03/04/17
Northern Ireland Screen is pleased to announce the selection of two new trainees which will help strengthen Ulster-Scots programming in Northern Ireland. Ulster-Scots content production has seen a boom in recent years […]
Read More
26/01/17
Scottish journalist Lesley Riddoch explores the connection between Northern Ireland and Scotland in A Special Relationship, which starts on BBC Two Northern Ireland on Sunday 5th February at 10pm. The new three-part series, which […]
Read More
20/01/17
The life and poetry of Robert Burns is celebrated in a special concert of song, dance and music on BBC Two Northern Ireland. Recorded at the Belfast Waterfront Hall, Burns Night at the […]
Read More
16/01/17
Northern Ireland Screen’s Ulster-Scots Broadcast Fund is seeking applications for its New Entrant Training Scheme. The scheme will provide a twelve month training programme for two new entrants to develop skills in all […]
Read More
06/01/17
Music Night At Brownlow, a new three-part series on BBC Two Northern Ireland, captures the variety and scope of the music that is Ulster-Scots. The series, which received funding from Northern Ireland Screen’s […]
Read More
16/11/16
Northern Ireland Screen is seeking to appoint up to three independent representatives for the Ulster-Scots Broadcast Fund (USBF) Investment Committee. We particularly welcome applications from women as they have been underrepresented on the […]
Read More
24/10/16
In a major new four-part series for BBC Two Northern Ireland, William Crawley travels across America as he uncovers the remarkable stories of men and women from Ulster who helped to shape the […]
Read More
03/10/16
Shaping the Coast, an Ulster Scots Broadcast Fund series, tells the largely unknown story of the creation of the Antrim Coast Road as well as stories about its history and its people. The […]
Read More
26/09/16
A unique learning resource that stars pupils from schools across Northern Ireland was launched at Stormont today. Entitled Our Innovators: An Ulster-Scots Legacy, the comprehensive educational tool examines the legacy of local visionaries […]
Read More
12/09/16
The bagpipes may be the national instrument of Scotland, but during the past 50 years Ulster has become the bedrock of the pipe band world. The Call of The Pipes is an observational […]
Read More
05/09/16
Northern Ireland Screen is seeking to appoint up to three independent representatives for the Ulster-Scots Broadcast Fund (USBF) Investment Committee. The USBF was set up to provide finance for the production of quality […]
Read More
03/06/16
Ulster Scots Broadcast Fund documentary A Woman Called Nesca follows writer and journalist Lesley Riddoch as she explores the forgotten story of Nesca Robb, the 20th century Ulster poet, writer and historian who played a […]
Read More
25/05/16
Discover the life of William Tennent in Ulster-Scots Broadcast Fund documentary Belfast’s Richest Radical. Tennent was “nothing if not extraordinary,” according to Belfast-born historian Dr John Bew. Rising from humble Presbyterian roots in […]
Read More
19/05/16
New Ulster-Scots Broadcast Fund documentary presented by Game of Thrones star Michelle Fairley, Groundbreakers: Rebel Heart – The Life of Mary Ann McCracken, shines a spotlight on the remarkable life and work of […]
Read More
10/05/16
Often cited as the founding father of modern Northern Ireland drama, Ballymacarret-born St John Greer Ervine (1883 – 1971) gave a voice to early 20th century urban and rural Ulster with his groundbreaking […]
Read More
11/04/16
The Ulster-Scots Broadcast Fund has announced its first call for 2016/17 The aim of the Ulster-Scots Broadcast Fund is to ensure that the heritage, culture and language of Ulster-Scots are expressed through moving […]
Read More
29/02/16
Ulster Scots Broadcast Fund series Paul and Nick’s Big American Food Trip returns for a second series, Friday 4th March at 8pm on UTV. Once again top chefs and great friends Paul Rankin […]
Read More
30/10/15
In a new two-part Ulster Scots Broadcast Fund programme, comedian Tim McGarry goes on his own unique “journey” to learn more about Ulster-Scots. Minding Our Language, starting on BBC Two Northern Ireland on […]
Read More
08/10/15
Having explored Ulster’s relationship with New Zealand, presenter William Crawley sets off on a new journey, to reveal the lives of men and women who also departed these shores but travelled in the […]
Read More
23/04/15
The Seamus Heaney: Five Fables app made by Flickerpix has won a Torc award at the Celtic Media Festival for best app. The Celtic Media Festival is an annual 3 day event that […]
Read More
26/02/15
Northern Ireland Screen’s Ulster-Scots Broadcast Fund three-part series, Imagining Ulster, airs Sunday 1st March at 9:45pm on BBC2NI. Presenter William Crawley explores some of the social, cultural and political influences that have shaped […]
Read More
23/02/15
Northern Ireland Screen’s Ulster-Scots Broadcast Fund series Paul and Nick’s Big American Food Trip launches on Friday 27 February at 8pm on UTV. Paul and Nick’s Big American Food Trip sees the duo […]
Read More
20/02/15
Northern Ireland Screen is pleased to announce the first call in 2015/16 (thirteenth call overall) for the Ulster-Scots Broadcast Fund. The closing date for the call is 5pm on Monday 27th April 2015 […]
Read More
22/09/14
Northern Ireland Screen is pleased to announce the second call in 2014/15 (twelfth call overall) for the Ulster-Scots Broadcast Fund. Please note that the funding of television programmes by the Ulster-Scots Broadcast Fund […]
Read More
13/06/14
The closing date for the latest call for the Ulster-Scots Broadcast Fund is 5pm on Friday 27th June 2014. Full details on funding available can be found in the Ulster-Scots Broadcast Fund section […]
Read More
