Familiar voices to return to Radio Ulster airwaves

Wendy Austin and Seamus McKee will be back behind the mics on Good Morning Ulster on Wednesday

Do not adjust your radios - BBC Radio Ulster has not gone back in time, but some familiar voices are returning ahead of the station's 50th anniversary in January.

Coming at the end of the BBC's 100th birthday in Northern Ireland, 10 former broadcasters will be joining the current crop to chat about their memories, the importance of radio and its connection with listeners.

Set to takeover the airwaves once more are Gloria Hunniford, Wendy Austin, Seamus McKee and John Daly.

On Wednesday, Austin and McKee will be back, live behind the mic, on Good Morning Ulster.

Colin Murray will join Hugo Duncan on Thursday

Later in the day, Rose Neill will be taking a short sabbatical from UTV Live to catch up with Anna Curran on the Afternoon Show from 15:00 to 16:00 GMT.

Rounding off the day, John Daly will chat with Vinny and Cate on their teatime programme from 18:00 to 19:30.

Countdown presenter Colin Murray will join Hugo Duncan from 13:30 on Thursday, while Brian Mullen will be back on Blas in the evening from 19:30.

On Friday, Ms Hunniford will be talking to Connor Phillips, sharing some of her memories as one of those who launched the station in 1975.

On Friday, Gloria Hunniford will be talking to Connor Phillips

Mike Edgar will join Stephen McCauley later in the day on his programme from 19:00.

Paul Clark will be John Toal's guest on Saturday from, and on Sunday, George Hamilton will round off the five days on Classical Connections with John Toal from 19:00.

Emma Dunseith, BBC Northern Ireland's senior head of content production, said she hoped listeners would enjoy the chance to reflect on 50 years of BBC Radio Ulster.