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The episode discusses the history of political prisoners in Ireland and notable escapes, including the Great Fenian Escape and the 1983 H-Blocks escape.
The Great Fenian Escape For as long as the English have occupied Ireland there have been political prisoners. As long as there have been political prisoners there have been daring and ingenious escapes. In the most recent period of conflict it is estimated that around 100 republicans participated in escapes, including the great escape from the H-Blocks in 1983. That was the biggest ever in British penal history. Others tunnelled their way out; clambered over walls; escaped in a helicop...
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