© 2025 Ideastream Public Media

1375 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44115
(216) 916-6100 | (877) 399-3307

WKSU is a public media service licensed to Kent State University and operated by Ideastream Public Media.
Donate
WKSU HD1
BBC World Service
WKSU HD1
BBC World Service
Next Up: 6:00 AM Travel with Rick Steves
0:00
0:00
BBC World Service
WKSU HD1
0:00 0:00
Available On Air Stations
Access to this video is benefit for member through
Sign-In
Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland

Do Paramilitaries Lie Awake At Night?

Season 1 Episode 2 | 55m 04s

By 1972 a deeply segregated society has emerged. The violence has escalated and the British Army are constant presence. Catholic and Protestant working-class communities find themselves policed by rival paramilitary organizations.

Aired: 05/21/23 | Expires: 11/22/23
Extras
Watch • 54:52
Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland
So Many Broken Hearts
The impact of the IRA hunger strikes seen through the eyes of three women.
Episode: S1 E3 | 54:52
Watch • 0:30
Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland
Episode 3 Preview
The impact of the IRA hunger strikes seen through the eyes of three women.
Preview: S1 E3 | 0:30
Watch • 54:52
Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland
So Many Broken Hearts
The impact of the IRA hunger strikes seen through the eyes of three women.
Episode: S1 E3 | 54:52
Watch • 55:19
Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland
It Wasn’t Like a Movie Anymore
When tensions between Protestants and Catholics explode, the British Army is deployed.
Episode: S1 E1 | 55:19