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 events leading to the Ulster Workers’ Council strike in 1974. 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 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: 1969-2007
Key Individuals: Glenn Barr, Reginald Maudling, Billy Holland, Hugh Petrie, Andy Tyrie, Roy Bradford, Gerry Fitt, Hugh Logue, Brian Faulkner, William Craig, Ian Paisley
Key Words: B-Specials, British government, Vanguard Progressive Unionist Party, UDA, Ulster Workers’ Council strike, Sunningdale Agreement, British Army, UVF, power-sharing, Council of Ireland, SDLP, trade union