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Interview with Gerry Kelly by Gavin Esler for BBC HARDtalk in 2009

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Video interview with Gerry Kelly, Junior Minister at OFMDFM, by Gavin Esler for BBC HARDtalk on 1 August 2013. Kelly discusses the development of peace initiatives in Northern Ireland during the Troubles and outlines comparisons with peace processes elsewhere in the world. HARDtalk is the flagship news programme on BBC World News. This is the first part of a two-part video interview.

Date of Release/Broadcast: 1 September 2009

Name of First Interviewee: Gerry Kelly

Role at time of Interview: Junior Minister at OFMDFM

Interviewer: Gavin Esler

Purpose: News, Research

Media: Audiovisual

Copyright: BBC © 2013

Link: Watch the interview

Programme/Book/Article: BBC HARDtalk

Time Period covered: 1968-2009

Key Individuals: Gerry Kelly, Tony Blair, Jonathan Powell, Nelson Mandela, John Major, Martin McGuinness

Key Words: Sinn Fein, IRA, British Army, Philippines, Iraq, South Africa, media, British government

 

 

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