Building Stormont
18 February 2024 - 52 minsIn this episode of Talking History, Patrick Geoghegan reflects on the symbolism of Stormont and what we can learn about Northern Irish politics from studying the building, with Dr Suzanne O'Neill, adjunct assistant professor at the Department of Classics at Trinity College Dublin; why the Treaty is incorrectly blamed for partition, with author and historian Joe Connell; and the lessons we can learn about leadership by looking at historical figures, with Prof Martin Gutmann of the Lucerne School of Business and author of The Unseen Leader: How History Can Help Us Rethink Leadership.
Series Episodes
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
40 Years On: Contraceptives Legalised In Ireland
We're marking the 40th anniversary of the legalisation of the sale of contraceptives in Ireland in this episode of Talking History. Our panel features: Dr Jennifer Redmond, Associate Professor in 20th Century Irish History, Maynooth University; Dr Mary McAuliffe, historian and Director of Gender Studies at UCD, specialising in Irish women's/gender history; Prof Caitriona Beaumont, Professor of Social History at London South Bank University, and Visiting Full Professor at the School of Social Policy, Social Work and Social Justice/Gender Studies at UCD; and Prof Lindsey Earner-Byrne, Professor of Contemporary Irish History, Trinity College Dublin.
52 mins
16 February Finished
