The History Show

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The History Show episodes

May 03 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 Marc McMenamin.
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33 min
May 03 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 Taoiseach: A Century of Political Leadership'.
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22 min
April 26 Full Show Podcast - 26th April 2026
Julie Parsons on her family memoir 'People Like Us'; The first Irish-language newspaper; and Irish Conflict in Comics
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56 min
April 26 Irish Conflict in Comics
James Bacon joins Myles to discuss how Irish conflicts were portrayed in comic books in the 20th century.
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18 min
April 26 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 online from The University of Galway.
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15 min
April 26 Julie Parsons on her family memoir 'People Like Us'
Myles is joined by writer Julie Parsons, whose new book 'People Like Us' tells the story of her extended family.
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23 min
April 19 Full Show Podcast - 19th April 2026
The Catalpa Rescue; and When Fitness Went Global.
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48 min
April 19 When Fitness Went Global
Conor Heffernan joins Myles to discuss the rise of physical culture in the 19th century.
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23 min
April 19 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.
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24 min
March 29 100 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 broadcasting.
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50 min

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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 on RTÉ…