In a uniquely personal journey to mark the centenary of the partition of Ireland in 1921 award winning reporter Peter Taylor revisits the films he has made over the past 50 years, to reflect on the controversial issue of a united Ireland which runs through them like the lettering in a stick of rock.

 With frank and intimate observations, Peter reveals how his own understanding of the issue has evolved: from the early days when he took a Hull bus driver and his wife to Belfast, and a group of Catholic and Protestant  children to Wales, to his revelatory interviews with MI6 officers and others involved in the secret talks between the British government and the IRA which eventually led to peace.

At the time it was signed, partition was never intended to be a permanent solution. A united Ireland was always envisaged as the ultimate outcome. A hundred years on from partition, Irish unity may be closer than ever before, given the fall-out from Brexit, changing demographics and the Government’s commitment to a border poll.

The film is a companion piece to the highly acclaimed Peter Taylor: My Journey Through the Troubles which won an RTS Award this year. It is produced and directed by Sam Collyns who oversaw that film and who worked with Peter on a number of the films that contribute to his rich archive.

Written and presented by Peter Taylor

Produced and directed by Sam Collyns

A Ronachan Films production for the BBC