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April Books Special
In this April Books Special, we'll find out how the Oxford English Dictionary was crowdsourced from a surprising and diverse group of people from ast…
2 years, 5 months ago
Abba: 50 Years Since Eurovision
In this episode of Talking History, we're remembering Abba's Eurovision win 50 years ago and finding out how the song Waterloo helped to propel them …
2 years, 5 months ago
The Creation of the Irish Courts
On this week's Talking History, we're looking at the creation of the Irish courts system 100 years ago and exploring how our legal system came about.…
2 years, 6 months ago
March Books Special: WWII
In this World War Two-themed March Books Special, Patrick Geoghegan meets the nephew of Alan Turing to discuss the enigma traitors. We'll also hear a…
2 years, 6 months ago
The Taoisigh Visits To White House For St Patrick's Day
Happy St Patrick's Day! In this episode, we chart the history of Taoisigh visiting the White House, how the tradition started and evolved, and why Ir…
2 years, 6 months ago
The Oscars: The Trailblazers and Terrors
On this week's episode of Talking History, Patrick Geoghegan traces the highs and lows of The Oscars, the underrated and underwhelming nominations of…
2 years, 6 months ago
Franklin D. Roosevelt
In this episode of Talking History, we're looking at FDR and the New Deal as we debate the presidency of Franklin D. Roosevelt and his attempts to ta…
2 years, 6 months ago
The Beatles
On this episode of Talking History, to mark the anniversary of the birth of George Harrison, we're looking at the music, history and legacy of The Be…
2 years, 7 months ago
Building Stormont
In this episode of Talking History, Patrick Geoghegan reflects on the symbolism of Stormont and what we can learn about Northern Irish politics from …
2 years, 7 months ago
Daniel O'Connell
'The Liberator', former Lord Mayor of Dublin, and Kerryman Daniel O'Connell is the subject of this week's episode of Talking History. Joining Patrick…
2 years, 7 months ago