Episode 64 : Hume Beyond Belief

The life and Mission of John and Pat Hume

25 years on from the signing of the Good Friday Agreement a new theatrical production has been created to mark the legacy of the late John and Pat Hume. 

It premiered in Derry's Guildhall on 31st March and will be streamed live to a global audience this week on Good Friday (Link in the notes)

The TDG's were of course on hand to watch the story unfold and this week there is an insight into what Pauline and Marie-Louise get up to in their not spare time. BBC World Service documentary anyone?

Voted Ireland's Greatest in a 2010 viewers poll for RTE, John Hume and his wife Pat left their mark on Irish history but more importantly on the people of Derry. To tell their story on a Derry stage to an audience who knew them best is a remarkable feat for the Derry Playhouse and is as brave and remarkable as John and Pat themselves. 

NOTES: 

BBC World Service - In the Studio presented by Marie-Louise Muir and co produced by Marie-Louise Muir and Pauline Moore

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct4ydw

The new A6 road by passing Dungiven. https://www.derryjournal.com/news/environment/first-look-as-derry-to-dungiven-stretch-of-a6-belfast-road-fully-opens-today-4096050

President Joe Biden to visit Northern Ireland on 25th anniversary of Good Friday Agreement. 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-65170050

Beyond Belief - Playhouse theatre. Live streaming on Friday 7th April, available for a week. 

https://www.derryplayhouse.co.uk/event/beyond-belief-the-life-and-mission-of-john-hume

Bloody Sunday - the White Handkerchief https://www.derryplayhouse.co.uk/event/the-white-handkerchief

Found this podcast which features John Hume and David Trimble - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/john-hume-and-david-trimble-a-vision-of-peace/id1025864075?i=1000488332557

Kathleen Gillespie http://wavetraumacentre.org.uk/stories_from_silence/kathleen-gillespie/

Gerry Doherty https://www.irishnews.com/news/northernirelandnews/2023/04/02/news/john_hume_musical_drama_opens_at_derry_s_guildhall-3180946/

Pat Hume https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/sep/06/pat-hume-obituary

BBC podcast about the Good Friday Agreement - marking the 25th anniversary https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0f6zpv4

And homework from the TDGs...

Ep 7 - of the podcast where we talk about John Hume who died in August 2020. 

Ep 42 - The Agreement Ep7 Derry Girls 

Ep 35 - The Launch of Series 3 - Derry Girls (1st anniversary).