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’68 is a BBC Radio Foyle series marking the 50th anniversary of the start of the Troubles.

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Listen to '68, a Society & Culture podcast by BBC. Stream 22 episodes in English, follow new audio stories, and play episodes online on Radio and Podcast.

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Kathleen

Kathleen, who's now 92, was a nurse during the years of violence that followed the march ’68 is a new BBC Radio Foyle series marking the 50t...

8:41Oct 26, 2018

James

James was 13 when the march happened. He describes how the aftermath changed the course of life, as he joined a paramilitary organisation ca...

10:51Oct 25, 2018

Martin

Martin was a young reporter with a local newspaper and attended the march. He describes the atmosphere in the city and what happened next. ’...

9:22Oct 24, 2018

Hazel

Hazel grew up in the mostly Protestant Fountain housing estate. She reflects on what went wrong in the years after the march. ’68 is a new B...

10:26Oct 23, 2018

Michael and Cathal

Michael went to the march, but his friend Cathal wasn't born until 20 years later. They discuss the achievements of civil rights. ’68 is a n...

10:23Oct 22, 2018

Isabel and Anne

Sisters Isabel and Anne grew up in the city centre. They recall the first time they saw guns on the streets. '68 is a new BBC Radio Foyle se...

9:01Oct 19, 2018

Willie

Willie was a young man in 1968. He recalls life in a working-class Protestant community. '68 is a new BBC Radio Foyle series marking the 50t...

8:29Oct 18, 2018

Hugo and Willie

Hugo and Willie grew up in poverty in the 1960s. They recall how the demand for better housing shaped the civil rights movement. '68 is a ne...

9:06Oct 17, 2018

Billy and Rachelle

Billy and Rachelle were children when the Duke Street march happened, but say the consequences of it rippled throughout their lives. '68 is...

9:20Oct 16, 2018

Tom and Leo

'68 is a new BBC Radio Foyle series marking the 50th anniversary of the start of the Troubles. Most historians agree that if the start of th...

10:38Oct 15, 2018

Ruby and Ann

Friends Ruby and Ann were young women living in the Bogside. They recall how their quiet streets became places of conflict. ’68 is a new BBC...

10:11Oct 12, 2018

Ken

Ken was 18 when the march happened. He reflects on how the city became divided in the aftermath of the march. Most historians agree that if...

10:05Oct 11, 2018

Martin and Attracta

’68 is a new BBC Radio Foyle series marking the 50th anniversary of the start of the Troubles. Most historians agree that if the start of th...

10:38Oct 10, 2018

Jack and Terry

’68 is a new BBC Radio Foyle series marking the 50th anniversary of the start of the Troubles. Most historians agree that if the start of th...

9:51Oct 9, 2018

Grainne and Michael

Grainne and Michael were students in Belfast and had travelled to Derry to join the march - they recall what they saw that day. Most histori...

12:48Oct 8, 2018

The Day The Troubles Started

Most historians agree that if the start of the Troubles can be traced to one time and place, it is the civil rights march on Duke Street in...

28:48Oct 5, 2018

Marion and Hugh

Friends Marion and Hugh were involved in the early days of the civil rights movement – they recall the atmosphere in the city before the mar...

10:48Oct 1, 2018

Mildred, Phyllis and Jewel

Three friends, Mildred, Phyllis and Jewel remember watching the march, what happened next and how the city changed in the aftermath. Most hi...

8:40Oct 1, 2018

Ruby and Paul

Ruby regrets moving her family home to Derry’s Fountain Estate in 1968, but her son Paul feels she shouldn’t blame herself Most historians a...

9:10Oct 1, 2018

Deirdre's Story

Deirdre was a radiology student when she decided to join the march, and recalls the moment violence broke out. Most historians agree that if...

9:06Oct 1, 2018

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