History documentaries

Last orders? Dearbhail McDonald on the Last Nuns in Ireland

Dearbhail McDonald, presenter of The Last Nuns in Ireland, reflects on the causes and consequences of the seemingly terminal decline in religious vocations in Ireland.

Preview: The Last Nuns in Ireland

Watch an extract from the new documentary

Face Down: the Disappearance of Thomas Niedermayer

A new documentary tells the shocking story of a German businessman kidnapped and murdered by the IRA. David Blake Knox, producer and author of the book Face Down: The Disappearance of Thomas Niedermayer, explains how the events cast a shadow on the family

The Seven Ages of Noel Browne: watch the documentary

A Hidden History: watch Tony Connelly's documentary

A Hidden History: Tony Connelly on his RIC constable grandfather

Tony Connelly's grandfather was an RIC constable who went north and joined the RUC after the War of Independence. In a new documentary, Connelly traces an extraordinary family story

Among equals? How independent Ireland interacted with the world

Two Tribes: Sean O'Rourke on how FF and FG evolved post Civil War

The Irish Civil War: The Making of the Documentary

Telling the story of the Civil War was a daunting challenge for director Ruán Magan and his team. Here he tells the story of how the groundbreaking documentary series was made

Beyond the Bullets: making the new documentary series

What was life like for ordinary people in Ireland in 1921, 1922 and 1923? A new documentary series looks beyond the bullets to find out, as historian Ciara Breathnach explains

How a new documentary pays tribute to the widows of 1916

Lindsey Earner-Byrne explains how her new documentary pays tribute to the women left behind after the executions of 1916