The Troubles: A Secret History
The Troubles: A Secret History
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The Troubles: A Secret History

8.0 / 10
2019
1 season
8 episodes
DocumentaryWar & PoliticsNews

In a landmark 7-part series, Spotlight - Northern Ireland’s leading team of investigative journalists - reveal important new discoveries about the conflict known as the Troubles, in the 50th anniversary of the deployment of British troops to Northern Ireland.

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BBC Spotlight on the Troubles

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  • Episode 1

    1.Episode 1

    10-09-201960m

    Northern Ireland’s leading team of investigative journalists reveal important new discoveries about the outbreak of the conflict known as the Troubles, 50 years after troops were d...

  • Episode 2

    2.Episode 2

    17-09-201960m

    New revelations about how the IRA went from anticipating victory to fighting a bloody, long war against Britain, with Gerry Adams emerging as the republican leader of his time.

  • Episode 3

    3.Episode 3

    24-09-201960m

    Jennifer O’Leary uncovers IRA arms connections around the world and charts how republicans built a political strategy in parallel with their armed campaign.

  • Episode 4

    4.Episode 4

    01-10-201960m

    At the end of the Seventies, the IRA built its own internal security system to root out informers. But British intelligence found a fatal flaw that unlocked many of the IRA’s secre...

  • Episode 5

    5.Episode 5

    08-10-201960m

    Unionist anger grew as IRA attacks on the security forces killed members of their community. When Margaret Thatcher signed the Anglo-Irish Agreement in 1985, giving the Republic of...

  • Episode 6

    6.Episode 6

    15-10-201960m

    An investigation into the murders of two young brothers uncovers secrets from the loyalist gang that carried out the attack.

  • Episode 7

    7.Episode 7

    22-10-201960m

    The inside story of how the Troubles ended told by those who fought the IRA's war and by those at the heart of peace efforts.

  • Ep 8

    8.Behind The Scenes

    24-10-201960m

    A behind-the-scenes look at how investigative journalists in Northern Ireland track down stories, uncover secret papers and persuade people to speak out.

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