{"podcast":{"title":"The BelTel","slug":"the-beltel-5373912","podcast_index_feed_id":5373912,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/65670352d7b5d40012be7324","website_url":"https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/65670352d7b5d40012be7324/show-cover.jpg","author":"Belfast Telegraph Podcasts","episode_count":825,"summary":"The BelTel brings you some of Northern Ireland's top journalists, Allison Morris, Sam McBride and Suzanne Breen to name but a few, giving you the inside stories behind what is in the news. Presented by Ciarán Dunbar, the Bel Tel investigates, debates and informs every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-22T06:18:36.697495+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-beltel-5373912"},"episode":{"title":"'In the first four weeks, I spent £3 million' : The east Belfast man who won £10 million","slug":"in-the-first-four-weeks-i-spent-3-million-the-east-belfast-man-who-won-10-million","published_at":"2026-07-02T23:05:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-beltel-5373912/in-the-first-four-weeks-i-spent-3-million-the-east-belfast-man-who-won-10-million","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-beltel-5373912","url":"https://shows.acast.com/the-beltel/episodes/in","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/65670352d7b5d40012be7324/e/6a46522260cad2674e789983/media.mp3","summary":"In 1996, Peter Lavery's life changed overnight. The Short Strand man was earning £300 a week driving buses when he became one of Northern Ireland's biggest ever lottery winners, scooping up a £10.2 million. Nearly 30 years later, he's one of Belfast's best-known businessmen.  Today, he's the founder of Titanic Distillers, bringing whiskey production back to the city for the first time in almost 90 years, despite giving up drinking after being given what he calls a health 'ultimatum'. He joined Cathy Martin to talk about working the day after winning the jackpot, legendary nights out, and if money really can buy you happiness. This edition of the BelTel is an episode of the Belfast Telegraph's business and lifestyle podcast, In Good Company - available wherever you get your podcasts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"In 1996, Peter Lavery's life changed overnight. The Short Strand man was earning £300 a week driving buses when he became one of Northern Ireland's b…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2503,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-beltel-5373912/episodes/in-the-first-four-weeks-i-spent-3-million-the-east-belfast-man-who-won-10-million/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-beltel-5373912/in-the-first-four-weeks-i-spent-3-million-the-east-belfast-man-who-won-10-million.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}