S1 Ep1 - Miracle Calves and Social Farming

Andrew Wright joins Eve Blair in the studio for a lively chat about all things farming. Plus, Eve visits the local mart in Lisahally to find out how the tradition of giving a luck penny after sealing a deal is being kept alive by farmers across Northern Ireland. And Helen Mark, m ...  Show more

Lorraine Killen joins Eve Blair in the studio for a lively chat about all things farming. Plus, at Millbank Farm in County Down, Eve meets sixth generation farmer Emily McGowan, they have farmed the same land in Killinchy since 1889, rearing sheep, broiler chickens and Highland c ...  Show more

Ballroom dancing: Laurie Taylor explores its social history and sexual politics with Hilary French, Professor of Design Studies at Bath Spa University and author of a new book which charts the evolution of a form of dance which originated in upper class, private balls but became ...  Show more

Parallèlement aux Ballets russes, la danse, au début du XXe siècle, connait une autre évolution absolument opposée : celle du dépouillement, du mouvement libéré de toute contrainte, s’appuyant sur la respiration et menant à l’expressionnisme : la danse moderne est née. Plongez da ...  Show more

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This is just a question.  Do the praise dancers have a past that may involve a special type of dancing?

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