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鈥淗orrible鈥 Helen Mark present a seasonal edition of 蜜芽传媒 Radio Ulster鈥檚 weekly Ulster-Scots magazine show alongside 鈥淩otten鈥 Rab Lennox, Jonnie 鈥楾he Jinx鈥 Crawford and 鈥淲icked鈥 Willie Hill. Jonnie gets a viewing of and hears the terrifying story behind 鈥淭he Witch of Glentow鈥 鈥 a new Ulster-Scots themed short film. Helen unveils a Blue Plaque to Ciara Riddell 鈥 a relatively unknown (until now!) Victorian writer known as 鈥楾he Queen of Ghost Stories鈥. Rab spends an evening hearing spooky stories from a new ladies group near Magherafelt. There鈥檚 also news of some H鈥檞een themed Ulster-Scots programming returning to the iPlayer and a very special reading of an excerpt of 鈥淪tumpie鈥檚 Brae鈥. Listen鈥f you dare! Meanwhile, Jonnie speaks to Lydia Todd 鈥 in-between her picking up awards as a champion drum major! Also - Rachel catches up with some kids in Kilkeel enjoying an Ulster-Scots themed summer scheme. As always, listeners are invited to contact the programme with a good Ulster-Scots yarn or event to talk about. The easiest way to do that is by email - kintra@bbc.co.uk.
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