A censorship saga about how the voices of republican leaders in Northern Eire had been banned by the British authorities.
After a yr of lethal Irish Republican Military (IRA) assaults in Northern Eire, Margaret Thatcher’s authorities launched a broadcasting ban in 1988. The ban forbade UK radio and TV from airing the voices of IRA members and Sinn Fein leaders.
Media retailers circumvented the regulation by having actors dub the speeches, with Gerry Adams famously voiced by Stephen Rea. Revisit this surreal interval via interviews with Adams, Rea, and Sinn Fein press officer Danny Morrison, who calls the censorship a farce. This movie displays on the ability of voice and the way governments proceed to make use of safety threats to limit free speech and protest.
The Ban is a documentary movie by Roisin Agnew.
Revealed On 27 Jul 2026
