Episode 28: Ask No Questions - An Interview with Claire Allan

The TDG's are now back in their separate homelands after an extended Hallowe'en visit to Derry. Any rumours that their stay had anything at all to do with Derry Girls filming in the City last week are merely speculation.  Ask No Questions…is both a request and the title of Derry Writer Claire Allan's latest novel. Claire has a true Derry Girl pedigree - all of her books are set in the City and this latest crime novel takes place at Hallowe'en. We all know how much Derry Loves Hallowe'en. Add to this the fact that Claire was two years ahead of Lisa Mc Gee at school and was editor of school magazine The Habit and you can guess that the TDG's had a lot of questions to ask….  Claire’s website: https://www.claireallan.com/ https://harpercollins.co.uk/blogs/authors/claire-allan https://www.claireallan.com/freya-kennedy An outline of the Saville Inquiry into Bloody Sunday https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10147362 Congratulation to Jenni - Little Acorns Bookstore regional winner of An Post bookshop of the year https://www.derryjournal.com/news/people/derrys-little-acorns-bookstore-named-ulster-regional-winner-in-an-post-bookshop-of-the-year-2021-awards-3452617 Short list announced for An Post Irish book awards 2021 https://www.irishcentral.com/culture/an-post-irish-book-awards-shortlist-2021 The Habit - https://www.joe.ie/movies-tv/school-derry-girls-actually-brought-habit-magazine-back-perfect-article-617924 BBC NI - Blue Lights https://www.belfastlive.co.uk/whats-on/be/new-bbc-drama-blue-lights-20288003 A bump along the way  https://www.northernirelandscreen.co.uk/news/general/bump-along-way-now-available-demand/ Louise Gallagher https://www.northernirelandscreen.co.uk/news/general/hat-trick-appoints-louise-gallagher-scripted-executive-producer/ Bronagh Gallagher https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0302345/ The Chocolate Manor - https://thechocolatemanor.com/ Hallowe’en in Derry - https://derryhalloween.com/ Feed my Curiosity Podcast with Tara Lynne O'Neill - https://www.stevencarterbailey.co.uk/podcasts Jamie Lee O’Donnell guest on The Proper Class Podcast https://shows.acast.com/the-proper-class-podcast/episodes/jamie-lee-odonnell Whistle through the Shamrocks - Nicola Coughlan’s new podcast https://play.acast.com/s/whistle-through-the-shamrocks Paul Mallon - soon to be a guest with TDGs https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2546951/ For more information about Talking Derry Girls, go to: www.thebiglight.com/talkmedia