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Peter Taylor, veteran BBC journalist discusses his latest book on the intelligence services and the peace process in Ireland.

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Episode  ·  31:29  ·  Mar 31, 2023

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One of Britain’s finest reporters Peter Taylor, with numerous books, documentaries and awards spanning a career of over 50 years, discusses his latest BBC 2 documentary based on his book published this week; 'Operation chiffon: The Secret Story of MI5 and MI6 and the Road to Peace in Ireland'. "We spent a couple of weeks just living inside the Maze prison. We were locked up with prisoners and in talking to them, it was quite clear that they were thinking beyond the so-called armed struggle."Support the podcast by subscribing hereFind all our podcasts here @BeebRoger@RogerBolton@mastodonapp.ukroger@rogerboltonsbeebwatch.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

31m 29s  ·  Mar 31, 2023

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