What Have the Brits Ever Done For Us?

What Have the Brits Ever Done For Us? is an authored documentary which will highlight the uniquely complex relationship between Ireland and its closest neighbour in a provocative, entertaining and intelligent way.

The relationship between Ireland and Britain is a long one. It's also a very tricky one. While acknowledging this, the programme shines a light on our national blind spot when it comes to our relationship with Britain and the influence it has had on our development as a society and country.

The programme features a smart, entertaining line-up of contributors from historians, economists, sociologists, journalists and comedians to specialists in a range of fields from food, to fashion, architecture and music and will explore the uncomfortable truth about the positive influence the British Empire has had on us - whether we like it or not!'

Contributors include: Diarmaid Ferriter, Declan Kiberd, Justine McCarthy, Roy Foster, Alan Stanford, Manchan Magan, Sinead Gleeson, Matt Copper, and Susan McKay.