The Siege of Derry was a pivotal moment in the history of Ireland and Britain and one that placed the city at the heart of a European-wide struggle. In this documentary writer Carlo Gébler explores the remarkable story of this dramatic and bloody event – one that has shaped the course of our history to Continue Reading...

Over fourteen days in March 1988 a sequence of traumatic events shook Northern Ireland to its core and shocked the world. But it was also 14 DAYS that compelled one man, Redemptorist priest Fr Alec Reid, to find a way out of the deadly cycle of violence.      ...

Dan Cruickshank is Britain’s leading art & architectural historian. In this series Dan takes us on a personal journey to explore various aspects of Ulster’s architectural history. The series will feature four themed episodes, Forts and Castles, Country Life, Sacred Spaces, and City of Industry.  In each episode Dan will examine how a particular style Continue Reading...

This collection of original short films for Ch4 features Fish Supper: An eccentric urban fisherman tries to catch the perfect fish supper from the Thames and Thabo: A young man’s crisis of faith on the day he returns to South Africa, where the church remains highly homophobic....

In An Ode To Burns And Ulster: Scottish presenter Neil Oliver crosses the Irish Sea to see why his fellow countryman’s poetry and songs have had such an impact in Ulster. Neil Oliver says: “This has been an intriguing journey for me. Hearing how people here, in Ulster, have been affected by Burns has allowed Continue Reading...