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The surreal story behind a UK media ban during the Northern Ireland conflict | Witness Documentary

Name: The surreal story behind a UK media ban during the Northern Ireland conflict | Witness Documentary
Uploaded: 2026-07-24T14:00:10Z
Duration: 25 min 1 s
Description: After a year of deadly Irish Republican Army (IRA) attacks in Northern Ireland, Margaret Thatcher’s government introduced a broadcasting ban in 1988. The ban forbade UK radio and TV from airing the voices of IRA members and Sinn Fein leaders. Media outlets circumvented the law by having actors dub the...

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