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The History Show

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Bringing the past to life! Discover how Ireland and our world was shaped as Myles Dungan and guests explore events ranging from medieval times to the recent past. Listen live Sundays at 6pm...

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Listen to The History Show, a Society & Culture podcast by RTÉ. Stream 100 episodes in English, follow new audio stories, and play episodes online on Radio and Podcast.

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Iain Dale on Political Leadership

Iain Dale speaks about leaders across different systems of government, as explored in the publications he's edited - most recently 'The Taoi...

0:21:19May 3, 2026

Exploring the 1926 Census

Myles is joined by four historians who have been going through the 1926 census returns. With Liz Gillis, Mary McAuliffe, Cormac Moore and Ma...

0:32:38May 3, 2026

Irish Conflict in Comics

James Bacon joins Myles to discuss how Irish conflicts were portrayed in comic books in the 20th century.

0:17:12Apr 26, 2026

The First Irish-Language Newspaper

Deirdre Ní Chonghaile joins Myles to discuss An Gaodhal, the Irish-language newspaper first published in New York in 1881, now available onl...

0:14:27Apr 26, 2026

When Fitness Went Global

Conor Heffernan joins Myles to discuss the rise of physical culture in the 19th century.

0:22:34Apr 19, 2026

The Catalpa Rescue

The story of the 1876 rescue of six Fenian prisoners from Fremantle Prison in Western Australia. With Brenda Malone and Frank MacGabhann.

0:23:20Apr 19, 2026

100 Years of Irish Radio

Myles Dungan and guests explore how Irish radio began; how pirate stations thrived in the 1970s and 1980s; and the story of Irish language b...

0:49:17Mar 29, 2026

The 1926 Census of Ireland

Myles Dungan and guests preview the upcoming release of the 1926 Irish census from the National Archives. With Orlaith McBride, Ida Milne, G...

0:49:52Mar 22, 2026

The Academy Awards

A short history of the Oscars, with Harvey O'Brien of UCD.

0:17:22Mar 15, 2026

The Irish Pub

To discuss the social and cultural history of the pub, Myles talks to Donal Fallon, author of 'The Dublin Pub'; and Perry Share and MoonYoun...

0:29:26Mar 15, 2026

Full Show Podcast - 28th December 2025

The Irish revolution in County Meath; The Donegal woman who helped launch the computer age; and Roger Casement is honoured in San Francisco.

0:46:07Dec 28, 2025

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