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Conference calling
"The protocol is a sore which will not go away."
It's Complicated!
Why is reporting the Northern Ireland story still so difficult ?
Political fact and fiction
Politics here through the lens of two authors
Time to catch our breath
It's time to pause, review the past few weeks & look ahead to what's coming up.
Riot Grrrls
Change makers, influencers and activists who have made their mark in NI
State of the Union
Andrea Catherwood and Allan Little chat constitutional change in Scotland and NI
Anglo-Irish disagreements
"I think I'd say get stuffed."
Poll Positions
How might the latest polls might translate on election day?
Hidden history
Discussing the United Irishmen of 1798 and how they shaped Belfast.
Reporting the Republic
Which southern stories cut through in the northern news cycle - and why?
Paperback Writers
Susan McKay, Henry McDonald & David Torrans pick their local literary highlights of 2021
100 not out
In a special 100th edition Red Lines reviews 2021
2022 vision
Covid, cash and campaigning.
Sinn reign?
Will Sinn F茅in form the next government in the Republic?
What's another year?
What's changed since the last election? Rev Steve Stockman and Fr Martin Magill reflect
The art of politics and the politics of art
Can art catalyse political change?
It's the way you tell'em...
How does the government get its message across during a political crisis?
The troubles with Belfast
A feel-good memoir of a challenging time? What are the politics of Belfast - the film?
What state is political nationalism in?
Weeks away from the Assembly election, what state is political nationalism in?
A devolution revolution?
"The chickens of St Andrews are coming home to roost."
And they're off...
The big 2022 Assembly Election preview.
Breaking the boundaries: Lagan Valley, Upper Bann and Newry & Armagh
Mark Carruthers and guests assess three constituencies ahead of the Assembly election.
Breaking the boundaries: Fermanagh & South Tyrone, Mid Ulster, and West Tyrone
Breaking the boundaries: North Antrim, East Antrim, and South Antrim
Breaking the boundaries:North Down, South Down and Strangford
Breaking the boundaries: Foyle and East Londonderry
Mark Carruthers and guests assess two constituencies ahead of the Assembly election.
Breaking the boundaries: North, South, East and West Belfast
Mark Carruthers and guests assess the four Belfast constituencies ahead of the election.
The last lap
"Who's been sitting in my chair?"
Election reflection
"Welcome to the three party state."
Hybridity working?
Boris Johnson says NI has always been a place in its own right - Mark & guests discuss
Mervyn's story
3 weeks after losing his seat in North Antrim, Mervyn Storey speaks to Mark Carruthers