The History Show
RTE Ireland
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.
Location:
Dublin, Ireland
Networks:
RTE Ireland
Description:
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.
Language:
English
Episodes
Full Show Podcast - 24th May 2026
5/24/2026
Conflict and coexistence in County Donegal; The life and career of Harry Ferguson; and The Giotto Mission to Halley’s Comet.
Duration:00:47:17
The Giotto Mission to Halley’s Comet
5/24/2026
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.
Duration:00:08:59
Harry Ferguson
5/24/2026
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.
Duration:00:13:32
Conflict and Coexistence in County Donegal
5/24/2026
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.
Duration:00:23:14
Full Show Podcast - 10th May 2026
5/10/2026
Fianna Fáil History; and Spike Milligan’s influential radio comedy series The Goon Show.
Duration:00:45:30
75th Anniversary of The Goon Show
5/10/2026
Myles Dungan revisits his 1988 interview with Spike Milligan, about his work on the influential BBC radio comedy series The Goon Show.
Duration:00:12:04
Fianna Fáil Centenary
5/10/2026
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.
Duration:00:32:14
Full Show Podcast - 3rd May 2026
5/3/2026
Exploring the 1926 census; and broadcaster Iain Dale on political leadership.
Duration:00:55:17
Iain Dale on Political Leadership
5/3/2026
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'.
Duration:00:21:19
Exploring the 1926 Census
5/3/2026
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.
Duration:00:32:38
Full Show Podcast - 26th April 2026
4/26/2026
Julie Parsons on her family memoir 'People Like Us'; The first Irish-language newspaper; and Irish Conflict in Comics
Duration:00:55:28
Irish Conflict in Comics
4/26/2026
James Bacon joins Myles to discuss how Irish conflicts were portrayed in comic books in the 20th century.
Duration:00:17:12
The First Irish-Language Newspaper
4/26/2026
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.
Duration:00:14:27
Julie Parsons on her family memoir 'People Like Us'
4/26/2026
Myles is joined by writer Julie Parsons, whose new book 'People Like Us' tells the story of her extended family.
Duration:00:22:22
Full Show Podcast - 19th April 2026
4/19/2026
The Catalpa Rescue; and When Fitness Went Global.
Duration:00:47:05
When Fitness Went Global
4/19/2026
Conor Heffernan joins Myles to discuss the rise of physical culture in the 19th century.
Duration:00:22:34
The Catalpa Rescue
4/19/2026
The story of the 1876 rescue of six Fenian prisoners from Fremantle Prison in Western Australia. With Brenda Malone and Frank MacGabhann.
Duration:00:23:20
100 Years of Irish Radio
3/29/2026
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.
Duration:00:49:17
The 1926 Census of Ireland
3/22/2026
Myles Dungan and guests preview the upcoming release of the 1926 Irish census from the National Archives. With Orlaith McBride, Ida Milne, Gregory Walls, Patrick O'Donovan, Zoe Reid and John Gibney.
Duration:00:50:52
Full Show Podcast - 15th March 2026
3/15/2026
The history and culture of the Irish pub; and the origins of the Academy Awards.
Duration:00:47:57