Audio interview with Glenn Barr, former Chairman of the Ulster Loyalist Central Co-ordinating Committee, by Don Anderson for BBC Radio Ulster History Lessons in 2007. In this interview Barr discusses the impact of the Ulster Workers’ Council strike on politics in Northern Ireland. 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: Glenn Barr
Role at time of Interview: Former Chairman of the Ulster Loyalist Central Co-ordinating Committee
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: 1974-2007
Key Individuals: Glenn Barr, David Ervine, William Craig, Andy Tyrie, Harold Wilson, Brian Faulkner, Hugh Smyth
Key Words: Religion, paramilitary, Ulster Workers’ Council strike, power-sharing, SDLP, prison, UDA, trade union