31/10/22
Drenagh Estate: Deep Roots, a new Ulster-Scots Broadcast Fund series, follows Conolly McCausland as he restores 70 acres of gardens and builds a visitors’ centre on his family’s Drenagh Estate, outside Limavady. Conolly […]
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06/09/22
The Ulster-Scots Broadcast Fund documentary, The Motorcycle Mavericks, reveals how our connection with road racing has been shaped since the wheels of industry put Ulster on the map. Made by DoubleBand Film, the […]
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02/09/22
Chef Paula McIntyre is back for series two of Hamely Kitchen. In this six-part series, filmed on Northern Ireland’s spectacular north coast, Paula once again celebrates local produce and cooks up more mouth-watering […]
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16/08/22
Afro-Mic Productions has launched two brand new Ulster-Scots Broadcast Fund multimedia projects – Hoo Weel Da Yea Know and Tell Me Where You’re Frae Withoot Telling Me Where You’re Frae. Both series can […]
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28/07/22
A new online series explores the Ulster-Scots Heartland of the Ards Peninsula, tracing the footprint and legacy of the first Ulster-Scots settlers as they arrived and moved through the area. Produced by Virtual […]
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18/07/22
Joe Mahon returns to our screens with Mahon’s Way. Travelling the length and breadth of Northern Ireland (and sometimes a bit further), he explores the rich veins of heritage, history and culture which makes […]
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29/06/22
A new online series, A Word in Yer Lug, explores Ulster-Scots words and phrases and their influence on modern day language. Produced by Macmillan Media in partnership with the Ulster-Scots Agency and with […]
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20/06/22
An exciting new web resource, Making Northern Ireland, is being launched this week. The project has been produced by the Nerve Centre and funded by Northern Ireland Screen’s Ulster-Scots Broadcast Fund. Making Northern […]
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19/05/22
We are pleased to announce the Ulster-Scots Broadcast Fund is accepting funding applications for digital content projects. The projects should be aimed at supporting learning about aspects of Ulster-Scots such as language, culture and […]
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13/05/22
Home is everything to writer Ewen Glass – he’s from Ballymoney and is Ulster-Scots born and bred. How can he preserve his language and Ulster-Scots cultural identity when he’s living in England? And […]
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25/04/22
In a new Ulster-Scots Broadcast Fund documentary, Belfast’s Victory in Vienna: A Footballing Odyssey, presenter Holly Hamilton and author – and lifelong Glentoran Football Club fan – Sam Robinson explore the fascinating story of […]
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28/02/22
This Oul Fermin Life, a short film from Bangor based Sub-Culture Production has been selected to feature in two international film festivals; Standing Rock International Shorts Festival in Ohio on Saturday 5th March and Uninhabited International Film […]
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14/02/22
In a new documentary, Ulster-Scots, My Family And Me, Stephen Nolan takes a revealing look at his family tree. He finds out where his relatives came from, how they lived and some of […]
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04/02/22
The popular Ulster-Scots Broadcast Fund magazine series Hame returns and this time presenters Mark Thompson and Ruth Sanderson are travelling across the ‘Narrow Sea’ to Scotland. The three-part series, beginning on BBC Two […]
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17/01/22
In Paula McIntyre’s Burns Night Banquet, the chef celebrates the supper a little different this year in a new Ulster-Scots Broadcast Fund programme. Produced by Clean Slate Television, the show airs on Sunday […]
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13/01/22
In a new Ulster-Scot Broadcast Fund series, The Narrow Sea, The Farther Shore With Phil Cunningham, the broadcaster returns to Northern Ireland on a coastal odyssey that will culminate in the creation of […]
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21/12/21
A new Ulster-Scots Broadcast Fund series, The Band, returns on Wednesday 5th January at 10:35pm on BBC One Northern Ireland. Produced by DoubleBand Films, the three-part series follows the highs and lows of […]
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20/12/21
2021 proved to be another great year for Northern Ireland Screen with many successes across film, TV, animation, games and interactive content. Despite the challenges brought about by the ongoing pandemic we were […]
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17/12/21
A new Ulster-Scots Broadcast Fund documentary, Nature’s Haven, airs on NVTV on Christmas Day at 5pm. Produced by Northern Visions, this is the first in a series of films being planned which brings […]
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29/10/21
We are pleased to announce applications are now open for a number of Ulster-Scots Broadcast Fund (USBF) calls. Digital Content Language Production The USBF wishes to receive a wider range of applications that […]
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04/10/21
Are you passionate about your Ulster-Scots heritage, language and cultural traditions? Would you like to help shape Ulster-Scots TV, radio and digital content? Could you work with broadcasters and production companies to identify […]
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29/09/21
A passion for fashion combined with inspiration from Ulster’s rich textiles history is the theme for the new Ulster-Scots Broadcast series, A Stitch Through Time. Made by DoubleBand Films, the four-part series begins […]
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31/08/21
In Paula McIntyre’s Hamely Kitchen, a new Ulster-Scots Broadcast Fund three-part series, Paula shares a mouth-watering selection of recipes, which she hopes viewers will serve up to their own family and friends. The […]
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27/08/21
BBC Northern Ireland has announced an array of new programmes for Autumn 2021 offering up entertainment and intrigue in the run up to Christmas. As the longer evenings draw in, audiences can sit […]
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14/07/21
Often described as the ‘Heartbeat of Ulster’, the Lambeg Drum is a unique instrument. With its distinctive sound and unmistakable presence, it plays an important role within the musical and Ulster-Scots community in […]
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