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Patrick Geoghegan takes a contemporary look at history and the lessons that can be learnt from it.
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William Blake
We're exploring the extraordinary world of visionary artist and poet William Blake and we'll be finding out how this radical thinker influen...
Proust & His Irish Connections
We discuss the life and work of Marcel Proust and explore his connections with Ireland. Featuring: Dr Max McGuinness, Postdoctoral Fellow at...
Samurai: the legendary Japanese warriors
Featuring: Dr Rosina Buckland, Curator of Japanese Collections in the Department of Asia at the British Museum and Lead Curator of the Samur...
Rasputin
Rasputin rose from obscurity to become the most controversial figure at the court of Tsar Nicholas II. This episode features: Sir Anthony Be...
Mary, Queen of Scots
In this episode: An Accidental History of Tudor England - From Daily Life to Sudden Death, with historian Prof Steven Gunn; Exile: The Capti...
Emily Brontë and Wuthering Heights
In this episode: we hear from Dr Claire O’Callaghan, Senior Lecturer in English at Loughborough University and Editor-in-Chief of Brontë Stu...
What Did Anne Boleyn Look Like?
In this episode: to mark International Women's Day, we discuss a number of prolific women across history - 'A History of France in 21 Women'...
Steinbeck's Life and Times
In this episode: Dr Danica Cerce from the Steinbeck Review; Dr Susan Shillinglaw, Director of the Steinbeck Center, California; Dr Nicholas...
De Valera And His Time In America
Featuring: Dr Bernadette Whelan, professor emeritus at the School of History and Geography at the University of Limerick; Dr Colum Kenny, Pr...
Michael Davitt, Land League Founder
In this episode: Nationalist Michael Davitt and how he inspired reform movements around the world; the aristocrat who became a champion of C...
Best of February Books
In this episode, the 125th anniversary of the birth of Brendan Bracken, the Irish born adventurer who became Winston Churchill's greatest su...
America's Infamous Traitor, Benedict Arnold
We're looking at the life and legacy of one of the American Revolution's greatest villains, Benedict Arnold, and we'll find out how his name...
The Plough And The Stars: 100 Years On
In this episode, we find out about the first staging of Seán O'Casey's play The Plough and The Stars 100 years ago and why it provoked such...
Ancient Egypt's Innovation
In this episode, we're finding out about the making of Ancient Egypt - the makers, materials, and remarkable innovations of one of the most...
David Bowie
10 years on from David Bowie's death, we reflect on the life and music of one of the most influential cultural figures of our age, and asses...
1066 and The Norman Conquest
In this episode, we're going back to 1066 as we debate the Norman Conquest and what it meant for England and indeed Ireland. Featuring: · Pr...
Best of January Books
In this episode: The History of the DPP with UCD's Niamh Howlin; Siege in Ireland, 1641-53, by Pádraig Lenihan; and Irish Food History: A Co...
Celebrating Jane Austen at 250
Marking the 250th anniversary of the birth of Jane Austen, we'll discuss her life and legacy. Featuring: Lizzie Dunford, director of the Jan...
The Anglo-Irish Agreement: 40 Years On
Featuring: Dáithí O'Ceallaigh, former Irish diplomat who served as Irish Ambassador in London, involved in framing and operating the agreeme...
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