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Series of documentary films about visionary people.

Biography · 2013 · 1 hr

EPISODE 1

In the Shadow of the Shipyard

Documentary in which Dan Gordon returns to his native east Belfast to explore the work of four writers with strong connections to this part of the city.

1 hr · 14 May 2016
EPISODE 2

Rebel Heart - The Life of Mary Ann McCracken

Documentary in which actress Michelle Fairley reveals the life and legacy of social revolutionary Mary Ann McCracken.

29 min · 2 Oct 2017
EPISODE 3

Belfast's Richest Radical

Documentary in which historian John Bew explores the story of William Tennent, whose private life was cloaked in scandal and who was almost hanged for his part in the 1798 Rising.

1 hr · 28 May 2016
EPISODE 4

Nesca Robb

Documentary in which writer and journalist Lesley Riddoch explores the forgotten story of Nesca Robb, the 20th-century Ulster poet, writer and historian.

29 min · 4 Jun 2016