The Troubles: A Secret History

In a landmark 7-part series, Spotlight - Northern Ireland’s leading team of investigative journalists - reveal important new discoveries about the conflict known as the Troubles, in the 50th anniversary of the deployment of British troops to Northern Ireland.

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Documentary
War & Politics
News
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First Aired on

Sep 10, 2019

1 seaons till Oct 24, 2019

Popularity: 2.0153
2 votes
Networks
(GB)
Production

BBC Northern Ireland (GB)

Status: Ended

Show Ended

Last episode: Behind The Scenes

Seasons & episodes

Total 1 seasons, 8 episodes

Season 1

Aired

8 Episodes
  • Episode 1Episode 160 min

    Northern Ireland’s leading team of investigative journalists reveal important new discoveries about the outbreak of the conflict known as the Troubles, 50 years after troops were deployed.

  • Episode 2Episode 260 min

    New revelations about how the IRA went from anticipating victory to fighting a bloody, long war against Britain, with Gerry Adams emerging as the republican leader of his time.

  • Episode 3Episode 360 min

    Jennifer O’Leary uncovers IRA arms connections around the world and charts how republicans built a political strategy in parallel with their armed campaign.

  • Episode 4Episode 460 min

    At the end of the Seventies, the IRA built its own internal security system to root out informers. But British intelligence found a fatal flaw that unlocked many of the IRA’s secrets.

  • Episode 5Episode 560 min

    Unionist anger grew as IRA attacks on the security forces killed members of their community. When Margaret Thatcher signed the Anglo-Irish Agreement in 1985, giving the Republic of Ireland political influence in the North, the anger spilled over leading to loyalist groups rearming. Using intelligence leaks to boost their campaign of killing, new information reveals MI5 agents operating inside the largest loyalist group, the Ulster Defence Association.

Crew & Team

Chris Thornton

Producer

Maurice May

Producer

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