The State of Us
The State of Us
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A new way of talking and learning about the news in Northern Ireland.Tara Mills and Declan Harvey react and reflect on the stories that impact all our lives and speak to those who can help us understand why we’re in the state we’re in.There’ll be lots of candid conversations, special guests, with wisdom, informality and some fun along the way.Nothing will be off the table on “The State of Us”. New episodes every Tuesday and Thursday.
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Explores a range of topics related to the news landscape, including local cultural phenomena like the music of the West Belfast rap band Kneecap and international conflicts such as the Israel/Gaza situation. Episodes often delve into the intersections of these issues with listeners' lives, featuring commentary and analyses that include a segment addressing public concerns like media presentation.
From BBC News NI.
Tara Mills and Declan Harvey react and reflect on the stories that impact all our lives and speak to those who can help us understand why we’re in the state we’re in.
This podcast is a new way of talking and learning about the news in Northern Ireland.
There’ll be lots of candid conversations, special guests, with wisdom, informality and some fun along the way.
Nothing will be off the table on “The State of Us”. New episodes every Tuesday and
Thursday. Contact [email protected]
Tara Mills and Declan Harvey talk to international rugby commentator Mark Robson.
He has one of the most recognisable voices in rugby broadcasting.
To outsiders, he has been living the dream – travelling the world covering a sport he is passionate about.
But in reality, he was suppressing a dark and distressing secret.
He was abused at Bangor Grammar School by the prolific paedophile Lindsay Brown.
The vice principal served two sentences for abusing boys at the County Down school – seven years in 1998 for a catalogue of abuse between 1968 and 1982 and for a further eight months for similar offences in 2021. He died in 2023.
For the last 10 years Mark has focused on rugby commentary with SKY, as well as Premier Sport, Eurosport, BT and the ‘World Feed’ with his commentaries going across the globe.
In an extraordinarily candid interview, Mark tells Tara and Declan about the moment police arrived on his doorstep to ask him to testify against Brown, and the spiral his life took after that moment.
This episode deals with issues around sexual abuse and suicide. For help and support: www.bbc.co.uk/actionline
Get in touch with questions or comments: [email protected]
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