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  • 2016-02-20T00:00:00Z on BBC Parliament
  • 50m
  • 5h (6 episodes)
  • United Kingdom
  • Documentary
A series of programmes marking the centenary of the 1916 Easter Rising in Ireland.

6 episodes

Series Premiere

2016-02-20T00:00:00Z

1x01 1916 Easter Rising

Series Premiere

1x01 1916 Easter Rising

  • 2016-02-20T00:00:00Z50m

Professor Joe Lee of New York University delivers a lecture on the Easter Rising of 1916 at the Irish Embassy in London, from Monday 18 January

1x02 Saints and Soldiers Lecture

  • 2016-03-26T00:00:00Z50m

Recorded coverage of the lecture by Dr Edward Madigan on The Isle of Saints and Soldiers: The First World War in Irish Experience and Memory, hosted by the Irish embassy in London. From Tuesday 9 February.

2016-02-27T00:00:00Z

1x03 Mary McAleese

1x03 Mary McAleese

  • 2016-02-27T00:00:00Z50m

Recorded coverage of the speech given in parliament by the former president of Ireland, professor Mary McAleese, from Wednesday 24 February.

2016-03-27T00:00:00Z

1x04 Women and 1916

1x04 Women and 1916

  • 2016-03-27T00:00:00Z50m

Carolyn Quinn presents a panel of academics on the topic of the women of 1916 with Dr Lauren Arrington, Professor Roy Foster and Professor Senia Paseta, hosted at the Irish Embassy in London.

2016-06-10T23:00:00Z

1x05 Roger Casement

1x05 Roger Casement

  • 2016-06-10T23:00:00Z50m

Shami Chakrabati and Professor Sean McConville of Queen Mary University speak about the life of Roger Casement in an event at the Irish embassy in London on Thursday 2 June.

2016-06-18T23:00:00Z

1x06 The Somme

1x06 The Somme

  • 2016-06-18T23:00:00Z50m

Jeffrey Donaldson MP, Andrew Murrison MP and Dr Catriona Pennell speak about the significance of the battle of the Somme in an event at the Irish Embassy in London on Tuesday 14 June.

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