1967 documentary profile of Rev. Ian Paisley.

Rev. Ian Paisley, is he a new Martin Luther - a true defender of the Protestant faith - or a "strutting turkey cock in the animal farm politics of Ulster?"

Explore the escalating tensions in Northern Ireland and the central role that Rev. Ian Paisley would play as a lightning rod for Unionism. The film provides a brief synopsis of the history of Ulster - from the Battle of The Boyne in 1690 to the Partition of Ireland in 1922 - and the contemporary background to Paisley’s rise to prominence.

 

Produced by Rediffusion

Directed by Peter Robinson

Onscreen participant: Rev. Ian Paisley

Interviewer: Llew Gardner

Interviewees: Gerry Fitt, Brian McConnell

Digitised as part of Unlocking Film Heritage

• Ian Paisley - BBC History
• Ian Paisley Obituary - BBC Northern Ireland
• British Film Institute
• Britain on Film
• BFI Player