The History Show

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• Glasnevin Cemetery 31.05.2026 45min

  Myles Dungan takes a tour of Ireland's National Cemetery at Glasnevin. With guests Ultan Moran, Brian Casey and Georgina Laragy.
• Full Show Podcast - 24th May 2026 24.05.2026 47min

  Conflict and coexistence in County Donegal; The life and career of Harry Ferguson; and The Giotto Mission to Halley’s Comet.
• Conflict and Coexistence in County Donegal 24.05.2026 23min

  Marc McMenamin talks to Edward Burke about a violent incident in Donegal in 1920, and its connection to the family history of a major political figure. Local historian Robert Love joins Myles to talk about Donegal’s minority community and cross-community relations in the county.
• Harry Ferguson 24.05.2026 13min

  Colm Flynn speaks to John Barron, author of the new book ‘Harry Ferguson: From Birth To The Black Tractor’, about Ferguson’s life and career.
• The Giotto Mission to Halley’s Comet 24.05.2026 8min

  40 years after the Giotto mission reached Halley’s Comet, astrophysicist Professor Susan McKenna-Lawlor recalls Ireland’s role in one of the great space missions of the 20th century. Report by Ian Kenneally and Flor MacCarthy.
• 75th Anniversary of The Goon Show 10.05.2026 12min

  Myles Dungan revisits his 1988 interview with Spike Milligan, about his work on the influential BBC radio comedy series The Goon Show.
• Fianna Fáil Centenary 10.05.2026 32min

  Myles and guests discuss Fianna Fáil's origins, and open up two recently published books on Seán Lemass and Charles Haughey. With Donnacha Ó Beacháin, Ronan McGreevy and Eoin O'Malley.
• Full Show Podcast - 10th May 2026 10.05.2026 45min

  Fianna Fáil History; and Spike Milligan’s influential radio comedy series The Goon Show.
• Full Show Podcast - 3rd May 2026 03.05.2026 55min

  Exploring the 1926 census; and broadcaster Iain Dale on political leadership.
• Exploring the 1926 Census 03.05.2026 32min

  Myles is joined by four historians who have been going through the 1926 census returns. With Liz Gillis, Mary McAuliffe, Cormac Moore and Marc McMenamin.
• Iain Dale on Political Leadership 03.05.2026 21min

  Iain Dale speaks about leaders across different systems of government, as explored in the publications he's edited - most recently 'The Taoiseach: A Century of Political Leadership'.
• Full Show Podcast - 26th April 2026 26.04.2026 55min

  Julie Parsons on her family memoir 'People Like Us'; The first Irish-language newspaper; and Irish Conflict in Comics
• Irish Conflict in Comics 26.04.2026 17min

  James Bacon joins Myles to discuss how Irish conflicts were portrayed in comic books in the 20th century.
• The First Irish-Language Newspaper 26.04.2026 14min

  Deirdre Ní Chonghaile joins Myles to discuss An Gaodhal, the Irish-language newspaper first published in New York in 1881, now available online from The University of Galway.
• Julie Parsons on her family memoir 'People Like Us' 26.04.2026 22min

  Myles is joined by writer Julie Parsons, whose new book 'People Like Us' tells the story of her extended family.
• Full Show Podcast - 19th April 2026 19.04.2026 47min

  The Catalpa Rescue; and When Fitness Went Global.
• When Fitness Went Global 19.04.2026 22min

  Conor Heffernan joins Myles to discuss the rise of physical culture in the 19th century.
• The Catalpa Rescue 19.04.2026 23min

  The story of the 1876 rescue of six Fenian prisoners from Fremantle Prison in Western Australia. With Brenda Malone and Frank MacGabhann.
• 100 Years of Irish Radio 29.03.2026 49min

  Myles Dungan and guests explore how Irish radio began; how pirate stations thrived in the 1970s and 1980s; and the story of Irish language broadcasting.
• The 1926 Census of Ireland 22.03.2026 50min

  Myles Dungan and guests preview the upcoming release of the 1926 Irish census from the National Archives. With Orlaith McBride, Ida Milne, Gregory Walls, Patrick O'Donovan, Zoe Reid and John Gibney.