Join author Stephen Walker in conversation with broadcaster Enda McClafferty as they discuss ‘The Persuader’, the new book on John Hume. 

Published by Gill Books, Stephen Walker’s book has   been described by the Irish Times as the ‘definitive biography of John Hume.’ 

Peacemaker, politician and Nobel laureate: John Hume was a titan of Irish political history and one of the key architects of the Good Friday Agreement.  

But who was the real John Hume? What motivated him? How was he viewed by friends, family and political rivals?

What is his legacy? 

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

Stephen Walker is the author of three books. An award winning journalist, he covered the politics of Northern Ireland for 30 years. He is a former Political Correspondent with BBC Northern Ireland and worked as an investigative reporter with BBC Spotlight. 

Enda McClafferty is the Political Editor for BBC Northern Ireland and previously worked for BBC Radio Foyle and the Belfast Telegraph. 

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