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BBC Radio 4 - The Anglo-Irish Century, It's Good to Talk

The final programme in Diarmaid Ferriter's look back at a turbulent Anglo-Irish century.

Historian Diarmaid Ferriter charts the journey from the darkest days of the Troubles in Northern Ireland to the Queen's visit to Dublin in 2011.

In the final programme of Diarmaid Ferriter's four part series looking at the last hundred years of Anglo-Irish History the story moves from the darkest days of the sectarian violence in Northern Ireland by way of the Sunningdale agreement, the false dawns of Margaret Thatcher's era, the Downing Street Declaration and the Good Friday peace process.
Diarmaid speaks to several of those involved in that process including former First Minister of Northern Ireland Lord David Trimble, Northern Ireland's current Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness, former Prime Minister Sir John Major and former Taoiseach Bertie Ahern. 
They talk about the challenge of establishing trust, the importance of personal relationships between the leaders involved and the sheer weight of history carried by Her Majesty The Queen in visiting Ireland in 2011. And Bertie Ahern reveals exclusively his role in the organisation of that visit.

Producer: Tom Alban.

Intelligent speech, the most insightful journalism, the wittiest comedy, the most fascinating features and the most compelling drama and readings anywhere in UK radio.

Historian Diarmaid Ferriter looks back at a century of Anglo-Irish relations.

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