The Cu Chulainn Animated Series
Key Stage 2

The Cu Chulainn Animated Series consists of six, five-minute episodes charting the myths surrounding this celtic warrior. Commissioned by BBC NI, the series explores the life and times of Cu Chulainn from when he was born, to how he got his famous name, and of course the story of the Cattle Raid of Cooley.

Also available in Irish Language.

The King's Wake
Key Stage 4

The King's Wake is a 30 minute animated film featuring the voices of leading local actors, Stephen Rea and Ian McElhinney. The film received the award for Best Animation at the 2001 Celtic Film and Television Festival. The King's Wake takes as its inspiration Shakespeare's tragic kings, Macbeth and King Lear. Shakespeare's eternal themes of ambition, revenge and retribution are explored through the eyes of King Conor MacNessa, leader of the Red Branch Knights of Ulster. This challenging and thought-provoking film explores the tragic consequences of heroism and sacrifice in an Ireland of myth and legend and draws its influences from the horror film, the ghost story and the murder-mystery genre.

Also available in Irish Language.

Flipsides
Key Stage 3 and 4

Flipsides is an animated comedy series that takes an irreverent look at cultural stereotypes in ‘Norn Iron'. Commissioned by the BBC and the Community Relations Council, this has been used successfully with older teenage groups as a starting point to projects dealing with stereotypes and their implication upon the notion of citizenship. The series deals with the issues of marching, flags, murals and the figure of Cu Chulainn, an icon for both Loyalist and Republican paramilitaries. 5 x 5minute episodes.

The Holocaust: An educational resource for Northern Ireland Schools
Key Stage 3 and 4

The Holocaust resource materials support and make tangible in the classroom many aspects of the curriculum including its overarching aim - to help young people make informed and responsible choices and decisions throughout their lives in relation to how they view and treat others, based on lessons from the past such as the Holocaust.

The resource will provide an opportunity for students to study the Holocaust within the context of the new curriculum for learning and teaching in history. This will offer students a model with which to study the past, examine the links that history provides us to meet the challenges posed by an increasingly interconnected world and how moral and ethical dilemmas challenges our views and perceptions of the world.