S2E1: 1971 | Pop Goes Northern Ireland

This episode focuses on 1971. Events take a darker turn when the first British soldiers die in the Troubles, Brian Faulkner becomes prime minister of Northern Ireland, and the government introduces internment without trial.

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S2E1: 1971 | Pop Goes Northern Ireland

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