Northern Ireland Post-Conflict Briefing with Blue Lights' Creator Declan Lawn

About this episode

Declan Lawn discusses the current state of Northern Ireland 27 years after the Good Friday Agreement and shares insights on the authenticity of the series Blue Lights.

27 years after the Good Friday Agreement what is Northern Ireland like, how much conflict still exists? In this wide ranging conversation, Declan Lawn who grew up during the Troubles, became a BBC news reporter and now is the co-creator of the internationally popular series, Blue Lights, briefs Michael Goldfarb on where Northern Ireland is in its post-conflict phase. Lawn also explains how he works on Blue Lights, keeping the show authentic to its Belfast setting.

People in this episode

Host: Michael Goldfarb

Guest: Declan Lawn

Topics covered

• Northern Ireland
• Good Friday Agreement
• post-conflict
• Blue Lights
• Troubles

Keywords

• conflict
• BBC news
• Belfast

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Blue Lights

Books & works: Blue Lights', Blue Lights

Places: Northern Ireland, Belfast

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