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 50th anniversary of the start of the Troubles.Most historians agree that if the start of the Troubles can be

James

Oct 25th, 2018 10m 51s

James was 13 when the march happened. He describes how the aftermath changed the course of life, as he joined a paramilitary organisation called the Ulster Defence Association.’68 is a new BBC Radio Foyle series marking the 50th anniversary of

Martin

Oct 24th, 2018 9m 22s

Martin was a young reporter with a local newspaper and attended the march. He describes the atmosphere in the city and what happened next.’68 is a new BBC Radio Foyle series marking the 50th anniversary of the start of the Troubles.Most histori

Hazel

Oct 23rd, 2018 10m 26s

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 BBC Radio Foyle series marking the 50th anniversary of the start of the Troubles.Most historians agree tha

Michael and Cathal

Oct 22nd, 2018 10m 23s

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 new BBC Radio Foyle series marking the 50th anniversary of the start of the Troubles.Most historians agree

Isabel and Anne

Oct 19th, 2018 9m 1s

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 series marking the 50th anniversary of the start of the Troubles. Most historians agree that if the start o

Willie

Oct 18th, 2018 8m 29s

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 50th anniversary of the start of the Troubles. Most historians agree that if the start of the Troubles can b

Hugo and Willie

Oct 17th, 2018 9m 6s

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 new BBC Radio Foyle series marking the 50th anniversary of the start of the Troubles. Most historians agree

Billy and Rachelle

Oct 16th, 2018 9m 20s

Billy and Rachelle were children when the Duke Street march happened, but say the consequences of it rippled throughout their lives.'68 is a new BBC Radio Foyle series marking the 50th anniversary of the start of the Troubles. Most historians a

Tom and Leo

Oct 15th, 2018 10m 38s

'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 the Troubles can be traced to one time and place, it is the civil rights march on Duke Street in Londonder

Ruby and Ann

Oct 12th, 2018 10m 11s

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 Radio Foyle series marking the 50th anniversary of the start of the Troubles. Most historians agree tha

Ken

Oct 11th, 2018 10m 5s

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 the start of the Troubles can be traced to one time and place, it is the civil rights march on Duke Str

Martin and Attracta

Oct 10th, 2018 10m 38s

’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 the Troubles can be traced to one time and place, it is the civil rights march on Duke Street in Londonder

Jack and Terry

Oct 9th, 2018 9m 51s

Grainne and Michael

Oct 8th, 2018 12m 48s

Grainne and Michael were students in Belfast and had travelled to Derry to join the march - they recall what they saw that day.Most historians agree that if the start of the Troubles can be traced to one time and place, it is the civil rights m

The Day The Troubles Started

Oct 5th, 2018 28m 48s

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 Londonderry on the 5th October 1968. The demonstration had been banned by the government and when it wen

Deirdre's Story

Oct 1st, 2018 9m 6s

Deirdre was a radiology student when she decided to join the march, and recalls the moment violence broke out.Most historians agree that if the Troubles started in one time and place, it was the civil rights march on Duke Street in Londonderry

Bertie

Oct 1st, 2018 11m 3s

Bertie recalls the voting system, living conditions in the city, the events of 5th October on Duke Street and the dramatic change that followed.Most historians agree that if the Troubles started in one time and place, it was the civil rights ma

Marion and Hugh

Oct 1st, 2018 10m 48s

Friends Marion and Hugh were involved in the early days of the civil rights movement – they recall the atmosphere in the city before the march and what happened next.Most historians agree that if the Troubles started in one time and place, it w

Mildred, Phyllis and Jewel

Oct 1st, 2018 8m 40s

Three friends, Mildred, Phyllis and Jewel remember watching the march, what happened next and how the city changed in the aftermath.Most historians agree that if the Troubles started in one time and place, it was the civil rights march on Duke

Ruby and Paul

Oct 1st, 2018 9m 10s

Ruby regrets moving her family home to Derry’s Fountain Estate in 1968, but her son Paul feels she shouldn’t blame herselfMost historians agree that if the Troubles started in one time and place, it was the civil rights march on Duke Street in

Welcome to '68: The Start of the Troubles

Sep 20th, 2018 2m 37s

Derry, October 1968. A spark is lit when a civil rights march ends in violence.Most historians agree that if the Northern Ireland Troubles started in one place and at time, the spark was the violence that marred a civil rights march on Derry /

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