Ludovic Kennedy presents a special edition of the programme which looks at television and, with historians and politicians, discusses Robert Kee 's 13-part series for BBC2 and Ian Stuttard and Richard Broad 's five-part series for Thames Television, The Troubles. With the authors: Robert Kee : Ungarbling the past is what this series is about. Richard Broad : We tried to provide the historical background of the problem of Northern Ireland. The historians: Owen Dudley Edwards , Edinburgh University; Professor David Hark -ness, Queen's University, Belfast; Dr Ronan Fanning, University College, Dublin The politicians: