Historical advisor, BBC Voices 16 project

Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities

Description

Voices 16 One year, two seismic events that shaped Ireland A century on from the events of 1916, BBC Northern Ireland revisits the testimony of those who were witness to history and looks at how people's lives were affected by the Easter Rising and the Battle of the Somme. These are not the stories of the history text books. Ordinary people lived through these tumultuous times and Voices 16 aims to bring their experiences to life. Discover personal perspectives from those who experienced the events of 1916, as well as some of the social context during a pivotal year in Ireland's history. Voices 16 will build throughout the coming months, with two landmark BBC Northern Ireland films airing on BBC One later in the year featuring characters found throughout these pages and @BBCVoices16. Voices 16 on Twitter Follow Voices 16 on Twitter for daily updates on life in Ireland 100 years ago, which will continue throughout the year. Newspaper reports and personal accounts mix to provide a rich picture of how people lived and what was reported back then. Voices 16 characters Get under the skin of the characters who provide the voices behind the project with biography pages that will continue to grow to reflect the progression of our character's lives as the events of 1916 unfold. Voices 16 objects Watch historical objects come to life with short films that explore the history and importance of such artefacts as the Proclamation of the Irish Republic and the flag of the 36th Ulster Division at the Somme. Creative collaborations Voices 16 would not be possible without the vast resources made available to us by the families of our characters and our wide range of creative collaborators on the project, listed below... Church of Ireland (Representative Church Body) Creative Centenaries Irish Jesuit Archives Libraries NI Linen Hall Library Living Legacies Military Archives Dublin National Archives of Ireland National Library of Ireland National Museums Northern Ireland Public Record Office of Northern Ireland The Somme Association We are also indebted to the archives of the following newspapers... Northern dailies: Belfast News Letter Belfast Telegraph Irish News Northern Whig Regional papers: Anglo-Celt Armagh Guardian Ballymena Observer Ballymoney Free Press Banbridge Chronicle Co Down Spectator Derry Journal Derry People & Donegal News Donegal Vindicator Downpatrick Recorder Drogheda Independent Dundalk Democrat Fermanagh Herald Fermanagh Times Frontier Sentinel Impartial Reporter Lisburn Herald Londonderry Sentinel Lurgan Mail Mid-Ulster Mail Newry Reporter Newtownards Spectator North Down Herald Northern Constitution Northern Standard Portadown Express Strabane Chronicle Tyrone Constitution Ulster Echo Ulster Guardian Ulster Herald
Period01 Jan 2016

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