On BBC 1 NI and BBC 4 at 8.30pm..
Spotlight On The Troubles: A Secret History.
Episode one of an already controversial seven-part series to mark the 50th anniversary of the start of The Troubles.
Via BBC Northern Ireland:
In this episode, the Spotlight team traces how, in the 1960s, suspicion led to unrest between unionists and nationalists, undermining Northern Ireland’s government.
The arrival of the British Army in August 1969 brought a respite, and the soldiers were enthusiastically greeted as protectors by many nationalists.
That relationship was soured by fatal errors and calculated acts of violence. New information about Martin McGuinness’s role at that time is brought to light, and the episode concludes with the destruction of the Northern Ireland government, a moment when IRA members believed they were about to force the British Army out of Northern Ireland….
Spotlight On The Troubles: A Secret History
Ian Paisley supplied money to UVF for bombings in 1969, documentary claims (irish Times)
Pic montage: BBC Northern Ireland
Thanks Spaghetti Hoop
