Assume Nothing

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    5. In the Public Interest

    07/2/2026 | 13 mins.
    The dust has barely settled on the shock news that prosecutors have dropped all charges against three men accused of running a republican spy ring in government, when one of them makes a jaw dropping confession.
    Presenter: Martin McCann
    Additional Voice: Nicolas Boulton
    Produced by BBC Northern Ireland
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    4. Disclosure

    31/1/2026 | 13 mins.
    Four people are arrested when police swoop to break up what they claim is a republican spying network operating at the heart of Northern Ireland’s volatile government. A convoluted legal process ends with an outcome nobody sees coming.
    Presenter: Martin McCann
    Additional Voice: Nicolas Boulton
    Produced by BBC Northern Ireland
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    3. Politically Pear Shaped

    24/1/2026 | 10 mins.
    A massive surveillance operation into IRA intelligence gathering has led police to the home of a political party administrator. They recover material they believe to have been stolen from government offices, but some of the intelligence is missing. Their efforts to find those missing items turns the covert operation into a full-blown political scandal that threatens the future of Stormont’s shaky coalition.
    Presenter: Martin McCann
    Additional Voice: Nicolas Boulton
    Produced by BBC Northern Ireland
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    2. The Easy Art of Espionage

    17/1/2026 | 11 mins.
    Police investigating a daring break in, supposedly by the IRA, at their counter terrorism unit’s headquarters get a tip off. Apparently, there’s another republican intelligence operation happening and its reach extends to the heart of Northern Ireland’s volatile government.
    Presenter: Martin McCann
    Additional Voice: Nicolas Boulton
    Produced by BBC Northern Ireland
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    1. Agent of Influence

    10/1/2026 | 13 mins.
    A daring raid at the Belfast headquarters of Special Branch, the police counter terrorism unit, triggers a massive investigation. The finger of blame is pointed at the IRA, at a time when the paramilitary ceasefire is just about holding but government in Northern Ireland is far from stable.
    Presenter: Martin McCann
    Additional Voice: Nicolas Boulton
    Produced by BBC Northern Ireland

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