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Interview with Glenn Barr by Don Anderson for BBC Radio Ulster History Lessons in 2007

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Audio interview with Glenn Barr, former Chairman of the Ulster Loyalist Central Co-ordinating Committee, by Don Anderson for BBC Radio Ulster History Lessons in 2007. In this interview Barr discusses the impact of the Ulster Workers’ Council strike on politics in Northern Ireland. 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 three part interview.

Date of Release/Broadcast: 2007

Name of First Interviewee: Glenn Barr

Role at time of Interview: Former Chairman of the Ulster Loyalist Central Co-ordinating Committee

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: 1974-2007

Key Individuals: Glenn Barr, David Ervine, William Craig, Andy Tyrie, Harold Wilson, Brian Faulkner, Hugh Smyth

Key Words: Religion, paramilitary, Ulster Workers’ Council strike, power-sharing, SDLP, prison, UDA, trade union

 

 

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