Ireland: A Television History
1980 - 19811 Season
Documentary
The first major attempt to tell the history of a country on television -- from its first beginnings to the present day. Since the late 1960s we have all grown used to the suffering and violence in Northern Ireland. But these are just the latest events in an old story that began 800 years ago when England first became involved with Ireland -- whose first inhabitants had arrived there 8.000 years before.
Cast: Robert Kee
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About Ireland: A Television History
The first major attempt to tell the history of a country on television -- from its first beginnings to the present day. Since the late 1960s we have all grown used to the suffering and violence in Northern Ireland. But these are just the latest events in an old story that began 800 years ago when England first became involved with Ireland -- whose first inhabitants had arrived there 8.000 years before.
Popularity
13.0
First Aired
Dec 2, 1980
Status
Ended
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Documentary
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RTÉ One
BBC TwoCountries
United KingdomIreland
Languages
English
Keywords
british colonialismthe troubles (north ireland, 1966-98)irish great potato famine (1845-52)irish historyirish war of independence (1919-22)irish resistanceirish republicanism