This week Patrick covers the best in Irish and International history publications for June 2020. Books featured on the show include: 'Agents of Disorder: Inside China's Cultural Revolution' with Andrew Walder, 'Days of the Blackthorn: Faction Fighters of Kerry' by Sean Moraghan, 'The Legacy of the Irish Parliamentary Party in Independent Ireland 1922-1949' with Martin O Donoghue, The Journey to the Mayflower: God’s Outlaws and the Invention of Freedom' with Stephen Tomkins, 'The Journey Matters: Twentieth-Century Travel in True Style' with Jonathan Glancey and 'Stasi Winter' by David Young.

This week Patrick and a team of historians, architects, artists and writers discuss the history and cultural legacy of the Alhambra Palace in Granada, Spain.

Joining Patrick on the show were: Donald McGilvray, Author of 'Granada: The Seizure of the Sultanate', Michael B Barry, Author of 'The Alhambra Revealed, the remarkable Story of the Kingdom of Granada', Dr Olga Bush, Bard College and Author of ‘Reframing the Alhambra: Architecture, Poetry, Textiles and Court Ceremonial’, Dr Barbara Boloix Gallardo, University of Granada and Dr Glaire Anderson, Senior Lecturer in Islamic Art, History of Art, University of Edinburgh, Scotland.

 

 

This week Patrick covers the best in Irish and International history publications for June 2020. Books covered on the show include: 'The Killing of the Iron Twelve' with Hedley Malloch, 'Sport and Leisure in the Irish and British Country House' with Dr Terence Dooley and Dr Christopher Ridgway, 'British Forces in Germany: The Lived Experience' with Peter Johnson, 'Wild Stories from the Irish Uplands' with John G Dwyer and a retrospective look at the contribution of Mary Mulvihill to the History of Science in Ireland.

This week Patrick and an esteemed panel of musicians, historians and biographers explore the life and cultural legacy of celebrated Czech composer Antonin Dvorak. Joining Patrick on the panel are: Dr Wolfgang Mark, Associate Professor in Musicology, University College Dublin, Dr Patrick Devine, retired Music Lecturer at NUI Maynooth, Dr Michael Beckerman, Author of 'Dvorak and His World' and David R. Beveridge, Author of 'Rethinking Dvorak'.

  

 

This week Patrick looks at the best of Irish and international history publications for May 2020. Books covered on the show include: 'Douglas Hyde: My American Journey' by Brian O Concuibir, 'The Peelers Notebook: Policing Victorian Dublin: Mad Dogs, Duels and Dynamite' with Barry Kennerk, 'The Museum Buildings of Trinity College Dublin' with Patrick Wyse Jackson, 'El Norte: The Epic and Forgotten Story of Hispanic North America' with Carrie Gibson and 'An Oral History of UCG 1830-1980' with Jackie Ui Chionna.

This week Patrick covers the best in Irish and International history publications for May 2020. Books covered on the show include: 'Where Once They Stood: New Foundland's Rocky Road Towards Confederation' with Raymond Blake, 'The Salamanca Diaries: Father Mc Cabe and the Spanish Civil War' with Tim Fanning, 'Silk Roads, Peoples, Cultures, Landscapes' with Susan Whitfield, 'Newman: A Short Biography' with Michael Collins and 'A History of the Irish Thoracic Society' with Muiris Fitzgerald.

This week Patrick covers the best in Irish and International history publications for April 2020. Books covered on the show include: 'Samurai: A Concise History' with Michael Wert, 'The Fortress: The Great Siege of Przemysl' with Alexander Watson, 'Margaret Skinnider' with Mary Mc Auliffe, 'A Matter of Interpretation' with Elizabeth Mc Donald and 'The Life and Times of Mary Ann Mc Cracken 1770-1866' by Mary McNeill with Marianne Elliot.

This week Patrick covers the best in Irish and International history publications for April 2020. Books featured on the show include: 'Implacable Foes: War in the Pacific 1944-1945' with Waldo Heinrichs and Marc Gallicchio, 'Brokering The Good Friday Agreement: The Untold Story' with Mary E Daly, 'Brooklyn: The Once and Future City' with Thomas Campanella, 'Fearless Women: Hannah Sheehy Skeffington, Feminism and the Irish Revolution' with Margaret Ward and 'Charlie: The Story of Charlie Gallagher, The GAA's Lost Icon' with Paul Fitzpatrick.

This week Tommy Graham, the Editor of 'History Ireland' and a high profile panel of historians, biographers and researchers discuss Eamon De Valera's iconic tour of America.

Joining Tommy on the panel were:  Dr Darragh Gannon, Queens University Belfast, Historian & Journalist David Mc Cullagh, Author of 'De Valera Volume 1: Rise 1882 to 1932', Gabriel Doherty, Department of History, University College Cork, Historian and Biographer, Joe Connell and Dr Padraig Mc Gonagle, Queens University Belfast.

 

This week Patrick explores 'Ireland: 'A Voice Among the Nations' published by the Royal Irish Academy and edited by Dr John Gibney, Dr Kate O'Malley and Dr Michael Kennedy.