“The inside story of the peace process from within the IRA and the British government.” Don’t miss it.
For the majority of the past two months, BBC’s seven-part series on The Troubles has proven to be one of the TV highlights of the week because Spotlight on The Troubles: A Secret History has been educational and heartbreaking in equal measure.
Aside from this, it’s also a timely reminder of just how important the Good Friday Agreement is in Irish society.
Granted, given the duration of the conflict and the numerous lives that it damaged, the Spotlight team can’t cover every single facet of The Troubles. However, they have done an excellent job at telling the story of different facets of the conflict dispassionately, accurately, and professionally.
While the last four episodes have mainly been focused on the activities of the IRA and Loyalist paramilitary groups, the final episode is set to switch the narrative approach once again because it will tell the story of how The Troubles ended.
As per the official synopsis, the upcoming episode will examine “how the UK government policy changed, from seeking to destroy the IRA to bringing it to peace. And how secret talks, doublespeak and smart tactical manoeuvring ensured that Gerry Adams was able to persuade the IRA to go with the deal.
“In this final episode of the series, reporter Darragh MacIntyre hears the inside story of the peace process from within the IRA and the British government. He discovers new information about the internal battle for control of the IRA during the most delicate days of the peace process and learns about the scale of secrecy that still surrounds the conflict.”
We’re certain that it will maintain the excellent standard that the previous six episodes established.
The final episode of Spotlight on The Troubles: A Secret History will be shown on Tuesday, 22 October at 8.30pm on BBC One Northern Ireland and BBC Four.
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