Audio interview with David Trimble, former First Minister of Northern Ireland, by Don Anderson for BBC Radio Ulster History Lessons in 2007. In this interview Trimble discusses the civil rights movement, Bloody Sunday and the Loyalist Association of Workers’ strike and compares the Sunningdale Agreement with the Belfast Agreement/Good Friday 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 first part of a five part interview.
Date of Release/Broadcast: 2007
Name of First Interviewee: David Trimble
Role at time of Interview: Former First Minister of Northern Ireland
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: 1968-2007
Key Individuals: David Trimble, Brian Faulkner, Edward Heath, William Whitelaw, William Craig, Basil McIvor, Ian Paisley
Key Words: IRA, UUP, community relations, Vanguard Unionist Progressive Party, Queen’s University Belfast, internment, Bloody Sunday, Sinn Fein, British Army, B-Specials, commemoration, People’s Democracy, Sunningdale Agreement, Belfast Agreement, Good Friday Agreement, Ulster Workers’ Council strike