23 Oct 2012
The Magic Box
A special live broadcast on both BBC and UTV, hosted by Eamonn Holmes, celebrating the best of Northern Ireland television over the past 60 years and marking the occasion of digital switchover.
Unquiet Graves
The story of the Glenanne Gang
This feature-length documentary investigates the role the British government played in the murder of over 120 civilians in Counties Armagh and Tyrone from July 1972 to 1978.
Top Billed Cast
Stephen Rea Narrator
Chris Patrick-Simpson UDR Man 1
Patrick Buchanan UDR Man 2
Chris McMahon RUC Man
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