BBC Radio Ulster
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.
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Jun 24, 2026
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Episodes
Hidden history 01.12.2021 27:56
Mark Carruthers takes to the streets with historian Colm Ó Dóghair and Gemma Reid from the Belfast Entries Project.
Poll Positions 23.11.2021 28:38
Assessing how the latest polls might translate on election day. Mark chats to Suzanne Breen, David McCann, and Peter Donaghy.
Anglo-Irish disagreements 17.11.2021 28:10
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 10.11.2021 27:24
Andrea Catherwood and Allan Little chat constitutional change in Scotland and NI
Riot Grrrls 03.11.2021 26:48
Change makers, influencers and activists who have made their mark in NI
Time to catch our breath 27.10.2021 29:07
It's time to pause, review the past few weeks & look ahead to what's coming up.
Political fact and fiction 20.10.2021 30:45
Mark Carruthers is joined by Glenn Patterson and Brian McGilloway who've written books and articles galore about the people and the politics of Ireland north and south.
It's Complicated! 13.10.2021 30:02
Mark Carruthers is joined by the BBC's former Ireland Correspondents, Mark Simpson & James Helm, plus the New Statesman's Political Correspondent, Ailbhe Rea, to discuss the challenges of reporting the politics of this place
Conference calling 05.10.2021 28:54
Mark Carruthers is joined by Gareth Gordon, Julia Langdon and former NIO Minister, Sir Richard Needham to ask whether Northern Ireland still matters to the Conserative Party.
Pact Hunch 29.09.2021 29:28
Mark & guests discuss Northern Ireland's electoral pacts of the past and present.
Northern Writes 22.09.2021 29:37
Mark & guests review how the Dublin media report on stories from & about Northern Ireland
Writ and Wrong 15.09.2021 36:31
Mark Carruthers is joined by libel lawyer Paul Tweed, the Belfast Telegraph's Sam McBride and former journalist and now Ulster Unionist MLA, Mike Nesbitt, to discuss his Private Members' Bill on updating defamation law in Northern Ireland.
Here we go again... 08.09.2021 31:15
With a new term at Stormont and an election on the way - Mark Carruthers as is joined by Health Correspondent, Marie-Louise Connolly, Business & Economics Editor, John Campbell & Political Editor, Enda McClafferty to discuss the challenges ahead.
The rise & fall of Edwin Poots 23.06.2021 30:17
Mark is joined by BBC's Mark Simpson, Belfast Telegraph's Suzanne Breen & the News Letter's Sam McBride
Sinn Féin's gambit? 16.06.2021 28:43
Mark chats to Enda McClafferty, Suzanne Breen & Chris Donnelly about Sinn Féin's Stormont strategy.
How to make capital on the Hill 09.06.2021 27:45
Mark Carruthers asks Peter Sheridan from Co-Operation Ireland, Professor Deirdre Heenan and Washington commentator Shane Greer who best speaks for Northern Ireland in Washington.
I'm a Politician... Get Me Out of Here! 02.06.2021 31:03
What will Arlene Foster do next? Mark chats to the FT's Henry Mance, former MP Anna Soubry & BBC News NI's Gareth Gordon.
Poll Position 26.05.2021 32:56
Mark Carruthers is joined by the Belfast Telegraph's Suzanne Breen, data analyst Peter Donaghy and Slugger O'Toole's David McCann to crunch the numbers on the latest poll.
Unpicking the Poots Putsch 19.05.2021 32:54
Mark Carruthers asks BBC Political Correspondent Gareth Gordon and Political Editors, Suzanne Breen and Sam McBride - "What's just happened in the DUP?"
Ruffling feathers in Foyle 12.05.2021 29:12
Mark is joined by commentator Chris Donnelly, ex-MLA Daithí McKay & the Irish Times' Mary Minihan to discuss Sinn Féin's problem in Foyle and look ahead to next year's election
A reformation for Protestants? 05.05.2021 30:52
Mark Carruthers discusses Unionism and Protestantism with writers Susan McKay and Claire Mitchell, a member of the Green Party.
Over & Oust 28.04.2021 28:45
Mark Devenport & Ken Reid join Mark to assess Arlene Foster's leadership of the DUP.
Bengoa Calling 21.04.2021 33:46
"There's as much chance of taking politics out of health as there were attempts this week to take England's top football teams out of the Premier League"
Royals, republicans and rancour 14.04.2021 30:10
Mark Carruthers reflects on a difficult week in politics with Brian Rowan, Fionnuala O Connor and Ben Lowry.
Funeral fallout 31.03.2021 34:45
Mark Carruthers takes the political temperature at Stormont with Stephen Walker, Jayne McCormack, Allison Morris and Tim Cairns.
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