Episodes

  • The Conversation (Series 3 Episode 5) Joe Doherty: The IRA’s Longest Prisoner Pt.2

    The Conversation (Series 3 Episode 5) Joe Doherty: The IRA’s Longest Prisoner Pt.2
    Oct 2 2024

    Former IRA man, Joe Doherty speaks about his arrest for the killing of SAS man, Herbert Westmacott, his escape during the trial and his journey as an on-the-run in America.


    In his subsequent arrest he fought a 9-year-long extradition battle from a New York prison where he shared a cell with John Gotti and other leading mob figures as well as members of the Black Panther Movement. It’s an extraordinary tale told by the man himself.

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    38 mins
  • The Conversation (Series 3 Episode 5) Joe Doherty: The IRA’s Longest Prisoner Pt.1

    The Conversation (Series 3 Episode 5) Joe Doherty: The IRA’s Longest Prisoner Pt.1
    Sep 25 2024

    Former IRA man, Joe Doherty speaks about his arrest for the killing of SAS man, Herbert Westmacott, his escape during the trial and his journey as an on-the-run in America.


    In his subsequent arrest he fought a 9-year-long extradition battle from a New York prison where he shared a cell with John Gotti and other leading mob figures as well as members of the Black Panther Movement. It’s an extraordinary tale told by the man himself.

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    41 mins
  • The Conversation (Series 3 Episode 4) The Irish Diaspora in 1970s Britain: Michael Flavin.

    The Conversation (Series 3 Episode 4) The Irish Diaspora in 1970s Britain: Michael Flavin.
    Aug 28 2024
    Author and Academic Dr. Michael Flavin speaks about the anti-Irish prejudice in England during the conflict, the Birmingham Pub Bombing and his research into Irish Republican leadership.

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    30 mins
  • The Conversation (Series 3 Episode 3) Richard Medhurst: Assange & The Death of Journalism.

    The Conversation (Series 3 Episode 3) Richard Medhurst: Assange & The Death of Journalism.
    Aug 20 2024
    Journalist and Political Commentator Richard Medhurst speaks about the targeted murder of journalists in the Middle East, Israeli participation in the Olympics and the Julian Assange case.

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    32 mins
  • The Conversation (Series 3 Episode 2) Billy Mcmanus & Mark Sykes: Sean Graham Bookmakers' Massacre

    The Conversation (Series 3 Episode 2) Billy Mcmanus & Mark Sykes: Sean Graham Bookmakers' Massacre
    Aug 14 2024
    Billy McManus and Mark Sykes speak about the Sean Graham’s Bookmakers’ Massacre and last week’s incursion into the small nationalist enclave of the Lower Ormeau Road by elements of the far-right and Loyalism.

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    36 mins
  • The Conversation (Series 3 Episode 1) Seán Murray & Glenn Bradley: Operation Banner.

    The Conversation (Series 3 Episode 1) Seán Murray & Glenn Bradley: Operation Banner.
    Jul 31 2024
    A former British soldier and Ex-IRA volunteer speak about the longest continuous employment in British military history. Was Operation Banner a success? former enemies speak.

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    28 mins
  • The Conversation (Series 2 Episode 13) Danny Devenny: Political Protest & Conflict Art

    The Conversation (Series 2 Episode 13) Danny Devenny: Political Protest & Conflict Art
    Jul 16 2024
    Political muralist & artist, Danny Devenny speaks about his work on Palestine and his time inside Long Kesh Prison.

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    39 mins
  • The Ditch Podcast (Episode 12)

    The Ditch Podcast (Episode 12)
    Jun 20 2024

    The Ditch’s Roman Shortall live with Owen Jones discussing:

    If you build it: getting left media together,

    Why a country would leave the European Union,

    What an ongoing genocide in Gaza says about the world.

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    28 mins