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Interview with Austin Currie by Don Anderson for BBC Radio Ulster History Lessons in 2007

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Audio interview with Austin Currie, co-founder of the SDLP, by Don Anderson for BBC Radio Ulster History Lessons in 2007. In this interview Currie reflects on his participation in the civil rights movement and the failure of the Sunningdale Agreement. History Lessons was a BBC Radio Ulster series which re-interpreted events in Northern Ireland during the Troubles and Peace Process. This is the first part of a three part interview.

Date of Release/Broadcast: 2007

Name of First Interviewee: Austin Currie

Role at time of Interview: Co-founder of the SDLP

Interviewer: Don Anderson

Purpose: Research

Media: Audio

Copyright: BBC © 2013

Link: Listen to the interview

Programme/Book/Article: BBC Radio Ulster History Lessons

Time Period covered: 1964-2007

Key Individuals: Austin Currie, Gerry Fitt, Brian Faulkner, Roy Bradford, Edward Heath

Key Words: Voting, civil rights, housing, British government, media, IRA, SDLP, Darlington Conference, Sunningdale Agreement, Ulster Workers’ Council, Provisional IRA, Council of Ireland

 

 

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