Episode 2 - Balaclava Street
Welcome to Episode 2 of the podcast. In this episode I talk to researcher Iain Turner. Iain is perhaps better known to many people as Balaclava Street. He is currently researching and writing a book about the UVF from the 1960s onwards. The project will bring to light many of the hidden histories of the organisation and present a clearer picture of this part of the loyalist paramilitary story than has hitherto been the case. I talked to Iain about a range of issues including the perils of Wikipedia, challenging the myths surrounding some of the accounts of well known UVF figures and the difficulties of researching the history of Northern Ireland in what is a sensitive climate for oral historians and storytelling. I hope you enjoy Episode 2 - please feel free to share widely. Follow me on Twitter @HistoriesNi or 'Gareth Mulvenna - Researcher & Author' on Facebook. If you would like to tell your story please contact me at [email protected] I am interested in hearing and broadcasting hidden histories of the NI Troubles from right across the spectrum.