Examines the origins of the Troubles in Northern Ireland and reveals startling new evidence of the Irish government's crucial role in the emergence of the Provisional IRA. With the help of interviews with Irish ex-cabinet ministers and former leading members of the Republican movement, it details Dublin's funding of the IRA, why it favoured its more radical elements, and how the Irish government secretly plotted to invade Northern Ireland in 1970. Peter Taylor reports.
| Title | The Sparks That Lit the Bonfire |
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| Genres | Documentary |
| Release Date | 1993-01-27 |
| Episode Runtime | 01 Hours 00 Minutes |
| Season Number | 12 |
| Episode Number | 2 |
| Production Companies | BBC |
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