Audio interview with Jeffrey Donaldson (DUP MP for Lagan Valley), Jim Allister (leader of the TUV) and Raymond McCartney (Sinn Fein MLA for Foyle) by William Crawley for BBC Radio Ulster The Nolan Show on 18 April 2013. On that same date planning permission was granted for the redevelopment of the former Maze prison into a peace building and conflict resolution centre. The interviewees discusses plans for the new centre with particular reference to the issue of Bobby Sands and the hunger strikers’ legacy. The Nolan Show is a daily current affairs programme on BBC Radio Ulster.
Date of Release/Broadcast: 18 April 2013
Name of First Interviewee: Jeffrey Donaldson
Name of Second Interviewee: Jim Allister
Name of Third Interviewee: Raymond McCartney
Role at time of Interview: Jeffrey Donaldson (DUP MP for Lagan Valley), Jim Allister (leader of the TUV), Ray
Interviewer: William Crawley
Purpose: News
Media: Audio
Copyright: BBC © 2013
Link: Listen to the interview
Programme/Book/Article: BBC Radio Ulster The Nolan Show
Time Period covered: 1981-2013
Key Individuals: Jeffrey Donaldson, Jim Allister, Raymond McCartney, Bobby Sands
Key Words: Maze, prison, hunger strike, tourism, DUP, TUV, Sinn Fein