Assume Nothing

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The teams assume nothing as they examine events through fresh eyes.

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  1. 1. Agent of Influence

    EPISODE 1

    1. Agent of Influence

    A daring raid at the Belfast headquarters of Special Branch, the police counter terrorism unit, triggers a massive investigation. The finger of blame is pointed at the IRA, at a time when the paramilitary ceasefire is just about holding but government in Northern Ireland is far from stable. Presenter: Martin McCann Additional Voice: Nicolas Boulton Produced by BBC Northern Ireland

    13 min
  2. 2. The Easy Art of Espionage

    EPISODE 2

    2. The Easy Art of Espionage

    Police investigating a daring break in, supposedly by the IRA, at their counter terrorism unit’s headquarters get a tip off. Apparently, there’s another republican intelligence operation happening and its reach extends to the heart of Northern Ireland’s volatile government. Presenter: Martin McCann Additional Voice: Nicolas Boulton Produced by BBC Northern Ireland

    11 min
  3. 3. Politically Pear Shaped

    EPISODE 3

    3. Politically Pear Shaped

    A massive surveillance operation into IRA intelligence gathering has led police to the home of a political party administrator. They recover material they believe to have been stolen from government offices, but some of the intelligence is missing. Their efforts to find those missing items turns the covert operation into a full-blown political scandal that threatens the future of Stormont’s shaky coalition. Presenter: Martin McCann Additional Voice: Nicolas Boulton Produced by BBC Northern Ireland

    10 min
  4. 4. Disclosure

    EPISODE 4

    4. Disclosure

    Four people are arrested when police swoop to break up what they claim is a republican spying network operating at the heart of Northern Ireland’s volatile government. A convoluted legal process ends with an outcome nobody sees coming. Presenter: Martin McCann Additional Voice: Nicolas Boulton Produced by BBC Northern Ireland

    14 min
  5. 5. In the Public Interest

    EPISODE 5

    5. In the Public Interest

    The dust has barely settled on the shock news that prosecutors have dropped all charges against three men accused of running a republican spy ring in government, when one of them makes a jaw dropping confession. Presenter: Martin McCann Additional Voice: Nicolas Boulton Produced by BBC Northern Ireland

    13 min
  6. 6. The Cottage

    EPISODE 6

    6. The Cottage

    A journalist gets a tip that a political backroom man who’s just confessed to being a spy is living in the wilds of Donegal. He sets out to track him down and secure a major scoop. The old, whitewashed stone cottage where the spy is living has a dark history that’s about to take another chilling turn. Presenter: Martin McCann Additional Voice: Nicolas Boulton Produced by BBC Northern Ireland

    11 min
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The teams assume nothing as they examine events through fresh eyes.

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  • Creator
    BBC Radio Ulster
  • Episodes
    194
  • Seasons
    28
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © (C) BBC 2026
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