Real Lives Reunited - Season 3
Season 3
Episodes
Refugees and Wilde
Former child refugees, moved to the Republic of Ireland and safety during the early days of the troubles, return to the army base where they were sheltered. Also, nearly 20 years on, the plucky film festival organisers who managed to persuade Stephen Fry to come to west Belfast get to hear his take on the trip.
Firemen and Riverdance
Bloody Friday in July 1972 was one of the darkest days of the Troubles. A group of trainee firefighters were preparing to take part in their official 'passing out' ceremony, but the events of the day meant they would receive an initiation no amount of training could have prepared them for. They never got to pass out and more than 40 years on, they are reunited to right that wrong.
Episode 3
When Tony Blair's Labour party came to power in 1997, everyone expected change. But staff at Hillsborough Castle had no idea what to expect of the new secretary of state who was about to take up residence. They reunite to remember fondly Mo Mowlam and her family at the grand house and her occasional disregard for tradition and protocol.
Episode 4
Three decades after the IRA bombed the Conservative Party conference in Brighton, some of those involved in the rescue operation meet one man who owes his life to them. Also, the week that Dopey Dick swam up the Foyle - remembering how in 1977 Lough Foyle played host to its very own killer whale.
Episode 5
Bill and Hillary Clinton made Northern Ireland a priority during and after his time as US president. During their visits they insisted on meeting 'ordinary' people. They come together to remember their brush with the Clinton charisma and reveal how the experience has impacted on their lives. Also remembering De Lorean - the car built in Belfast, recalled by some of those on the factory floor.
Episode 6
When a bomb exploded at Enniskillen's Remembrance Day service in 1987, 11 people died and 63 were seriously injured. But of the survivors, one young boy owes his life to the man who found him among the rubble and they come together for an emotional reunion. Also, boxing fans remember when Muhammad Ali came to Ireland in 1972.
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