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Ireland’s rich and turbulent history is explored in a series written by the late Dr Jonathan Bardon.
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BBC Radio Ulster
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Episodes(5)
Series 2: Omnibus 12
Omnibus #12 explores Ireland’s rich and turbulent history in the following episodes – • Broadcasting North and South • Showband fever • Whitaker and Lemass • Lemass and Brookeborough • Brookeborough’s fall Written by Dr Jonathan Bardon and featuring Cherrie McIlwaine, Patrick FitzSymons and Sean Cru
Series 2: Omnibus 11
Omnibus #11 explores Ireland’s rich and turbulent history in the following episodes – • Church and state • The Fethard On Sea boycott • A disgrace to the nation • The launch of the Canberra • De Valera’s vision of Cathleen ni Houlihan Written by Dr Jonathan Bardon and featuring Cherrie McIlwaine, Pa
Series 2: Omnibus 10
Omnibus #10 explores Ireland’s rich and turbulent history in the following episodes – • Operation Harvest • Defeat for the IRA • Stagnation • The vanishing Irish • Inishkillane Written by Dr Jonathan Bardon and featuring Cherrie McIlwaine, Patrick FitzSymons and Sean Crummey.
Series 2: Omnibus 9
Omnibus #9 explores Ireland’s rich and turbulent history in the following episodes – • The Princess Victoria disaster • Linen, boom and collapse • Shipbuilding in Belfast • Marching on the Longstone Road • The revival of the IRA Written by Dr Jonathan Bardon and featuring Cherrie McIlwaine, Patrick
Series 2: Omnibus 8
Omnibus #8 explores Ireland’s rich and turbulent history in the following episodes – • The Chapel Gate Election • Conquering the white death • The Mother and Child controversy • Lacklustre performance • The rule of Brookeborough Written by Dr Jonathan Bardon and featuring Cherrie McIlwaine, Patrick