Michael Portillo returns with an authored documentary, that uses British state papers to shed fresh light on key events and personalities during the Civil War period in Ireland.
This documentary traces how the line drawn across the island of Ireland reflected the close relationship between Irish unionists and a powerful Westminster establishment.
Presented by Michael Portillo, Partition, 1921 explores the background to partition a century on from King George V's visit to Belfast to open the Northern Irish parliament. Although the division of Ireland is...
