Productions
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23 November 2017
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BBC NI documentary |
The Byrne identity |
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BBC presenter Brandon Holland suffers from gigantism and he wants to find out more about it. On the west coast of Ireland a skeleton is found of a giant and genetic research will show how close he is related to Brendon. The BBC NI crew also travels to Finland and the Netherlands. In the city of Haarlem the body of famous giant Daniel Cajanus was buried in the large Sint Bavo church. Cajanus was born in Finland and travelled Europe in the 18th Century to visit courts, but also to make money as an object of interest. Dutch opera singers Michael Poels and Petra Ehrismann produced an opera about Cajanus. It was performed in the Sint Bavo church.
Activities: research, planning, book and drive rental car, accompany filming.