Audio interviews with David Trimble, leader of the UUP, and Martin McGuinness, Sinn Fein MLA/MP for Mid Ulster, by John Humphrys for BBC Radio 4 Today on 7 May 2005. At the general election held two days earlier, the DUP and Sinn Fein maintained their positions as the largest unionist and nationalist parties in Northern Ireland respectively. Meanwhile, David Trimble lost his seat at Westminster for the Upper Bann constituency. McGuinness and Trimble discuss the potential impact of the election results on peace and power sharing in Northern Ireland. Later that day Trimble announced his intention to resign as leader of the UUP. Today is BBC Radio 4’s flagship news and current affairs programme.
Date of Release/Broadcast: 07 May 2005
Name of First Interviewee: David Trimble
Name of Second Interviewee: Martin McGuinness
Role at time of Interview: David Trimble (leader of the UUP), Martin McGuinness (Sinn Fein MLA/MP for Mid Ulster)
Interviewer: John Humphrys
Purpose: News
Media: Audio
Copyright: © BBC MMXI
Link: Listen to the interview
Programme/Book/Article: BBC Radio 4 Today
Time Period covered: 1994-2005
Key Individuals: Martin McGuinness, David Trimble, Peter Hain, Ian Paisley, Gerry Adams
Key Words: Sinn Fein, UUP, election, IRA, DUP, decommissioning, Belfast Agreement, Good Friday Agreement, Northern Bank robbery, Robert McCartney killing