In this episode of Tales of The Troubles, we revisit the winter of 1975 — a turning point in Northern Ireland’s conflict. As the British government finally ends internment without trial, the legacy of years of imprisonment, protest, and political manoeuvring comes sharply into focus. Through eyewitness accounts and archival detail, this story traces how the policy’s collapse reshaped communities, deepened mistrust, and marked the beginning of a new, uncertain chapter in the Troubles.

November 1975 saw a staggering 44 explosions in just 30 days, a grim tally that earned the city a place in the record books. Through archival headlines, eyewitness accounts, and chilling statistics, we explore how violence became routine, how communities coped, and how a Guinness record came to symbolise both notoriety and numbness. This is a story of absurdity, resilience, and the strange ways history is recorded.

In this gripping instalment of Tales of The Troubles, we revisit the dramatic fallout from October 1975, when hardline unionist William Craig was expelled from the United Ulster Unionist Council. As tensions escalated across Northern Ireland, Craig’s fiery rhetoric and controversial stance on power-sharing fractured political alliances and stirred unrest. This episode explores the political intrigue, street-level violence, and shifting loyalties that defined a pivotal moment in the Troubles.

In this gripping instalment, Tales of The Troubles revisits a controversial moment in Northern Ireland’s history. September 1975 saw the sudden release of loyalist paramilitary prisoners under a secretive political arrangement. The episode explores the motivations behind this decision, the backlash from nationalist communities, and the broader implications for justice and reconciliation. Through restrained narration and archival detail, it sheds light on how political expediency collided with public outrage—raising haunting questions about who benefits when peace is pursued “for the good of the province.”

This episode explores one of the deadliest attacks of the Troubles: the IRA bombing of the Bayardo Bar in Belfast on the 13th of August 1975, which killed five people and injured over fifty. It situates the event within a month of escalating violence, political deadlock, and the unravelling of the IRA truce.

On 31 July 1975, one of the darkest nights in Irish music history unfolded when members of The Miami Showband were ambushed and murdered at a fake British Army checkpoint by loyalist paramilitaries. This episode revisits the massacre that shocked the nation and exposed the brutal reach of the Troubles.

In this episode of Tales of The Troubles, we explore the context of sectarian targeting, the silence that followed, and the broader climate of fear gripping Northern Ireland in the summer of 1975. Through archival detail and restrained storytelling, this episode sheds light on a lesser-known tragedies that speak volumes about the era.

A month marked by political upheaval, sectarian killings, and one of the Troubles’ most disputed murder cases. This episode revisits the Castlewellan convictions, the violence unfolding across Northern Ireland, and the long fight to uncover what really happened.

In April 1975, the Strand Bar in Belfast’s Short Strand district was bombed in a brutal sectarian attack that left six civilians dead and dozens injured. This episode of Tales of The Troubles revisits that harrowing night, tracing the political tensions, paramilitary motivations, and community trauma that surrounded the bombing. Through restrained narration and archival detail, it explores how the fragile ceasefire between the IRA and the British government was tested—and how ordinary lives were shattered in the crossfire.

In this episode of Tales of The Troubles, we investigate a potential covert maritime encounter off the Irish coast involving a Soviet submarine and local operatives. Set against the backdrop of Cold War tensions and paramilitary manoeuvring, this story reveals how global espionage quietly intersected with the Troubles in Northern Ireland.