Audio interview with Kenneth Bloomfield, former head of the Northern Ireland Civil Service, by Don Anderson for BBC Radio Ulster History Lessons in 2007. Bloomfield discusses the impact of the Sunningale Agreement on politics in Northern Ireland between 1972 and 1974. History Lessons was a BBC Radio Ulster series which re-interpreted events in Northern Ireland during the Troubles and Peace Process. This is the fourth part of a five part interview.
Date of Release/Broadcast: 2007
Name of First Interviewee: Kenneth Bloomfield
Role at time of Interview: Former head of the Northern Ireland Civil Service
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: 1972-2007
Key Individuals: Kenneth Bloomfield, William Whitelaw, Brian Faulkner, Gerry Fitt, Garret FitzGerald, Paddy Devlin, Kevin Boland, Merlyn Rees, Harold Wilson
Key Words: Sunningdale Agreement, Council of Ireland, Unionist Party, Irish government, Ulster Workers’ Council strike