Irish sufficiently-well to present a live radio programme in the language. The 2013 programme The Man Who Shrank The World told the story of the engineering feat carried out by the scientist Lord Kelvin in the creation of a transatlantic communications cable was made as part of the Groundbreakers series for BBC Four. His 2014 four-part series for BBC Two Northern Ireland, It's a Brave New World -- New Zealand, examined the links between Northern Ireland and New Zealand. Radio programmes He presented Sunday Sequence on BBC Radio Ulster from 2002 to 2014. He is one of the presenters of Sunday. He also presents the daily radio phone-in show Talkback on BBC Radio Ulster. Awards and memberships Fellow of the Royal Society of the Arts (FRSA). Fellow of the British-American Project. Recipient of Eisenhower Fellowship (2012). Honorary Doctor of Letters (D.Lit.), Queen's University Belfast, 2012, for services to broadcasting. Andrew Cross Award for Speech Broadcaster of the Year 2006, and other programme content awards. Thinker and Explainer of the Year, Slugger O'Toole/Channel 4 Political Awards 2011. Aisling Award, 2013, for contribution to Irish language broadcasting. Patron, Belfast Film Festival. Member of Advisory Board of Irish Pages: A Journal of Contemporary Writing. Member of the Royal Irish Academy. References Alumni of Queen's University Belfast BBC newsreaders and journalists BBC Radio Ulster presenters Television personalities from Northern Ireland People educated at the Belfast Royal Academy Radio personalities from Northern Ireland Television presenters from Northern Ireland Living people Members of the Royal Irish Academy Year of birth missing (living people)