Brendan Behan with Donal Fallon and Barry Sheppard
Barry Sheppard is joined by historian and broadcaster, Donal Fallon to talk about the life and work of author, playwright, and republican Br...
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History Now (NVTV) with Barry Sheppard
History Now is a weekly history show, broadcast on Northern Visions TV in Belfast and presented by historian Barry Sheppard. A focus on Irish and world history, the show's host speaks with l...
History Now (NVTV) with Barry Sheppard Podcast Guide
Listen to History Now (NVTV) with Barry Sheppard, a Society & Culture podcast by Barry Sheppard. Stream 36 episodes in English, follow new audio stories, and play episodes online on Radio and Podcast.
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20 of 36 episodesEnoch Powell - with Dr Paul Corthorn
Dr Paul Corthorn from Queen's University Belfast speaks to Barry Sheppard about his book 'Enoch Powell: Politics and Ideas in Modern Britain...
Mary Ann McCracken - Belfast radical and abolitionist.
Barry Sheppard discusses the life of Mary Ann McCracken with Paula Reynolds and Aaron McIntyre from the Belfast Charitable Society.
Tartan Gangs and Loyalist Commemorations, Gareth Mulvenna and Jonathan Evershed.
Barry Sheppard is joined by authors Dr Gareth Mulvenna, "Tartan Gangs and Paramilitaries: The Loyalist Backlash" and Dr Jonathan Evershed "G...
Brian J. Dooley - Second Generation Irish and the Cause of Ireland.
Barry Sheppard is joined by human rights activist and author, Dr Brian Dooley. Author of several books, including "Robert Kennedy: The Final...
History Now - Professor Cornel West
Barry Sheppard speaks with American philosopher, political activist, social critic, and public intellectual, Professor Cornel West. Recorded...
James Baldwin's America - Professor Eddie S. Glaude Jr.
Professor of African American Studies at Princeton University, Eddie S. Glaude Jr. speaks to Barry Sheppard about his book 'Begin Again - Ja...
Royal Irish Constabulary Commemoration Controversy 2020, Brian Hanley and Ida Milne
Recorded in February 2020, Barry Sheppard was joined by Dr Brian Hanley from Trinity College Dublin, and Dr Ida Milne from Carlow College to...
Science vs Religion, and religious fundamentalism in 19th century Ulster, with Dr Stuart Mathieson
Barry Sheppard speaks with Dr Stuart Mathieson about the history of science vs religion and his Leverhulme Trust-funded project Fundamentali...
Canon John Hayes and 90 years of Muintir na Tíre
Barry Sheppard is joined by former National President of the rural Irish organisation, Muintir na Tíre (the People of the Land) to discuss t...
Sexual violence in the Irish revolution with Professor Linda Connolly
Professor Linda Connolly of Maynooth University joins Barry Sheppard to talk about her research into sexual violence during the Irish revolu...
History Now Extra - Cuban Revolutions
Barry Sheppard is joined by historian and host of the History of the Cuban Revolution podcast, Nick Ramos. A podcast series that covers the...
Election Propaganda
Barry Sheppard welcomes Dr Elaine Callinan from Carlow College and Dr Martin O'Donoghue from University of Sheffield to speak about Irish el...
The Impact of the Troubles on the Republic of Ireland
Dr Brian Hanley speaks to Barry Sheppard about his book 'The Impact of the Troubles on the Republic of Ireland, 1968-79: Boiling Volcano'?
Matt Loughrey, Tuol Sleng Genocide, and the Colourization of Old Photos
History Now Extra - Barry Sheppard is joined by Dr Emily Mark-Fitzgerald, Associate Professor in the School of Art History and Cultural Poli...
Catholicism and the Making of Politics in Central Mozambique, 1940–1986 with Dr Eric Morier-Genoud
Dr Eric Morier-Genoud talks to Barry Sheppard about the role of the Catholic Church in Mozambique while it was a Portuguese colony and after...
History Now - Irish Military Service Pensions
Cécile Gordon, Project Manager of the Military Service (1916-1923) Pensions Collection, talks to Barry Sheppard about the background to the...
History Now - Irish music with Stuart Bailie and Conor McCaffrey
Music journalists Stuart Bailie and Conor McCaffrey talk to historian Barry Sheppard about how music trends have shaped Irish society over t...
Professor Kehinde Andrews and The New Age of Empire.
Barry Sheppard speaks with Professor Kehinde Andrews about his new book, The New Age of Empire: How Racism and Colonialism Still Rule the Wo...
Irish Suffrage Movement, with Dr Margaret Ward.
Historian Dr Margaret Ward talks to Barry Sheppard about how the female suffrage movement reacted to the Home Rule question and the First Wo...