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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.
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On this episode of Talking History, Patrick Geoghegan looks at the History of Windmill Lane Recording Studios.This week’s guests:Brian Masterson, Co-Founder of Windmill Lane Recording StudiosMark Cunningham, co-author of the book ‘Windmill Lane Recording Studios’ by Mark Cunningham and Tony Clayton-Lea
On this episode of Talking History, Patrick Geoghegan looks at the political life and legacy of Charles Haughey with Vincent Browne, Journalist and author of Charles Haughey: Glory, Greed and Guns. Patrick will also be joined by Stephen Collins, columnist with and former political editor of The Irish Times and Shane Coleman co-presenter on Newstalk of The Hard Shoulder, weekdays from 4-7pm.
On this episode of Talking History, Patrick Geoghegan will be speaking to the Taoiseach Micheál Martin about the importance of history, and how it has shaped him as a politician.In part two, Patrick looks at the history of the ghost story with Darryl Jones, Professor of Modern British Literature and Culture and author of ‘For the Dead Remember: The Life of MR James’, as well as Dr Jack Fennell, writer and Researcher who lectures at the University of Limerick.
This week on Talking History, Patrick Geoghegan looks at two books, Historian, Colin Barr's, "The Irish Pope: Paul Cullen, 1803-1878" and Michael Barry's book called Catalpa: The epic story of the greatest prison break in Irish History.
This week on Talking History, Patrick explores the relationship Ireland has with the United States as the country marks 250 years of independence.
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