The Wall

We visit the San Ysidro border crossing between Tijuana, Mexico and San Diego, USA and speak to US Border Patrol officers about the difficulties they face.

Half a century ago, following a decade of conflict, the small Mediterranean island of Cyprus was split in two. This was the so called Green Line and it remains in place to this day

Ever since the end of the Korean war in 1953, the 4km wide strip of no man’s land splitting the peninsula in two, has been one of the world’s most hostile borders.

Stretching for over 700km through one of the holiest lands on earth, this towering concrete wall encircles the Palestinian West Bank.

This programme hears the moving stories of those who dare to raise their voices to call for an end to division and for lasting peace in Northern Ireland.