Red Lines
BBC Radio Ulster
The back-stop’s here? Bad puns with top political coverage from Northern Ireland. Red Lines brings you essential analysis and commentary by BBC NI’s politics team.
Episodes
Mentioned books
Dec 1, 2021 • 28min
Hidden history
Mark Carruthers takes to the streets with historian Colm Ó Dóghair and Gemma Reid from the Belfast Entries Project.
Nov 23, 2021 • 29min
Poll Positions
Assessing how the latest polls might translate on election day. Mark chats to Suzanne Breen, David McCann, and Peter Donaghy.
Nov 17, 2021 • 28min
Anglo-Irish disagreements
Mark Carruthers discusses the current state of relations between the UK and the Republic with historian Diarmaid Ferriter and former Conservative Minister, Michael Portillo.
Nov 10, 2021 • 27min
State of the Union
Andrea Catherwood and Allan Little chat constitutional change in Scotland and NI
Nov 3, 2021 • 27min
Riot Grrrls
Change makers, influencers and activists who have made their mark in NI
Oct 27, 2021 • 29min
Time to catch our breath
It's time to pause, review the past few weeks & look ahead to what's coming up.
Oct 20, 2021 • 31min
Political fact and fiction
Mark Carruthers is joined by Glenn Patterson and Brian McGilloway who've written books and articles galore about the people and the politics of Ireland north and south.
Oct 13, 2021 • 30min
It's Complicated!
Mark Carruthers is joined by the BBC's former Ireland Correspondents, Mark Simpson & James Helm, plus the New Statesman's Political Correspondent, Ailbhe Rea, to discuss the challenges of reporting the politics of this place
Oct 5, 2021 • 29min
Conference calling
Mark Carruthers is joined by Gareth Gordon, Julia Langdon and former NIO Minister, Sir Richard Needham to ask whether Northern Ireland still matters to the Conserative Party.
Sep 29, 2021 • 29min
Pact Hunch
Mark & guests discuss Northern Ireland's electoral pacts of the past and present.
