The History Show
RTE Ireland
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 Radio 1.
Location:
Dublin, Ireland
Networks:
RTE Ireland
Description:
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 Radio 1.
Language:
English
Episodes
Full Show Podcast - 10th November 2024
11/10/2024
The myriad legacies of Jonathan Swift; and the mass hunger strike of 1923.
Duration:00:44:58
The Mass Hunger Strike of 1923
11/10/2024
Ian Kenneally reports. He speaks to Dr Helene O’Keeffe, co-editor of the 'Atlas of the Irish Civil War'
Duration:00:11:42
Jonathan Swift: Savage Indignation
11/10/2024
Gerry Mullins, Jim Lucey and Brendan Twomey join Myles to discuss Jonathan Swift.
Duration:00:31:38
The Nastiest Presidential Elections in US History
11/3/2024
Myles Dungan looks at some of the most bitterly fought Presidential elections, with the help of Professor Glen Gendzel, Dr Sandra Scanlon, and selections from the RTÉ Radio Archives.
Duration:01:04:50
Full Show Podcast - 27th October 2024
10/27/2024
The Irish in Multicultural Britain; Dracula, Frankenstein and Ballyshannon; and the convening of the Irish Boundary Commission a century ago
Duration:00:45:23
The Convening of the Irish Boundary Commission
10/27/2024
Myles is joined by Dr Cormac Moore, to mark the anniversary of the Irish Boundary Commission's first meeting a century ago.
Duration:00:19:32
Dracula, Frankenstein and Ballyshannon
10/27/2024
Marc McMenamin reports, he talks to Professor Jarlath Killeen of TCD, and local historian Brian Drummond.
Duration:00:06:22
The Irish in Multicultural Britain
10/27/2024
Myles is joined by Dr Kieran Connell, author of 'Multicultural Britain: A People's History'
Duration:00:18:09
Full Show Podcast - 20th October 2024
10/20/2024
Language learning in 19th century Ireland; The shooting of Richard Bertles during the Irish Civil War; and Thomas Keneally on his new novel about John Mitchel
Duration:00:52:31
Thomas Keneally on John Mitchel
10/20/2024
Myles speaks to Australian writer Thomas Keneally about John Mitchel, the focus of his latest historical novel 'Fanatic Heart'.
Duration:00:17:49
The Shooting of Richard Bertles
10/20/2024
Ian Kenneally reports on the civil war killing of Richard Bertles, and two songs about him composed a century apart.
Duration:00:13:22
Foreign Tongues: Victorian Language Learning and the Shaping of Modern Ireland
10/20/2024
Myles is joined by Phyllis Gaffney to talk about how Ireland became a leader in modern language education in the 19th century.
Duration:00:19:37
Full Show Podcast - 13th October 2024
10/13/2024
The rich history of Irish food; Remembering our community midwives; and the racial transformation of the Irish in America.
Duration:00:54:25
Race, Politics, and Irish America
10/13/2024
Myles talks to Professor Mary Burke, author of 'Race, Politics, and Irish America: A Gothic History'.
Duration:00:19:07
Remembering our Community Midwives
10/13/2024
Myles is joined by Emma Laffey, curator of the exhibition 'Mary Anne Fanning: Remembering our Community Midwives' at the National Museum of Ireland - Country Life in Castlebar.
Duration:00:12:45
Irish Food History
10/13/2024
Myles is joined by Dr Máirtín Mac Con Iomaire, who is co-editor of the book 'Irish Food History: A Companion'
Duration:00:20:48
Full Show Podcast - 6th October 2024
10/6/2024
The Irish Jacobite Army; The role of America's First Ladies; and the history of sex and Christianity.
Duration:00:55:08
Lower than the Angels: A History of Sex and Christianity
10/6/2024
Myles is joined by Professor Diarmaid MacCulloch, Emeritus Professor of the History of the Church at Oxford, and author of a recently published volume on sex and Christianity.
Duration:00:18:28
U.S. First Ladies: Making History and Leaving Legacies
10/6/2024
Colm Flynn reports, he speaks to Anita McBride, who was Chief of Staff to First Lady Laura Bush.
Duration:00:14:04
The Irish Jacobite Army
10/6/2024
Myles is joined by Dr Harman Murtagh, author of a new book telling the story of Ireland's largest pre-modern army.
Duration:00:20:50