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Pop Goes Northern Ireland

Series 2

Episode 5: 2002

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two Northern IrelandLatest broadcast: on BBC One Northern Ireland

Pop Goes Northern Ireland blends news footage, archive and the musical hits of the time to provide an enthralling and entertaining potted history of Northern Ireland dealing with our difficult past in a way that is entertaining, informative, fresh and accessible to all.

This episode focuses on 2002: the year when the fragile peace process is put under strain after a break in at Castlereagh police station and escalating sectarian violence, and aa police raid on the Sinn Fein offices at Stormont leads to the collapse of the power-sharing executive. Show less

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