{"podcast":{"title":"The BelTel","slug":"the-beltel-5373912","podcast_index_feed_id":5373912,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/65670352d7b5d40012be7324","website_url":"https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/65670352d7b5d40012be7324/show-cover.jpg","author":"Belfast Telegraph Podcasts","episode_count":825,"summary":"The BelTel brings you some of Northern Ireland's top journalists, Allison Morris, Sam McBride and Suzanne Breen to name but a few, giving you the inside stories behind what is in the news. Presented by Ciarán Dunbar, the Bel Tel investigates, debates and informs every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-22T06:18:36.697495+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-beltel-5373912"},"episode":{"title":"Kew Files: How DUP tried to get back into Agreement talks – right after walking out","slug":"kew-files-how-dup-tried-to-get-back-into-agreement-talks-right-after-walking-out","published_at":"2026-05-04T00:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-beltel-5373912/kew-files-how-dup-tried-to-get-back-into-agreement-talks-right-after-walking-out","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-beltel-5373912","url":"https://shows.acast.com/the-beltel/episodes/kew-files-how-dup-tried-to-get-back-into-agreement-talks-rig","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/65670352d7b5d40012be7324/e/69f494228beeba53105b9de6/media.mp3","summary":"In the 1990s, DUP leader Ian Paisley railed against the peace process, denouncing it as a sellout. But newly declassified documents reveal that some of his lieutenants, including Gregory Campbell, held in fact much more moderate views that those they professed publicly. East Londonderry MP Gregory Campbell has always presented himself as a hardliner who has long been known for tough rhetoric and even gratuitous insults. But formerly secret files from the UK’s archive in Kew have revealed a different side to him and that he and other senior DUP figures were keen to play a part in the peace talks, with NIO officials regarding them as key DUP moderates.  The Belfast Telegraph’s Northern Ireland editor, Sam McBride, joins Ciarán Dunbar.   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"In the 1990s, DUP leader Ian Paisley railed against the peace process, denouncing it as a sellout. But newly declassified documents reveal…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1386,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-beltel-5373912/episodes/kew-files-how-dup-tried-to-get-back-into-agreement-talks-right-after-walking-out/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-beltel-5373912/kew-files-how-dup-tried-to-get-back-into-agreement-talks-right-after-walking-out.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}