Episode 14 - It’s Lisa McGee (oh yes it is!)

The one about Erin’s Diary! Guess what everyone we know is getting for Christmas this year? Once upon a time a young writer from Derry was in a foreign land, it was a strange time for a sickness had befallen the earth, but she found refuge in a church, there were no statues, stations of the cross but a table and chair and a pen and paper (or a laptop maybe with wifi and an endless supply of tea!). And she did write and behold - ERIN’S DIARY the inner thoughts, scribbles, lists and drawings were born. It’s great craic! Lisa joins the TDGs for this Christmas special where you’ll also get a few hints about what will be in series 3 (was a peek, mind). Find out who inspired Granda Joe, there’s a near fallout over the buns, and a childhood question that has plagued Lisa but only Marie-Louise can answer… The End!  Erin’s Diary - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ib91eRlVxcI https://www.hachette.co.uk/titles/lisa-mcgee/erins-diary-an-official-derry-girls-book/9781841884394/ Little Acorn Books: Jenni Doherty’s shop @LittleAcornsBks - https://littleacornsbookstore.co.uk/ Writers Guild of Ireland ZEBBIE Awards Nov 2020 Lisa wins TV DRAMA award for Ep 6 Series 1 - http://script.ie/blog/ The Mark Patterson Show; BBC Radio Foyle TDGs are on again on 22nd December, if we’re spared! — https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07l5tnx Gerry Anderson - https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p071wzdt/episodes/downloads John Hume - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-44753271 Pat Ramsay - the finder of lost things…. https://www.derryjournal.com/news/people/pictures-22-weird-and-wonderful-things-derry-people-have-asked-pat-ramsey-find-or-share-688814 The story of Pantomime (because someone in USA asked us..) - https://www.york.ac.uk/news-and-events/features/pantomime/ For more information about the podcast, visit: www.thebiglight.com/talkingderrygirls Keep up to date with us on Twitter: @TBLderrygirls Check out our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/talkingderrygirls WATCH Derry Girls on Channel 4: https://www.channel4.com On RTE (in Ireland): https://www.rte.ie/ Series 1 & 2 available on Netflix outside UK: https://www.whats-on-netflix.com/news/derry-girls-season-2-coming-to-netflix-in-august-2019/   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.