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History Now

History Now brings together academics, writers and cultural figures to examine historical themes and their contemporary resonances. Episodes span Irish history – the Treaty, civil war and revolutionary memoirs – alongside international perspectives including Stalin’s enduring influence on modern Russia and the contested memory of the Alamo.

The series also explores cultural biography and social history through episodes on playwright Brendan Behan, singer Eddi Reader, and Belfast’s Falls Road community. Scholarly guests include Dr Alexander Titov, Dr Darragh Gannon, Dr Nik Ribianszky and Francesca Stavrakopoulou, while broader questions arise in discussions of archival memory, theatre, gender and violence in Natchez, and John Barry’s critique of economic growth narratives.

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History Now: Stalin’s influence on contemporary Russia with Dr Alexander Titov

Barry Sheppard talks to Dr Alexander Titov from Queen’s University about the Russian Revolution and how the memory of Stalin has a continuing influence on Putin’s Russia.
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01/03/2022

History Now: A Memoir of the Irish Revolution

Interview with Documentary maker and academic Hilary Dully who talks about the book she edited ‘On Dangerous Ground: A Memoir of the Irish Revolution by Máire Comerford’.
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22/02/2022

History Now: Francesca Stavrakopoulou

Barry Sheppard in conversation with British biblical scholar and broadcaster, Francesca Stavrakopoulou, author of the best seller, God, An Anatomy.
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09/12/2021

History Now: From The Treaty to Civil War with Dr Darragh Gannon

Dr Darragh Gannon talks about the new ‘History Ireland’ publication From Treaty to Civil War 1921-1923 The Split.
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01/12/2021

History Now: Theatre and Archival Memory with Dr Barry Houlihan

Dr Barry Houlihan Archivist at National University of Ireland, Galway talks about his new book ‘Theatre and Archival Memory: Irish Drama and Marginalised Histories 1951-1977’.
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14/10/2021

History Now: Eddi Reader

Scottish folk singer Eddi Reader discusses her discovery of a trove of material belonging to her great-uncle Seamus Reader, who played a role in the Irish revolutionary period.
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09/10/2021

History Now: Falls, Brawls and Townhalls

Barry Sheppard talks to ex-wrestler Dave Finlay and author of the book ‘Falls Brawls and Townhalls’ Nick Campbell about the history of wrestling in Northern Ireland.
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30/09/2021

History Now: Forget The Alamo with Chris Tomlinson

Barry Sheppard talks to co author Chris Tomlinson about the New York Times best selling book ‘Forget The Alamo’.
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21/09/2021

History Now: Gender, Movement and Violence in Natchez with Dr Nik Ribianszky

Dr Nik Ribianszky, Lecturer in American History at Queen’s University, discusses the tenacious struggles by which free blacks claimed and maintained their freedom until slavery’s demise in Natchez.
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07/09/2021

History Now: Crawford Gribben

Crawford Gribben, Professor of History at Queen’s University, discusses his new book ‘Survival and Resistance in Evangelical America: Christian Reconstruction in the Pacific Northwest’, with Barry Sheppard.
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20/08/2021

History Now: The Myth of Economic Growth with John Barry

Professor John Barry talks to Barry Sheppard on ‘The ecocidal myth of endless economic growth’.
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01/08/2021

History Now: The life and work of Brendan Behan with Donal Fallon

History Now: The life and work of Brendan Behan with Donal Fallon.
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30/06/2021
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