A Walk on the Weird Side

The extraordinary, the absurd and the downright weird combine in this collection of reports from UTV’s nightly Good Evening Ulster news programme.
Despite the often bleak aspect of local news in Northern Ireland during the decades relating to The Troubles, ordinary - and sometimes extraordinary - life continued on. This series of some of the more off-the-wall reports from the UTV news archives shows the citizens of Northern Ireland engaging in unusual schemes, fundraisers, pastimes and humorous events. From Earl Bird attempting to set a new world record for non-stop yodelling to a nuclear bunker disco, from a pub with no beer to a canine snooker referee, you’ll find this collection full to the brim with the odd, the eccentric and the full-on weird.
23 items in this collection

A Pub With No Beer

Window Cleaning World Record

The Garden Tiger

Bay City Rollers Fans

Model Car World Record Attempt

Buried Alive World Record Part 1

Buried Alive World Record Part 2

Cow Pat Throwing

There's No Business like Gnomes Business

The Dog Rufferee

There are Leprechauns in Those There Hills!

To Heaven and Beyond! A Con Brio Rock Odyssey

Snooker Marathon

Hula Hoop Champion

Death Dive

Come away from the Fairy RIng, O Builders!

Whiskey Galore!

The Spirit of Radio

Laughter is the Best Medicine

White Christmas

Guinness World Record Breaking Weekend

Clown Around at the Community Circus

The Belfast Circus School