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John Bennett invokes memories of years past with another trip through the BBC Northern Ireland archives. Listen again to music and interviews that capture the spirit of days gone by.
A "grumpy old man" 1930s-style, an aviation first and a state funeral.
1938: Great Singers and Big Stories
In this programme, John Bennet brings us memories of one of Ireland's greatest singers and recalls some of the big new stories of the year.
1942: The GIs Arrive
John Bennett turns the clock back to the dark days of the Second World War to bring us some classic comedy - and some classic radio bloopers - which brightened up listeners' lives in 1942, plus the arrival of the American GIs in Northern Ireland.
Local greetings to the King and Queen and a Christmas carol performed by the 500-strong massed choir of the Public Elementary Schools of Belfast.
1958: Triumph and Disaster
John Bennett looks back at some of the highlights on BBC Radio in 1958 - an Irish triumph on the sports field, disaster in Munich and some humour from rural Ulster.
A horse which wore leather boots and a Mynah bird with a Ballymena accent.
1968: Ulster at the Crossroads
John Bennett brings us some of the news stories and some of the lighter stories from 1968, the year in which the NI Prime Minister proclaimed that Ulster stood at the crossroads.
Island life on Rathlin and the bad old days of shopping in Belfast with all those security checks.
The British Isles hit by an earthquake, the thoughts of a Bangor schoolboy who became an English MP and the passing of a local sporting legend.
Coming Up
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Sunday 10 August 2008
John Bennett delves into the BBC sound archives for 1955. This week, a classic Ulster soap, the end of a Royal romance and an unusual honour for a wartime leader, plus some of the year's hit records.
