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The Troubles: A Secret History

2019 1 season 8 eps

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60 min

S1 · E1 · Sep 10, 2019

Episode 1 Episode 1

Northern Ireland’s leading team of investigative journalists reveal important new discoveries about the outbreak of the conflict known as the Troubles, 50 years after troops were deployed.

8.6 · You

60 min

S1 · E2 · Sep 17, 2019

Episode 2 Episode 2

New revelations about how the IRA went from anticipating victory to fighting a bloody, long war against Britain, with Gerry Adams emerging as the republican leader of his time.

8.4 · You

60 min

S1 · E3 · Sep 24, 2019

Episode 3 Episode 3

Jennifer O’Leary uncovers IRA arms connections around the world and charts how republicans built a political strategy in parallel with their armed campaign.

8.3 · You

60 min

S1 · E4 · Oct 1, 2019

Episode 4 Episode 4

At the end of the Seventies, the IRA built its own internal security system to root out informers. But British intelligence found a fatal flaw that unlocked many of the IRA’s secrets.

8.5 · You

60 min

S1 · E5 · Oct 8, 2019

Episode 5 Episode 5

Unionist anger grew as IRA attacks on the security forces killed members of their community. When Margaret Thatcher signed the Anglo-Irish Agreement in 1985, giving the Republic of Ireland political influence in the North, the anger spilled over leading to loyalist groups rearming. Using intelligence leaks to boost their campaign of killing, new information reveals MI5 agents operating inside the largest loyalist group, the Ulster Defence Association.

8.2 · You

60 min

S1 · E6 · Oct 15, 2019

Episode 6 Episode 6

An investigation into the murders of two young brothers uncovers secrets from the loyalist gang that carried out the attack.

8.2 · You

60 min

S1 · E7 · Oct 22, 2019

Episode 7 Episode 7

The inside story of how the Troubles ended told by those who fought the IRA's war and by those at the heart of peace efforts.

8.1 · You

60 min

S1 · E8 · Oct 24, 2019

Behind The Scenes Episode 8

A behind-the-scenes look at how investigative journalists in Northern Ireland track down stories, uncover secret papers and persuade people to speak out.

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The Troubles: A Secret History