The BBC Radio Ulster series Days Like This has made the transition into television. You can watch each episode here.
You can select the episode you would like to play from the list below.
Episodes will be added the day after their broadcast. You can listen to the original BBC Radio Ulster stories by selecting the appropriate webpage
from the list below.
PLAY latest episode  Episode 1
First broadcast Monday 1st December - 10:35pm BBC One NI
'The Big Match'(Hugh Gilsenan's webpage)The first in a new series of short animations based on Radio Ulster's
Days Like This. Hugh Gilsenan had never been really close to his
father. Then, a surprise visit to a sports shop, a new Ireland strip and an international match led to a precious day for a young Belfast boy.
PLAY EPISODE  Episode 2
First broadcast Tuesday 2nd December - 10:35pm BBC One NI
'Ocean Walking'(Peggy Hughes' webpage)The second in a new series of short animations based on monologues from
Radio Ulster's Days Like This. A local woman tells of how a trip to the Great Barrier Reef cured her fear of water.
PLAY EPISODE Episode 3
First broadcast Wednesday 3rd December - 10:35pm BBC One NI
'Washing of Hands'(Sara Templar's webpage)'The Washing of Hands' episode transports us to South Africa, where
we see through the eyes of a white South African woman as she attends
mass in a Black Township.
PLAY EPISODE Episode 4
First broadcast Thursday 4th December - 10:35pm BBC One NI
'Red Rose of Newcastle'(GP Jackson's webpage)Based on monologues from Radio Ulster's Days Like this, this animated
episode tells of one man's experience on a winter's day in Newcastle.
PLAY EPISODE Episode 5
Frist broadcast Friday 5th December - 10:35pm BBC One NI
'Words of Gentle Tolerance'(Margaret Morrow's webpage)From the BBC Radio Ulster programme voiced by Margaret Morrow. In this episode we journey back to Margaret's childhood where we meet a lovely man called Mr Brolly...
PLAY EPISODE Episode 6
First broadcast Monday 8th December - 10:35pm BBC One NI
'Siberian Vegetarian' (Glenn Rooney's webpage)An animated, tongue-in-cheek look at the shock of a local man, Glenn Rooney, when he is confronted with the reality of buying meat in a Russian market.
PLAY EPISODE Episode 7
First broadcast Tuesday 9th December - 10:35pm BBC One NI
'Little Blue Flower'(Patsy O'Hara's webpage)A poignant tale of how even the smallest thing can inspire great change.
An Irishman who has struggled his entire life with alcoholism and
depression, discovers a little blue flower and it profoundly alters the course
of his life.
PLAY EPISODE Episode 8
First broadcast Wednesday 10th December - 10:35pm BBC One NI
'The Grandparents Grave'(Wonda Wojciechowicz's webpage)A touching story of one woman's journey with her father to his home town of
Belia Rusio, to visit the grave of her grandparents for the first time.
PLAY EPISODE Episode 9
First broadcast Thursday 11th December - 10:35pm BBC One NI
'Blue'(Sean Lynch's webpage)A local graphic designer reminisces about his university days, and
explores the influence that a visiting lecturer had on his professional life.
PLAY EPISODE Episode 10
First broadcast Friday 12th December - 10:35pm BBC One NI
'Moonlight Serenade'(Davy Russell's webpage)A moving story about the power of music. A former prisoner of war
remembers how a priest with a gramophone offered a glimpse of something beautiful in the darkest of times.
PLAY EPISODE Episode 11
First broadcast Monday 15th December - 10:35pm BBC One NI
'Jam Tarts'(Sheila Quigley's webpage)A delightful tale by a local woman, as she fondly remembers the kindness
and generosity show to her as a child by Mrs. King...
PLAY EPISODE Episode 12
First broadcast Tuesday 16th December - 10:35pm BBC One NI
'Loneliness'
(Derek Rowlinson's webpage)The proprietor of a bookshop has his patience tested by people that
just want to look, but don't want to buy. He finds redemption in the most
unlikely of places.
PLAY EPISODE Episode 13
First broadcast Wednesday 17th December - 10:35pm BBC One NI
'Blue Chopper'(Gerard Rea's webpage)A nostalgic look at one Belfast boy's dream and his brothers generosity.
Based on a monologue from Radio Ulster's Days Like This programme.
PLAY EPISODE Episode 14
First broadcast Thursday 18th December - 10:35pm BBC One NI
'Christmas Star'(Anne McGuigan's webpage)A festive tale about how a father made Christmas special for a young girl
in Cookstown.
PLAY EPISODE Episode 15
First broadcast Friday 19th December - 10:35pm BBC One NI
'Act of Kindness'(Mabel Anderson's webpage)We look back at how, in the darkest times of the second world war, the
generosity and warmth of a little old lady outshone the atrocities. Based
on a monologue from Radio Ulster's Days Like This programme.
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