Podcasts

Talking History with Patrick Geoghegan

This unique and lively history show delves into some of the world's most important political, social and cultural events and the intriguing personalities behind them. Presented by Dr Patrick Geoghegan of Trinity College Dublin, Talking History unravels the gritty, sometimes uncomfortable, side of our past, and what we can learn from it.

Latest episodes

Limerick and the British & Irish Lions

12 hours ago - 54 mins

Talking History with Patrick Geoghegan

Thomas Cromwell: His Final Years

8 days ago - 53 mins

Talking History with Patrick Geoghegan

The Irish Lumières

15 days ago - 50 mins

Talking History with Patrick Geoghegan

Daniel O'Connell: 250 Years On

20 days ago - 52 mins

Talking History with Patrick Geoghegan

How The Free State Won The Irish Civil War

a month ago - 52 mins

Talking History with Patrick Geoghegan

Best of June Books

a month ago - 48 mins

Talking History with Patrick Geoghegan

Best of December Books - Part 1

Join Patrick for the best of Irish and International history publications for December 2021. Books covered on the show include: 'The Glory and the Sorrow: A Parisian and His World in the Age of the French Revolution' with Timothy Tackett, 'The Black and Tans, 1920-1921' with Jim Herlihy, 'Ireland 1913 by Richard Arnold Berman' with Florian Krobb, 'The First Irish Cities' with David Dickson and 'A Hare-Marked Moon: From Bhutan to Yorkshire: The Story of an English Stupa' with David Lascelles.