Tells the story of Northern Ireland's descent into violence during the late 1960s. Discusses efforts by the British government to regain control and the rise of the Provisional IRA. Explains the complex interplay between security forces and republican factions.
Tells the story of Northern Ireland's descent into violence in the late 1960s, British Government efforts to regain control, the growth of the Provisional IRA, the murky relationship between security forces and Loyalist paramilitaries, and the long, tortuous path to ending the violence after nearly three thousand deaths over a quarter-century.
Aired: Sep 10, 2019 The Spotlight team traces how, in the 1960s, suspicion led to unrest between ...
Aired: Sep 17, 2019 The IRA anticipated that 1972 would be their 'year of victory', only to be co...
Aired: Sep 24, 2019 When Margaret Thatcher entered Downing Street in 1979, she was confronted by ...
Aired: Oct 1, 2019 At the end of the Seventies, the IRA built its own internal security system t...
Aired: Oct 8, 2019 Traces how unionist anger grew as IRA attacks on the security forces killed m...
Aired: Oct 15, 2019 Loyalists killed more people than the IRA in the closing years of the Trouble...
Aired: Oct 22, 2019 How the UK government policy changed, from seeking to destroy the IRA to brin...
Appearances
BBC Spotlight on the Troubles
Current Status: Ended
Network: BBC Four
Production Countries: Ireland, United Kingdom
Genres:Documentary
