Episode 36: Series 3 | Episode 1: The Night Before…

CONTAINS SPOILERS  It's been a long 4 days since the TDG's attended the Premiere of Season 3 of Derry Girls. That is a long time to keep a secret, especially in Derry. Just who was THE special guest. Through various chats with folk around the City Jeanie, Pauline and Marie-Louise were told to expect everyone from Beyonce to Princess Diana… Derry never let's the truth get in the way of a good story. And the truth far outshone anything that Hans Christian Anderson could've made up. So buckle up… for the TDG's it is now the morning after The Night Before received it's first screening on Channel 4 and they have a few things to say about it…  Derry Girls on Channel 4 is sponsored by Tourism Ireland: www.ireland.com/en-gb/ Derry Girls on Channel 4: www.channel4.com/programmes/derry-girls Liam Neeson: www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2022/apr/12/liam-neeson-makes-surprise-appearance-in-new-series-of-derry-girls www.imdb.com/name/nm0000553/ Adrian Dunbar: www.imdb.com/title/tt2303687/characters/nm0001160 NI secretary of state - Mo Mowlam www.theguardian.com/politics/2005/aug/19/obituaries.northernireland Mo Mowlam talking about the NI peace process: www.youtube.com/watch?v=BC77sMU0uMg Mo Mowlam visiting the Maze prison: www.theguardian.com/politics/1998/jan/10/devolution.uk Issue of policing in Good Friday Agreement: www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/mar/11/policing-crisis-northern-ireland-good-friday-agreement-psni-brexit Women's Coalition (1996) - a minor but very important party forcing other parties to take women's issues seriously: www.niassembly.gov.uk/visit-and-learning/women-in-parliament/northern-ireland-womens-coalition/ The Northern Ireland Forum for Political Dialogue: cain.ulster.ac.uk/dd/report4/report4a.htm Senator George Mitchell - architect of the Good Friday Agreement: www.usip.org/public-education-new/george-mitchell-building-peace-northern-ireland Review of Ep 1 - The Night Before: www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2022/apr/12/derry-girls-review-this-modern-classic-goes-out-on-a-high Goodfellas: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goodfellas www.youtube.com/watch?v=ECH2sx_H6tw Children in Crossfire: www.facebook.com/search/top?q=children%20in%20crossfire [for your HOPE braclets worn by the cast of Derry Girls. Richard Moore who founded this charity was a guest on our podcast Ep 16 of TDGs]. For more information about Talking Derry Girls, go to: www.thebiglight.com/talkingderrygirls