Audio interview with Chris McGimpsey, member of the UUP, by Don Anderson for BBC Radio Ulster History Lessons in 2007. McGimpsey discusses the impact of the 1980 and 1981 hunger-strikes on the Irish diaspora and the unionist community. 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: Chris McGimpsey
Role at time of Interview: Member of the UUP
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: 1980-2007
Key Individuals: Chris McGimpsey, John Hume, Ted Kennedy, Daniel Moynihan, Tip O’Neill, Hugh Carey, Ian Paisley, Garret FitzGerald
Key Words: Hunger-strike, prison, IRA, publicity, diaspora, religion, American government, paramilitary, Ulster Workers’ Council strike, Anglo-Irish Agreement, New Ireland Forum