Red Lines
BBC Radio Ulster
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.
Episodes
Mentioned books
Jan 12, 2022 • 28min
2022 vision
Mark Carruthers asks Marie-Louise Connolly, John Campbell and Enda McClafferty to predict what's going to happen in the coming year.
Dec 21, 2021 • 52min
100 not out
Mark Carruthers discusses the big stories of the year with Gareth Gordon, Deirdre Heenan, Newton Emerson and Tim McGarry.
Dec 15, 2021 • 28min
Paperback Writers
Susan McKay, Henry McDonald & David Torrans pick their local literary highlights of 2021
Dec 8, 2021 • 27min
Reporting the Republic
Which southern stories cut through in the northern news cycle - and why?
Dec 1, 2021 • 28min
Hidden history
Mark Carruthers takes to the streets with historian Colm Ó Dóghair and Gemma Reid from the Belfast Entries Project.
Nov 23, 2021 • 29min
Poll Positions
Assessing how the latest polls might translate on election day. Mark chats to Suzanne Breen, David McCann, and Peter Donaghy.
Nov 17, 2021 • 28min
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 10, 2021 • 27min
State of the Union
Andrea Catherwood and Allan Little chat constitutional change in Scotland and NI
Nov 3, 2021 • 27min
Riot Grrrls
Change makers, influencers and activists who have made their mark in NI
Oct 27, 2021 • 29min
Time to catch our breath
It's time to pause, review the past few weeks & look ahead to what's coming up.
