John Hume, The Persuader: Stephen Walker in Conversation

With Freya McClements

‘the definitive biography of John
Hume’ The Irish Times

Peacemaker, politician, Nobel
laureate: John Hume was a titan of Irish political history and a key architect
of the Good Friday Agreement, bringing peace to Northern Ireland after decades
of conflict. A contemporary of Seamus Heaney’s at St Columb’s in Derry, what
motivated the former history teacher to reach beyond political lines? How was
he viewed by friends, family and political rivals?

Based on 100 new interviews,
including unpublished interviews with Hume, Stephen Walker’s timely and
authoritative biography examines the career of a man once dubbed “Ireland’s
Greatest”.  

Stephen Walker has combined over
100 interviews with many of Hume's colleagues, critics and family members, with
never-before-published interviews with Hume himself to present a comprehensive
portrait of one of the most significant political figures in Northern Ireland.

Stephen Walker is an award-winning
journalist who has covered Northern Irish politics for over 30 years, most
recently as a political correspondent with BBC Northern Ireland. He is the
author of Forgotten Soldiers, Hide and Seek and Ireland's Call. Join Stephen in conversation with journalist and Northern
Editor of the Irish Times, Freya McClements as they discuss this fascinating
new biography of the man once dubbed ‘Ireland’s Greatest’.