Interview with David Trimble by David Frost for Al Jazeera English Frost over the World on 21 March 2008
Video interview with David Trimble, former First Minister of Northern Ireland, by David Frost for Al Jazeera English programme Frost over the World on 21 March 2008. A decade after the signing of the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement, Trimble reflects on events which led to the accord and discusses how the agreement has affected Northern Ireland since. Frost over the World was an interview-based political and cultural programme on Al Jazeera English. The interview is item two on the programme.
Date of Release/Broadcast: 22 March 2008
Name of First Interviewee: David Trimble
Role at time of Interview: Former First Minister of Northern Ireland and former leader of the UUP
Interviewer: David Frost
Purpose: News, Research
Media: Audiovisual
Copyright: © Al Jazeera
Link: Watch the interview
Programme/Book/Article: Al Jazeera English Frost over the World
Time Period covered: 1998-2008
Key Individuals: David Trimble, Mo Mowlam, Ian Paisley
Key Words: Belfast Agreement/Good Friday Agreement, referendum, prisoner, SDLP, UUP, DUP, Sinn Fein, community relations, legacy, paramilitary