Twenty Twelve Twenty Twelve Twenty Twelve is a BBC television comedy series written and directed by John Morton. Starring Hugh Bonneville, Jessica Hynes and Amelia Bullmore, the programme is a spoof on-location documentary (or mockumentary) following the organisation of the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. It was first broadcast on UK television station BBC Four in March 2011 to coincide with the 500-day countdown to the opening ceremony. "Twenty Twelve" gained mainly positive reviews from critics, and a four-part second series was announced on 15 April 2011, which began airing on 30 March 2012 on BBC Two. A further three episodes of
Follow Me up to Carlow Follow Me up to Carlow "Follow Me Up to Carlow" is an Irish folk song celebrating the defeat of an army of 3,000 English soldiers by Fiach Mac Aodh Ó Broin (anglicised Fiach MacHugh O'Byrne) at the Battle of Glenmalure, during the Second Desmond Rebellion in 1580. The air is reputed to have been played as a marching tune by the pipers of Fiach MacHugh in 1580. The words were written by Patrick Joseph McCall (1861–1919) and appear in his "Songs of Erinn" (1899) under the title "Marching Song of Feagh MacHugh". It has been performed by numerous Irish folk