A Belfast Man Executed In The Rebel County (Bonus Centenary Episode)
To the sound of church bells at 9am on Sunday morning of 21st November 1920, as the IRA’s ‘Bloody Sunday’ hit squads moved towards their 15 victims, a desperate search for an East Belfast military man...
20 Nov 202014min
An IRA Raid For Weapons At Campbell College 1935
A couple of years back I was asked to lead some historical tours of Campbell College school in Belfast. The school, situated on the Belmont estate near Stormont was primarily a boarding school and a f...
6 Nov 202014min
Among The Kings: A Belfast Man's Role In The Story of The Unknown Warrior
As we approach the centenary of the covert operation to bring home the body of The Unknown Warrior on behalf of the nation at the end of the First World War, new research has unearthed a fascinating s...
6 Okt 202036min
Political Football: Belfast Celtic v Linfield, September 1912
On Saturday 14th September 1912, two weeks before Ulster Day and the signing of the Ulster Solemn League and Covenant, Linfield and Belfast Celtic clashed on and off the field at Celtic Park as the Ho...
11 Sep 202017min
Joseph Campbell: Forgotten Poet and Irish Rebel
Episode 4 is on the forgotten poet and Irish rebel Joseph Campbell who penned the words to the traditional airs My Lagan Love and The Gartan Mother’s Lullaby. Not only that, Campbell was a founding me...
9 Aug 202024min
Ghosts of the Somme
In Episode 3 of the Historical Belfast Podcast, going out on 1st July, Jason Burke talks to Dr Jonathan Evershed who has spent several years researching how the Battle of the Somme is commemorated in ...
1 Jul 202050min
The Belfast Engineering Strike 1919
In Episode 2 of the Historical Belfast Podcast, Jason Burke takes a look back at the lesser-known engineering strike of 1919 which brought the city to a standstill for a period of four weeks in an att...
6 Jun 202018min
VE Day in Belfast 1945
In Episode 1 of the Historical Belfast Podcast, Jason Burke takes a closer look at how VE Day was celebrated in Belfast in 1945. From burning effigies of Adolf Hitler, to all-night parties on the Shan...
28 Apr 202013min
