Brendan Behan

Donal Fallon

Barry Sheppard is joined by historian and broadcaster, Donal Fallon to talk about the life and work of author, playwright, and republican Brendan Behan.  

Barry Sheppard is joined by historian and broadcaster, Donal Fallon to talk about the life and work of author, playwright, and republican Brendan Behan.

Brendan Behan with Donal Fallon and Barry Sheppard

Enoch Powell

Dr Paul Corthorn from Queen's University Belfast speaks to Barry Sheppard about his book 'Enoch Powell: Politics and Ideas in Modern Britain'.

Dr Paul Corthorn from Queen's University Belfast speaks to Barry Sheppard about his book 'Enoch Powell: Politics and Ideas in Modern Britain'.

Enoch Powell - with Dr Paul Corthorn

Barry Sheppard discusses the life of Mary Ann McCracken with Paula Reynolds and Aaron McIntyre from the Belfast Charitable Society.

Barry Sheppard discusses the life of Mary Ann McCracken with Paula Reynolds and Aaron McIntyre from the Belfast Charitable Society.

Mary Ann McCracken - Belfast radical and abolitionist. 

Barry Sheppard is joined by authors Dr Gareth Mulvenna, "Tartan Gangs and Paramilitaries: The Loyalist Backlash" and Dr Jonathan Evershed "Ghosts of the Somme: Commemoration and Culture War in Northern Ireland" to discuss Loyalist youth gangs and Loyalist and Unionist commemorations of the Somme. 

Barry Sheppard is joined by authors Dr Gareth Mulvenna, "Tartan Gangs and Paramilitaries: The Loyalist Backlash" and Dr Jonathan Evershed "Ghosts of the Somme: Commemoration and Culture War in Northern Ireland" to discuss Loyalist youth gangs and Loyalist and Unionist commemorations of the Somme.

Tartan Gangs and Loyalist Commemorations, Gareth Mulvenna and Jonathan Evershed.

Barry Sheppard is joined by human rights activist and author, Dr Brian Dooley.  Author of several books, including "Robert Kennedy: The Final Years" and "Black and Green: The Fight for Civil Rights in Northern Ireland &amp; Black America", Brian is speaking to Barry about Ireland and the Irish diaspora and his book "Choosing the Green? Second Generation Irish and the Cause of Ireland".

Barry Sheppard is joined by human rights activist and author, Dr Brian Dooley.  Author of several books, including "Robert Kennedy: The Final Years" and "Black and Green: The Fight for Civil Rights in Northern Ireland &amp; Black America", Brian is speaking to Barry about Ireland and the Irish diaspora and his book "Choosing the Green? Second Generation Irish and the Cause of Ireland".

Brian J. Dooley - Second Generation Irish and the Cause of Ireland.

Barry Sheppard speaks with American philosopher, political activist, social critic, and public intellectual, Professor Cornel West.  Recorded on NVTV for History Now's 100th episode, Professor West discusses how history has played an important role in teaching philosophy and discusses some of the historical figures who have made an impact upon his life. 

Barry Sheppard speaks with American philosopher, political activist, social critic, and public intellectual, Professor Cornel West.  Recorded on NVTV for History Now's 100th episode, Professor West discusses how history has played an important role in teaching philosophy and discusses some of the historical figures who have made an impact upon his life.

History Now - Professor Cornel West

James Baldwin

Professor of African American Studies at Princeton University, Eddie S. Glaude Jr. speaks to Barry Sheppard about his book 'Begin Again - James Baldwin's America and its Urgent Lessons for Today'. 

Professor of African American Studies at Princeton University, Eddie S. Glaude Jr. speaks to Barry Sheppard about his book 'Begin Again - James Baldwin's America and its Urgent Lessons for Today'.

James Baldwin's America - Professor Eddie S. Glaude Jr.

Brian Hanley

Recorded in February 2020, Barry Sheppard was joined by Dr Brian Hanley from Trinity College Dublin, and Dr Ida Milne from Carlow College to talk about the aborted commemoration of Royal Irish Constabulary officers who died during the Irish War of Independence, asking if this proposed commemoration impacted Fine Gael's 2020 election campaign. 

Recorded in February 2020, Barry Sheppard was joined by Dr Brian Hanley from Trinity College Dublin, and Dr Ida Milne from Carlow College to talk about the aborted commemoration of Royal Irish Constabulary officers who died during the Irish War of Independence, asking if this proposed commemoration impacted Fine Gael's 2020 election campaign.

Royal Irish Constabulary Commemoration Controversy 2020, Brian Hanley and Ida Milne

Stuart Mathieson

Barry Sheppard speaks with Dr Stuart Mathieson about the history of science vs religion and his Leverhulme Trust-funded project Fundamentalism as an Ulster phenomenon? Popular Protestantism, 1859–1939.

Barry Sheppard speaks with Dr Stuart Mathieson about the history of science vs religion and his Leverhulme Trust-funded project Fundamentalism as an Ulster phenomenon? Popular Protestantism, 1859–1939.

Science vs Religion, and religious fundamentalism in 19th century Ulster, with Dr Stuart Mathieson 

John Hayes

Barry Sheppard is joined by former National President of the rural Irish organisation, Muintir na Tíre (the People of the Land) to discuss the organisation and its founder Canon John Hayes, on the 90th anniversary of its first meeting (7 May 1931). 

Barry Sheppard is joined by former National President of the rural Irish organisation, Muintir na Tíre (the People of the Land) to discuss the organisation and its founder Canon John Hayes, on the 90th anniversary of its first meeting (7 May 1931).

Canon John Hayes and 90 years of Muintir na Tíre

History Now is a weekly history show, broadcast on Northern Visions TV in Belfast and presented by historian Barry Sheppard. A focus on Irish and world history, the show's host speaks with local and professional historians from across the world on a range of historical topics. (All podcasts of History Now episodes are courtesy of Northern Visions Television Belfast).

Linda Connolly

Professor Linda Connolly of Maynooth University joins Barry Sheppard to talk about her research into sexual violence during the Irish revolutionary period. 

Professor Linda Connolly of Maynooth University joins Barry Sheppard to talk about her research into sexual violence during the Irish revolutionary period.

Sexual violence in the Irish revolution with Professor Linda Connolly

Barry Sheppard is joined by historian and host of the History of the Cuban Revolution podcast, Nick Ramos.  A podcast series that covers the history of Cuba, from Columbus to Castro, focusing on the events of the Cuban Revolution of 1953-1959, its causes, and its repercussions. https://thinkabouthistory.podbean.com/

Barry Sheppard is joined by historian and host of the <a href="https://thinkabouthistory.podbean.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">History of the Cuban Revolution</a> podcast, Nick Ramos.  A podcast series that covers the history of Cuba, from Columbus to Castro, focusing on the events of the Cuban Revolution of 1953-1959, its causes, and its repercussions. <a href="https://thinkabouthistory.podbean.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://thinkabouthistory.podbean.com/</a>

History Now Extra - Cuban Revolutions

Barry Sheppard welcomes Dr Elaine Callinan from Carlow College and Dr Martin O'Donoghue from University of Sheffield to speak about Irish election propaganda. 

Barry Sheppard welcomes Dr Elaine Callinan from Carlow College and Dr Martin O'Donoghue from University of Sheffield to speak about Irish election propaganda.

Election Propaganda 

Dr Brian Hanley speaks to Barry Sheppard about his book 'The Impact of the Troubles on the Republic of Ireland, 1968-79: Boiling Volcano'?

Dr Brian Hanley speaks to Barry Sheppard about his book 'The Impact of the Troubles on the Republic of Ireland, 1968-79: Boiling Volcano'?

The Impact of the Troubles on the Republic of Ireland

Matt Loughrey

History Now Extra - Barry Sheppard is joined by Dr Emily Mark-Fitzgerald, Associate Professor in the School of Art History and Cultural Policy at University College Dublin. Emily is speaking about the controversy over the alteration of photographs in the Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum by Irish photography artist, Matt Loughrey, and the colourization of historical photographs. 

History Now Extra - Barry Sheppard is joined by Dr Emily Mark-Fitzgerald, Associate Professor in the School of Art History and Cultural Policy at University College Dublin. Emily is speaking about the controversy over the alteration of photographs in the Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum by Irish photography artist, Matt Loughrey, and the colourization of historical photographs.

Matt Loughrey, Tuol Sleng Genocide, and the Colourization of Old Photos

Dr Eric Morier-Genoud talks to Barry Sheppard about the role of the Catholic Church in Mozambique while it was a Portuguese colony and after its war of independence.

Dr Eric Morier-Genoud talks to Barry Sheppard about the role of the Catholic Church in Mozambique while it was a Portuguese colony and after its war of independence.

Catholicism and the Making of Politics in Central Mozambique, 1940–1986 with Dr Eric Morier-Genoud

Cécile Gordon, Project Manager of the Military Service (1916-1923) Pensions Collection, talks to Barry Sheppard about the background to the digitalization of the Military Archives and the fascinating insight into the role of women in the period.

Cécile Gordon, Project Manager of the Military Service (1916-1923) Pensions Collection, talks to Barry Sheppard about the background to the digitalization of the Military Archives and the fascinating insight into the role of women in the period.

History Now - Irish Military Service Pensions 

Stuart Bailie

Music journalists Stuart Bailie and Conor McCaffrey talk to historian Barry Sheppard about how music trends have shaped Irish society over the past 50 years.

Music journalists Stuart Bailie and Conor McCaffrey talk to historian Barry Sheppard about how music trends have shaped Irish society over the past 50 years.

History Now - Irish music with Stuart Bailie and Conor McCaffrey

Barry Sheppard speaks with Professor Kehinde Andrews about his new book, The New Age of Empire: How Racism and Colonialism Still Rule the World. Professor Andrews is Professor of Black Studies in the School of Social Sciences at Birmingham City University.

Barry Sheppard speaks with Professor Kehinde Andrews about his new book, The New Age of Empire: How Racism and Colonialism Still Rule the World. Professor Andrews is Professor of Black Studies in the School of Social Sciences at Birmingham City University.

Professor Kehinde Andrews and The New Age of Empire.

Margaret Ward

Historian Dr Margaret Ward talks to Barry Sheppard about how the female suffrage movement reacted to the Home Rule question and the First World War.

Historian Dr Margaret Ward talks to Barry Sheppard about how the female suffrage movement reacted to the Home Rule question and the First World War.

Irish Suffrage Movement, with Dr Margaret Ward. 

History Now is a weekly history show, broadcast on Northern Visions TV in Belfast and presented by historian Barry Sheppard. A focus on Irish and world history, the show's host speaks with local and professional historians from across the world on a range of historical topics. (All podcasts of History Now episodes are courtesy of Northern Visions Television Belfast).

History Now (NVTV) with Barry Sheppard

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