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On Sunday night’s Countryfile on BBC One, Shauna Lowry met 94-year-old Castledawson blacksmith Barney Devlin who inspired Seamus Heaney’s poem ‘The Forge‘.

The BBC has been criticised for using subtitles.

Blatant condescension or an essential service?

YOU decide.

BBC slammed for using subtitles for Castledawson man in Countryfile programme (Mid-Ulster Mail)

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Tonight on BBC2, Martin Sixsmith (author of Philomena) goes on a journey to investigate the Irish Catholic Church’s role in an adoption trade which saw thousands of ‘illegitimate’ children taken from their mothers and sent abroad, often with donations to the Church flowing in the other direction.

In Ireland and in America, Martin hears the moving stories of the parents and children whose lives were changed forever and discovers evidence that prospective parents were not properly vetted – sometimes with tragic consequences.

He also witnesses the struggle of mother and child in their attempts to find each other across continents before it is too late. With no one willing to help and information scarce, for some it feels like after all these years the Catholic Church is still trying to keep them apart.

On BBC Two tonight at 9pm and RTÉ One tomorrow at 10:15pm.

Ireland’s Lost Babies (BBC)

Previously: After Philomena

The Art Of Storytelling

Anything Good On BBC News At Ten?

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‘BBC Breakfast’ presenter Charlie Stayt drops a clanger royally this morning.

“Kate went to meet more than 40 children and their families at a hospice while William went to an aircraft factory where he revealed his passion for flying despite having left the IRA…eh the RAF.”

Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams has issued a short statement.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_lWT7mUPnBM

For the day that was in it.

Fergal Keane’s report for de BBC on the pomp, pageantry and whatnot of the first day of President Higgins’ state visit to Britain. Top: Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall leave the Irish Embassy, Chapel Street, London. this afternoon.

(Malcolm McNally/Aras/Photocall Ireland)

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-VdthXJWSE

A BBC journalist was interrupted during a live broadcast for being too noisy at a political meeting. BBC Points West’s political editor Paul Barltrop was broadcasting live from a European Parliament election debate at City Hall in Bristol.

BBC journalist interrupted for being too noisy (BBC News Bristol)