Chronicles of the Glens

Taal: NL
Categorie: reportage

4 Autumn Narrated by Colin Morgan, "Chronicles of the Glens" follows a year in The Glens of Antrim in the North East of Northern Ireland. Beautifully filmed, each episode looks at one season, starting with autumn. The landscape is beginning to turn, as oranges, reds and browns take over from the rich green of the summer. On the McBride's farm on Fairhead, Sean and his son Gerard are preparing calves for market. On the moors on Glenwherry Hill to the south of the Glens, Glenarm's head gamekeeper is leaving grit out for the grouse. We learn about the management of the moor, which provides a habitat not only for grouse but also for other endangered species of ground nesting birds like curlew. In the coastal village of Cushendall, members of Cairns estate residents group are preparing for a Halloween fundraising event at Tiveragh allotments. The allotments were set up seven years ago and have acted as a social centre for the community as well as producing high quality fresh food for the estate. Each of the nine glens has its own river, often they are as celebrated as the Glen itself. Angler Sean McIlhatton has been fishing the River Dun in Glendun since he was 16. He talks about his love of the river and his worry that salmon and trout numbers are continuing to decline, despite the club's strict catch and release policy. In Glenarm, staff on the historic castle estate are gathering apples to press into juice, and in Glendun, farmer John McAuley is checking on his sheep. He talks about building a public footpath on his land with his son Ronan, who tragically died at the age of 38, before the path was completed. John carried on the work and at the end of the episode 'Ronan's Way' receives its official opening. Richard Weller: Series Director Veronica Cunningham: Series Producer