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Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland
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In 1968 tensions between Catholic and Protestant communities explode after decades of relative peace. Hopes of equality are lost as a civil rights movement is suppressed. The British Army is deployed and Northern Ireland descends into conflict.
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After decades of perpetual violence a breakthrough is reached, but at what cost?
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55:20
People live with dangerous secrets as a battle for intelligence ramps up.
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54:52
The impact of the IRA hunger strikes seen through the eyes of three women.
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As the violence escalates ordinary people in Northern Ireland live surrounded by fear.
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When tensions between Protestants and Catholics explode, the British Army is deployed.