Talkback Podcast
Highlights from Talkback. William Crawley and guests discuss the news headlines, chat to the people making them and ask you, the audience, what you think? From 麻豆官网首页入口 Radio Ulster
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A school apologises to a teenager who said he was subjected to "degrading" treatment by other pupils on a rugby trip.
Tuesday
Has this case exposed a wider cultural problem for many NI grammar schools?
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Was Belfast 24 the game-changer for the city that many hoped it would be?
Monday
Not everyone thinks a 拢6m project to kick-start the arts in Belfast was value for money.
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What next for Israel/Gaza upon the ceasefire announcement?
Thu 16 Jan 2025
Highlights from Talkback. William Crawley and guests discuss the news headlines.
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Should we fly flags in public spaces?
Mon 13 Jan 2025
Highlights from Talkback. William Crawley and guests discuss the news headlines.
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Winter pressures on the NHS
Wed 8 Jan 2025
Highlights from Talkback. William Crawley and guests discuss the news headlines.
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William and guests discuss getting older and driving safely
Fri 25 Oct 2024
What is the best way to protect everyone on our roads, without limiting freedoms?
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William speaks to Harold Good on his new autobiography, his role in peacemaking and secret talks between the DUP and Sinn Fein
Thu 24 Oct 2024
Why did the DUP tell the public that these talks were not taking place?
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William and guests discuss the drugs epidemic in Northern Ireland
Wed 23 Oct 2024
Is there any hope for those whose lives have been ruined by substance addiction?
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William and guests discuss the possibility of a new civic flag that can be used by our athletes at the next Commonwealth Games
Tue 22 Oct 2024
Should Northern Ireland take the leap into a new flag that everyone can celebrate?
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William and guests discuss King Charles' visit to Australia and what it might mean for the future of the country
Mon 21 Oct 2024
Is it time for Australia to choose its own head of state?
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One year on from the 7th October attacks on Israel by Hamas, William and guests discuss the impact of the ongoing conflict
Mon 7 Oct 2024
What needs to happen in the Middle East to bring about a ceasefire and true peace?
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William and guests discuss a campaign to shut down an integrated Irish language school in east Belfast before it even opens
Wed 25 Sep 2024
Why is a school for small children being turned into a political controversy?
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William and guests discuss the impact the candidate for Governor of North Carolina could have on Donald Trump's campaign
Fri 20 Sep 2024
Could past social media posts from politician Mark Robinson sway the 2024 US election?
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William and guests discuss ethnic minority concerns following recent racist violence
Thu 19 Sep 2024
Is it time to denormalise paramilitary groups in our society?
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William and guests take a deep dive into the hundreds of boards overseeing Northern Ireland's public bodies.
Wed 18 Sep 2024
Public bodies deal with nearly every aspect of our lives, but are they fit for purpose?
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How Stormont responded to the plight of Jewish refugees seeking to escape the Nazis during WWII.
Tue 17 Sep 2024
Williams speaks with Noel Russel on his new book 'The Saved and the Spurned'.
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William and guests discuss the future of Casement Park Stadium.
Mon 16 Sep 2024
Will the Casement Park Stadium ever be built? And if so, who should pay?
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It's 100 years since the 麻豆官网首页入口 began broadcast services from Northern Ireland
Fri 13 Sep 2024
Talkback marks the milestone with a look at the role of the 麻豆官网首页入口 in the story of NI.
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Is the Ulster Unionist Party in disarray amid claims and counter-claims that Doug Beattie was ousted by party officers?
Wed 21 Aug 2024
William and guests discuss the future of the Ulster Unionist Party.
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We鈥檙e talking about your summer reading picks. Have you discovered a great new book or rediscovered a classic?
Fri 16 Aug 2024
William and guests discuss their summer reads.
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Should Keir Staermer's new government change the UK's policy and give immediate recognition to Palestine as a sovereign state?
Wed 14 Aug 2024
William and guests discuss if the UK should act now to recognise the State of Palestine
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The arrival of a beard-wearing Prince William at the Olympics has inevitably riased a few eyebrows. But why?
Tue 13 Aug 2024
William and guests discuss the perceptions of facial hair.
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Is the loss of a pet comparable with the death of a family member? Is it ok to grieve the passing of a pet?
Mon 12 Aug 2024
William and guests discuss the issues around grieving for four-legged friends.
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Omagh bombing: What will an inquiry do?
Thu 2 Feb 2023
Professor Phil Scraton on truth-seeking inquiries, when and how they work best.
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Is a breakthrough on Northern Ireland's post-Brexit trading arrangements on the cards?
Wed 1 Feb 2023
Our guests discuss what a deal would look like.
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PSNI cuts number of police to lowest ever level
Thu 26 Jan 2023
Guests discuss how significant this shortfall in funding is.
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Nine PSNI officers were sacked last year for misconduct which had a sexual or domestic element, there are 74 ongoing cases.
Thu 19 Jan 2023
What more does the PSNI need to do to restore public confidence?
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Day Two of the co-ordinated big push to get our MLAs back to work.
Thu 12 Jan 2023
Can the two governments and the party leaders deliver us a government here again?
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Is our health service now beyond repair, or can it be fixed?
Tue 10 Jan 2023
What should it look like? Should it include more cross-border co-operation?
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Is it time for politicians here to take more risks?
Mon 9 Jan 2023
25 years ago, Mo Mowlam went into the Maze Prison to try to save the peace process.
