Audio interview with Brian Rowan, journalist/author and former BBC security editor in Belfast, by Stephen Nolan for BBC Radio Ulster The Nolan Show on 23 April 2013. One day earlier the Progressive Unionist Party published a document entitled ‘Transforming the legacy’ which stated that the party would be open to a reconciliation process in Northern Ireland. Rowan discusses the potential impact of this policy on peace and politics in Northern Ireland. The Nolan Show is a daily current affairs programme on BBC Radio Ulster.
Date of Release/Broadcast: 23 April 2013
Name of First Interviewee: Brian Rowan
Role at time of Interview: Journalist/author
Interviewer: Stephen Nolan
Purpose: News
Media: Audio
Copyright: BBC © 2013
Link: Listen to the interview
Programme/Book/Article: BBC Radio Ulster The Nolan Show
Time Period covered: 1998-2013
Key Individuals: Brian Rowan, John Kyle, Billy Hutchinson, Mitchel McLaughlin
Key Words: PUP, Sinn Fein, reconciliation, UVF, Belfast Agreement, Good Friday Agreement