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Nesca Robb

Writer and journalist Lesley Riddoch explores the forgotten story of Nesca Robb.

Belfast's Richest Radical

Historian John Bew explores the story of William Tennent.

Rebel Heart - The Life of Mary Ann McCracken

The life and legacy of social revolutionary Mary Ann McCracken.

In the Shadow of the Shipyard

Dan Gordon returns to his native east Belfast to explore the work of four writers.

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