POPULAR BBC chat show The One Show has decamped to Co. Antrim to kick off a week of live broadcasts from Northern Ireland's Causeway Coast.
The move marks the first time the BBC series has left its London base to spend a week on the road.
Presented by Alex Jones and Matt Baker, the week-long programme will see the show feature on location at Carrickfergus Castle, Giant’s Causeway, Ballycastle and Portrush.
The One Show is one of the BBC’s most popular programmes, drawing a daily average of five million viewers.
"It's always great fun when we to take the show on the road, and I'm really looking forward to coming to Northern Ireland for the week,” Alex Jones said.
“We'll be visiting some fantastic locations and bringing some great stories to The One Show audience.”
Matt& @missalexjones are back on your next week &on the road for a week of shows from #northernireland #oneshow #causewaycrawl @BBCnireland pic.twitter.com/TmkvN0EHT0
— BBC The One Show (@BBCTheOneShow) August 4, 2017
Tonight’s show will see the team stop at the Heart of the Glens Food Festival in Cushendall, the Ballycastle seafront tomorrow, the east Strand promenade in Portrush on Thursday and finally the Giant’s Causeway on Friday.
Guests set to appear on the show throughout the week include Dublin band The Script and Liverpool country music star Nathan Carter – whose parents hail from Newry.
The show was joined by singer and actress Martine McCutcheon in Carrickfergus Castle on Monday.
Thanks to @martineofficial for joining us tonight for the start of our #bigcausewaycrawl ?See you tomorrow in Cushendall pic.twitter.com/nUAZ9N3Rni
— BBC The One Show (@BBCTheOneShow) August 7, 2017
The week will also see Irish presenter Angela Scanlon travel along the Causeway Coastal Route in a DeLorean with co-presenter Joe Lindsay.
Tourism Ireland’s Julie Wakely said: “We are delighted that The One Show is coming to the Causeway Coast for a week of live programmes.
“It’s the kind of publicity that money simply could not buy and a superb way to highlight the spectacular coastal scenery to millions of people across GB, positioning the Causeway Coast and Northern Ireland as a highly desirable place to visit.”
