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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- First Aired on
Sep 10, 2019
- Popularity: 2.0153
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- Networks
- (GB)
- Production
BBC Northern Ireland (GB)
- Status: Ended
Show Ended
1 seaons till Oct 24, 2019
Last episode: Behind The Scenes
Seasons & episodes
Total 1 seasons, 8 episodes
Season 1
Aired
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.
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