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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UK slash Radio 4. Hello, welcome to an action-packed program. Today we're scrabbling for survival after a nuclear holocaust on the run from a sinister foreign agent, flying fighter planes in Korea and finding time for the odd love affair.

Here to introduce their choice of a good read are two writers.

First, the journalist and currently columnist for the independent, Owen Jones, whose book

Chavs, The Demonisation of the Working Class, not only got lots of attention here, but was chosen by the New York Times as one of 2011's top ten non-fiction books.

Owens currently working on a study of the British establishment. Look out British establishment.

And with him is Sarah Hall, chosen this year as one of Granters' best of young British novelists.

And young she may be, but she's so far written five prize-winning fictions,

including most recently How to Paint a Dead Man,

and the Story Collection, The Beautiful Indifference.

Great titles.

In fact, both of you seem to have a rather good ear for titles for your books.

And there's something else you have in common,

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