The History Show

The History Show

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.

Episodes

June 7, 2026 50 mins
As the United States prepares to mark its 250th anniversary, Myles Dungan and guests explore the people, the principles, and the institutions that shaped the American Republic. With Daniel Carey, Brian Phillips Murphy, Paul McElhinney and Stewart McLaurin.
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Myles Dungan takes a tour of Ireland's National Cemetery at Glasnevin. With guests Ultan Moran, Brian Casey and Georgina Laragy.
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May 24, 2026 47 mins
Conflict and coexistence in County Donegal; The life and career of Harry Ferguson; and The Giotto Mission to Halley’s Comet.
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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.
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May 24, 2026 13 mins
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.
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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.
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May 10, 2026 45 mins
Fianna Fáil History; and Spike Milligan’s influential radio comedy series The Goon Show.
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May 10, 2026 12 mins
Myles Dungan revisits his 1988 interview with Spike Milligan, about his work on the influential BBC radio comedy series The Goon Show.
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May 10, 2026 32 mins
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.
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May 3, 2026 55 mins
Exploring the 1926 census; and broadcaster Iain Dale on political leadership.
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May 3, 2026 21 mins
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'.
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May 3, 2026 32 mins
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.
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April 26, 2026 55 mins
Julie Parsons on her family memoir 'People Like Us'; The first Irish-language newspaper; and Irish Conflict in Comics
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April 26, 2026 17 mins
James Bacon joins Myles to discuss how Irish conflicts were portrayed in comic books in the 20th century.
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April 26, 2026 14 mins
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.
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Myles is joined by writer Julie Parsons, whose new book 'People Like Us' tells the story of her extended family.
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April 19, 2026 47 mins
The Catalpa Rescue; and When Fitness Went Global.
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April 19, 2026 22 mins
Conor Heffernan joins Myles to discuss the rise of physical culture in the 19th century.
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April 19, 2026 23 mins
The story of the 1876 rescue of six Fenian prisoners from Fremantle Prison in Western Australia. With Brenda Malone and Frank MacGabhann.
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March 29, 2026 49 mins
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.
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