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Episode 15: The First PM
How James Craig came to be the architect and the first Prime Minister of Northern Ireland
Edward Carson may have been the man many associate with the birth of Northern Ireland but behind him all the way was the βgranite-facedβ figure of Sir James Craig. Once it became clear that Ireland would split, Carson retired from frontline politics. Enter the Ulsterman who reflected the view of many unionists in the new state. Tara and Declan explore how he came to be in that position and how he modelled Northern Ireland in his own image.
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The story of the creation of Northern Ireland in 1921, told week by week.