Audio interview with Austin Currie, co-founder of the SDLP, by Don Anderson for BBC Radio Ulster History Lessons in 2007. In this interview Currie reflects on his participation in the civil rights movement and the failure of the Sunningdale Agreement. History Lessons was a BBC Radio Ulster series which re-interpreted events in Northern Ireland during the Troubles and Peace Process. This is the first part of a three part interview.
Date of Release/Broadcast: 2007
Name of First Interviewee: Austin Currie
Role at time of Interview: Co-founder of the SDLP
Interviewer: Don Anderson
Purpose: Research
Media: Audio
Copyright: BBC © 2013
Link: Listen to the interview
Programme/Book/Article: BBC Radio Ulster History Lessons
Time Period covered: 1964-2007
Key Individuals: Austin Currie, Gerry Fitt, Brian Faulkner, Roy Bradford, Edward Heath
Key Words: Voting, civil rights, housing, British government, media, IRA, SDLP, Darlington Conference, Sunningdale Agreement, Ulster Workers’ Council, Provisional IRA, Council of Ireland