Audio interview with Ian Paisley, leader of the DUP, by Sue Lawley in August 1988 for BBC Radio 4 Desert Island Discs. Paisley reflects on his religious life and political career to date and fields questions on his influence over peace and violence in Northern Ireland. Desert Island Discs is a weekly broadcast on BBC Radio 4 which profiles the lives of significant public figures using an informal question and answer format. The series was first broadcast in 1942.
Date of Release/Broadcast: 7 August 1988
Name of First Interviewee: Ian Paisley
Role at time of Interview: Leader of the DUP, DUP MP for North Antrim and DUP MEP for Northern Ireland
Interviewer: Sue Lawley
Purpose: Research
Media: Audio
Copyright: BBC © 2012
Link: Listen to the interview
Programme/Book/Article: BBC Radio 4 Desert Island Discs
Time Period covered: 1926-1988
Key Individuals: Ian Paisley, Pope John XXIII
Key Words: Religion, violence, IRA, unionist, Cameron Commission, Scarman Commission