Northern Ireland on Friday (May 17), Sunday (May 19) and Monday (May 20) nights and there will be a highlights programme again this year on Network BBC television. Fans can also relive all the action on the BBC iPlayer.