Transcript of an interview with James Molyneaux, leader of the UUP, by John Humphrys for BBC On the Record on 16 October 1994. Three days earlier the Combined Loyalist Military Command announced a paramilitary ceasefire. On 31 August the Provisional IRA had also announced a cessation of military activities. Molyneaux discusses the stability of these ceasefires and Sinn Féin's political future. On the Record was BBC's flagship political programme.
Date of Release/Broadcast: 16 October 1994
Name of First Interviewee: James Molyneaux
Role at time of Interview: Leader of the UUP
Interviewer: John Humphrys
Purpose: News
Media: Transcript
Copyright: © BBC On the Record
Link: Read the transcript
Programme/Book/Article: BBC On the Record
Time Period covered: 1994
Key Individuals: James Molyneaux, Gerry Adams
Key Words: Ceasefire, IRA, Combined Loyalist Military Command, Downing Street Declaration, British government, Sinn Féin, SDLP