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 experiences of power-sharing government in Northern Ireland in the 1970s. History Lessons was a BBC Radio Ulster series which re-interpreted events in Northern Ireland during the Troubles and Peace Process. This is the fifth 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, Andy Tyrie Martin McGuinness, Harold Wilson, Brian Faulkner, John Laird, William Whitelaw, Douglas Hurd, Edward Heath, Gerry Fitt, John Hume, Austin Currie, Roy Bradford, Paddy Devlin
Key Words: Ulster Workers’ Council strike, Sinn Fein, education, prisoner, Unionist Party, publicity