World War One At Home
- Autor: Vários
- Narrador: Vários
- Editora: Podcast
- Duração: 10:09:54
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Sinopse
Marking the centenary of the war through stories and events linked to places across Ireland. Introduced by Helen Mark.
Episódios
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Ireland's only Pals battalion
06/11/2015 Duração: 06minThe centenary of the First World War seen through stories and events. Rugby friends unite in Dublin to form Ireland's only Pals battalion.
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Q-ships, the secret weapon against U-boats.
05/11/2015 Duração: 05minThe centenary of the First World War seen through stories and events. Q-ships from County Cork, the Royal Navy's secret weapon against German U-boats.
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Cleenish Island provides homes for heroes.
04/11/2015 Duração: 05minThe centenary of the First World War seen through stories and events. Cleenish Island in County Fermanagh provides homes for heroes.
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The British army marches on boots made in Carlow.
03/11/2015 Duração: 06minThe centenary of the First World War seen through stories and events. The British army marches on boots made in Carlow.
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Belfast's 'forgotten' shipyard sets a riveting record that pleases the King.
02/11/2015 Duração: 06minThe centenary of the First World War seen through stories and events. Belfast's 'forgotten' shipyard sets a riveting record that pleases the King.
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02/05/2015
02/05/2015 Duração: 06minThe centenary of the First World War seen through stories and events. How the mass graves of the victims of the sinking of the Lusitania in Cork are a testament to the tragedy.
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01/05/2015
01/05/2015 Duração: 06minHow the Irish Volunteers landed a consignment of rifles into Howth Harbour.
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30/04/2015
30/04/2015 Duração: 06minThe centenary of WW1 seen through stories and events. It's a Long Way to Tipperary became synonymous with the conflict, but had nothing to do with the town beyond its title.
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29/04/2015
29/04/2015 Duração: 06minThe centenary of the First World War seen through stories and events. An internment camp in Oldcastle housed German and other foreign nationals who were treated as 'enemy aliens'.
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28/04/2015
28/04/2015 Duração: 06minThe Royal Hibernian Military School in Dublin's Phoenix Park was home to over 400 orphaned boys at the outbreak of the war.
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27/04/2015
27/04/2015 Duração: 06minThe centenary of WW1 seen through stories and events across the UK and Ireland, introduced by Helen Mark. A look at how the Blackman Tech in Belfast helped the war effort.
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26/04/2015
26/04/2015 Duração: 06minThe GPO in Dublin played a vital role in wartime communications before becoming a symbol of revolution.
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25/04/2015
25/04/2015 Duração: 06minFortune tellers are prosecuted in the courts for trying to make money from predictions about soldiers serving on the front.
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14/11/2014
14/11/2014 Duração: 06minCounty Cavan neighbours Lord Farnham and Sir Oliver Nugent find their lives entwined in the Home Rule crisis and the First World War.
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13/11/2014
13/11/2014 Duração: 06minThe story of how 50 scouts from Belfast helped to bring in the flax harvest in County Down.
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12/11/2014
12/11/2014 Duração: 06minExploring the role played by the Countess of Limerick and the Shamrock League in raising spirits and funds.
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11/11/2014
11/11/2014 Duração: 06minA plaque on the wall of St Malachy's Church in Belfast honours those who gave their lives.
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10/11/2014
10/11/2014 Duração: 06minA quiet cemetery at Bonamargy Friary near Ballycastle holds the graves of some of those who perished at sea while serving on HMS Viknor.
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08/08/2014
08/08/2014 Duração: 05minMarking the centenary of the war through stories and events in places across Ireland. Absorbent and antiseptic sphagnum moss from the Bog of Allen was used to make dressings.
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07/08/2014
07/08/2014 Duração: 06minMarking the centenary of the war through stories and events in places across Ireland. Belfast shipyard Harland and Wolff disguised ordinary cargo vessels as battleships.