Brave New World: USA - Episode 1

Details

Location

Boston, Donegal Presbyterian Church, Independence Hall - Philadelphia, Kennebec River - Maine, Lancaster County - Pennsylvania, Maine Ulster-Scots Project

Year

2016

Date

Length

29min 17sec

Audio

sound

Format

Digital

colour

Source

Doubleband Films

Courtesy

BBC Northern Ireland, Doubleband Films, Ulster-Scots Broadcast Fund

Rights Holder

BBC Northern Ireland, Doubleband Films

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Description

William Crawley travels to the USA to reveal the remarkable stories of the Ulstermen and women who have helped shape the country's industry, culture and politics. In this first episode William discovers the dangers faced by Ulster settlers on the frontier of Maine, why so many Ulster-Scots came to Pennsylvania and how Presbyterian radicals helped America gain independence from Britain.

Credits

Presenter - William Crawley
Executive Producer for BBC NI - Deirdre Devlin, Michael Hewitt & Diarmuid Lavery
Producer - Ben O'Loan
Written and Directed by Jane Magowan

Additional archive: Library of Congress & John Mann

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