Another edition of Northern Ireland’s favourite talk show with a variety guests and performances.

The first guests to join Kelly in the studio is a football legend Danny Blanchflower, followed by former Manchester United and Northern Ireland goalkeeper Harry Gregg. The two watch 1961 archive footage of Danny holding the FA Cup for Tottenham Spurs and discuss their lifelong career in football. In the second part of the programme Gerry Kelly welcomes ITN reporters Colin Baker, Penny Marshall, Vernon Mann and a cameraman Sam Gracey from Dungannon. The crew just returned from Romania where they reported on the Romanian Revolution of 1989. The group talks about dangers that TV crews face to bring such stories to the public and share some footage reporting from Colombia and Afghanistan.

In the last part of the programme, Kelly meets NI team manager Dick McColgan and a young gymnast Colin Close and talk about the upcoming 14th Commonwealth Games. The show entertains the audience with live performances of the resident duo Bacaan, June Tabor and Noelle with the band Graffiti. Finally, Belfast Community Circus shows some of their talent in the studio and the ringmaster Mike Maloney gives an insight into the variety of skills to learn at the circus school.

The programme includes an excerpt from British Movietone News archive clip ‘Double Delight’ from 1961 featuring Danny Blanchflower 00:09:23 – 00:10:40.

Also included in the programme are the ITN crew reports from Romania in 1989 00:24:21 – 00:25:32, Colombia 1989 00:29:08 – 00:29:40, and Afghanistan 00:33:07 – 00:33:46.

Guests: Danny Blanchflower, Harry Gregg, June Tabor, Mark Emerson, Colin Baker, Penny Marshall, Sam Gracey, Vernon Mann, Noelle and the Graffitti, Dick McColgan, Bacaan, Mike Maloney

Presented by Gerry Kelly
Director: Bill Armstrong
Producer: David Donaghy
Cameras: Eddie Roberts
Sound: Alan Dwyer
Lighting: Gary Dixon
Console Operator: Jackie Wright
Props: Jimmy McConnell
Make Up: Claire Loane
Aston: Mary McCleave
Floor Manager: Jim Starrett
Vision Mixer: William Scott
Vision Control: David Blackburne
Title Music: Jingle Jangles
Designer: Christopher George
Research: John Daly
Production Assistant: Sara Bell

Ulster Television Production