A Short History of Ireland BBC Radio Ulster
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- History
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Ireland’s rich and turbulent history is explored in a series written by the late Dr Jonathan Bardon.
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Series 1: Omnibus 4
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
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
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
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
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
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.
Customer Reviews
Organization
Why aren’t the episodes listed in order?
Boring and biased
Superb audio quality and absolutely horrible writing.