Red Lines
Hosted by Mark Carruthers · BBC Radio Ulster
4.8from 56 ratings
- 253
- Episodes
- 69
- Transcribed
- 56
- Ratings
- Bi-weekly
- Cadence
- 2019
- First episode
About 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.
- Publisher
- BBC Radio Ulster
- Category
- government
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 10 Sept 2019
- Latest episode
- 14 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
69 of 253 episodes have a transcript.
14 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Drumcree: The political fallout
30 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Drumcree: The Winners?
16 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Trump: Orange is the new Green
Inside a recent episode
Drumcree: The political fallout
Published 14 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] And that, to me, was always problematic. But then when I read down in the Parades Commission determination, it wasn't just that that was the interpretation of these particular commissioners. They were relying on what is in legislation. So there is this fundamental question here. Do we need to re-examine the Parades Commission legislation? There's also the question of it was drawn up in a time when the Orange Order were much more obstinate, if you like. They would say firm and standing against this, saying we have a right to march where we want. We don't need to engage with you. They've obviously completely changed on that. […]
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- Gareth Gordon
- Sam McBride
- David McCann
- David Young
- Ben Lowry
Reach and audience
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- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.8 / 5
- 4 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.8 / 5
- 52 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 58 / 100
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- Quality
- 77
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 98
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Who hosts Red Lines?
Mark Carruthers host the show. Published by BBC Radio Ulster.
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