In September 1994, ITN broadcast 'Ireland: The Road Ahead', a special live programme analysing the turbulent road between the Downing Street Declaration of December 1993 and the mutual agreement of a ceasefire between the IRA and loyalist paramilitary groups in August 1994.

Freshly digitised this week, this broadcast showcases a bizarre chapter during the Troubles in which, between 1988 and 1994, a governmental broadcasting ban prevented senior figures from Sinn Féin from speaking on British airwaves. As a result, when Gerry Adams was interviewed in this live special, his voice was dubbed in real time by a voice actor. Adam's views on the broadcasting ban can be heard in an exclusive off-camera recording around 20 minutes into the programme.

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