Audio interview with Jim Allister (leader of the TUV), Kathryn Stone (Commissioner at the Commission for Victims and Survivors) and Ann Travers (sister of Mary Travers, a victim of IRA violence), by Stephen Nolan on 4 October 2013. In an interview with the Belfast Newsletter published two days previously, Kathryn Stone refused to define the IRA and UVF as ‘terrorist’ organisations, prompting criticism from Jim Allister. In this interview Allister, Stone and Travers discuss the complexities of defining ‘terrorists’ and ‘victims’ in Northern Ireland. The Nolan Show is a daily current affairs programme on BBC Radio Ulster.
Date of Release/Broadcast: 4 October 2013
Name of First Interviewee: Jim Allister
Name of Second Interviewee: Kathryn Stone
Name of Third Interviewee: Ann Travers
Role at time of Interview: Jim Allister (leader of the TUV), Kathryn Stone (Commissioner at the Commission for Victims and Survivors), Ann Travers (sister of Mary Travers, a victim of IRA violence)
Interviewer: Stephen Nolan
Purpose: News
Media: Audio
Copyright: BBC © 2013
Link: Listen to the interview
Programme/Book/Article: BBC Radio Ulster The Nolan Show
Time Period covered: 2013
Key Individuals: Jim Allister, Kathryn Stone, Ann Travers, Gerry Kelly
Key Words: TUV, Commission for Victims and Survivors, IRA, UVF