December 1974: A Christmas Truce
In the shadow of escalating violence, a fragile ceasefire settles over Northern Ireland during the Christmas of 1974. This episode explores the political manoeuvring behind the truce, the public’s cau...
5 Mar 13min
November 1974: The Great Escape
In this gripping instalment of Tales of The Troubles, we revisit one of the most audacious prison breaks of the era — the escape of IRA prisoners from the Maze Prison in November 1974. As tensions esc...
3 Mar 15min
October 1974: Guildford Four
On a quiet Saturday evening in Guildford, England, a bomb tore through the Horse and Groom pub, killing five people. The attack shocked the nation and triggered a wave of arrests that would become one...
1 Mar 9min
September 1974: IRA Air Strike
In this episode, we revisit a dramatic and little-known moment from September 1974, when the IRA attempted an audacious aerial attack using a hijacked Cessna aircraft. The story unfolds against the ba...
26 Feb 6min
August 1974: The Balcombe Street Gang
In this episode of Tales of the Troubles, we explore the arrival of the Provisional IRA’s Balcombe Street Gang in London—sent as sleeper cells to await orders. Against a backdrop of nuclear tests abro...
24 Feb 5min
July 1974: Terror at the Tower
In this gripping instalment, we revisit the IRA bombing of the Tower of London on July 17, 1974—a devastating attack that killed one civilian and injured over forty, many of them tourists and children...
22 Feb 10min
June 1974: Daring Hunger Strikes and Devastating Attacks
In this gripping episode of Tales of The Troubles, we revisit a pivotal month marked by escalating violence, political upheaval, and the harrowing endurance of hunger strikers like Michael Gaughan and...
19 Feb 11min
May 1974: Strikes & Massacres
In this gripping episode of Tales of the Troubles, we revisit one of the most volatile months in Northern Ireland’s history. From the Ulster Workers’ Council strike that brought the region to a stands...
17 Feb 22min
