Audio interview with Ivan Cooper, co-founder of the SDLP, by Don Anderson for BBC Radio Ulster History Lessons in 2007. In this interview Cooper discusses the negotiations leading to the Sunningdale Agreement. 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 four part interview.
Date of Release/Broadcast: 2007
Name of First Interviewee: Ivan Cooper
Role at time of Interview: Co-founder of the SDLP
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: 1968-2007
Key Individuals: Ivan Cooper, Brian Faulkner, John Hume, Paddy Devlin, William Whitelaw, James Allen, Edward Heath, Conor Cruise O’Brien
Key Words: Internment, SDLP, Bloody Sunday, British Army, civil rights, IRA, Sunningdale Agreement, Council of Ireland