1916 - Episode 6: 'And We Looked To Europe'
In this episode we examine the world's descent into the First World War and how it impacted the escalation in tensions between the nationalists and unionists, who by 1914 had received large illegal sh...
13 Maj 201643min
1916 - Episode 5: 'This Strange Thing We Are'
Welcome back to ep. 5. In this episode we will examine the relations between nationalists and unionists, and the extent to which the breakdown in civil talks affected their control over their respecte...
10 Maj 201639min
1916 - Episode 4: 'The North Began'
In this episode we examine the development of the British politics with the passing of the Parliament Act in 1911, which effectively neutered the influence of the House of Lords by limiting its veto t...
6 Maj 201639min
1916 - Episode 3: 'She Has Begun To Sing'
In this third episode of 1916, we examine the cultural and linguistic influences that were so critical in shaping and moulding a sense of Irish identity before the Rising took place. We also trace the...
2 Maj 201640min
1916 - Episode 2: 'The Extremist Fringe'
In this episode of 1916 we examine the important other pillar of Irish nationalists; the republican or Fenian elements. Expect a great deal of background info as we detail what the aims of these group...
28 Apr 201636min
1916 - Episode 1: 'The Lay of the Land'
In our first proper episode, we bring you into Ireland as it was during the 1850s, 60s, 70s and 80s. Up to the point that men like Charles Stewart Parnell were making a real difference, as well as mak...
25 Apr 201640min
1916 - Prologue
100 Years Ago on this day, Patrick Pearse read out the Proclamation of the Irish Republic, a document and event which was to have profound consequences for the island of Ireland for the next century. ...
24 Apr 201610min
1916 - Introduction
It's here at last. 100 Years Ago, my ancestors in this country acted in a certain way at a certain time - historians, citizens and politicians [everyone] has been talking about it ever since. This is ...
23 Apr 201634min
