Episodes

  • Preparing for Gas Attacks in Second World War Belfast

    Preparing for Gas Attacks in Second World War Belfast
    Jan 8 2024
    An Interview with Dr James O’Neill, Curator at Northern Ireland War Memorial
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    25 mins
  • Health, Medical Care and the Victorian Workhouse

    Health, Medical Care and the Victorian Workhouse
    Nov 10 2022
    Robyn Atcheson, who lectures at Queen’s University Belfast, discusses health and medical conditions in Belfast’s workhouse system.
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    Less than 1 minute
  • Nursing, Emotional Labour and the Troubles

    Nursing, Emotional Labour and the Troubles
    Jul 4 2022
    Megan Kelly, Associate Lecturer at Open University discusses the emotional labour of nursing during the Troubles.
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    Less than 1 minute
  • Health and the Postal Service

    Health and the Postal Service
    Jun 22 2022
    Laura Newman (KCL) discusses using post office data to understand health in Northern Irish history and William Orr, a Ballymoney postman who managed to deliver his post despite his blindness.
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    Less than 1 minute
  • Midwifery and Childbirth in Twentieth-Century Belfast

    Midwifery and Childbirth in Twentieth-Century Belfast
    Jun 6 2022
    Caitlin Smith, PhD researcher at Ulster University, talks about historical experiences of midwifery and childbirth in 20th-Century Belfast.
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  • Experiencing Diabetes in 20th-Century Northern Ireland

    Experiencing Diabetes in 20th-Century Northern Ireland
    May 19 2022
    Lauren Young, PhD researcher at QUB, and former UU History Master’s student, explores patient experiences of diabetes in 20th-century Northern Ireland.
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    Less than 1 minute
  • ‘Curing’ Homosexuality in Late 20th Century Belfast

    ‘Curing’ Homosexuality in Late 20th Century Belfast
    Nov 7 2021
    Richard O’Leary, Visiting Scholar at Queens University Belfast and Rebecca Watterson (PhD candidate, Ulster University) talks to Ian Miller (Ulster University) about attempts to ‘cure’ homosexuality in Belfast and Northern Ireland in the late 20th Century. (With voiceover provided by Ross Lindsay).
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    33 mins
  • COVID in Northern Ireland, 2020-21

    COVID in Northern Ireland, 2020-21
    Nov 4 2021
    Professor Louise Dubras, GP and Foundation Dean of the School of Medicine at Ulster University, reflects on her experience as a doctor during the recent COVID pandemic.
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    25 mins