The War Next Door: Scotland and the Troubles

The War Next Door: Scotland and the Troubles

2019

War & PoliticsDocumentaryNews

Documentary remembering those Scots who were involved in the Troubles.

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Language

EN

Status

Ended

First Aired

November 12, 2019

Last Aired

November 19, 2019

Networks

BBC Scotland

Where to Watch

Region US · Lang EN

US

No providers available for this region.

Seasons & Episodes

Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.

Season

Episode 1

E1

Episode 1

Air date: 2019-11-12

In this episode, Scottish soldiers are deployed in Northern Ireland as part of Operation Banner, gelignite and IRA documents are found in a chapel house in Possilpark, an explosion seriously damages a hall in Bridgeton and three off-duty Scottish soldiers are shot dead by the Provisional IRA.

Episode 2

E2

Episode 2

Air date: 2019-11-19

In the second of two episodes, the IRA attack Shetland, a major bombing campaign is planned from Glasgow, campaigners in Dumfries and Galloway protest against the manufacture of plastic bullets and Scottish soldiers reflect on their experience of the Warrenpoint bomb and the 1981 hunger strike.

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