Bomb and the Ballot Box | Endgame in Ireland
In April 1981, Bobby Sands, an IRA prisoner on hunger strike, won a seat at Westminster, inadvertently starting the endgame in Northern Ireland.
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- Clip length: 59'01''
- Broadcast year: 2001
- History | The Irish Troubles
Licence: ERA Licence required
UK only
Staff and students of licensed education establishments only
Cannot be adapted
- Provider: BBC
- Channel: BBC Two
- Programme: Endgame in Ireland
- Episode: Bomb and the Ballot Box
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