Video interview with David Trimble, former First Minister of Northern Ireland, by Noel Thompson for BBC Hearts and Minds on 22 May 2008. Trimble reflects on the legacy of the Belfast Agreement/Good Friday Agreement ten years on and discusses the political impact that agreement had on the political success of the Ulster Unionist Party. Hearts and Minds was a current affairs programme on BBC Northern Ireland between 1996 and 2012.
Date of Release/Broadcast: 22 May 2008
Name of First Interviewee: David Trimble
Role at time of Interview: Former First Minister of Northern Ireland and leader of the UUP
Interviewer: Noel Thompson
Purpose: News, Research
Media: Audiovisual
Copyright: BBC © 2013
Link: Watch the interview
Programme/Book/Article: BBC Northern Ireland Hearts and Minds
Time Period covered: 1998-2008
Key Individuals: David Trimble, Seamus Mallon, Ian Paisley, Martin McGuinness, Tony Blair, Jonathan Powell, George Mitchell
Key Words: Belfast Agreement, Good Friday Agreement, UUP, St. Andrew's Agreement, unionist, SDLP, DUP, British government, paramilitary, decommissioning