Transcript of an interview with Martin McGuinness, vice president of Sinn Fein, by John Humphrys for BBC On the Record on 23 October 1994. Ten days earlier the Combined Loyalist Military Command announced a paramilitary ceasefire. On 31 August the Provisional IRA had also announced a cessation of military activities. McGuinness discusses the stability of these ceasefires and their influence over the republican negotiating position in future political talks. On the Record was BBC's flagship political programme.
Date of Release/Broadcast: 23 October 1994
Name of First Interviewee: Martin McGuinness
Role at time of Interview: Vice president of Sinn Féin
Interviewer: John Humphrys
Purpose: News
Media: Transcript
Copyright: © BBC On the Record
Link: Read the transcript
Programme/Book/Article: BBC On the Record
Time Period covered: 1993
Key Individuals: Martin McGuinness, John Major, Michael Ancram, Patrick Mayhew, Ian Paisley, James Molyneaux, Gerry Adams
Key Words: IRA ceasefire, loyalist ceasefire, Sinn Féin, British government, demilitarisation, self-determination, UUP, DUP, SDLP, Irish government