In Northern Ireland, from the late 70s to the early 90s, the IRA killed over 40 alleged informers.

But the man who often found, tortured and sometimes killed these people on behalf of the IRA

was himself an informer, a secret British army agent with the codename Stakeknife.

Who gets to play God? And why me? Why my family?

When lies are still being told to this day, who do you believe?

I wouldn't even know where to start, and I'm with the IRA.

Steakknife.

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getting them right in Zimbabwe.

With me to introduce their goodread are the comedian Kiri Pritchard McClein, a regular on

such radio programmes as The Now Show and the News Quiz and the presenter of News Jack, and whose TV work includes appearances on Have I Got Newsview

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She also composed the soundtrack

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