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Interview with Brendan McFarlane by Don Anderson for BBC Radio Ulster History Lessons in 2007

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Audio interview with Brendan McFarlane, former republican prisoner, by Don Anderson for BBC Radio Ulster History Lessons in 2007. McFarlane discusses the decisions behind the undertaking of the 1980 and 1981 hunger-strikes and considers their impact on British negotiations with the republican movement. 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: 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 History Lessons

Time Period covered: 1976-2007

Key Individuals: Brendan McFarlane, Gerry Adams, Gerry Kelly, Brendan Hughes, Cardinal Tomás O’Fiaich, Bishop Edward Daly

Key Words: Prison, IRA, internment, publicity, media, hunger-strike, British government, religion

 

 

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