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

Jane Austen: 250 Years On

2 days ago - 53 mins

Talking History with Patrick Geoghegan

Early Medieval Manuscripts

8 days ago - 52 mins

Talking History with Patrick Geoghegan

From That Small Island: The Story of the Irish

16 days ago - 53 mins

Talking History with Patrick Geoghegan

85 Years On: Operation Dynamo and the Battle of Dunkirk

23 days ago - 52 mins

Talking History with Patrick Geoghegan

Celebrating 10 Years of Marriage Equality in Ireland

a month ago - 54 mins

Talking History with Patrick Geoghegan

Best of May Books

a month ago - 54 mins

Talking History with Patrick Geoghegan

Best of October Books - Part Three

This week Patrick covers the best in Irish and International history publications for October 2021. Books covered on the show include: 'If These Stones Could Talk: The History of Christianity in Britain and Ireland through Twenty-One Buildings' with Peter Stanford, 'The Tsarina's Daughter' with Ellen Alpsten, 'The Middle Ages: A Graphic History' with Eleanor Janega and Neil Max Emmanuel, 'Someone Has to Die For This: November 1920 - July 1921' with Derek Molyneux and Darren Kelly and Sinead Mc Coole on Women and the Decade of Commemorations.