Red Lines

Oct 31 2024 201 ep. 31 mins 2k
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The back-stop’s here? Bad puns with top political coverage from Northern Ireland. Red Lines brings you essential analysis and commentary by BBC NI’s politics team.

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The Big Budget Special

Oct 31 2024 42 mins  
Mark Carruthers is joined by John Campbell, economists Richard Ramsey and Andrew Webb, tax expert Caroline Keenan and Tina McKenzie from the FSB to discuss the Budget.

The 200th Episode

Oct 16 2024 40 mins  
Mark Carruthers is joined by Gareth Gordon, John Campbell, Mark Devenport and David McCann to look back on an eventful five years and 200 episodes of Red Lines.

Get with the Programme!

Sep 11 2024 47 mins  
Mark Carruthers is joined by Phillip Brett, Connie Egan, Steve Aiken, Matthew O'Toole, Claire Sugden and Mark Devenport to discuss Stormont's new Programme for Government.

The Denis Bradley Interview

Aug 29 2024 39 mins  
Mark Carruthers chats to Denis Bradley about his political influences & inspirations.

The Máirtín Ó Muilleoir Interview

Aug 22 2024 40 mins  
Mark Carruthers chats to Sinn Féin's Máirtín Ó Muilleoir about his political influences & inspirations.

The Edwin Poots Interview

Aug 15 2024 39 mins  
Mark Carruthers chats to Edwin Poots about his political influences & inspirations. This conversation was recorded before the recent trouble in south Belfast.

The Claire Hanna Interview

Aug 01 2024 34 mins  
Mark Carruthers chats to SDLP MP Claire Hanna about her political influences & inspirations.

Red Faces

Jul 10 2024 35 mins  
Mark Carruthers is joined by David McCann, Suzanne Breen and Jayne McCormack to look back at what caused the big surprises in the general election.

The Constituency Profiles: Fermanagh South Tyrone, West Tyrone and Mid Ulster

Jul 02 2024 29 mins  
Mark Carruthers is joined by David McCann, Enda McClafferty and David Young to assess another three Westminster constituencies.

The Constituency Profiles: Belfast North, South, East and West.

Jun 26 2024 43 mins  
Mark Carruthers is joined by David McCann, Brendan Hughes and Suzanne Breen to look at the race for Westminster in four more constituencies.