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**Red Lines**

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.

Latest Episodes:

What's another year? Jan 26, 2022

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What's changed since the last election? Rev Steve Stockman and Fr Martin Magill reflect

Sinn reign? Jan 19, 2022

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Mark Carruthers is in Dublin to talk to Daniel McConnell, Michael Brennan and Lucinda Creighton about how the rise of Sinn Féin in the Republic continues.

2022 vision Jan 12, 2022

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Mark Carruthers asks Marie-Louise Connolly, John Campbell and Enda McClafferty to predict what's going to happen in the coming year.

100 not out Dec 21, 2021

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Mark Carruthers discusses the big stories of the year with Gareth Gordon, Deirdre Heenan, Newton Emerson and Tim McGarry.

Paperback Writers Dec 15, 2021

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Susan McKay, Henry McDonald & David Torrans pick their local literary highlights of 2021

Reporting the Republic Dec 08, 2021

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Which southern stories cut through in the northern news cycle - and why?

Hidden history Dec 01, 2021

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Mark Carruthers takes to the streets with historian Colm Ó Dóghair and Gemma Reid from the Belfast Entries Project.

Poll Positions Nov 23, 2021

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Assessing how the latest polls might translate on election day. Mark chats to Suzanne Breen, David McCann, and Peter Donaghy.

Anglo-Irish disagreements Nov 17, 2021

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Mark Carruthers discusses the current state of relations between the UK and the Republic with historian Diarmaid Ferriter and former Conservative Minister, Michael Portillo.

State of the Union Nov 10, 2021

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Andrea Catherwood and Allan Little chat constitutional change in Scotland and NI