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THE DAY THE TROUBLES BEGAN

BBC ONE NI MONDAY
October 6 at 9pm


BBC TWO NI THURSDAY
October 9 at 9pm (repeat)


1968 - the year of civil rights demonstrations

 
Eamonn McCann
About the Programme

Northern Ireland has had many historic days in the last 40 years. October 5th, 1968 could be the most important. In this documentary, many of those who took part in the Civil Rights march in Londonderry on this date talk of the international influences that drove them to take to the streets in protest. Featuring interviews from America, Europe and Northern Ireland.