Pieces of History

44:04 | Jul 8th, 2020

Joining me to discuss the formation and early history of the Gaelic Athletic Association is Dr Richard McElligott from Dundalk Institute of Technology.

46:35 | Sep 30th, 2020

Joining me this week is David Winner. David is author of Brilliant Orange: The Neurotic genius of Dutch football – a seminal football book on the history of the Netherlands from the birth of Total Foo...Show More

20:39 | Sep 23rd, 2020

Joining me this week is Professor James Olson. Professor Olson served for over thirty years in the Directorate of Operations of the Central Intelligence Agency, mostly overseas in clandestine operatio...Show More

47:19 | Sep 16th, 2020

Alex joins me again to conclude the Story of 1066. In this episode, we look at the reign of Edward the Confessor, Harold Godwinson, William the Conqueror's preparations to invade England, and finally ...Show More

42:22 | Sep 13th, 2020

Alex joins me again to continue the Story of 1066. In this episode we look at the The Kingdom of Wessex and King Alfred; Alex explains who The Witan are; The Danegeld; Æthelred and the Kingdom of Engl...Show More

42:49 | Sep 9th, 2020

Joining me this week to discuss the Story of 1066 is Alex Dymond. Alex specialises in England and France from the 9th to the 12th centuries and is currently completing a doctoral thesis on the estates...Show More

25:41 | Sep 2nd, 2020

Join me as I continue the story of the Gang of Nivelles. This episode picks up in September 1983 and follows the gang to their final act in November 1985. I also look at the possible motives of the gr...Show More

24:38 | Aug 19th, 2020

Welcome to the first episode of the second season of Pieces of History! This week, I will be looking at the Gang of Nivelles, a group of three men who terrorised Belgium from 1982 – 1985 in what becam...Show More