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Lucid Talk: Border polls, party support and Casement
46 mins; November 07, 2023
Suzanne Breen on Rishi Sunak boredom with NI & DUP, Sinn Fein’s sudden U-turn after heavy criticism and much more
30 mins; November 05, 2023
Unsolved disappearances in the midst of the Troubles: The lost boys of Belfast
32 mins; November 02, 2023
The Palestinian-Israeli conflict explained: “Two peoples, one land”
34 mins; October 31, 2023
The IRA's Mountjoy Prison Helicopter Escape and the manhunt that followed
20 mins; October 31, 2023
The witch trials of Islandmagee
22 mins; October 29, 2023
Meet John Bew, the NI global policy expert with the ear of the PM
15 mins; October 26, 2023
UVF murder trial update: Supergrass evidence slammed as “deceptive, dishonest and flawed”
7 mins; October 26, 2023
The 'Rules of War' explained
22 mins; October 25, 2023
‘Supergrass’ trial: Allison Morris breaks down UVF murder case
31 mins; October 24, 2023
Fake News: Why do people believe it and how can it be fought?
23 mins; October 22, 2023
James Mitchell: The Butcher of Glenanne
24 mins; October 19, 2023
Black Magic: How the spooks used superstition against the IRA
23 mins; October 17, 2023
Malachi O’Doherty: ‘How to fix Northern Ireland’
25 mins; October 15, 2023
Black Axe: Massive international gang now firmly established in Ireland
18 mins; October 14, 2023
Casement Park: The Euros are coming to Belfast, but NI fans divided
25 mins; October 12, 2023
Politics: The Israeli-Hamas war and the NI split over it
43 mins; October 10, 2023
Explainer: Israel-Hamas war - what happened and what could follow
18 mins; October 09, 2023
Unsolved: The murder of Brian McDermott in 1973 Belfast
19 mins; October 08, 2023
Máiría Cahill: "Republican movement underestimated my staying power"
26 mins; October 07, 2023
‘Children identifying as cats’: Where does fake news come from?
26 mins; October 05, 2023
Patrick Devaney: Portaferry man’s reign of terror over teens in detention
24 mins; October 03, 2023
Ihab Shoukri and the UDA murder of Gerard Lawlor
20 mins; October 01, 2023
GB News scandal: Wootton sacked from MailOnline in fallout from Laurence Fox interview
22 mins; September 29, 2023
The DUP: Jeffrey Donaldson and the factions vying for the soul of his party
29 mins; September 28, 2023
Pat Ward: The brutal murder which shocked a Tyrone village
17 mins; September 26, 2023
Jay the Barber: From tragedy to triumph
23 mins; September 24, 2023
Sean Quinn: Bankrupt former billionaire tells his side of the story
25 mins; September 21, 2023
Christine Connor: The ‘lone wolf’ republican
30 mins; September 19, 2023
Russell Brand: The mounting allegations and now the financial fallout
22 mins; September 19, 2023
The Wolfe Tones: Despite the condemnation, young people are flocking to hear them – why?
25 mins; September 17, 2023
Putin and Kim Jong Un: What does the bromance mean for Ukraine
21 mins; September 15, 2023
Apocalypse Neagh: The source of 40% of NI’s water poisoned by bacteria
28 mins; September 14, 2023
Thomas Niedermayer: How the IRA murder of a German businessman led to the death of his family
29 mins; September 12, 2023
Sinn Féin: Aoife Moore's new book sets out to reveal the inner workings of Ireland’s largest political party
23 mins; September 10, 2023
Wallace Thompson: DUP founder tells Sam McBride ‘New’ Ireland is inevitable
46 mins; September 08, 2023
Comedian Tim McGarry talks comedy, religion and the need for integrated education
24 mins; September 07, 2023
Policing in crisis: What next for the PSNI as Simon Byrne bows to the inevitable?
38 mins; September 05, 2023
‘A People Under Siege’: Author Aaron Edwards in conversation with Sam McBride on the history and future of Ulster’s unionists
44 mins; September 03, 2023
Putin after Prigozhin: Could he reach for the nuclear option to halt Ukrainian advance?
24 mins; August 31, 2023
Polls back Jeffrey Donaldson’s boycott of Stormont – so what next?
47 mins; August 29, 2023
What would a Labour Government mean for Northern Ireland?
27 mins; August 27, 2023
Lucy Letby: We know what she did, but why did she do it?
26 mins; August 24, 2023
Lucy Letby: Allison Morris breaks down the serial killer nurse case
27 mins; August 22, 2023
The IRA murder of Andrew Kearney
31 mins; August 20, 2023
Best of the BelTel: The complex legacy of SAS legend Blair ‘Paddy’ Mayne
20 mins; August 17, 2023
BelTel Revisited: The murder of Sean Fox and the hitmen taking out the ‘Marbella Crew’
25 mins; August 15, 2023
Best of the BelTel: Bloody Friday- the IRA’s blitz of Belfast
25 mins; August 13, 2023
BelTel Sport: Does the Irish League have a bright future or is it still stuck in the past?
49 mins; August 11, 2023
Unsolved: Why was the murder of Rosaleen O'Kane not investigated?
20 mins; August 10, 2023
PSNI Data Breach: officers left vulnerable due to ‘human error’
26 mins; August 09, 2023
Brian Rowan: "We need outsiders to sort out the legacy of the Troubles"
30 mins; August 08, 2023
Twitter becomes X: What is Elon Musk thinking and where can those fleeing the platform go?
26 mins; August 06, 2023
QAnon: The ultimate conspiracy theory - the cabal, a shaman and a former US president
20 mins; August 04, 2023
Stormont: Politics isn’t working so does Northern Ireland have a workable plan B?
38 mins; August 04, 2023
Ronan Hughes and ‘Mo’ Robinson: The Armagh people smugglers and their 39 victims
31 mins; August 01, 2023
Sinead O’Connor: Singer, songwriter, storyteller
28 mins; July 31, 2023
Will Northern Ireland ever solve its ‘flags’ issue?
25 mins; July 30, 2023
Best of the BelTel: Belfast Pride, how it began and what life was like for gay people in NI
22 mins; July 27, 2023
The Peace Train: The IRA’s campaign against cross-border trains and the group set up to oppose it
26 mins; July 25, 2023
Suwei Shang: Where is the woman who stabbed her Derry husband to death?
18 mins; July 23, 2023
The history of Pride: From the Stonewall Riots to Mardi Gras, how the LGBGT+ movement began
32 mins; July 23, 2023
Best of the BelTel: Patricia Curran, who really murdered the judge's daughter? (Part 2)
25 mins; July 21, 2023
Best of the BelTel: The murder of Patricia Curran and the innocent man framed for it (Part 1)
27 mins; July 20, 2023
PROMO: ‘I’m Not Here to Hurt You’ – A new podcast about Ireland’s most ‘polite bank robber’
2 mins; July 20, 2023
Unsolved - the Dublin-Monaghan bombings and a search for the truth
21 mins; July 18, 2023
Rise of the far-right: Across Europe once untouchable parties are making it in power
30 mins; July 16, 2023
Best of the BelTel: Dissident Republicanism - why do they continue with violence?
33 mins; July 14, 2023
Drumcree: The crisis over an Orange parade which brought NI to the brink
48 mins; July 13, 2023
UFOs: Former Air Force officer says US is hiding alien spacecraft… and bodies
20 mins; July 11, 2023
Best of the BelTel: The Twelfth - what is the origin of Orange culture?
26 mins; July 09, 2023
Tubs: Ryan Tubridy, Noel Kelly & Dee Forbes – Profiling the 'talent', his agent & the director
19 mins; July 08, 2023
The Best of the BelTel: Serial Killers - how are monsters made?
22 mins; July 07, 2023
Margaret Thatcher: The IRA's plot to kill the 'Iron Lady' in the Brighton Bombing
28 mins; July 06, 2023
Abusing witness protection: Allison Morris introduces the criminals given a new life paid for by the taxpayer
30 mins; July 04, 2023
Entrepreneurship: Could teaching young people how to start a business be the key to economic progress?
24 mins; July 02, 2023
The RTÉ grilling, Ryan Tubridy’s contract and Patrick Kielty’s pay
26 mins; July 01, 2023
Best of the Beltel: Men are far more likely to be criminals than women, why?
27 mins; June 30, 2023
Prigozhin, Putin, and what happens next in the battle for power in Russia
23 mins; June 30, 2023
EXTRA: What Director General Dee Forbes knew – RTÉ break silence on Ryan Tubridy pay scandal
7 mins; June 28, 2023
China and the USA: What’s driving tensions between the nuclear superpowers?
39 mins; June 27, 2023
Punishment attacks: ‘What does it say about us that we tolerate the beating, shooting and abuse of our children?’
26 mins; June 25, 2023
Best of the BelTel: Prigozhin - who is he and what is the Wagner group?
25 mins; June 24, 2023
Good Friday Agreement: Alex Kane’s historic interview with David Trimble
82 hours 35 mins; June 23, 2023
Suzanne Breen: Jamie Bryson sets up secret talks between UDA, UVF and top Tory Simon Hoare
32 mins; June 22, 2023
Extra: Race against time: the search for missing Titanic tourist sub
15 mins; June 21, 2023
‘Once Upon A Time in Northern Ireland’: Sam McBride interviews directors of stunning BBC doc
20 mins; June 20, 2023
Artificial Intelligence: Is it really ‘far more dangerous than nukes’ as the likes of Elon Musk claim?
30 mins; June 18, 2023
Unsolved: A right royal scandal – who stole the Irish Crown Jewels?
15 mins; June 16, 2023
The Monster of Romance (Part 2): How Philip O’Shea went from online catfisher to real life stalker – and how he got caught
20 mins; June 15, 2023
The Monster of Romance (Part 1): ‘Evil’ catfisher threatens dozens of women – just for kicks
20 mins; June 13, 2023
Chloe Mitchell murder accused ‘escaped three times from secure mental health facility’
5 mins; June 12, 2023
Sam McBride: 'The state of Defence Forces shows the Irish government and republicans aren't seriously planning for a United Ireland'
25 mins; June 12, 2023
Queen Elizabeth II, the IRA and the FBI
18 mins; June 09, 2023
Rory McIlroy on LIV Golf, The PGA Tour merger and Saudi Money: What next for golf?
25 mins; June 08, 2023
Ireland’s Defence Forces: Does neutrality mean having no military capability?
23 mins; June 06, 2023
Belfast’s Eamonn Holmes takes no prisoners as he levels the accusations at Phillip Schofield
25 mins; June 04, 2023
Phillip Schofield scandal: 'Unwise but not illegal', but will ITV's morning show survive the fallout of his affair?
18 mins; June 02, 2023
Best of the BelTel: The Birmingham Six, why were they framed and who really planted the IRA's bombs?
21 mins; June 02, 2023
Ireland’s Defence Forces: Not neutral, just defenceless and couldn’t cope with united Ireland, says TD
28 mins; June 01, 2023
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