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The Royal Irish

A rare insight into life of southern Irishmen in the British army, exploring their experiences in one of the most dangerous places on earth - Follow them, fighting the Taliban on the battlefield in Helmand Province...

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Last Week: The Continentals

In the 1950's an Australian cabaret band called 'The Continentals', were hugely popular at weddings and parties - 36 years on, aged in their 70's and 80's, the band has re-formed.

Coming up next: Little Molly 'Nails' - A Survivor's Story

Christmas Eve 1922, Alice O'Neill and seven of her children are killed in a house fire - An 8th child survives - 8yr old 'Little Molly Nails' - 90 years later, Molly's family t...

My Dear Cousin : 12 January

A beautifully simple tale of life - The story of a generation told through letters stretching over 50 years between two cousins in Dublin and America from 1917 to 1971.

Rita Ann and Mitzie Got Married : 27 January

After a picnic in the woods, a walk on the beach and an historic change in Irish legislation in 2011, Rita Ann and Mitzie could become 'civil' partners and have their dream 'we...

The Sinking of the Saint Patrick : 30 December

Shane Dunphy goes in search of the truth behind the sinking of the St Patrick, a cross channel ferry on the Rosslare-Fishguard route targeted by the German Air Force during WWII.

A Bullet for the General : 6 January

For 4 decades in Newfoundland, Major General Hugh Tudor scrupulously avoided publicity whilst living a careful quiet life in the shadows - But he lived in fear - He was once th...

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