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![Northern Ireland youth stands against a background of a blazing van, his head covered in a striped scarf to protect his identity on May 7, 1981](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/KEO_OUATINI_AP_PROMO-STILL_STRIPY-BALACLAVA_Watchf_8105071388-1.jpg)
ONCE UPON A TIME IN NORTHERN IRELAND continues with Part 3 and 4 – August 29 at 9 and 10 pm
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New Series from Award-Winning Director James Bluemel and the BBC, Tells Extraordinary Human Stories from Those Who Lived Through The Troubles
Series continues Tuesday, August 29 at 9 and 10 pm
![Morning after a night of riots in the Falls Road, West Belfast during The Troubles, Northern Ireland, 1970s](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/KEO_OUATINI_ALAMY_2F2B6TC.jpeg)
Courtesy of ALAMY/ Alain Le Garsmeur
Episode 3 “So Many Broken Hearts”
Tuesday, August 29, 9:00 p.m. ET
The devastating impact of the conflict is explored through the stories of three women as IRA prisoners begin their hunger strike in protest against Margaret Thatcher’s policies. Tit for tat killings, car bombs and assassinations are now part of everyday life in Northern Ireland. Fatigue, from a population desperate for a respite from the violence, is creeping in.
Episode 4 “The Dirty War”
Tuesday, August 29, 10:00 p.m. ET
By the late 1980s, the news in Northern Ireland is a daily list of the dead — but 14 bloody days in March 1988 mark a new level of harrowing savagery. The conflict also becomes an intelligence war, as the move to prevent further terrorist violence is concentrated on infiltrating paramilitary organizations. “Trust nobody” is the mantra as fear and suspicion permeate all parts of everyday life.