The State of Us Podcast
Tara Mills and Declan Harvey react and reflect on news stories in a BBC NI podcast.
Episodes to download
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7. Noah falls off his bike—The Noah Donohoe Inquest
Wed 28 Jan 2026
The jury hears from eyewitnesses who saw Noah fall off his bike in north Belfast
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6. Jordan Peterson's influence on Noah—The Noah Donohoe Inquest
Tue 27 Jan 2026
The jury hears Noah was drawn to the psychologist, who is often described as conservative
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5. The unread final message—The Noah Donohoe Inquest
Mon 26 Jan 2026
The inquest heard about the days before Noah died from his best friend Jay Tierney
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4. Mother's 999 call—The Noah Donohoe Inquest
Fri 23 Jan 2026
The desperate 999 call Fiona Donohoe made when her son went missing is played in court
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3. Court evacuated—The Noah Donohoe Inquest
Wed 21 Jan 2026
An emergency evacuation of Laganside courthouse interrupts jury selection
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2. Who speaks for Noah?—The Noah Donohoe Inquest
Tue 20 Jan 2026
Meet Northern Ireland’s most senior coroner as he whittles down the jury pool
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1. Jury selection—The Noah Donohoe Inquest
Mon 19 Jan 2026
A special series from The State of Us podcast brings you inside the courtroom
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Introduction to the Noah Donohoe Inquest—The Noah Donohoe Inquest
Mon 19 Jan 2026
A special series from The State of Us podcast brings you inside the courtroom
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What happened to Noah Donohoe?—The Noah Donohoe Inquest
Thu 15 Jan 2026
The inquest into the death of teenager Noah Donohoe is due to begin next week
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Christmas with May McFettridge
Thu 18 Dec 2025
Northern Ireland’s favourite panto dame on funeral gigs and how he saved a life
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Uniquely NI: How the Troubles still fuel homelessness
Tue 16 Dec 2025
How did NI's homeless people grow up? How did the Troubles shape their future?
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Britain’s ‘golden egg’ spy in the IRA
Thu 11 Dec 2025
A Stakeknife pantomime: Who was Freddie Scappaticci, the dead spy Britain still protects?
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The cocaine in Northern Ireland’s water
Tue 9 Dec 2025
New study highlights drugs – from caffeine to ketamine - lurking in our lakes and rivers
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The latest Irish church abuse crisis
Thu 4 Dec 2025
Abuse and safeguarding failings: What's going on in Ireland’s Presbyterian Church?
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Olympic boxer Aidan Walsh: Why I’m delighted to quit the ring
Tue 2 Dec 2025
From Olympic bronze to retirement at 28: Aidan Walsh on why he's quit boxing
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Familiar faces return to count The State of the Budget
Thu 27 Nov 2025
Familiar faces return to count The State of the Budget
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Jim Browning: Meet the mystery hacker scamming the scammer
Tue 25 Nov 2025
The YouTube star who takes on multi-million pound scams across the world.
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EXTRA: Religious education in schools – Supreme Court ruling explained
Thu 20 Nov 2025
The Supreme Court has ruled Christian-focused RE taught in NI schools is unlawful
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Cookstown hotel crush: The ‘open wound’ of Greenvale
Thu 20 Nov 2025
Greenvale witnesses: ‘We were there when friends died – it’s like an open wound’
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Greenvale Hotel Crush: 'Our loved ones died - the years of legal wait is more trauma'
Tue 18 Nov 2025
Family of 3 teens who died in 2019 say they feel "left in the dark" over legal delays
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The State of Us Live: Blue Lights’ Michael Smiley and Joanne Crawford
Thu 13 Nov 2025
Michael Smiley and Joanne Crawford on season three of award-winning TV drama Blue Lights
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The State of Us Live Show: The career of a BBC Panorama reporter
Tue 11 Nov 2025
Darragh MacIntyre on Cpt Robert Nairac, Virginia Giuffre & BBC impartiality
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Northern Ireland’s smear test ‘scandal’ – explained
Thu 6 Nov 2025
17,500 tests rechecked - what was happening in the Southern Trust?
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The children married in Northern Ireland
Tue 4 Nov 2025
16 and 17 year olds can still marry here. Why hasn’t the law changed yet?
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Soldier F – Not guilty
Thu 23 Oct 2025
Former paratrooper not guilty of murdering two people on Bloody Sunday in 1972
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TV writer says pro-Israeli views shut out of the arts
Tue 21 Oct 2025
David Ireland on his loyalist roots, Israel, alcoholism & God
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Parents of SEN child convicted over school non-attendance
Thu 16 Oct 2025
Leigh and James Bryson spent £30k defending themselves in court.
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Did Northern Ireland really inspire Trump's Israel/Gaza peace plan?
Tue 14 Oct 2025
And can mediators and negotiators learn anything from our past?
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Do mugshots matter?
Thu 9 Oct 2025
Why did the PSNI delay publishing a mugshot of a rapist on the run?
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