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

Thomas More

a day ago - 54 mins

Talking History with Patrick Geoghegan

Best of August Books

5 days ago - 54 mins

Talking History with Patrick Geoghegan

Ellen Hutchins

5 days ago - 49 mins

Talking History with Patrick Geoghegan

Limerick and the British & Irish Lions

22 days ago - 54 mins

Talking History with Patrick Geoghegan

Thomas Cromwell: His Final Years

a month ago - 53 mins

Talking History with Patrick Geoghegan

The Irish Lumières

a month ago - 50 mins

Talking History with Patrick Geoghegan

Ireland and World War Two

To mark the 85th anniversary of the start of the Second World War, we'll find out about the Irish men and women who fought in the Resistance, with authors Clodagh Finn and John Morgan; we'll talk about the North Strand bombing and the different ways the war was experienced north and south, with author Michael B. Barry, and we'll go in search of Nazi spies in Ireland with author Marc McMenamin.