Peacemakers - Episode Guide

The extraordinary story of the Northern Ireland Women's Coalition, a cross-community party formed in 1996 by local working- and middle-class women. Frustrated with the stalemate of local politics, the women ran a door-to-door campaign to win two seats at the historic peace talks, which culminated in the Good Friday Agreement. Timely and inspiring, Wave Goodbye to Dinosaurs is a compelling example of how grassroots activism can bring about real change.

A fresh assessment told by some of those most closely involved with the Peace People, the 1976 grassroots initiative for peace. Their massive rallies brought people onto the streets in unprecedented numbers to demand peace and a non-violent future for Northern Ireland.

Three Protestant ministers reveal for the first time the risks involved in their secret peacemaking efforts as they talked with paramilitaries, negotiated truces and acted as go-betweens for politicians and paramilitaries.