1: Power and Protest
In 1969, violence explodes across Northern Ireland.
Catholics, who were treated as second-class citizens by the Protestant majority, march in protest and are beaten back by the country’s sectarian police force. The British Army arrives to restore order, but the violence escalates further into guerrilla war, led by a revived Irish Republican Army. The Troubles have begun.
All seven episodes of From Bomb to Ballot are available now.
Host: John Lee
Producers: Artemis Irvine and Bella Soames
Assistant Producer: Sally McLennan
Sound Design: John Scott
Podcast Artwork: Lindsay Fagan
Script Consultant: Liam Thompson
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