John Cole in Armagh
4 Extra Debut. The former Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ political editor visits Ireland's ecclesiastical capital and learns about the rail disaster of 1889. From December 1990.
John Cole visits Ireland's ecclesiastical capital, the Ulster city of Armagh - and discovers what lessons were learned from the catastrophic rail disaster of 1889.
Down Your Way was one of the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's longest-running radio series - starting on the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Service in 1946 and ending its run on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 in 1992. Using a variety of hosts, including Richard Dimbleby and Brian Johnston, the programme toured villages, towns and cities across the UK. At the height of its success in the 1950s, the series was attracting 10 million listeners a week.
John Cole (1927-2013) was the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's Political Editor from 1981 to 1992.
Producer: Jill Marshall
First broadcast on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 in 1990.
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