BBC Radio Ulster

A Short History of Ireland

History EN ↓ 60 episodes

Ireland’s rich and turbulent history is explored in a series written by the late Dr Jonathan Bardon.

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BBC Radio Ulster

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History

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www.bbc.co.uk

Latest episode

Sep 18, 2024

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Episodes

Series 1: Omnibus 5 17.09.2024

Omnibus #5 explores Ireland’s rich and turbulent history in the following episodes – ● The Wars of the Gael and the Gall ● Viking Towns and Cities ● Brian Boru and the Battle of Clontarf ● A Trembling Sod ● The Rape of Dervorgilla Written by Dr Jonathan Bardon and featuring Frances Tomelty, James Greene, Richard Dormer and Sean Crummey.

Series 1: Omnibus 3 17.09.2024

Omnibus #3 explores Ireland’s rich and turbulent history in the following episodes – • Patrick the Briton • The Early Irish Church • A Land of Many Kings • Poets, Judges, Nobles, the Free and the Un-free • Homesteads and Crannogs Written by Dr Jonathan Bardon and featuring Frances Tomelty, James Greene, Richard Dormer and Sean Crummey.

Series 1: Omnibus 2 17.09.2024

Omnibus #2 explores Ireland’s rich and turbulent history in the following episodes – ● Before the Celts ● The Coming of the Celts ● Preparing for the Otherworld in Pre-Christian Celtic Ireland ● Kings and Champions ● Agricola Plans to Conquer Ireland Written by Dr Jonathan Bardon and featuring Frances Tomelty, James Greene, Richard Dormer and Sean Crummey.

Series 1: Omnibus 1 17.09.2024

Omnibus #1 explores Ireland’s rich and turbulent history in the following episodes – • The First Plants, Animals and People • Stone Age Ireland • The First Farmers • Burying the dead in The New Stone Age • Copper, Bronze and Gold Written by Dr Jonathan Bardon and featuring Frances Tomelty, James Greene, Richard Dormer and Sean Crummey.

Series 1: Omnibus 4 26.05.2020

Omnibus #4 explores Ireland’s rich and turbulent history in the following episodes – ● Living off the Land ● Saints and Scholars ● Not the Work of Men, But Angels ● St Columba, St Columbanus and the Wandering Irish ● The Vikings Are Coming Written by Dr Jonathan Bardon and featuring Frances Tomelty, James Greene, Richard Dormer and Sean Crummey.

Series 1: Omnibus 43 22.05.2020

Omnibus #43 explores Ireland’s rich and turbulent history in the following episodes – • The Covenant • The great Dublin lock-out • The Curragh ‘mutiny’ • To the brink of civil war • Faithful to Erin, we answer her call Written by Dr Jonathan Bardon and featuring Frances Tomelty, James Greene, Richard Dormer and Sean Crummey.

Series 1: Omnibus 45 22.05.2020

Omnibus #45 explores Ireland’s rich and turbulent history in the following episodes – • The rise of Sinn Féin • The first Dáil • Return to violence • Terror and reprisal • The dreary steeples Written by Dr Jonathan Bardon and featuring Frances Tomelty, James Greene, Richard Dormer and Sean Crummey.

Series 1: Omnibus 46 22.05.2020

Omnibus #46 explores Ireland’s rich and turbulent history in the following episodes – • Partition • Stretch out the hand of forbearance • The Treaty • The split • Troubles north and south Written by Dr Jonathan Bardon and featuring Frances Tomelty, James Greene, Richard Dormer and Sean Crummey.

Series 2: Omnibus 3 22.05.2020

Omnibus #3 explores Ireland’s rich and turbulent history in the following episodes – • The appalling influx from the slums • The Blitz, May 1941 • The Catholics and Protestants are going up there mixed • German bombs on Éire • The spy who failed Written by Dr Jonathan Bardon and featuring Cherrie McIlwaine, Patrick FitzSymons and Sean Crummey.

Series 2: Omnibus 5 22.05.2020

Omnibus #5 explores Ireland’s rich and turbulent history in the following episodes – • Internees, deserters and volunteers • Keeping Éire lean • An arsenal of victory • Dealing with the IRA in Northern Ireland • Wartime smuggling Written by Dr Jonathan Bardon and featuring Cherrie McIlwaine, Patrick FitzSymons and Sean Crummey.

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