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Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland

I was 17 and 18, I was full of revolutionary vigour, and it was justa balls... a balls-up

I was 17 and 18, I was full of revolutionary vigour, and it was just
a balls... a balls-up

Full Transcript

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I was 17 and 18,
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I was full of revolutionary vigour,
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and it was just a balls... a balls-up.
Duration
12 seconds
Views
24
Timestamp in Movie
00:05:54
Uploaded
Apr 17, 2025
Season
1
Episode
2
Genres
documentary, history, war

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Movie Summary

Twenty-five years on from a peace agreement being reached, Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland shares intimate, unheard testimonies from all sides of the conflict.
S01 • E03 We got together, we went out together, - Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland 00:06
We got together, we went out together,
S01 • E01 ...the anger that I had. ...flashing and guns going off... - Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland 00:05
...the anger that I had. ...flashing and guns going off...
S01 • E04 But, yes, I was... I was 32 years in the police, - Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland 00:09
But, yes, I was... I was 32 years in the police,
S01 • E02 Did it make you question being in the IRA? - Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland 00:06
Did it make you question being in the IRA?
S01 • E03 Maybe I got filled in about Ricky's family and his background - Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland 00:10
Maybe I got filled in about Ricky's family and his back...
S01 • E05 [SIX O'CLOCK NEWS THEME PLAYS] - Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland 00:12
[SIX O'CLOCK NEWS THEME PLAYS]
S01 • E02 ...the whole tone of the war - Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland 00:08
...the whole tone of the war
S01 • E03 And then I started to realise how much Republicanism - Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland 00:11
And then I started to realise how much Republicanism
S01 • E02 It seemed to be a direction-changer - Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland 00:08
It seemed to be a direction-changer
S01 • E04 [CROWD JEERS] - Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland 00:12
[CROWD JEERS]
S01 • E05 [ARCHIVE]: There were red noses on many famous faces today. - Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland 00:05
[ARCHIVE]: There were red noses on many famous faces today.
S01 • E05 The Comic Relief organisers want more than a million people to wear - Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland 00:07
The Comic Relief organisers want more than a million people ...
S01 • E03 [NEWS REPORT IN GERMAN] - Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland 00:06
[NEWS REPORT IN GERMAN]
S01 • E04 Republican bombings and Loyalist shootings - Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland 00:08
Republican bombings and Loyalist shootings
S01 • E02 I was totally comfortable with combatting the British Army. - Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland 00:06
I was totally comfortable with combatting the British Army.
S01 • E02 But as things developed, - Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland 00:07
But as things developed,
S01 • E04 It was down to us in Special Branch to find out who is a threat - Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland 00:16
It was down to us in Special Branch to find out who is a thr...
S01 • E05 First Comic Relief, - Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland 00:07
First Comic Relief,
S01 • E01 # In my memory # - Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland 00:12
# In my memory #
S01 • E03 This German documentary team were looking for someone - Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland 00:07
This German documentary team were looking for someone