<p><strong>One of Britain’s finest reporters Peter Taylor, with numerous books, documentaries and awards spanning a career of over 50 years, on his latest BBC documentary 'Our Dirty War: The British State and the IRA’.&nbsp;We discuss the human cost of IRA informers, the role of Scappaticci codenamed “Stakeknife”, Operation Kenova and covering Northern Ireland.</strong></p><br><p><strong><em>“The curtain is still firmly down on this dreadful period. And I think people should know about it and what the cost of it was.”&nbsp;</em></strong></p><br><p><strong>To listen to this podcast and support our journalism sign up now for £1.99 per month: </strong><a href="http://www.patreon.com/BeebWatch/membership" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>www.patreon.com/BeebWatch/membership</strong></a></p><p><strong><em>&nbsp;</em></strong></p><p><strong>@BeebRoger</strong></p><p><strong>email:&nbsp;roger@rogerboltonsbeebwatch.com</strong></p> <a target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href="https://open.acast.com/public/patreon/fanSubscribe/9438915">Get bonus content on Patreon</a><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

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'Our Dirty War: The British State and the IRA’, veteran journalist Peter Taylor discusses his latest BBC documentary

MAR 5, 20240 MIN
Roger Bolton's Beeb Watch

'Our Dirty War: The British State and the IRA’, veteran journalist Peter Taylor discusses his latest BBC documentary

MAR 5, 20240 MIN

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<p><strong>One of Britain’s finest reporters Peter Taylor, with numerous books, documentaries and awards spanning a career of over 50 years, on his latest BBC documentary 'Our Dirty War: The British State and the IRA’.&nbsp;We discuss the human cost of IRA informers, the role of Scappaticci codenamed “Stakeknife”, Operation Kenova and covering Northern Ireland.</strong></p><br><p><strong><em>“The curtain is still firmly down on this dreadful period. And I think people should know about it and what the cost of it was.”&nbsp;</em></strong></p><br><p><strong>To listen to this podcast and support our journalism sign up now for £1.99 per month: </strong><a href="http://www.patreon.com/BeebWatch/membership" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>www.patreon.com/BeebWatch/membership</strong></a></p><p><strong><em>&nbsp;</em></strong></p><p><strong>@BeebRoger</strong></p><p><strong>email:&nbsp;[email protected]</strong></p> <a target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href="https://open.acast.com/public/patreon/fanSubscribe/9438915">Get bonus content on Patreon</a><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>