The late great Douglas Adams decreed the number 42 to be the answer to the ultimate question of life, the Universe and everything… we can't claim that TDG's episode 42 will give you the meaning of life but we will have a crack at answering a question or two - depending of course on who is holding the breadstick.
The Agreement - the finale to the final season, the end of the road… but was it a road paved in yellow? Could the mighty Oz have the answers that help our gang towards a more peaceful, joyful future?
Can anyone ever compete with our devotion to labour saving kitchen gadgets - how many ballot papers would you need to eat to consume a whole politician… and who said it best when he said nothing at all?
Pass the breadstick, the TDG's are going in…
The Agreement: cain.ulster.ac.uk/events/peace/docs/agreement.htm
George Mitchell: www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpum-6Zu6Aw (from 2020)
John Hume obituary report: www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpum-6Zu6Aw
David Trimble: www.nobelprize.org/prizes/peace/1998/trimble/facts/
David Ervine: www.theguardian.com/politics/2007/jan/09/uk.northernireland
David Cameron’s (former PM) apology for Bloody Sunday: www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-60157409
Pat Bradley: www.derryjournal.com/news/people/pat-bradley-the-life-and-times-of-a-senior-public-servant-3692838
The Protocol: www.bbc.co.uk/news/explainers-53724381
Punch Magazine: www.irishtimes.com/culture/art-and-design/apes-psychos-alcos-how-british-cartoonists-depict-the-irish-1.3149409
Marian Keyes: www.mariankeyes.com/
Bronagh Gallagher (The Commitment): www.bronaghgallagher.com/
www.imdb.com/name/nm0302345/ Also great story about Bronagh in Ep 1 of Talking Derry Girls.
Siobhan McSweeney on Today programme Radio 4 after the finale of Derry Girls: twitter.com/BBCr4today/status/1527219608771510272?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
Caroline Magennis - author and academic article on Derry Girls: www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/may/18/derry-girls-troubles-northern-ireland-literature
Richard Moore - Children in Crossfire: www.childrenincrossfire.org/
What about you podcast: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/what-about-you/id1537387388 and all places you get your podcasts.
For more information about Talking Derry Girls, go to: www.thebiglight.com/talkingderrygirls
Talking Derry Girls
Fancy a bit of craic?! Jeanie, Marie-Louise and Pauline love the Channel 4 sit-com, Derry Girls, based in their home city. We thought it would be fun to rewatch the series, and chat about each episode in detail. You don’t have to be from Derry or even a girl. Being a Derry Girl is a state of mind. Come on in!