Sam McBride
@sjamcbride.bsky.social
Northern Ireland Editor of the Belfast Telegraph & Sunday Independent. Author of Burned: The Inside Story of the Cash-for-Ash Scandal. Any views mine alone.
Now on iPlayer, this is the brilliant film by Allison Miller and Darragh MacIntyre referred to in this article: It's Robert Nairac's story but it's also ex-IRA prisoner Martin McAllister's story. Both are compelling, and the cinematography is painterly.
BBC One - The Disappearance of Captain Nairac
The search for missing British army Captain Nairac by a former enemy - nearly 50 years on.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 10, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Now on iPlayer, this is the brilliant film by Allison Miller and Darragh MacIntyre referred to in this article: It's Robert Nairac's story but it's also ex-IRA prisoner Martin McAllister's story. Both are compelling, and the cinematography is painterly.
Thanks, Stephen. I'll pass that on to the publisher.
November 6, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Thanks, Stephen. I'll pass that on to the publisher.
A temporary aberration, no doubt - I still expect to be on both sets of bonfires next year!
November 1, 2025 at 9:54 PM
A temporary aberration, no doubt - I still expect to be on both sets of bonfires next year!
Terrific - hope you find it interesting, Bill.
October 25, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Terrific - hope you find it interesting, Bill.