The History Show

By RTÉ Radio 1

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 on RTÉ Rad... more

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The podcast currently has 761 episodes available.

The History Show episodes:

October 15, 2023 The First Ascent of Everest
Marc McMenamin talks to Peter Hillary, son of Edmund Hillary, about his father's historic ascent of Everest 70 years ago
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7min
October 15, 2023 Full Show Podcast - 15th October 2023
Barristers in Ireland; Peter Hillary on his father Edmund's ascent of Everest in 1953; and the story of the Coffin Ship during the Irish Famine.
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55min
October 15, 2023 The Coffin Ship
Myles talks to Cian McMahon, author of the book "The Coffin Ship: Life and Death at Sea during the Great Irish Famine"
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25min
October 15, 2023 Barristers in Ireland
Niamh Howlin talks to Myles about her book, "Barristers in Ireland: An evolving profession since 1921"
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22min
October 08, 2023 Full Show Podcast - 8th October 2023
Death, murder and politics in 19th century Monaghan; and Paul Bew on the lives of Charles Stewart Parnell and John Dillon.
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47min
October 08, 2023 Ancestral Voices in Irish Politics: Judging Dillon and Parnell
Myles is joined by Paul Bew, Emeritus Professor of Irish Politics at Queens University Belfast, and a crossbench peer in the House of Lords.
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23min
October 08, 2023 The Irish Coroner
Dr Michelle McGoff-McCann on her book 'The Irish Coroner: Death, murder and politics in Co. Monaghan, 1846-78'
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24min
October 01, 2023 The Harlan Strauss Tapes
A look at an extraordinary collection of taped interviews with revolutionaries, recorded in 1972. Myles is joined by Harlan Strauss, Jim Dolan, Conor Mulvagh and Ultan Courtney.
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54min
September 24, 2023 The Drowned Village
Myles Dungan looks at the story of Capel Celyn in Wales, and why it was submerged in water in the 1960s, displacing the small Welsh-speaking community who lived there.
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50min
September 17, 2023 Full Show Podcast - 17th September 2023
Chronicling the history of 32 counties in the History and Society series; and the Irish silver miners who fought for better pay and conditions in 19th century Colorado.
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47min

FAQs about The History Show:

How many episodes does The History Show have?

The podcast currently has 761 episodes available.

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