Emmanuel Kehoe on Television

Spotlight on The Troubles: A Secret History is a necessary reminder of the horrors of the past

Ian Paisley was the loudest voice in the room during the Troubles Pic: Bbcpictures.co.uk

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Repeating the mistakes of history through ignorance of them is nothing new, and you’d be forgiven for thinking that the British are suffering from ignorance-induced amnesia on the 30 years of violence in the North. So why, suddenly, do we get a seven-part series,Spotlight on The Troubles: A Secret History(BBC One and BBC Four), being shown simultaneously on two channels?