Talkback Episodes Episode guide
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What toll is the COVID-19 lockdown taking on our mental health?
Mental Health Q&A.
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What the mini-budget means for Northern Ireland
William's expert guests make sense of how the government's mini-budget affects NI.
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What steps can we take to protect children from online sexual abuse?
Highlights from Talkback. Wiliam Crawley and guests discuss the news headlines.
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What should we make of the draft EU withdrawal agreement?
William discusses with our political editor Mark Devenport, QUB's Katy Hayward and MEPs.
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What should we do about homelessness?
Two women share their first hand experiences of struggling to live without a home.
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What should the West do if a chemical attack is confirmed in Ukraine?
Chemical War Expert, former advisor to NATO, Professor of War Studies discuss.
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What should the response be to the suspected chemical attack in Syria?
We speak to Phil Kelly from NI Labour Party and UUP MLA Steve Aiken
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What should happen when UVF flags are erected in shared neighbourhoods?
Anger at the appearance of UVF flags in cross-community areas of south and east Belfast
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What opportunities and advantages can the NI Protocol bring to businesses?
William speaks to guests about the unique advantages of the NI protocol.
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What needs to be done to tackle our immediate health emergency?
We speak to Patricia McKeown, Dr Laurence Dorman and Mark Dayan from the Nuffield Trust.
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What needs to be done now to deal with the waiting times in our emergency departments?
Professor Phil Scraton tells his story to Talkback after publishing an open letter.
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What more can politicians and community leaders do to challenge those prepared to target homes and families?
We discuss after recent sectarian intimidation in the Ballysillan area of North Belfast.
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What more can be done to challenge the sexism and misogyny that has been weaponised online?
Women in the public eye speak to us about the online abuse they have received.
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What more can be done to break the barriers that stop women running for office?
A record number of women are standing in this year's Stormont election.
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What makes a song lyric memorable?
Singer Gerry Norman and music promoter and blogger Amy Joyce talk best song lyrics.
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What makes a cover a GREAT cover, which artist has made the best ever cover?
We hear from broadcaster Joe Lindsay & music journalist Aine Cronin-McCartney
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What lengths would you go to to meet your hero?
The Taoiseach used official government notepaper to write a fan letter to Kylie Minogue.
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What kind of Prime Minister is Rishi Sunak going to be?
Our panel discuss the big decisions the new PM faces
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What kind of deal will the DUP do with the Conservatives and what will it do for Northern Ireland?
Full analysis and commentary on the latest developments at Westminster and Stormont
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What kind of deal needs to be achieved to bring the war in Ukraine to an end?
William Crawley speaks to guests Oleksandra Matviichuk and Mary Dejevsky.
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What it is really like to be a carer?
A mother of two disabled adult children tells us what it's really like to be a carer.
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What is the truth about excess deaths?
Public health experts combat a new wave of misinformation.
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What is the solution to the traffic chaos in Belfast?
William Crawley chats with guests about the increasing traffic issues in Belfast.
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What is the problem with a hard border? We discuss Michael O'Loughlin's opinion piece in the Irish Times
We speak to Michael O'Loughlin, Ben Lowry and Brian Feeney
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What is the difference between nationalism and racism?
Is nationalism as dangerous as racism, as London mayor Sadiq Khan claimed?
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What is more important to you, the constitutional question or an equal and prosperous society?
We talk to DUP MP Gregory Campbell, Alliance MLA Sorcha Eastwood and author Kevin Meagher
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What Is It Like To Lead A Political Career And Also Be A Parent?
We speak to Alliance Cllr Kate Nicholl, UUP MLA John Stewart and SDLP MLA Nichola Mallon.
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What is it like for both partners and their families when a married person comes out as gay later in life?
We discuss after the ITV presenter Phillip Schofield comes out as gay.
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What is holding up the pension payments for people injured during the Troubles?
We discuss who should be permitted to receive a victim's pension.
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What is going on in the DUP?
Reports of splits and factions pulling in different directions over the Stormont boycott.