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The Long and the Short of It Episodes

    The football split in Northern Ireland – who is kicking with the wrong foot?Series 8

    Tim McGarry and Dr David Hume kick around the political football of, well, football.

    The Battle of the Somme – what about it?Series 8

    Tim McGarry and Dr David Hume discuss the Somme’s importance for Northern Ireland.

    The 1916 Easter Rising – justified or unjustifiable?Series 8

    Tim McGarry and Dr David Hume debate whether the 1916 Easter Rising was justifiable.

    Did the Ulster-Scots build America?Series 8

    Did the Ulster-Scots build the United States of America?

    The Plantation of Ulster – a legitimate settlement or colonial landgrab?Series 8

    Tim McGarry and Dr David Hume consider the legitimacy of the Plantation of Ulster.

    Was there ever an ancient Irish race?Series 8

    Tim McGarry and Dr David Hume travel back in time to search for an ancient Irish race.

    James Craig: Hero or Villain?

    Tim McGarry and Dr David Hume look at the legacy of Lord Craigavon.

    Was the Boundary Commission a unionist stitch-up?

    Tim McGarry and Dr David Hume look at the Boundary Commission of the 1920s.

    James Connolly – socialist hero or republican dupe?Series 7

    Tim McGarry and Dr David Hume look at the life of radical socialist James Connolly.

    Were the Fenians the first republican terrorists?Series 7

    Tim McGarry and Dr David Hume look at the Fenian movement of the 19th and 20th century.

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