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Charles Dickens in Belfast
In the author's bicentenary year, John Gray looks back on his visits to Ireland
PODCAST: Children of the Revolution
John Gray talks with author Bill Rolston about interviewing the children of paramilitary combatants
Belfast Blitz Anniversary Exhibitions
Watch an online exhibition from the Linen Hall Library and see the panels at City Hall through the eyes of social historian, John Gray
Should We Celebrate Contentious Anniversaries?
A conference entitled 'Remembering the Future' poses the question to historians, journalists and politicians
The Art of Preserving Paper
Silverfish, book lice and red rot: discover how best to conserve your paper archive for future generations
Obituary: Brian Moore, 1946 - 2011
The songwriter, cartoonist and playwright who satirised Northern Irish politics
Raise Your Voice in Support of Libraries
John Gray, former librarian of the Linen Hall Library, makes the case for Northern Ireland's beleaguered public libraries
Burns Week Celebrates the Scots Poet
Read a profile of the artist by Burns expert John Gray
Model Aircraft Exhibition at NI War Memorial
Second World War models commemorate the contribution of Shorts aircraft
PROFILE: Tyrone Guthrie
With a commemorative blue plaque recently unveiled at BBC Broadcasting House, John Gray delves deeper into the life and work of the famed theatre director
Orangefest
John Gray reflects on the modern day celebration of The Twelfth
The Twelfth of July
John Gray investigates the history of the annual climax to the Ulster Protestant marching season, now rebranded 'Orangefest'
Hans Sloane
County Down inventor of milk chocolate was the Queen's physician, an early advocate for vaccinations and his collection was the cornerstone of what became the British Museum
Easter Celebrations
John Gray on the evolution of Easter holiday rituals in Northern Ireland
Ulster Museum
John Gray on the pros and cons of the new look museum after a three year refurbishment
The Spirit of Belfast
John Gray finds Cornmarket's new 'onion rings' sadly lacking
The Great Cave Hill Right of Way Case
How the 'right to roam' in the Belfast Hills was won
Cave Hill Diamond
John Gray discovers a unique treasure sparkling at Belfast's Linen Hall Library
Two Roads West
Playwright Laurence McKeown on steering a course through his latest work
Interview From The Archive: Joseph Tomelty
Writing in the Linen Hall Review in 1984, John Gray talks to the multi-talented actor, writer and director Joseph Tomelty
Literary Lions on Tour
John Gray on what the nineteenth century literati thought of the north
John Gray
Librarian of the Linen Hall Library since 1982