Alexander Aviña Associate Professor of Latin American History at Arizona State University talks to Barry Sheppard about the Mexican revolution.
Continue ReadingThe Time Traveller’s Suitcase: Episode 1
Preview of a new series for NVTV in early 2021. Travel back in time to the mid twentieth century and discover how everyday objects can tell us something of how past lives were lived.
Continue ReadingHistory Now – Graham Brownlow
Barry Sheppard talks to Graham Brownlow, Senior Economics Lecturer, Queen’s Management School, on the rise and fall of the DeLorean motor car company.
Continue ReadingHistory Now: Ciara Meehan
Dr Ciara Meehan, author of Saving the State in conversation with Barry Sheppard on how Fine Gael came to be the party it is today and the role that it played in shaping modern Ireland.
Continue ReadingHistory Now: Dr Sinéad McCoole
Irish Historian Dr Sinéad McCoole talks about the virtual tour The Pop Up Women’s Museum examining 100 years of women in Irish politics and public life.
Continue ReadingNovel Ideas – John Gray on Mary Ann McCracken
Local historian John Gray talks about his pamphlet Mary Ann McCracken, 1770-1866: Feminist, Revolutionary and Reformer.
Continue ReadingHistory Now: Michael Foley
Journalist Michael Foley talks about the re-issue of his 2014 book ‘The Bloodied Field: Croke Park, Sunday 21 November 1920’.
Continue ReadingHistory Now: Dr Éimear O’Connor
Dr Éimear O’ Connor HRHA – Honorary member of the Royal Hibernian Academy of Art in Ireland talks about Irish Art History in relation to the Diaspora and the social and cultural influences this had …
Continue ReadingHistory Now: Maciek Bator
Maciek Bator from For Your Freedom & Ours talks about the Polish Air Force during World War 2.
Continue ReadingHistory Now: Chris Paton
Family Historian Chris Paton talks about the rise in popularity of genealogy and how people’s ancestry can make other aspects of history more engaging.
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