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

Each episode tells a different story from a different perspective, providing an invaluable oral history archive of this key moment in our shared history.

Updated: weekly
Episodes available: indefinitely

Episodes to download

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    KathleenSeries 1

    Fri 26 Oct 2018

    Kathleen, who is now 92, was a nurse during the years of violence that followed the march.

  • JamesSeries 1

    Thu 25 Oct 2018

    James was 13 when the march happened. He says it changed the course of his life.

  • MartinSeries 1

    Wed 24 Oct 2018

    Martin was a young reporter with a local newspaper and attended the march.

  • HazelSeries 1

    Tue 23 Oct 2018

    Hazel grew up in the mostly Protestant Fountain housing estate.

  • Michael and CathalSeries 1

    Mon 22 Oct 2018

    Michael went to the march, but his friend Cathal wasn't born until 20 years later.

  • Isabel and AnneSeries 1

    Fri 19 Oct 2018

    Sisters Isabel and Anne grew up in the city centre.

  • WillieSeries 1

    Thu 18 Oct 2018

    Willie was a young man in 1968. He recalls life in a working-class Protestant community.

  • Hugo and WillieSeries 1

    Wed 17 Oct 2018

    Hugo and Willie grew up in poverty in the 1960s.

  • Billy and RachelleSeries 1

    Tue 16 Oct 2018

    Billy and Rachelle were children when the Duke Street march happened.

  • Tom and LeoSeries 1

    Mon 15 Oct 2018

    Teachers Tom and Leo discuss the impact of that year on their pupils.

  • Ruby and AnnSeries 1

    Fri 12 Oct 2018

    Friends Ruby and Ann were young women living in the Bogside.

  • KenSeries 1

    Thu 11 Oct 2018

    Ken reflects on how the city became divided after the march.

  • Martin and AttractaSeries 1

    Wed 10 Oct 2018

    Martin and Attracta were 18 and had just met at a dance - then their world changed.

  • Jack and TerrySeries 1

    Tue 9 Oct 2018

    In 1968, Jack was a local unionist politician and Terry had just turned 18.

  • Grainne and MichaelSeries 1

    Mon 8 Oct 2018

    Grainne and Michael were students in Belfast and had travelled to Derry to join the march.

  • The Day The Troubles Started

    Fri 5 Oct 2018

    Enda McClafferty looks at the legacy of a civil rights march in Londonderry, 1968.

  • BertieSeries 1

    Fri 5 Oct 2018

    Bertie recalls how the voting system worked in 1968 and living conditions in the city.

  • Deirdre's StorySeries 1

    Thu 4 Oct 2018

    Deirdre was a young student when she decided to join the Duke Street march.

  • Ruby and PaulSeries 1

    Wed 3 Oct 2018

    Ruby and her son Paul recall the family’s decision to move to Londonderry in 1968.

  • Mildred, Phyllis and JewelSeries 1

    Tue 2 Oct 2018

    Three friends Mildred, Phyllis and Jewel with their memories of the 5th October 1968.

  • Marion and HughSeries 1

    Mon 1 Oct 2018

    Marion and Hugh with their memories of the Duke Street march on 5th October 1968.

  • Welcome to '68: The Start of the Troubles

    Thu 20 Sep 2018

    Derry, October 1968. A spark is lit when a civil rights march ends in violence.

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