Now We’re Talking Podcast: Exploring the work of Michael J. Murphy & Sam Hanna Bell

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Nerve Centre and PRONI brought together a group of people keen to learn about MichaelJ. Murphy through the medium of podcasting. Over three weeks and five sessions, We explored the archive of Michael J. Murphy at PRONI Freelance producer Alan Meban took them through the process of creating a podcast. The group learned about interviewing, selecting sources - both by using the works of MJM and by talking to people who know his work, with a final session pulling it all together.

  1. Episode 1

    Sam Hanna Bell: The Man Himself

    Welcome to the Now We’re Talking podcast. We’re back looking at the archive and legacy of another big figure. This time it’s writer and broadcaster Sam Hanna Bell. If you enjoyed our earlier episodes examining folklorist Michael J. Murphy, then keep listening as there are plenty of overlaps. Both of their personal archives are now held by the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland. Episode 1 - The Man himself Presented by Nuala An introduction to Sam Hanna Bell - who was he and why is he in PRONI”s archive? We talk to PRONI”s Sean Hayes as well as Sam Hanna Bell’s grandsons Phil and Ed, writer and Dramaturg Dr Emily DeDakis and academic Connal Parr. And our podcast participants talk about what it was like to see and touch some of Sam Hanna Bell’s Archive in the Reading Room at the Public Records Office in Belfast. Thanks to our guests Ed Bell, Phil Bell, Dr Emily DeDakis, Sean Hayes, and Dr Connall Parr. Thanks to our podcasters Carol, Heather, Nuala, Kim and Kirsty. This podcast was produced by Nerve Centre in partnership with the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland for the Now We're Talking project. The project was made possible through a grant from Archives Revealed, a partnership programme between The National Archives, the Pilgrim Trust, the Wolfson Foundation and The National Lottery Heritage Fund. Additional thanks to Northern Ireland Screen's Digital Film Archive and BBC Northern Ireland for archive content. This content is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

    Sam Hanna Bell: The Man Himself

  2. Episode 2

    Sam Hanna Bell: The Broadcaster 

    Welcome to the Now We’re Talking podcast. We’re back looking at the archive and legacy of another big figure. This time it’s writer and broadcaster Sam Hanna Bell. If you enjoyed our earlier episodes examining folklorist Michael J. Murphy, then keep listening as there are plenty of overlaps. Both of their personal archives are now held by the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland. Episode 2- The Broadcaster Presented by Heather We take a deep dive into Sam Hanna’s Bell’s pioneering career as a broadcaster - creating radio programmes in a very different era -from lost scripts to coffee and alcohol fuelled conversations with the prolific group of creatives who ended up working for Sam and working with the BBC in the post-war period. Ahead of his time, we hear about his efforts to ensure that there was a diverse range of voices on the radio, celebrated regional culture and brought history to life with dramatised scenes in otherwise factual feature programmes. Thanks to our guests Ed Bell, Phil Bell, Dr Emily DeDakis, Sean Hayes, and Dr Connall Parr. Thanks to our podcasters Carol, Heather, Nuala, Kim and Kirsty. This podcast was produced by Nerve Centre in partnership with the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland for the Now We're Talking project. The project was made possible through a grant from Archives Revealed, a partnership programme between The National Archives, the Pilgrim Trust, the Wolfson Foundation and The National Lottery Heritage Fund. Additional thanks to Northern Ireland Screen's Digital Film Archive and BBC Northern Ireland for archive content. This content is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

    Sam Hanna Bell: The Broadcaster 

  3. Episode 3

    Sam Hanna Bell: The Writer

    Welcome to the Now We’re Talking podcast. We’re back looking at the archive and legacy of another big figure. This time it’s writer and broadcaster Sam Hanna Bell. If you enjoyed our earlier episodes examining folklorist Michael J. Murphy, then keep listening as there are plenty of overlaps. Both of their personal archives are now held by the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland Episode 3 - The Writer Presented by Carol A look at what led Sam Hanna Bell to write in the first place, and the other artists around him who inspired him. The podcasters are amazed by how methodical and tidy his novel drafts are. We hear Sam Hanna Bell himself (from a BBC Northern Ireland Archive interview) explain the inspiration behind his most well-known work, December Bride. They also talk to his grandsons and academics about the importance of his other novels within the wider Northern Irish literary scene of the time, and what they think his legacy should be going forward. Thanks to our guests Ed Bell, Phil Bell, Dr Emily DeDakis, Sean Hayes, and Dr Connall Parr. Thanks to our podcasters Carol, Heather, Nuala, Kim and Kirsty. This podcast was produced by Nerve Centre in partnership with the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland for the Now We're Talking project. The project was made possible through a grant from Archives Revealed, a partnership programme between The National Archives, the Pilgrim Trust, the Wolfson Foundation and The National Lottery Heritage Fund. Additional thanks to Northern Ireland Screen's Digital Film Archive and BBC Northern Ireland for archive content. This content is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

    Sam Hanna Bell: The Writer
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Nerve Centre and PRONI brought together a group of people keen to learn about MichaelJ. Murphy through the medium of podcasting. Over three weeks and five sessions, We explored the archive of Michael J. Murphy at PRONI Freelance producer Alan Meban took them through the process of creating a podcast. The group learned about interviewing, selecting sources - both by using the works of MJM and by talking to people who know his work, with a final session pulling it all together.

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