Historical Belfast

Historical Belfast

Described in one review as a 'Belfast Tardis', Historical Belfast is Belfast's one and only history podcast on the airwaves. Hosted by historian Jason Burke, it provides an accessible and entertaining insight into the fascinating history of Northern Ireland's capital city, once proclaimed as 'the Athens of the North'.

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Episoder(40)

Dr Éamon Phoenix: Our Historian Laureate

Dr Éamon Phoenix: Our Historian Laureate

On 13th November last year I was on holiday in Rome, on my way to St Peter’s Square in the Vatican City, when news reached me that Dr Eamon Phoenix had passed away. I was aware that he’d been unwell, ...

10 Sep 202321min

Belfast Street Names with Martin Magill

Belfast Street Names with Martin Magill

For this episode I’ve come to St John’s Catholic Church on the Falls Road to meet with the Parish Priest Father Martin Magill. I’m not here to make a podcast episode about the church though, I’m here ...

11 Jul 202320min

Titanic: Ship of Dreams with Gareth Russell

Titanic: Ship of Dreams with Gareth Russell

The biggest ship the world had ever seen, constructed by the world’s biggest shipbuilder Harland & Wolff; Titanic was (and still remains) something that Belfast is immensely proud of. Belfast bore no ...

1 Mai 202336min

Days Like This: US Presidential Visits To Belfast

Days Like This: US Presidential Visits To Belfast

Joe Biden, the 46th president of the United States, will begin a five-day visit to the island in Belfast next Tuesday and it got me thinking about previous visits to Belfast by US presidents. There ha...

7 Apr 202322min

Voetbalstad Belfast (Football City Belfast) with Wouter Schollema

Voetbalstad Belfast (Football City Belfast) with Wouter Schollema

When we think of the Dutch and their association with football it immediately evokes images of Johan Cruyff and his iconic ‘Cruyff turn’, Van Basten’s almost impossible goal in 1988, Ruud Gullit’s ‘se...

17 Feb 202336min

Bruno Spiro: The German Jew Who Armed The UVF

Bruno Spiro: The German Jew Who Armed The UVF

The story of the UVF’s dramatic 1914 gunrunning operation at the height of the third home rule crisis is one that has often been told. What is less well-known about the UVF’s gunrunning story, however...

21 Aug 202225min

Belfast's Jewish Heritage

Belfast's Jewish Heritage

You would be forgiven for being completely unaware of the rich Jewish heritage that exists in Belfast. Despite being a relatively small community today (less than 100 and still declining…) the Jews of...

3 Jul 202230min

The Crozier's Return

The Crozier's Return

For this episode of the Historical Belfast Podcast I visited St. Matthew’s Parish Church, consecrated 150 years ago on 11 March 1872. I chatted with Sam Guthrie (Queen’s University Belfast) who has be...

11 Mar 202226min

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