Brian Keenan
From the collection of
The Last Ever
- Belfast
- 2005-12-16
Brian Keenan
The Northern Irish writer recalls his time held hostage during the Lebanese Civil War and his life after freedom
Gerry Kelly interviews Brian Keenan from his home outside Westport nearly twenty years after his time as a hostage in Beirut during the Lebanon hostage crisis. Keenan recalls the conditions he was kept in and his gradual return to normality after his release.
Brian tells Gerry what he would say if he could speak to his captors now and explains the catharsis he felt when writing his autobiography. He also speaks about his life now with his family in the west of Ireland and living with his trauma.
While working as a teacher Brian Keenan was kidnapped and spent four and a half years as a hostage in Beirut, Lebanon along with British journalist John McCarthy. In 1991 he wrote a book about his experience and in 2007 he visited Beirut for the first time since being released.
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Northern Ireland’s genial chat show king shares time with a host of famous names from across the world of entertainment, sport and politics.
From 1989 to 2005 there was one unrivalled claimant to the crown of Northern Ireland’s favourite talk show host – UTV’s Gerry Kelly. Kelly’s easy-going interviewing style and his always-eclectic mix of guests and musical acts ensured that his show was one of the weekly jewels in the crown of Ulster Television’s schedules.
This collection of highlights from the series includes his talks with famous faces from Northern Ireland such as George Best, Dame Mary Peters and a young Rory McIlroy, who spoke to Gerry when he was just a primary school child embarking upon his golfing career. Also included are longer chats from the ‘Gerry Meets...’ series where he sits down to talk with Hollywood legends such as Maureen O’Hara and Robin Williams. Always with a friendly twinkle in his eye, Gerry demonstrates how he became one of Northern Ireland’s most beloved television personalities.
10 videos in this collection
1
The Last Ever
2
American WWII Veterans in Northern Ireland
3
Anthony Daniels (Kelly)
4
Overturned Conviction of the Guildford Four
5
Queen's University Belfast 150th Anniversary
6
Gerry Adams Interview
7
Robin Williams (Kelly)
8
Gerry Meets... Maureen O'Hara
9
Banjo Bannon
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