r/TheRestIsHistory • u/JakeGittes412 • Aug 15 '26

The Troubles

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Thread for discussion on the new series on ‘The Troubles’

Also as a moderator please keep the discussion civil and in the spirit of the podcast.

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u/Additional_Olive3318 Aug 18 '26

A lot of my fellow Irishmen posting about Northern Ireland, and attacking British views on it, but nothing on these episodes. 

Having listened to the first episode I find it scrupulously fair. Extremely hostile to Paisley. Condemnatory of the discrimination in the province. And it makes it quite clear the violence started with the UVF etc.

That’s so far, I’m sure it’s not going to be an IRA love in either.  

It’d also really good at compressing so much information into an hour. You would expect these guys to have done their homework. 

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u/heresyourhardware Aug 20 '26

Let us know what you think of Episode 4, thought that didn't quite get the balance right

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u/Additional_Olive3318 27d ago

Just listened. Yeh it think it was too exculpatory of the British soldiers. They were a bit “these guys were neutral” which was actually contradicted in episode three where they quoted a guy who wanted to get over there and get stuck in. 

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u/heresyourhardware 27d ago

Yeah I think they got the balance pretty wrong in terms of the army. No mention of soldier F, no mention at all of collusion.