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Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland

A powerful 5-part series from the makers of the Bafta and Emmy winning "Once Upon a Time in Iraq." This is the story of the Troubles in Northern Ireland told by the ordinary people whose lives it changed forever.
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Schedule

  • Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland: So Many Broken Hearts: TVSS: Iconic

    Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland

    So Many Broken Hearts

    Sunday
    Mar 22

    1 Hour

    The impact of the IRA hunger strikes is seen through the eyes of three women -- an IRA prisoner's wife, a police officer's wife and a hunger striker's daughter.
  • Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland: It Wasn't Like a Movie Anymore: TVSS: Iconic

    Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland

    It Wasn't Like a Movie Anymore

    Monday
    Mar 23

    1 Hour

    When tensions between Protestants and Catholics explode, the British Army is deployed.
  • Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland: The Dirty War: TVSS: Iconic

    Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland

    The Dirty War

    Sunday
    Mar 29

    1 Hour

    Tensions rise as the police and army infiltrate paramilitary organizations to gain intelligence in the late 1980s.
  • Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland: Do Paramilitaries Lie Awake at Night?: TVSS: Iconic

    Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland

    Do Paramilitaries Lie Awake at Night?

    Monday
    Mar 30

    1 Hour

    In 1972, community divisions deepen and intensify; many working-class Catholic and Protestant communities are in the grip of paramilitary organizations.

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