In this episode of Talking History, we're going back in time 10 years to remember how Ireland became the first country in the world to legalise same-sex marriage by popular vote, as we debate what the passing of the marriage equality referendum really meant for Irish history.

Featuring: Dr Mary McAuliffe, historian and Director of Gender Studies at UCD, co-editor of ‘The politics of gender and sexuality in modern Ireland’ and co-editor of ‘Sexual Politics in Modern Ireland’; Prof Sonja Tiernan, historian of modern Ireland, based at the Royal Irish Academy, and author of ‘The History of Marriage Equality in Ireland: A Social Revolution Begins’ and co-editor of ‘Sexual Politics in Modern Ireland’; Dr Brian Tobin, Associate Professor at the School of Law at the University of Galway, author of 'The Legal Recognition of Same-Sex Relationships: Emerging Families in Ireland and Beyond'; and Frances Fitzgerald, former Tánaiste and former Minister for Justice, who introduced that legislation to hold the marriage equality referendum and signed its commencement order that November.

In this episode of Talking History:

The social history of death and dying, with historian and bereavement counsellor Molly Conisbee

Vietdamned: How the World’s Greatest Minds Put America on Trial, with historian Clive Webb

And Alexander The Great: Lives and Legacies, with Stephen Harrison of Swansea University.

Talking History is searching for white smoke as we explore the history of the most unusual conclaves, including the one that lasted almost three years.

Featuring Dr Celeste McNamara, Assistant Professor in Early Modern European History, DCU; Dr Patrick Houlihan, Associate Professor in History at TCD; and Dr Massimo Faggioli, Professor of Historical Theology at Villanova University in Pennsylvania.

In this episode, we bring you a roundup of history books: we explore how New York was invented in the 17th century, with Russell Shorto, director of the New Amsterdam Project at the New York Historical and senior scholar at the New Netherland Institute; we chart the fall of civilisations with Paul Cooper, podcaster and historian; and discuss why Mary MacSwiney opposed the treaty, with Dr Leeann Lane, lecturer in the School of History and Geography, Dublin City University.

This week is the 250th anniversary of the birth of JMW Turner, so we are playing back our show on one of the greatest landscape artists of all time.

Joining Patrick is Charlotte Topsfield, Prints & Drawings Curator, National Galleries of Scotland; Anne Hodge, Curator of Prints & Drawings, National Gallery of Ireland; and Niamh McGuinne, Paper Conservator, National Gallery of Ireland.

In this episode, we explore some fascinating new historical exhibitions and curations taking place around the world.

The recreation of Anne Frank's annex in New York, with Tom Brink, Head of Collections and Presentations at the Anne Frank House.

Bilingual Dublin street signs and what they reveal about our cultural heritage, with Nicole Volmering of TCD.

Mudlarking in London, with London Museum curator of Archaeology Kate Sumnall.

And the early days of swimwear, with curator Amber Butchart, dress and design historian and broadcaster.

In this episode, we mark 100 years since the publication of F Scott Fitzgerald's novel The Great Gatsby and explore how its themes are still relevant today.

Featuring Prof Philip McGowan, School of Arts, English and Languages at Queen's University Belfast; Prof Kirk Curnutt, executive director of the F Scott Fitzgerald Society and Professor and chair at the Department of English at Troy University in Alabama; and Dr Alexandra Peat from the School of English, Media and Creative Arts at the University of Galway.

In this episode: this month's round-up of history books - 'Travellers in the Golden Realm' by Lubaaba Al-Azami, 'The Brutish Empire' by Des Ekin, and 'Dublin: The Irish Revolution, 1912−1923' by Brian Hughes.

In this episode: our panel reflects on King James I & VI of Scotland - his life and loves - on the 400th anniversary of his death.

Featuring historian Gareth Russell, Anna Groundwater, Principal Curator, Renaissance and Early Modern History at National Museums Scotland; Clare Jackson, Honorary Professor of Early Modern History at the University of Cambridge, and historian Lucy Hughes-Hallett, author of 'The Scapegoat'.

In this episode, we meet the descendant of Arthur Guinness to discuss the early history of the brewery; we speak with Catherine Healy from Epic Irish Emigration Museum to discuss the stories of emigrants who wrote letters home; and how to start building your family tree, with the National Library of Ireland's Steven Skeldon.