Interview with Chris McGimpsey by Don Anderson for BBC Radio Ulster History Lessons in 2007
Audio interview with Chris McGimpsey, member of the UUP, by Don Anderson for BBC Radio Ulster History Lessons in 2007. McGimpsey discusses the impact of the 1980 and 1981 hunger-strikes on the Irish diaspora and the unionist community. 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 two part interview.
Date of Release/Broadcast: 2007
Name of First Interviewee: Chris McGimpsey
Role at time of Interview: Member of the UUP
Interviewer: Don Anderson
Purpose: Research
Media: Audio
Copyright: BBC © 2013
Link: Listen to the interview
Programme/Book/Article: BBC Radio Ulster History Lessons
Time Period covered: 1980-2007
Key Individuals: Chris McGimpsey, John Hume, Ted Kennedy, Daniel Moynihan, Tip O’Neill, Hugh Carey, Ian Paisley, Garret FitzGerald
Key Words: Hunger-strike, prison, IRA, publicity, diaspora, religion, American government, paramilitary, Ulster Workers’ Council strike, Anglo-Irish Agreement, New Ireland Forum