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Guerrillas by Seamus Deane

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Seamus Deane’s beautiful poem probably derives from the experience of a child in the port city of Derry, encountering the foreign sailors and witnessing the city’s response to them.

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An agreement to set up an Independent International Commission on Decommissioning is signed by the B

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A Matter of Choice for Billy

Set in Belfast in 1978. In the sequel to ‘Too Late to Talk to Billy’ (1982), Norman Martin is in England, leaving his son Billy and daughter Lorna in charge of the younger Martin children. Uncle Andy arrives with some bad news from his brother. Original transmission: BBC1 10/05/1983 (85mins). This play is the second in a trilogy of ‘Billy’ plays shown as part of the ‘Play for Today’ series. The trilogy also includes ‘Too Late to Tal

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