1980s Perspectives
The Story of BBC News in Northern Ireland is told by BBC journalists and managers as well as media observers. Their perspectives cast light on some of the major issues through the decades.
James Hawthorne
At the centre of a crisis
In June 1985, under pressure from the Home Secretary, the BBC Board of Governors banned the showing of the documentary Real Lives - At The Edge of the Union
The Gibraltar Shootings
The Gibraltar Shootings
The shooting dead of three IRA members in Gibraltar in 1988 by an SAS team was a hugely controversial event.
Denis Murray
The Political Beat
Former Ireland correspondent Denis Murray describes the changing nature of political Journalism.
David Shukman
David Shukman
David Shukman is Environment Correspondent for BBC network news. Here he recalls his first faltering steps as a new boy in Belfast.
Mark Devenport
Milltown Cemetery Attack
Michael Stone's attack on the funerals at Milltown Cemetery in 1988 of the three IRA members killed in Gibraltar provided some of the most shocking images of the Troubles.
Jeremy Bowen
Jeremy Bowen
Jeremy Bowen the BBC's Middle East Editor was a trainee in Belfast and tried hard to get noticed.
Quentin Crisp
Quentin Crisp Visits Belfast
From How To Become A Virgin (Flamingo). Reprinted by permission of HarperCollins Publishers Ltd. © Quentin Crisp, 1981
General Advisory Council
BBC General Advisory Council, 1984
From discussion paper BBC General Advisory Council, 1984.
Kevin Connolly
The World Turns
Former BBC Ireland correspondent Kevin Connolly is now North America correspondent. He reflects on Northern Ireland as seen from afar.
Margaret Gilmore
Margaret Gilmore
Margaret Gilmore is a former BBC Home Affairs Correspondent. She recalls laughter and tears working in Northern Ireland.
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