Counterterror: North of Ireland
This video takes its departure from the BBC's coverage of the killing of three IRA volunteers by British Security Forces in Strabane, a small town on the border between Northern Ireland and the Irish Republic. Interrogating television discourse, the video examines what is referred to as the British “shoot to kill” policy of planned assassination in the North. In the words of resident Eammon McCann, “Even if the notion of objectivity and balance had meaning, they still wouldn’t produce a fair account of what is happening here for the very simple reason that what is happening here is not itself fair.” http://www.vdb.org/titles/counterterror-north-ireland
Primary Title
- Counterterror: North of Ireland
Date Broadcast
- Monday 1 January 1990
Start Time
- 20 : 30
Finish Time
- 21 : 30
Duration
- 60:00
Channel
- Chapman Archive
Broadcaster
- The University of Auckland Library
Programme Description
- This video takes its departure from the BBC's coverage of the killing of three IRA volunteers by British Security Forces in Strabane, a small town on the border between Northern Ireland and the Irish Republic. Interrogating television discourse, the video examines what is referred to as the British “shoot to kill” policy of planned assassination in the North. In the words of resident Eammon McCann, “Even if the notion of objectivity and balance had meaning, they still wouldn’t produce a fair account of what is happening here for the very simple reason that what is happening here is not itself fair.” http://www.vdb.org/titles/counterterror-north-ireland
Classification
- Unknown
Owning Collection
- Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
Captioning Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Genres
- Documentary
Hosts
- Annie Goldson (Executive Producer)
- Chris Bratton (Executive Producer)
Contributors
- Annie Goldson (Executive Producer)
- Chris Bratton (Executive Producer)