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A Short History of Ireland Part 1

Written by: Dr Jonathan Bardon
Narrated by: Frances Tomelty
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In the wake of its 30th birthday celebrations in 2006, BBC Radio Ulster marked the beginning of a new broadcasting era by embarking on the station's most ambitious project to date: a recounting of the history of Ireland.

For easy digestion, the story of the island is told in a series of 240 short documentaries - starting with the Ice Age and the arrival of the first humans through to the outbreak of the Second World War.
©2008 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P)2008 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd
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Fair, even handed and well produced

it stops just when WW2 started, I was hoping for info on the Troubles, but sadly missed all that.

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Well presented

The presentation of this history is entertaining through some of the early events and properly sober during the darker times while still remaining interesting. A mix of facts and anecdotes from letters sets the tone for more modern history very well.

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