Audio interview with Brendan McFarlane, former republican prisoner, by Don Anderson for BBC Radio Ulster History Lessons in 2007. McFarlane discusses the experience of living through the 1981 hunger-strikes. 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 three part interview.
Date of Release/Broadcast: 2007
Name of First Interviewee: Brendan McFarlane
Role at time of Interview: Former republican prisoner
Interviewer: Don Anderson
Purpose: Research
Media: Audio
Copyright: BBC © 2013
Link: Listen to the interview
Programme/Book/Article: BBC Radio Ulster The Nolan Show
Time Period covered: 1981-2007
Key Individuals: Brendan McFarlane, Brendan Hughes, Bobby Sands
Key Words: Hunger-strike, prison, IRA, media, British government