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'68

’68 is a ��ѿ��ý Radio Foyle series marking the 50th anniversary of the start of the Troubles.

Radio Foyle,22 episodes

Episodes

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Series 1
Kathleen
Kathleen, who is now 92, was a nurse during the years of violence that followed the march.
26 Oct 2018,8 mins
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James
James was 13 when the march happened. He says it changed the course of his life.
25 Oct 2018,10 mins
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Martin
Martin was a young reporter with a local newspaper and attended the march.
24 Oct 2018,9 mins
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Hazel
Hazel grew up in the mostly Protestant Fountain housing estate.
23 Oct 2018,10 mins
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Michael and Cathal
Michael went to the march, but his friend Cathal wasn't born until 20 years later.
22 Oct 2018,10 mins
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Isabel and Anne
Sisters Isabel and Anne grew up in the city centre.
19 Oct 2018,9 mins
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Willie
Willie was a young man in 1968. He recalls life in a working-class Protestant community.
18 Oct 2018,8 mins
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Hugo and Willie
Hugo and Willie grew up in poverty in the 1960s.
17 Oct 2018,9 mins
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Billy and Rachelle
Billy and Rachelle were children when the Duke Street march happened.
16 Oct 2018,9 mins
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Tom and Leo
Teachers Tom and Leo discuss the impact of that year on their pupils.
15 Oct 2018,10 mins
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Ruby and Ann
Friends Ruby and Ann were young women living in the Bogside.
12 Oct 2018,10 mins
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Ken
Ken reflects on how the city became divided after the march.
11 Oct 2018,10 mins
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Martin and Attracta
Martin and Attracta were 18 and had just met at a dance - then their world changed.
10 Oct 2018,10 mins
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Jack and Terry
In 1968, Jack was a local unionist politician and Terry had just turned 18.
09 Oct 2018,9 mins
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Grainne and Michael
Grainne and Michael were students in Belfast and had travelled to Derry to join the march.
08 Oct 2018,12 mins
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Bertie
Bertie recalls how the voting system worked in 1968 and living conditions in the city.
05 Oct 2018,11 mins
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Deirdre's Story
Deirdre was a young student when she decided to join the Duke Street march.
04 Oct 2018,9 mins
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Ruby and Paul
Ruby and her son Paul recall the family’s decision to move to Londonderry in 1968.
03 Oct 2018,9 mins
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Mildred, Phyllis and Jewel
Three friends Mildred, Phyllis and Jewel with their memories of the 5th October 1968.
02 Oct 2018,8 mins
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Marion and Hugh
Marion and Hugh with their memories of the Duke Street march on 5th October 1968.
01 Oct 2018,10 mins
The Day The Troubles Started
Enda McClafferty looks at the legacy of a civil rights march in Londonderry, 1968.
05 Oct 2018,28 mins
Welcome to '68: The Start of the Troubles
Derry, October 1968. A spark is lit when a civil rights march ends in violence.
20 Sep 2018,2 mins