Charlie Bird

Popular Irish personalities trace their roots, and this journey through generations of ordinary lives reveals extraordinary stories.

Brendan is an earnest, introverted schoolteacher who, aside from his participation in the local choir, has only one passion in his life -- the movies. That is until he meets Trudy, a woman who is gregarious and adventurous beyond his imagination. His entire persona changes as he becomes enveloped in her carefree and sometimes dangerous world.

Veteran journalist Charlie Bird battles the debilitating effects of Motor Neurone Disease while trying to break one final story in the time he has left.

In 2015 Charlie Bird recorded a series of interviews to capture what the marriage equality referendum meant to the LGBT community in Ireland. Now, Colin Murphy retraces his steps to find whether the referendum delivered on its promise.

Popular Irish personalities trace their roots, and this journey through generations of ordinary lives reveals extraordinary stories.

Veteran journalist Charlie Bird battles the debilitating effects of Motor Neurone Disease while trying to break one final story in the time he has left.