S3E2: 1977 | Pop Goes Northern Ireland

This week Pop Goes Northern Ireland focusses on 1977: A year which sees the government confront and defeat a Loyalist strike led by Ian Paisley and Ernest Baird, and backed by the UDA. Amidst tight security the Queen visits Northern Ireland as part of the silver jubilee celebrations.

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S3E1: 1972 | Pop Goes Northern Ireland

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This week Pop Goes Northern Ireland focusses on 1972. A tumultuous year with the watershed events of Bloody Sunday and the imposition ...

S3E2: 1977 | Pop Goes Northern Ireland

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S3E3: 1988 | Pop Goes Northern Ireland

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S3E4: 1993 | Pop Goes Northern Ireland

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S3E5: 1997 | Pop Goes Northern Ireland

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