The Day the Troubles Began

Episode 1 | Spotlight on the Troubles: A Secret History

Northern Ireland's leading team of investigative journalists reveal important new discoveries about the outbreak of t...

01: It Wasn't Like a Movie Anymore | Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland

A time of relative peace in Northern Ireland escalates to full-blown conflict. When tensions betwee...

03: Enemies | Thatcher: A Very British Revolution

Mrs Thatcher confronts her enemies, leading the country to war, taking the economic fight to her opponents in the trade uni...

03: Ceasefire | Endgame in Ireland

With Sinn Fein seeking credibility on the international stage, conditions were set for Gerry Adams' visit to the US. It was the first IRA ...

02: Talking to Terrorists | Endgame in Ireland

In April 1981, Bobby Sands, an IRA prisoner on hunger strike, won a seat at Westminster, inadvertently starting the endgame in...

Episode 2 | Spotlight on the Troubles: A Secret History

New revelations about how the IRA went from anticipating victory to fighting a bloody, long war against Britain, with...

Episode 3 | Spotlight on the Troubles: A Secret History

Jennifer O'Leary uncovers IRA arms connections around the world and charts how republicans built a political strategy...

Episode 5 | Spotlight on the Troubles: A Secret History

This episode traces how unionist anger grew as IRA attacks on the security forces killed members of their community.

Episode 7 | Spotlight on the Troubles: A Secret History

The inside story of how the Troubles ended, told by those who fought the IRA's war and by those at the heart of peace...

My Dad, the Peace Deal and Me

Documentary in which Patrick Kielty, whose father was murdered by paramilitary gunmen, returns home to explore the legacy of Northern Ireland's...

01: Separate Government | Study Ireland History

This opening programme in the series traces the history of Northern Ireland from the Government of Ireland Act 1920 to the 19...

02: Schools on the Frontline | On the Frontline

Through powerful and revealing interviews, these are the stories of pupils and teachers whose lives were forever changed by t...

04: Nurses on the Frontline | On the Frontline

They were, overwhelmingly, women - very young women. They cared for Catholics and Protestants, police and army, gunmen and bom...

04: Union and Disunion | Union with David Olusoga

The 20th century sees partition in Ireland. A sense of national unity emerges in the aftermath of the Second World War, but...

05: Agreement | Study Ireland History

The programme deals with the Anglo-Irish Agreement 1985 as a renewed effort to reconcile the two communities and to provide a framework...

06: Firefighters on the Frontline | On the Frontline

Firefighters who experienced some of the worst incidents in the Northern Ireland Troubles share their experiences throug...

Battle of the Bogside

Investigates 'Battle of the Bogside', which involved clashes between disaffected Catholics and the RUC in Londonderry in August 1969. This led the Brit...

Decision Day: Good Friday Agreement | Newsline

Live all day special broadcast of the end of peace talks in Northern Ireland which resulted in the Good Friday Agreement.

Episode 4 | Spotlight on the Troubles: A Secret History

At the end of the Seventies, the IRA built its own internal security system to root out informers. But British intell...

Episode 6 | Spotlight on the Troubles: A Secret History

An investigation into the murders of two young brothers uncovers secrets from the loyalist gang that carried out the ...