Hearts and Minds is a British political and current affairs television programme presented by Noel Thompson that was broadcast on BBC Northern Ireland.
An occasional section in the middle of Hearts and Minds called "If You Ask Me..." featured a journalist or commentator giving their opinion on certain events that happened in the week illustrated by the cartoons of Ian Knox.
Among those to have participated were Malachi O'Doherty Fionnuala O'Connor, Liam Clarke, Alex Kane, Newton Emerson, Lindsay Allen and Fionola Meredith.
[3] The final episode aired on 21 June 2012 with Noel Thompson chairing the show as usual[1] and also played the original titles at the start.
The final episode showed all big moments such as interviews with leaders and the first time the UUP and Sinn Féin appeared in a studio together and all the bust ups between Noel Thompson and various political figures.