Interview with Brendan McFarlane by Don Anderson for BBC Radio Ulster History Lessons in 2007
Audio interview with Brendan McFarlane, former republican prisoner, by Don Anderson for BBC Radio Ulster History Lessons in 2007. McFarlane discusses the experience of living through the 1981 hunger-strikes. History Lessons was a BBC Radio Ulster series which re-interpreted events in Northern Ireland during the Troubles and Peace Process. This is the second part of a three part interview.
Date of Release/Broadcast: 2007
Name of First Interviewee: Brendan McFarlane
Role at time of Interview: Former republican prisoner
Interviewer: Don Anderson
Purpose: Research
Media: Audio
Copyright: BBC © 2013
Link: Listen to the interview
Programme/Book/Article: BBC Radio Ulster The Nolan Show
Time Period covered: 1981-2007
Key Individuals: Brendan McFarlane, Brendan Hughes, Bobby Sands
Key Words: Hunger-strike, prison, IRA, media, British government