Talkback Episodes Episode guide
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After more than 200 public figures sign an open letter calling for an Irish language act, is it time to introduce one?
We debate this with Ciaran MacGiolla Bhien from Conradh Na Gaelige and Timothy Cairns
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After Michael Conlon lost at the Olympics, we asked were the judges wrong or if he was a bad loser?
Should Michael Conlon have launched that diatribe against the authorities?
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After Israel's decision to close its embassy in Dublin, it's being argued that Ireland has an anti-Semitism problem
Does Ireland have an anti-Semitism problem?
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After an incident between a submarine and ferry, Sinn Féin calls for an end to all British military activity in the Irish Sea
William speaks to Sinn Féin MP Chris Hazzard and Ulster Unionist MLA Steve Aiken
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After a weekend of stories reporting a coup in Downing Street, how safe is Theresa May in her job as Prime Minister?
Do you think Theresa May should call it a day and let someone else take the top job?
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After a weekend of protests in response to the ongoing conflict in Israel and Gaza, we ask, are those protests helping?
William Crawley and guests discuss the impact of these protests.
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After a vote in Westminster on Same-Sex Marriage and Abortion Rights, has your faith in devolution been dented as a result?
William speaks to Grainne Teggart, Mal O'Hara, David Smith, Les Allamby and Bernie Smyth.
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After a surge in shoplifting, police in England & Wales are targeting organised crime gangs in a new partnership with retailers
So what are we doing here? William and guests discuss
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After a series of budget u-turns, with more possibly on the way, is Liz Truss doomed after just five weeks in the job?
Some senior Tory MPs have warned that the PM may have to rethink her tax-cutting plans.
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After 34 years at the helm of Sinn Féin, Gerry Adams has stepped down as party president. What's next for Adams and Sinn Féin?
We speak to Brian Feeney, Sinn Féin's Gerry Kelly and former DUP MLA Nelson McCausland.
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Advice following Northern Ireland's first confirmed case of coronavirus
Is it time the UK and Ireland introduced much stricter restrictions to combat the virus?
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Actor Charlie Lawson says most people want what happened to the security forces here 'swept under the carpet.' Is he right?
We hear from Charlie Lawson on an issue he feels passionately about and debate it.
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According to new scientific research optimists live longer and find it easier to control their emotions.
Do you think we need to raise a new generation of optimists?
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According to Humanists UK, membership in Northern Ireland is increasing faster than anywhere else in the UK
William speaks to Boyd Sleator and Peter Lynas
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Accessing services when you are a carer
Are we taking advantage of caring family members to provide social care on the cheap?
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Accentism
Have you lost out on a job, or been mistreated in some way because of the way you speak?
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Abandoned asbestos found at bonfire site in South Belfast
Highlights from Talkback. William Crawley and guests discuss the news headlines.
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A6 road upgrade
Why is the main route between our biggest cities taking so long to upgrade?
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A-Level results
We discuss the options available for students receiving their results today
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A whistleblower tells parliament that cheating may have swayed the Brexit vote
We speak to Peter Geoghegan, Tom Kelly and Dr Graham Gudgin
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A weekend of protests and violence: Bashir from Syria describes events which led to the destruction of his business
William and panel discuss the fall-out from the anti-immigrant protests in Belfast
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A weekend of crisis in our hospitals -- the worst 48 hours in Northern Ireland since the start of the pandemic.
Do we need even tighter lockdown restrictions?
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A website promoting suicide has been linked to at least 50 deaths in the UK - including two here in Northern Ireland
Chris Buckler and guests talk about the impact of suicide
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A walk-out by DUP councillors at Derry and Strabane council over a motion that criticised Donald Trump
We hear from Cllr Gary Donnelly who tabled the motion as well as Cllr Hilary McClintock.
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A veteran republican; tells the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Spotlight programme Gerry Adams sat on the IRA army Council. Why has he always denied it?
We are joined by Brian Feeney, Allison Morris, Brian Rowan and Doug Beattie
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A unionist think tank has recommended that unionists do not support the Windsor Framework until certain amendments are made
The Founder and Director of the Centre for the Union think tank joins the panel
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A tribunal rules that everyone born in Northern Ireland is automatically a British citizen
Does UK law need changed to protect the rights of people here?
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A transgender man who gave birth to a child wants be named as the father on the child's birth certificate.
Should the court allow him to be listed as the father of the child he gave birth to?
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A teenager is believed to be the first in the UK to go blind and partially deaf due to his junk food diet
We discuss how best to deal with fussy eating.