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Red Lines
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.
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Episodes
Time to catch our breath
It's time to pause, review the past few weeks & look ahead to what's coming up.
Oct 27, 2021•29 min
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 20, 2021•31 min
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 13, 2021•30 min
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.
Oct 05, 2021•29 min
Pact Hunch
Mark & guests discuss Northern Ireland's electoral pacts of the past and present.
Sep 29, 2021•29 min
Northern Writes
Mark & guests review how the Dublin media report on stories from & about Northern Ireland
Sep 22, 2021•30 min
Writ and Wrong
Mark Carruthers is joined by libel lawyer Paul Tweed, the Belfast Telegraph's Sam McBride and former journalist and now Ulster Unionist MLA, Mike Nesbitt, to discuss his Private Members' Bill on updating defamation law in Northern Ireland.
Sep 15, 2021•37 min
Here we go again...
With a new term at Stormont and an election on the way - Mark Carruthers as is joined by Health Correspondent, Marie-Louise Connolly, Business & Economics Editor, John Campbell & Political Editor, Enda McClafferty to discuss the challenges ahead.
Sep 08, 2021•31 min
The rise & fall of Edwin Poots
Mark is joined by BBC's Mark Simpson, Belfast Telegraph's Suzanne Breen & the News Letter's Sam McBride
Jun 23, 2021•30 min
Sinn Féin's gambit?
Mark chats to Enda McClafferty, Suzanne Breen & Chris Donnelly about Sinn Féin's Stormont strategy.
Jun 16, 2021•29 min
How to make capital on the Hill
Mark Carruthers asks Peter Sheridan from Co-Operation Ireland, Professor Deirdre Heenan and Washington commentator Shane Greer who best speaks for Northern Ireland in Washington.
Jun 09, 2021•28 min
I'm a Politician... Get Me Out of Here!
What will Arlene Foster do next? Mark chats to the FT's Henry Mance, former MP Anna Soubry & BBC News NI's Gareth Gordon.
Jun 02, 2021•31 min
Poll Position
Mark Carruthers is joined by the Belfast Telegraph's Suzanne Breen, data analyst Peter Donaghy and Slugger O'Toole's David McCann to crunch the numbers on the latest poll.
May 26, 2021•33 min
Unpicking the Poots Putsch
Mark Carruthers asks BBC Political Correspondent Gareth Gordon and Political Editors, Suzanne Breen and Sam McBride - "What's just happened in the DUP?"
May 19, 2021•33 min
Ruffling feathers in Foyle
Mark is joined by commentator Chris Donnelly, ex-MLA Daithí McKay & the Irish Times' Mary Minihan to discuss Sinn Féin's problem in Foyle and look ahead to next year's election
May 12, 2021•29 min
A reformation for Protestants?
Mark Carruthers discusses Unionism and Protestantism with writers Susan McKay and Claire Mitchell, a member of the Green Party.
May 05, 2021•31 min
Over & Oust
Mark Devenport & Ken Reid join Mark to assess Arlene Foster's leadership of the DUP.
Apr 28, 2021•29 min
Bengoa Calling
"There's as much chance of taking politics out of health as there were attempts this week to take England's top football teams out of the Premier League"
Apr 21, 2021•34 min
Royals, republicans and rancour
Mark Carruthers reflects on a difficult week in politics with Brian Rowan, Fionnuala O Connor and Ben Lowry.
Apr 14, 2021•30 min
Funeral fallout
Mark Carruthers takes the political temperature at Stormont with Stephen Walker, Jayne McCormack, Allison Morris and Tim Cairns.
Mar 31, 2021•35 min
Uniting Ireland? Views from the Republic.
Assessing the debate around a united Ireland & a border poll - from the Republic.
Mar 24, 2021•32 min
Céad Míle Zooms
Enda Kenny & Sir Christopher Meyer reminisce about US St Patrick's Day celebrations.
Mar 16, 2021•34 min
The Impartial Reporter
Mark Carruthers speaks to the BBC's former Head of TV News, Roger Mosey about the difficulties journalists face in maintaining neutrality.
Mar 10, 2021•25 min
Making a drama out of a crisis
What makes a good Troubles drama?
Mar 03, 2021•32 min
Lifting lockdown
Mark Carruthers speaks to Jayne McCormack, Sam McBride and behavioural economist Prof Pete Lunn about different strategies to move out of lockdown.
Feb 24, 2021•28 min
Red herrings & Swiss cheese
Time to catch our political breath...?
Feb 17, 2021•33 min
'United Kingdom, disunited message'
Mark Carruthers is joined by former BBC presenter Gavin Esler, Scottish journalist Alex Massie and Irish writer Mary Kenny to ask how successfully the UK is holding together.
Feb 10, 2021•30 min
EU-turn if you want to.
Mark & guests discuss the fallout from the EU's decision to trigger Article 16
Feb 03, 2021•29 min
Brake for the border...
How has the relationship between Stormont & Dublin impacted on the battle with covid19?
Jan 27, 2021•30 min
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