A Century Later: 1961 – the last man to be hung in Northern Ireland
The last man hanged in Crumlin Road Gaol and the shockwaves that exist to this day.
Insider Revisted: Cheaper Than Chocolate
Insider returns to Tiger’s Bay, the scene of the death of Dean Clarke, a young boy of 16 years old who was sold drugs and subsequently took his own life.
Victims & Survivors in Northern Ireland
How do we remember and how should Northern Ireland remember its recent past? With an estimated 40,000-50,000 people injured during the Troubles and 3,700 killed, Northern Irish society still cannot find consensus on the definition of a victim of the conflict. This show is part of the Northern Visions/NVTV series ‘A Century Later’ – there’s […]
After the Gathering: Dissonant Voices in the Irish Diaspora
Diaspora can be a difficult term to define…we’re talking broadly about people who have an affinity with Ireland, often because of their ancestry.” Dr. Michael Pierse The Institute for Collaborative Research in the Humanities, Queens University, Belfast brought together leading researchers from Ireland, England, India and America to discuss key issues of the Irish diaspora […]
Injured
The Wave Trauma Centre, with financial assistance provided by the Northern Ireland Community Relations Council, commissioned a study and documentary in order to gain a better understanding of the lived experiences of those injured as a result of the Troubles in Northern Ireland. The study was commissioned from the University of Surrey who made contributions […]
Studio Discussion on the Documentary INJURED
Studio Discussion on the film INJURED. The documentary examined: The needs of individuals who were injured in the Troubles and those of their families, particularly their carers who are usually family members; The difficulty of defining injury. A working definition of ‘Life threatening or disfiguring physical injury’ was adopted as the primary inclusion criteria for […]
A Century Later: The Working Class
The Working Class – Containing the Past: Class, gender and sectarianism in a society of divided loyalties and years of violence and political conflict.
Discover The Archives: Artisans & Dreamers
First showing: Monday 29th September at 7.30pm Discover the Archives is a series on NVTV. Belfast College of Technology opened its door to students in September 1906. The College was the centerpiece of the development of further education in Belfast. Purpose built, it acted as a showpiece on a par with Belfast’s other prominent buildings of […]