The History Show
RTÉ Radio 1
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Bringing the past to life! Discover how Ireland and our world was shaped as Myles Dungan and guests explore events ranging from medieval times to the recent past. Listen live Sundays at 6pm on RTÉ Radio 1.
Recent Episodes
DEC 21, 2025
Terry Prone on her career in political communication
Terry Prone joins Myles to discuss her recently published memoir "I'm Glad You Asked Me That: The Political Years"
25 MIN
DEC 21, 2025
From Crown To Harp: How The Anglo-Irish Treaty Was Undone 1920-49
David McCullagh on how Ireland quietly dismantled the Anglo-Irish Treaty - a peaceful revolution that transformed the Irish Free State into the Republic of Ireland.
19 MIN
DEC 21, 2025
Full Show Podcast - 21st December 2025
David McCullagh on how the Anglo-Irish Treaty was undone; and Terry Prone on the art of communication in public life.
46 MIN
NOV 2, 2025
Green and Blue: Irish Americans in the Union Military, 1861-1865
Damian Shiels joins Myles to discuss the Irishmen who fought for the Union in the American Civil War; and whose stories are revealed in forgotten U.S. pension files.
21 MIN
NOV 2, 2025
The Boundary Commission
Marc McMenamin investigates who owns Lough Foyle; then Cormac Moore and Samuel Beckton join Myles to discuss the collapse of the Boundary Commission.
21 MIN
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