{"id":283368,"date":"2025-07-22T20:11:20","date_gmt":"2025-07-22T20:11:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/283368\/"},"modified":"2025-07-22T20:11:20","modified_gmt":"2025-07-22T20:11:20","slug":"new-series-explores-the-stories-behind-northern-irelands-most-iconic-buildings-atv-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/283368\/","title":{"rendered":"New series explores the stories behind Northern Ireland\u2019s most iconic buildings \u2013 ATV Today"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>BBC Northern Ireland go on a structural adventure next week\u2026<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"85\" data-end=\"333\">A new four-part series of <strong>If Walls Could Talk <\/strong>returns to BBC One Northern Ireland from Monday 28 July, uncovering the hidden histories of some of the region\u2019s most cherished buildings. All episodes will also be available to stream on BBC iPlayer.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"85\" data-end=\"333\">Produced by Afro-Mic Productions, the series travels across Northern Ireland\u2014from Enniskillen to Portstewart\u2014revealing how buildings have shaped local communities and stood the test of time.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"85\" data-end=\"333\">Highlights include Enniskillen\u2019s former workhouse, now a symbol of resilience and regeneration; the historic Templemore Baths in east Belfast; and Brownlow House in Lurgan\u2014dubbed the world\u2019s largest \u201ccalendar building\u201d with 365 rooms.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"85\" data-end=\"333\">Viewers will also visit Cookstown\u2019s old railway station, now home to a hockey club, and Glentoran FC\u2019s Oval Stadium, which has endured war and financial pressures to remain a footballing landmark.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"85\" data-end=\"333\">Other featured sites include Newry Town Hall, Larne Museum and Arts Centre, and the striking Dominican College in Portstewart\u2014where former students recall life inside the castle-like school perched by the sea.<\/p>\n<p>If Walls Could Talk airs weekly on BBC One Northern Ireland from 28 July at 8pm.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"BBC Northern Ireland go on a structural adventure next week\u2026 A new four-part series of If Walls Could&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":283369,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5011],"tags":[1144,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-283368","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-northern-ireland","8":"tag-northern-ireland","9":"tag-uk","10":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114898710306012377","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/283368","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=283368"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/283368\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/283369"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=283368"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=283368"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=283368"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}