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
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
The Academy Awards
3/15/2026
A short history of the Oscars, with Harvey O'Brien of UCD.
Duration:00:17:22
The Irish Pub
3/15/2026
To discuss the social and cultural history of the pub, Myles talks to Donal Fallon, author of 'The Dublin Pub'; and Perry Share and MoonYoung Hong, editors of 'The Irish Pub'.
Duration:00:29:26
Full Show Podcast - 28th December 2025
12/28/2025
The Irish revolution in County Meath; The Donegal woman who helped launch the computer age; and Roger Casement is honoured in San Francisco.
Duration:00:46:07
Robert Casement honoured in San Francisco
12/28/2025
Yvonne Judge reports from San Francisco, where Roger Casement was honoured with a plaque on the city's Rainbow Honour Walk.
Duration:00:17:12
Kay McNulty: Irish pioneer of computer programming
12/28/2025
Marc McMenamin reports, he talks to Turlough O'Riordan and Jane Grimson about the life of Irish-born tech pioneer Kay McNulty.
Duration:00:08:01
Meath: The Irish Revolution, 1912-23
12/28/2025
Ciaran Wallace joins Myles to talk about events in Meath during the revolutionary period.
Duration:00:19:03
Full Show Podcast - 21st December 2025
12/21/2025
David McCullagh on how the Anglo-Irish Treaty was undone; and Terry Prone on the art of communication in public life.
Duration:00:46:34
Terry Prone on her career in political communication
12/21/2025
Terry Prone joins Myles to discuss her recently published memoir "I'm Glad You Asked Me That: The Political Years"
Duration:00:25:52
From Crown To Harp: How The Anglo-Irish Treaty Was Undone 1920-49
12/21/2025
David McCullagh on how Ireland quietly dismantled the Anglo-Irish Treaty - a peaceful revolution that transformed the Irish Free State into the Republic of Ireland.
Duration:00:19:11
Full Show Podcast - 2nd November 2025
11/2/2025
Irish-Americans in the Union military; and the collapse of the Boundary Commission a century ago
Duration:00:45:14
The Boundary Commission
11/2/2025
Marc McMenamin investigates who owns Lough Foyle; then Cormac Moore and Samuel Beckton join Myles to discuss the collapse of the Boundary Commission.
Duration:00:21:45
Green and Blue: Irish Americans in the Union Military, 1861-1865
11/2/2025
Damian Shiels joins Myles to discuss the Irishmen who fought for the Union in the American Civil War; and whose stories are revealed in forgotten U.S. pension files.
Duration:00:21:48
Full Show Podcast - 26th October 2025
10/26/2025
The Igoe Gang’s pursuit of Michael Collins; The Gaynor sisters’ legacy of compassion and care in 19th-century Ireland; and the mysterious case of the Victorian female detective
Duration:00:58:11
The Mysterious Case of the Victorian Female Detective
10/26/2025
At the West Cork History Festival, Myles speaks to Professor Sara Lodge about the real and imagined women who pioneered the detective story.
Duration:00:23:36
Compassion and Care in 19th-Century Dublin
10/26/2025
Ian Kenneally reports on the lives of sisters Sarah Atkinson and Anna Gaynor ('Sister Mary John), and their work helping the most vulnerable in Victorian Dublin.
Duration:00:11:33
The Igoe Gang: The Secret War In Dublin 1920-21
10/26/2025
Ultan Courtney joins Myles to discuss the shadowy police unit that hunted Michael Collins and his men during the Irish War of Independence.
Duration:00:21:06
The Ordnance Survey in Ireland
10/19/2025
Myles Dungan and guests explore the origins and legacy of the Ordnance Survey in Ireland. Featuring Finnian O’Cionnaith, Aengus Ó Fionnagáin, Paddy Prendergast and Catherine Porter.
Duration:00:53:44