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High Times in Hobart
John Hagan chronicles the lavish exploits of Banbridge mariner Francis Crozier in Tasmania, prior to his doomed voyage into the Arctic -
John King, the Modest Explorer from Moy
Having grown up in Co. Tyrone during the famine, he later became the sole survivor of a 2000 mile expedition across the Australian outback -
George Callaghan, The Last Minstrel
Having written his autobiography, the expat painter and musician discusses his style, aversion to religious sloganeering and relationship with the land of his birth -
Francis Crozier, Arctic Hero
John Hagan investigates the ill-fated final voyage of the polar explorer, Banbridge's most famous son -
Disappearing Place Names
John Hagan considers the decaying of ancient nomenclatures in favour of 'anodyne' modern equivalents -
The Tradition of Christmas Rhyming
John Hagan on the dying of an ancient art form, and where we can learn more about it -
Founding Andante Drums
Pipe bands around the world use Sam Hodgen-designed drums. We look back at his remarkable story -
Knuckle
An 'unpretentious, poignant and unsettling' documentary about fighting Irish travellers -
Ireland's Antarctic Explorers
Remembering the great endeavours of Ireland's most intrepid