The History Show Sunday 1 June 2014

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Episode • 1 Hr 2 Mins • 06 JAN 14 • 1 June 2014 Programme ADVERTISEMENT PLAYING…

Bringing the past to life! Discover how our world was shaped as Myles Dungan and guests explore events ranging from medieval times to the recent past

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Bringing the past to life! this week's offerings were:

Nelson's Pillar

The Rise and Fall of the Pillar

70th Anniversary of D-Day

Normandy survivor 92 year old Black Watch Captain Brian Stewart talks about his experience of World War II.

History Festival 2014 at Huntington Castle

Festival curator Angus Mitchell on Olivia Robertson and the castle's ghostly associations

Enemy Alien Oldcastle Camp

Brendan Jenkinson on Oldcastle Camp

Edward Wellington Boate

Incarceration of Waterford man during American Civil War

1914: the Road to War

Conor Mulvagh on this conference which will take place on 14 June at City Hall, Belfast