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The IRA hunger strikes

Hunger strikes in Northern Ireland, surviving Guantanamo Bay, how a French winemaker exposed a wine fraudster, feminist science fiction, and cannabis coffee shops in Amsterdam.

The IRA hunger strikes of 1981 – Max Pearson hears from Suzanne Breen of the Belfast Telegraph about the impact of the hunger strikes in Northern Ireland. Plus, one man’s story of surviving Guantanamo Bay, how a French winemaker exposed a wine fraudster, feminist science fiction pioneer Ursula Le Guin, and cannabis coffee shops in Amsterdam.

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Mon 10 May 202123:06GMT
BBC World Service

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