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In a landmark 7-part series, Spotlight - Northern Ireland’s leading team of investigative journalists - reveal important new discoveries about the conflict known as the Troubles, in the 50th anniversary of the deployment of British troops to Northern Ireland.

Spotlight on the Troubles: A Secret History (2019)

September. 10,2019

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Spotlight on the Troubles: A Secret History

2019

Seasons & Episode

Seasons 1 : 2019

7 Episode

Episode 7 - Episode 7

October. 22,2019

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.

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Episode 6 - Episode 6

October. 15,2019

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

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Episode 5 - Episode 5

October. 08,2019

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.

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Episode 4 - Episode 4

October. 01,2019

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.

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Episode 3 - Episode 3

September. 24,2019

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

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Episode 2 - Episode 2

September. 17,2019

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.

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Episode 1 - Episode 1

September. 10,2019

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.

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