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Interview with Jonathan Powell by Sarah Montague for BBC World News HARDTalk on 20 March 2008

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Video interview with Jonathan Powell, former Downing Street Chief of Staff, by Sarah Montague for BBC World News programme HARDTalk on 20 March 2008. Ten years after the signing of the Belfast Agreement/Good Friday Agreement Powell discusses the negotiation of that accord and further developments in the Peace Process. HARDTalk is the flagship news programme on BBC World News. This is part two of a two-part video interview.

Date of Release/Broadcast: 20 March 2008

Name of First Interviewee: Jonathan Powell

Role at time of Interview: Former Downing Street Chief of Staff

Interviewer: Sarah Montague

Purpose: News

Media: Audiovisual

Copyright: BBC © 2012

Link: Watch the interview

Programme/Book/Article: BBC World News HARDTalk

Time Period covered: 1970-2008

Key Individuals: Jonathan Powell, Gerry Adams, Martin McGuinness, David Trimble, Mitchell Reiss, Tony Blair

Key Words: Belfast Agreement/Good Friday Agreement, British government, Sinn Fein, Widgery Report, Saville Inquiry, Irish government, prisoner, DUP

 

 

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