What is the gunplot podcast about?
Anna Joyce takes a deeper dive inside GunPlot, an eight part podcast series, in tandem with a 50-minute television documentary by RTÉ Factual, in what is set to be RTÉ's first bi-media project - listen to the first episode of GunPlot above. The assasination of JFK, the moon landing, UFOs and the Irish Arms Crisis.
How do I listen to the'gunplot'TV documentary on RTÉ?
You can listen with Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Acast or the Doc On One app on Android or iOS. Watch: Click here to watch the 'GunPlot' TV documentary on RTÉ Player. Read: Anna Joyce shares introduction to the series for RTÉ Culture - ' GunPlot - RTÉ revisits the Irish arms crisis '.
When is gunplot on RTÉ One?
The first episode of GunPlot the podcast series is available now, with the television documentary gracing our screens on RTÉ One on Wednesday April 28th at 9.30 pm.
What is the Gunplot podcast?
The award winning Documentary On One team have launched GunPlot , an eight part podcast series, with a 50-minute television documentary by RTÉ Factual to follow . To refresh your memory, here is a quick synopsis of this landmark historical event... In 1969, tensions that had been bubbling in Northern Ireland erupted in a conflict between Catholics ...
What is the story of Gunplot?
GunPlot is the story that has everything! Revolution on the streets in the North, rumours of gun-running down South, bank accounts in fictitious names , Government Ministers in the dock, political intrigue, and that's before you bring Charlie Haughey into the mix!
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Who was the researcher on the TV documentary?
But then Róisín O’Dea, the researcher on the TV documentary, would emerge from the vaults with something extraordinary. For example, a film of Captain Jim Kelly and John Kelly, two of the men accused of gun-running, sauntering along the quays in Dublin Port in 1970 without a care in the world.
What was the closing statement of Gunplot?
The first episode of GunPlot concluded with Taoiseach, Jack Lynch’s seminal speech, and his elusive closing statement - "the Irish government can no longer stand by" - for people like Blaney the meaning behind this was abundantly clear.
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Who was the Protestant in the Apprentice Boys Parade?
The episode splits between two perspectives of life in 1960’s Derry. That of Eamonn McCann, a civil rights leader from the Bogside, and Gregory Campbell , a Protestant who took part in the Apprentice Boys Parade.
What was the significance of the 1969 Apprentice Boys Parade?
The parade commemorated a Protestant victory over Catholic attackers in 1689, but for many Catholics it reinforced their position as second-class citizens. When the marchers approached a Catholic area known as the Bogside the atmosphere hit a fever pitch.