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