Chapter
The Difficulty of Re-watching Realistic Content
36:46 - 44:53 (08:07)
The speaker expresses their apprehension about re-watching a TV show due to its realistic portrayal of a controversial topic. They also discuss the formation of strong bonds between IRA prisoners who were treated poorly.
Clips
The reviewer laughed out loud more than they remember doing in an average "Kids in the Hall" episode while watching the sequel, which they found to be better than the original.
36:46 - 37:39 (00:53)
Summary
The reviewer laughed out loud more than they remember doing in an average "Kids in the Hall" episode while watching the sequel, which they found to be better than the original.
ChapterThe Difficulty of Re-watching Realistic Content
EpisodeWhat were the IRA hunger strikes?
PodcastStuff You Should Know
The blanket protest took place during a period of hunger strikes led by IRA prisoners who were being treated with little respect and had their freedoms taken away.
37:39 - 39:10 (01:30)
Summary
The blanket protest took place during a period of hunger strikes led by IRA prisoners who were being treated with little respect and had their freedoms taken away. The protest involved prisoners being beaten and hosed down with water in the winter, and the film 'Hunger' portrays it running concurrently with the dirty protest of 1978.
ChapterThe Difficulty of Re-watching Realistic Content
EpisodeWhat were the IRA hunger strikes?
PodcastStuff You Should Know
The IRA prisoners formed a bond that is arguably unequalled in human history due to their treatment in prison, and demanded to be treated like political prisoners again.
39:10 - 41:59 (02:48)
Summary
The IRA prisoners formed a bond that is arguably unequalled in human history due to their treatment in prison, and demanded to be treated like political prisoners again.
ChapterThe Difficulty of Re-watching Realistic Content
EpisodeWhat were the IRA hunger strikes?
PodcastStuff You Should Know
The British government had agreed to grant the five demands of the IRA prisoners and treat them as political prisoners, but reneged on their promise.
41:59 - 44:53 (02:54)
Summary
The British government had agreed to grant the five demands of the IRA prisoners and treat them as political prisoners, but reneged on their promise. The hunger strike was staggered, and public support was rallied by the protest's leader, resulting in a bigger and more public hunger strike starting March 1st, 1981.