Spotlight On The Troubles: A Secret History
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Spotlight On The Troubles: A Secret History
The inside story of how the Troubles ended, told by those who fought the IRA's war and by those at the heart of peace efforts.
An investigation into the murders of two young brothers uncovers secrets from the loyalist gang that carried out the attack.
This episode traces how unionist anger grew as IRA attacks on the security forces killed members of their community.
At the end of the Seventies, the IRA built its own internal security system to root out informers. But British intelligence found a fatal flaw that unlocked many of the IRA’s secrets.
September 2019
Jennifer O’Leary uncovers IRA arms connections around the world and charts how republicans built a political strategy in parallel with their armed campaign.
New revelations about how the IRA went from anticipating victory to fighting a bloody, long war against Britain, with Gerry Adams emerging as the republican leader of his time.