Audio interview with Bob Pagels, former organiser of the Ulster Workers’ Council, by Don Anderson for BBC Radio Ulster History Lessons in 2007. Pagels discusses unionist opposition to 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 second part of a two part interview.
Date of Release/Broadcast: 2007
Name of First Interviewee: Bob Pagels
Role at time of Interview: Former organiser of the Ulster Workers’ Council
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: 1973-2007
Key Individuals: Bob Pagels, Gerry Adams, Stanley Orme, Merlyn Rees, Brian Garrett, Roy Bradford, William Craig
Key Words: Ulster Workers’ Council strike, economy, Council of Ireland, power-sharing, religion, paramilitary, Sinn Fein, British army, class, Dublin-Monaghan bombings, Provisional IRA, media