Talking History with Patrick Geoghegan

This week on Talking History, Patrick discusses Brian Cowen's rise to the office of Taoiseach, the financial crisis that overwhelmed his government, and how he will be remembered in history.

This week on Talking History Patrick discusses the history of Magill Magazine with guests Kevin Rafter, author of FEARLESS!: Vincent Browne's Magill and Ireland in the 1980s, Head of communications at Dublin City University (DCU) and a former Magill Magazine Editor and Harry McGee, Political Correspondent with The Irish Times and former editor of Magill and author of The Murderer and the Taoiseach: Death, Politics and GUBU.

This episode, marking the release of the new adaptation, features: Dr Gillian Dow, Associate Professor in English at the University of Southampton, Prof Jennie Batchelor, Head of the Department of English and Related Literature at the University of York, Dr Muireann O'Cinneide, Lecturer, School of English, the University of Galway, and Dr Mary O’Connell, Lecturer in English in the Department of English, University College Cork.

In this episode, we explore new perspectives on Henry VIII and his wives, and also discuss how migration shaped the Tudor era. Featuring Lucy Worsley, Nandini Das and Steven Veerapen.

In this episode, a history books roundup: 'Medea: A Life', by Edith Hall; 'A History of Science in 21 Women' by Marieke Bigg; and 'The Bookshop: A history of bookselling' by Andrew Pettegree.