hi, i'm shan morry and this is the conversation where we take an altar of look at political events and current affairs through anorice lens. in this show we hope to pick, probe, investigate and uncover the stories that you want to hear. we go where mainstream won't go. this week we take you the audience back to october 12th, 1984. an event that shook the british establishment, bomb detonated at the ground hotel in brayton england, killing five people and almost killing then british prime minister, margaret thatcher. our next guest was central to this. ira attack, but before we speak to them, let's get a quick overview on one of the most cataclysmic events in british political history. as always, we are joined by our resident co-presenter michelle gildernew. michelle is the current mp for fermana south toron. she has served in the northern ireland assembly as a former minister for agriculture and rural development and chairperson of the health committee amongst other things. michelle has been a shinfian activist since her teams and has been elected almost continuously since name. 1998 a