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)

Sandy Row Orange Hall 1868 - 2021

Sandy Row Orange Hall 1868 - 2021

Standing weathered and tall at the Lisburn Road end of Sandy Row is the district’s Orange Hall; now over 150 years old. Episode 18 of the Historical Belfast Podcast takes a closer look at the histor...

20 Sep 202125min

The King's Speech: Opening the N.I. Parliament, 22 June 1921

The King's Speech: Opening the N.I. Parliament, 22 June 1921

Last month I was extremely privileged to join with a panel of 6 esteemed historians in a meeting with HRH The Prince of Wales in Belfast City Hall. The location was significant because almost exactly ...

21 Jun 202118min

The Blitz In Blythe Street

The Blitz In Blythe Street

The first in a new mini-series dedicated to the history of the Sandy Row area in South Belfast. This mini-series is brought to you in collaboration with Belfast South Community Resources and also with...

3 Mai 202140min

The Belfast Blitz - 80 Years On

The Belfast Blitz - 80 Years On

This month’s episode of the Historical Belfast Podcast is brought to you in conjunction with the Northern Ireland War Memorial museum on Talbot Street who have kindly given me access to their oral his...

4 Apr 202140min

Glentoran FC and the Vienna Cup, with Sam Robinson

Glentoran FC and the Vienna Cup, with Sam Robinson

One Saturday Before the Great War, thirteen players from Glentoran Football Club, industrial workers to a man, each of them living in the cramped housing of Ballymacarrett, became the unlikely heroes ...

1 Mar 202153min

Churchill In Belfast, 1912

Churchill In Belfast, 1912

When we think of Sir Winston Churchill we might think of cigars, Gallipoli, the Second World War, fighting on the beaches, and accolades such as 'Man of the Century' and the United Kingdom's greatest ...

7 Feb 202125min

Belfast Boys with Professor Richard Grayson

Belfast Boys with Professor Richard Grayson

For Episode 10 of the Historical Belfast Podcast I’ve been chatting to Professor Richard Grayson, head of history at Goldsmiths University London. Richard Grayson has many publications to his name, ...

12 Jan 202143min

'The Famine's Not Funny' with Tim McGarry

'The Famine's Not Funny' with Tim McGarry

Tim McGarry has become a familiar face on our tv screens over the last 20 years or more. He is perhaps best-known for his role as a fictional Sinn Fein spokesman ‘Da’ in the evergreen comedy series ‘G...

4 Des 202027min

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