Video interview with David Trimble, former First Minister of Northern Ireland, by David Frost for Al Jazeera English programme Frost over the World on 21 March 2008. A decade after the signing of the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement, Trimble reflects on events which led to the accord and discusses how the agreement has affected Northern Ireland since. Frost over the World was an interview-based political and cultural programme on Al Jazeera English. The interview is item two on the programme.
Date of Release/Broadcast: 22 March 2008
Name of First Interviewee: David Trimble
Role at time of Interview: Former First Minister of Northern Ireland and former leader of the UUP
Interviewer: David Frost
Purpose: News, Research
Media: Audiovisual
Copyright: © Al Jazeera
Link: Watch the interview
Programme/Book/Article: Al Jazeera English Frost over the World
Time Period covered: 1998-2008
Key Individuals: David Trimble, Mo Mowlam, Ian Paisley
Key Words: Belfast Agreement/Good Friday Agreement, referendum, prisoner, SDLP, UUP, DUP, Sinn Fein, community relations, legacy, paramilitary