Troubles, The (5 Parts)

Synopsis

1: An account of the British conquest of Ireland and the sense of grievance and resentment it created.
2: Examines how Ireland came to be partitioned in 1921.
3: Traces the history of the Northern Ireland state from 1920 to 1970.
4: Deals with the period from 1966 until Bloody Sunday, 30 January 1972, which signalled the collapse of Stormont.
5: Begins in 1972 and ends in January 1981. After Direct Rule was imposed, an increasingly strident Loyalist backlash and an unremitting campaign by the Provisional IRA showed the question of Northern Ireland to be still unsolved. The British Government sought a political answer by sponsoring an initiative based on Catholics and Protestants (Republicians and Loyalists) sharing power, and the setting up of a Council of Ireland. Against a background of Provisional IRA violence, and para-military Loyalist sectarian killings, the Protestants mounted a growing campaign of resistance to power-sharing which culminated in the Ulster Workers’ Council Strike of 1974. This brought down the Power-Sharing Executive and shattered the British solution to Northern Ireland’s problems. With contributions from the historians interviewed in the series, the programme traces the recurring themes and echoes of the past which re-emerge in the present.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Video; Videocassette. VHS. col. 54, 72, 80, 68, 60 min.

Year of production

1981

Availability

Hire (BFI)
Sale (Granada)

Documentation

Reference: ‘The Troubles’, edited by Taylor Downing, 2nd ed. (Thames Television/Macdonald Futura, 1982).

Subjects

History; Politics & government

Keywords

Northern Ireland

Credits

Producer

Ian Stuttard; Richard Broad

Contributor

Simon Kossoff; Taylor Downing

Cast

Rosalie Crutchley

Sections

Title

Conquest

Synopsis

1: An account of the British conquest of Ireland and the sense of grievance and resentment it created.

Title

Partition

Synopsis

2: Examines how Ireland came to be partitioned in 1921.

Title

Legacy 1

Synopsis

3: Traces the history of the Northern Ireland state from 1920 to 1970.

Title

Rebellion

Synopsis

4: Deals with the period from 1966 until Bloody Sunday, 30 January 1972, which signalled the collapse of Stormont.

Title

Deadlock

Synopsis

5: Begins in 1972 and ends in January 1981. After Direct Rule was imposed, an increasingly strident Loyalist backlash and an unremitting campaign by the Provisional IRA showed the question of Northern Ireland to be still unsolved. The British Government s

Production Company

Name

Thames Television

Distributor

Name

4 Learning

Notes

Channel 4 Learning has now closed. This used to be the educational broadcasting arm of Channel 4. The online shop sold educational DVDs and CD-ROMs for use in primary and secondary schools.

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Email

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