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Interview with John Taylor by Don Anderson for BBC Radio Ulster History Lessons in 2007

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Audio interview with John Taylor, former deputy leader of the UUP, by Don Anderson for BBC Radio Ulster History Lessons in 2007. In this interview Taylor discusses the Stormont government’s response to the civil rights movement and his experience of being shot by the Official IRA. 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: John Taylor

Role at time of Interview: Former deputy leader of the UUP

Interviewer: Don Anderson

Purpose: News

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: John Taylor, James Chichester-Clark, Brian Faulkner, Terence O’Neill, Michael Farrell, Harry West, Felim O’Neill, Roy Bradford

Key Words: Internment, civil rights, SDLP, Official IRA

 

 

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