S1.E1 ∙ A Nation Once Again...1980Traces the history of Ireland; from prehistory to the coming of the Anglo-Normans.Rate
S1.E2 ∙ No SurrenderTue, Dec 9, 1980Ireland begins to be settled with English and Scottish Protestants.Rate
S1.E3 ∙ Two NationsTue, Dec 16, 1980Irish nationalism emerges, against all odds, in the aftermath of the Glorious Revolution.Rate
S1.E4 ∙ FamineTue, Dec 23, 1980The potato blight was a defining moment for the Irish people. For some it was a sign to start afresh in a new country like England or America. For others, it was a sign to break Ireland's union with the United Kingdom.Rate
S1.E5 ∙ FeniansTue, Dec 30, 1980The story of how Fenian (or the Fenian Brotherhood, a small reformist movement) became a byword for terrorism in Britain.Rate
S1.E6 ∙ ParnellTue, Jan 6, 1981The turbulent life and times of Charles Stewart Parnell, the man who sought Home Rule for Ireland.Rate
S1.E8 ∙ RisingTue, Jan 20, 1981Ireland has sent its boys to fight in World War I, not knowing that a nationalist uprising has been planned for Easter 1916.Rate
S1.E9 ∙ TerrorTue, Jan 27, 1981World War I is over but the war for Irish Home Rule has just begun.Rate
S1.E10 ∙ Civil WarTue, Feb 3, 1981The decision that Ireland become self-governing but still connected to Britain triggers civil war.Rate
S1.E11 ∙ FreedomTue, Feb 10, 1981Eamon De Valera emerges from the civil war to rebuild Ireland as a republic.Rate
S1.E12 ∙ Six CountiesTue, Feb 17, 1981The history of Northern Ireland since its secession in 1921.Rate
S1.E13 ∙ Prisoners of HistoryTue, Feb 24, 1981Can the two Irelands somehow find a way to get along?Rate