Video interview with Ian Paisley, leader of the DUP, by Peter Sissons for the BBC in 1984. On 14 March 1984 Gerry Adams and three other Sinn Fein members were shot and wounded by the UFF in Belfast. Two loyalist gunmen were imprisoned for eighteen years in 1985 on charges of attempted murder. A third man, the getaway driver, received a twelve year sentence. Paisley offers his reaction to the attack and discusses the impact of violence on society in Northern Ireland.
Date of Release/Broadcast: 1984
Name of First Interviewee: Ian Paisley
Role at time of Interview: Leader of the DUP
Interviewer: Peter Sissons
Purpose: News
Media: Audio
Copyright: BBC © 2013
Link: Listen to the interview
Programme/Book/Article: BBC
Time Period covered: 1984
Key Individuals: Ian Paisley, Gerry Adams
Key Words: Sinn Fein, UFF, paramilitary, IRA, religion