'I’ve pinned Bert Whoriskey on the fridge!'

“I have pinned a note of the Bert Whoriskey’s Wartime programme on the fridge,” says Iris in Ballyclare. “My Daddy was in the two world wars, and I will listen to every second of it!”

“Bert Whoriskey’s Wartime is a special Coyle & Co programme for Christmas,” Sean says. “Bert Whoriskey is the gentleman I interviewed, and the show is about his memories of the Second World War. He lived in Lisahally. He remembers how it changed from a sleepy little village to having soldiers, navy men, and boats coming in to dock, and how exciting it was when he was a little boy though he didn’t understand the seriousness of it all.”

“I enjoyed the interview,” says the Bready Bandit. “You should do more of those special Coyle & Co programmes, and maybe give the Joe Dolan records a bit of a rest!”

“You can listen right now on BBC Sounds, just search for Coyle & Co... or you can wait for it to be broadcast on 27th December on BBC Radio Foyle at one o’clock.”

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