Best of March Books

Podcast Series Talking History with Patrick Geoghegan

In this episode: this month's round-up of history books - 'Travellers in the Golden Realm' by Lubaaba Al-Azami, 'The Brutish Empire' by Des Ekin, and 'Dublin: The Irish Revolution, 1912−1923' by Brian Hughes.

52 mins

Series Episodes

The Great Gatsby's Centenary

47 mins

6 April Finished

King James VI and I: His Life and Loves

In this episode: our panel reflects on King James I & VI of Scotland - his life and loves - on the 400th anniversary of his death. Featuring historian Gareth Russell, Anna Groundwater, Principal Curator, Renaissance and Early Modern History at National Museums Scotland; Clare Jackson, Honorary Professor of Early Modern History at the University of Cambridge, and historian Lucy Hughes-Hallett, author of 'The Scapegoat'.

52 mins

23 March Finished

Arthur Guinness

In this episode, we meet the descendant of Arthur Guinness to discuss the early history of the brewery; we speak with Catherine Healy from Epic Irish Emigration Museum to discuss the stories of emigrants who wrote letters home; and how to start building your family tree, with the National Library of Ireland's Steven Skeldon.

52 mins

16 March Finished

Ireland & The Death Penalty

On this episode of Talking History: the history of Ireland's non-political executions, as we bring you the story of Annie Walsh, the only woman executed in independent Ireland.

53 mins

9 March Finished

The Oscars: The Early Days

In this episode of Talking History: The early days of the Oscars, with Cara O'Doherty, film critic and arts reporter In search of Ireland's national poet in the 19th century, with author Bridget Hourican And medieval monasticism, with author Edel Bhreathnach.

52 mins

2 March Finished

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