The 29th of june 1981 after bobby sans and three other ira prisoners had already died in hitchblack prison. But before we speak to our next guest, lets get a quick overview of this weeks show. As always, we are joined by our. And copresenenter michelle gillernew. Michelle is the current mp for fermana, south toronne. She has served in the Northern Ireland assembly as a former minister for agriculture and Rural Development and chairperson of the Health Committee amongst other things. Michelle has been a shenfian activist since her teens and has been elected almost continuously since 1998. And todays guest is lawrence machong. He is a former ira prisoner, author and screenwriter. After serving a life sentence in prison, dr. Lawrence mckung obtained a phd and. Sociology at queens university, belfast. Hes also cofounder of the belfast Film Festival in the mid1990s. Laurence mcyong, welcome to the show. So lawrence, tell us a bit about your child grown up. Well, i grew up outside rondalstow
70 days without food. He joined the strike on the 29th of june 1981 after bobby sanns and three other ira prisoners had already died in hitchblock prison. But before we speak to our next guest, lets get a quick overview of this weeks show. Of as always, we are joined by our resident copresenter michelle gillernew. Michelle is the current mp for fermana south toront. She has served in the Northern Ireland assembly as a former minister for agriculture and Rural Development and chairperson of the Health Committee amongst other things. Michelle has been a shinfian activist since her teams and has been elected almost continuously since 1998. And todays guest is lawrence mcyong. He is a former ira prisoner, author and screenwriter. After sir. Life sentence in prison, dr. Lawrence mckung obtained a phd in sociology at queens university, belfast. Hes also cofounder of the belfast Film Festival in the mid1990s. Lawrence mcyong, welcome to the show. So lawrence, tell us a bit about your child wh
On tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by and by the alfred p. Sloan foundation. Supporting science, technology, and improved Economic Performance and Financial Literacy in the 21st century. Supported by the rockefeller foundation. Promoting the wellbeing of humanity around the world by building resilience and inclusive economies. More at rockefellerfoundation. Org Carnegie Corporation of new york. Supporting innovations in education, democratic engagement, and the advancement of International Peace and security. At carnegie. Org. And with the ongoing support of these institutions and individuals. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Woodruff from Prayer Breakfast to biker heaven, the president spent this day talking about religion, politics, trade and more. John yang begins our coverage. Yang today, President Trump revved up his new a
More on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by and by the alfred p. Sloan foundation. Supporting science, technology, and improved Economic Performance and Financial Literacy in the 21st century. Supported by the rockefeller foundation. Promoting the wellbeing of humanity around the world by building resilience and inclusive economies. More at rockefellerfoundation. Org Carnegie Corporation of new york. Supporting innovations in education, democratic engagement, and the advancement of International Peace and security. At carnegie. Org. And with the ongoing support of these institutions and individuals. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Woodruff top advisers in the Trump Administration took the stage today at the annual conservative Political Action conference. Theyre among the thousands whove gathered just across the river from wash
More on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by and by the alfred p. Sloan foundation. Supporting science, technology, and improved Economic Performance and Financial Literacy in the 21st century. Supported by the rockefeller foundation. Promoting the wellbeing of humanity around the world by building resilience and inclusive economies. More at rockefellerfoundation. Org Carnegie Corporation of new york. Supporting innovations in education, democratic engagement, and the advancement of International Peace and security. At carnegie. Org. And with the ongoing support of these institutions and individuals. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Woodruff top advisers in the Trump Administration took the stage today at the annual conservative Political Action conference. Theyre among the thousands whove gathered just across the river from wash