Howburn Digger wrote:
On a purely personal (non antiquarian) level I loved the programmes. Thirty years back I took up residence on the Causeway Coast for a few years of work and study. I loved the place. Martha Kearney's programme was a beautifully filmed reminder of the places I lived over there and how I spent most weekends for a few years.
I remember one rainy Sunday in December 1985 standing up at a window in the Mussendon Temple and watching the train from Derry disappear into the cliff below me. It was strange to see the exact view in the programme. I spent the rest of the evening after watching Martha's programme pondering the nature of time and place and where years go.
The friend who drew my attention to these programmes spent many happy years in Northern Ireland and fondly remembers the many beautiful places there - rather than the 'Troubles'. I remember one rainy Sunday in December 1985 standing up at a window in the Mussendon Temple and watching the train from Derry disappear into the cliff below me. It was strange to see the exact view in the programme. I spent the rest of the evening after watching Martha's programme pondering the nature of time and place and where years go.