The Day The Troubles Started

Enda McClafferty looks at the legacy of a civil rights march in Londonderry, 1968.

• 28 mins

Series 1

Marion and Hugh

Marion and Hugh with their memories of the Duke Street march on 5th October 1968.

• 10 mins

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Mildred, Phyllis and Jewel

Three friends Mildred, Phyllis and Jewel with their memories of the 5th October 1968.

• 8 mins

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Ruby and Paul

Ruby and her son Paul recall the family’s decision to move to Londonderry in 1968.

• 9 mins

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Deirdre's Story

Deirdre was a young student when she decided to join the Duke Street march.

• 9 mins

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Bertie

Bertie recalls how the voting system worked in 1968 and living conditions in the city.

• 11 mins

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Grainne and Michael

Grainne and Michael were students in Belfast and had travelled to Derry to join the march.

• 12 mins

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Jack and Terry

In 1968, Jack was a local unionist politician and Terry had just turned 18.

• 9 mins

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Martin and Attracta

Martin and Attracta were 18 and had just met at a dance - then their world changed.

• 10 mins

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Ken

Ken reflects on how the city became divided after the march.

• 10 mins

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Ruby and Ann

Friends Ruby and Ann were young women living in the Bogside.

• 10 mins

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Tom and Leo

Teachers Tom and Leo discuss the impact of that year on their pupils.

• 10 mins

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Billy and Rachelle

Billy and Rachelle were children when the Duke Street march happened.

• 9 mins

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Hugo and Willie

Hugo and Willie grew up in poverty in the 1960s.

• 9 mins

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Willie

Willie was a young man in 1968. He recalls life in a working-class Protestant community.

• 8 mins

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Isabel and Anne

Sisters Isabel and Anne grew up in the city centre.

• 9 mins

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Michael and Cathal

Michael went to the march, but his friend Cathal wasn't born until 20 years later.

• 10 mins

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Hazel

Hazel grew up in the mostly Protestant Fountain housing estate.

• 10 mins

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Martin

Martin was a young reporter with a local newspaper and attended the march.

• 9 mins

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James

James was 13 when the march happened. He says it changed the course of his life.

• 10 mins

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Kathleen

Kathleen, who is now 92, was a nurse during the years of violence that followed the march.

• 8 mins