100 episodes

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.

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    • 4.6 • 44 Ratings

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.

    Full Show Podcast - 14th April 2024

    Full Show Podcast - 14th April 2024

    The 19th century Donegal landlord who set out to improve Gweedore; and the local history tales revealed in a photograph taken over a century ago in Dublin.

    • 41 min
    Lord George Hill

    Lord George Hill

    Cathal Póirtéir on the 19th century Donegal landlord who set out to improve Gweedore, County Donegal.

    • 19 min
    One Photograph, Many Stories

    One Photograph, Many Stories

    Cathy Scuffil on the local history tales revealed in a photograph taken over a century ago in south Dublin city.

    • 21 min
    Bury, Beaumont and Belvedere House

    Bury, Beaumont and Belvedere House

    Ian Kenneally reports on the lives of the last two men to own Belvedere House in Westmeath. He speaks to Ruth Illingworth and Jonathan Westaway.

    • 13 min
    Full Show Podcast - 7th April 2024

    Full Show Podcast - 7th April 2024

    George Mallory's pursuit of Everest's Peak; The extraordinary lives of the last men to own Belvedere House in Westmeath; and the origins of the Irish courts system.

    • 48 min
    George Mallory's Pursuit of Everest's Peak

    George Mallory's Pursuit of Everest's Peak

    Marc McMenamin on the life and death of mountaineer George Mallory, and the disputed fate of the 1924 Mount Everest Expedition.

    • 19 min

Customer Reviews

4.6 out of 5
44 Ratings

44 Ratings

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Thank You RTE

Great podcast for informed and balanced view of Irish modern history.

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