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Interview with Brendan McFarlane by Don Anderson for BBC Radio Ulster History Lessons in 2007

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Audio interview with Brendan McFarlane, former republican prisoner, by Don Anderson for BBC Radio Ulster History Lessons in 2007. McFarlane discusses the experience of living through the 1981 hunger-strikes. History Lessons was a BBC Radio Ulster series which re-interpreted events in Northern Ireland during the Troubles and Peace Process. This is the second part of a three part interview.

Date of Release/Broadcast: 2007

Name of First Interviewee: Brendan McFarlane

Role at time of Interview: Former republican prisoner

Interviewer: Don Anderson

Purpose: Research

Media: Audio

Copyright: BBC © 2013

Link: Listen to the interview

Programme/Book/Article: BBC Radio Ulster The Nolan Show

Time Period covered: 1981-2007

Key Individuals: Brendan McFarlane, Brendan Hughes, Bobby Sands

Key Words: Hunger-strike, prison, IRA, media, British government

 

 

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