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While Gaunt searches for someone to blame, Churchill downplays the figures of stolen munitions in the House of Commons. Michael Collins suspects British collusion, and with the IRA now armed for civil war, Sean O’Hegarty makes a huge decision. Narrator: Demi Isaac Readings by: Gavan Casey, John Fitzsimons, Liam O’Caoimh. Series Produced by Ally McKenzie Executive Editor: Ciaran Daly

As Sean O’Hegarty’s elaborate plan for unloading the munitions is in full swing, Admiral Ernest Gaunt learns about The Upnor’s seizure, more than 24 hours after the events at Ballycotton. Soon he’ll face the wrath of Winston Churchill and Michael Collins. Narrator: Demi Isaac Readings by: Gavan Casey, John Fitzsimons, Liam O’Caoimh. Series Produced by Ally McKenzie Executive Editor: Ciaran Daly

If the pirates are to capture the Upnor, the captive captain, Jeremiah Collins, is their only hope. They change course and aim to cut the ship off before it reaches England. But if they succeed, are they prepared for the dangerous waters that await them at Ballycotton Harbour? Narrator: Demi Isaac Readings by: Gavan Casey, John Fitzsimons, Liam O’Caoimh. Series Produced by Ally McKenzie Executive...

With the Upnor disappearing on the horizon, the IRA pirates scramble to find a tugboat to follow it out to sea. They are given a sliver of hope when a boat docks in Cobh but is it too late? Meanwhile, unaware of the delay, O’Hegarty makes his way to Ballycotton with a convoy of vehicles and hundreds of people awaiting the ship’s return. Narrator: Demi Isaac Readings by: Gavan Casey, John Fitzsimon...

Sean O’Hegarty puts together a crew in an attempt to seize The Upnor at sea. The ship is carrying 120 tonnes of weapons and is their only chance at arming for an inevitable civil war with Michael Collins’ national army. With a plan in place, they head to Cobh and events are set in motion. But things start to unravel quickly. Narrator: Demi Isaac Readings by: Gavan Casey, John Fitzsimons, Liam O’Ca...

In March 1922, a British Naval ship carrying 120 tons of weapons and ammunition is put to sea but never reaches its destination. In fact, it has vanished on its voyage from Cork to Plymouth. Irish Revolutionary turned leader, Michael Collins, is greatly concerned at the ship’s disappearance. Ireland teeters on the brink of Civil War, and in the wrong hands the munitions could spell disaster. Meanw...

1990. In the midst of the Troubles in Northern Ireland. four masked men seize an elderly Lord in his home. Tying him up, they carry out an audacious £1m antiques heist – still reputed to be the biggest ever in Northern Ireland. Then they flee in a car and van. Rewards are offered, but to no avail. The gang – and the valuable antiques – are gone. A year later, the Lord’s son will disappear, lost at...

1990. In the midst of the Troubles in Northern Ireland. four masked men seize an elderly Lord in his home. Tying him up, they carry out an audacious £1m antiques heist – still reputed to be the biggest ever in Northern Ireland. Then they flee in a car and van. Rewards are offered, but to no avail. The gang – and the valuable antiques – are gone. A year later, the Lord’s son will disappear, lost at...

1990. In the midst of the Troubles in Northern Ireland. four masked men seize an elderly Lord in his home. Tying him up, they carry out an audacious £1m antiques heist – still reputed to be the biggest ever in Northern Ireland. Then they flee in a car and van. Rewards are offered, but to no avail. The gang – and the valuable antiques – are gone. A year later, the Lord’s son will disappear, lost at...

1990. In the midst of the Troubles in Northern Ireland. four masked men seize an elderly Lord in his home. Tying him up, they carry out an audacious £1m antiques heist – still reputed to be the biggest ever in Northern Ireland. Then they flee in a car and van. Rewards are offered, but to no avail. The gang – and the valuable antiques – are gone. A year later, the Lord’s son will disappear, lost at...

1990. In the midst of the Troubles in Northern Ireland, four masked men seize an elderly Lord in his home. Tying him up, they carry out an audacious £1m antiques heist – still reputed to be the biggest ever in Northern Ireland. Then they flee in a car and van. Rewards are offered, but to no avail. The gang – and the valuable antiques – are gone. A year later, the Lord’s son will disappear, lost at...

1990. In the midst of the Troubles in Northern Ireland. four masked men seize an elderly Lord in his home. Tying him up, they carry out an audacious £1m antiques heist – still reputed to be the biggest ever in Northern Ireland. Then they flee in a car and van. Rewards are offered, but to no avail. The gang – and the valuable antiques – are gone. A year later, the Lord’s son will disappear, lost at...

1990. In the midst of the Troubles in Northern Ireland. four masked men seize an elderly Lord in his home. Tying him up, they carry out an audacious £1m antiques heist – still reputed to be the biggest ever in Northern Ireland. Then they flee in a car and van. Rewards are offered, but to no avail. The gang – and the valuable antiques – are gone. A year later, the Lord’s son will disappear, lost at...

1990. In the midst of the Troubles in Northern Ireland. four masked men seize an elderly Lord in his home. Tying him up, they carry out an audacious £1m antiques heist – still reputed to be the biggest ever in Northern Ireland. Then they flee in a car and van. Rewards are offered, but to no avail. The gang – and the valuable antiques – are gone. A year later, the Lord’s son will disappear, lost at...

1990. In the midst of the Troubles in Northern Ireland, four masked men seize an elderly Lord in his home. Tying him up, they carry out an audacious £1m antiques heist – still reputed to be the biggest ever in Northern Ireland. Then they flee in a car and van. Rewards are offered, but to no avail. The gang – and the valuable antiques – are gone. A year later, the Lord’s son will disappear, lost at...

1990. In the midst of the Troubles in Northern Ireland, four masked men seize an elderly Lord in his home. Tying him up, they carry out an audacious £1m antiques heist – still reputed to be the biggest ever in Northern Ireland. Then they flee in a car and van. Rewards are offered, but to no avail. The gang – and the valuable antiques – are gone. A year later, the Lord’s son will disappear, lost at...

In November 1938 Jewish shops and businesses are brutally attacked in several days of pogroms in what became known as Kristillnacht. Charles’ position of trying to build good relations with the Nazi leadership now becomes untenable. He has a bruising showdown with his cousin, Winston Churchill, at a social event in London. In private, he acknowledges that he has failed in his efforts to be an arch...

Prominent Nazi, Joachim von Ribbentrop, visits the Londonderrys again – this time at their stately home in the North East of England. But the German ambassador is on the point of giving a Nazi salute in Durham Cathedral and just in time Charles, Lord Londonderry, grabs his arm to avoid an embarrassing scandal. Charles’ friendly relations with senior Nazis are threatening to destroy his public repu...

Spring 1936. A man falls into Strangford Lough and has to be fished out. It is a huge humiliation for Hitler’s leading diplomat, Joachim von Ribbentrop. But some say this story is just a myth. Claims and counter-claims swirl around Charles, Marquess of Londonderry and his wife Edith because of their friendly relations with high-ranking Nazis. The mystery of whether Ribbentrop fell into the water o...

A retired police officer looks back on his younger days, catching criminals and working cases on the streets of West Belfast. As the city awakens from World War II, with sectarian tensions simmering in the background, Constable Jack Walsh must navigate the narrow streets of the ‘Loney’ in search of petty thieves and criminals – meeting a cast of colourful, eccentric and dangerous characters along...

A retired police officer looks back on his younger days, catching criminals and working cases on the streets of West Belfast. As the city awakens from World War II, with sectarian tensions simmering in the background, Constable Jack Walsh must navigate the narrow streets of the ‘Loney’ in search of petty thieves and criminals – meeting a cast of colourful, eccentric and dangeous characters along t...

A retired police officer looks back on his younger days, catching criminals and working cases on the streets of West Belfast. As the city awakens from World War II, with sectarian tensions simmering in the background, Constable Jack Walsh must navigate the narrow streets of the ‘Loney’ in search of petty thieves and criminals – meeting a cast of colourful, eccentric and dangerous characters along...

A retired police officer looks back on his younger days, catching criminals and working cases on the streets of West Belfast. As the city awakens from World War II, with sectarian tensions simmering in the background, Constable Jack Walsh must navigate the narrow streets of the ‘Loney’ in search of petty thieves and criminals – meeting a cast of colourful, eccentric and dangerous characters along...

A retired police officer looks back on his younger days, catching criminals and working cases on the streets of West Belfast. As the city awakens from World War II, with sectarian tensions simmering in the background, Constable Jack Walsh must navigate the narrow streets of the ‘Loney’ in search of petty thieves and criminals – meeting a cast of colourful, eccentric and dangerous characters along...

A retired police officer looks back on his younger days, catching criminals and working cases on the streets of West Belfast. As the city awakens from World War II, with sectarian tensions simmering in the background, Constable Jack Walsh must navigate the narrow streets of the ‘Loney’ in search of petty thieves and criminals – meeting a cast of colourful, eccentric and dangerous characters along...