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Red Lines

BBC Radio Ulster•www.bbc.co.uk
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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

Is it bye bye Boris?

Mark Carruthers is joined by Nick Watt, Kate Devlin, Alex Massie and Gareth Gordon to reflect on another memorable week at Westminster.

Jun 08, 2022•32 min

Kelly's Goodbye

Former SDLP deputy leader Dolores Kelly chats to Mark about losing her Upper Bann seat.

Jun 01, 2022•29 min

Mervyn's story

3 weeks after losing his seat in North Antrim, Mervyn Storey speaks to Mark Carruthers

May 25, 2022•29 min

Hybridity working?

Boris Johnson says NI has always been a place in its own right - Mark & guests discuss

May 18, 2022•28 min

Election reflection

Mark Carruthers reflects on the Assembly election with David McCann, Seanín Graham and Ben Lowry. And Jayne McCormack pops in with an update on the post-election positioning.

May 11, 2022•32 min

The last lap

Mark Carruthers is joined by Enda McClafferty, Jayne McCormack and Mark Simpson to look at the final stages of the Assembly election campaign.

May 04, 2022•27 min

And they're off...

Mark Carruthers fires the starting gun on our Assembly election coverage with Suzanne Breen, David McCann and Jayne McCormack.

Mar 09, 2022•42 min

A devolution revolution?

Mark Carruthers asks Dr Clare Rice, former MLA John McCallister and Dr Sean Haughey if the Stormont institutions are fit for purpose?

Mar 02, 2022•30 min

The troubles with Belfast

A feel-good memoir of a challenging time? What are the politics of Belfast - the film?

Feb 15, 2022•26 min

What's another year?

What's changed since the last election? Rev Steve Stockman and Fr Martin Magill reflect

Jan 26, 2022•27 min

Sinn reign?

Mark Carruthers is in Dublin to talk to Daniel McConnell, Michael Brennan and Lucinda Creighton about how the rise of Sinn Féin in the Republic continues.

Jan 19, 2022•30 min

2022 vision

Mark Carruthers asks Marie-Louise Connolly, John Campbell and Enda McClafferty to predict what's going to happen in the coming year.

Jan 12, 2022•28 min

100 not out

Mark Carruthers discusses the big stories of the year with Gareth Gordon, Deirdre Heenan, Newton Emerson and Tim McGarry.

Dec 21, 2021•52 min

Paperback Writers

Susan McKay, Henry McDonald & David Torrans pick their local literary highlights of 2021

Dec 15, 2021•28 min

Reporting the Republic

Which southern stories cut through in the northern news cycle - and why?

Dec 08, 2021•27 min

Hidden history

Mark Carruthers takes to the streets with historian Colm Ó Dóghair and Gemma Reid from the Belfast Entries Project.

Dec 01, 2021•28 min

Poll Positions

Assessing how the latest polls might translate on election day. Mark chats to Suzanne Breen, David McCann, and Peter Donaghy.

Nov 23, 2021•29 min

Anglo-Irish disagreements

Mark Carruthers discusses the current state of relations between the UK and the Republic with historian Diarmaid Ferriter and former Conservative Minister, Michael Portillo.

Nov 17, 2021•28 min

State of the Union

Andrea Catherwood and Allan Little chat constitutional change in Scotland and NI

Nov 10, 2021•27 min
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