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Ruth McDonald investigates the world of the British intelligence services' informers in Northern Ireland. Featuring an interview with a Special Branch officer who trained handlers.
Ruth McDonald investigates of the world of the British intelligence services' informers, who have operated in Northern Ireland throughout the Troubles. She finds out what motivated them and their handlers to risk their lives, whether their actions broke the law and why their activities have provoked so much revulsion by the communities in which they operated.
Featuring an interview with a Special Branch officer who trained handlers in how to run informers.
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Fri 14 Nov 200811:00
BBC Radio 4 FM
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- Fri 14 Nov 200811:00BBC Radio 4 FM
- Fri 14 Nov 200811:15BBC Radio 4 LW