{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/c939f8d1-c4bc-478e-8bb9-e5343f9a7ab5/e8c21604-adb8-4fe2-a43d-bc8f1ae0bf4e?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The Troubles: How It Started","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6215f67d4b795a40fffd3b2c/6215f6c06a99ed0013613b6b.jpg?height=200","description":"<p>With Kenneth Branagh film, Belfast, hitting cinemas - we run down the historical background of the early years of the decades-long conflict in Northern Ireland.</p><p><br></p><p>Dan is joined by Tim McInerney, co-host of The Irish Passport podcast, for this deep dive into the pivotal events of 1969 to the early 1970s.</p><p><br></p><p>This episode will establish the century-long roots of sectarian tensions, paint a picture of the political atmosphere in Northern Ireland as the decade came to a close, and track the series of escalating conflicts that climaxed in the deployment of British Troops.</p><p><br></p><p>If you'd like to learn more, we have hundreds of history documentaries, ad-free podcasts and audiobooks at <a href=\"https://access.historyhit.com/?utm_source=audio&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=Podcast+Campaign&amp;utm_id=Podcast\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">History Hit</a> - subscribe today! To download the History Hit app please go to the <a href=\"https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.historyhit&amp;hl=en_GB&amp;gl=US\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Android</a> or <a href=\"https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/history-hit/id1303668247\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Apple</a> store.</p>","author_name":"History Hit"}