Station:
RTÉ ONE (IE)
Status:
Running
Start:
2019-02-04
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Featuring rarely seen archive footage, rare, first hand witness accounts, 3D CGI mapping, dramatic visuals and contributions by the finest writers and historians, The Irish Revolution tells the story of the people's revolution of 1916 to 1922, as it has never been told before. The series explores how the rebels drew heavily the revolutionary spirit that swept the world in the first years of the 20th century, reveals the astonishing events that forced Britain's hand and shows how the Irish example had a far reaching impact, causing millions around the world to rise up and demand their right to equality and freedom.
There is no Next Episode of The Irish Revolution planned.
S1E1 - We Lived In Dreams
The first part tells the story of how a group of young revolutionaries who came of age in the first two decades of the 20th century changed Irish and British history forever.
Air Date: 04 Feb 2019 15:35 (CDT)
S1E2 - That The Nation May Live
Episode two begins in 1919 following the landslide victory of Sinn Féin and the formation of the independent parliament, Dáil Éireann. As the IRA swells to more than 100,000 volunteers, pressure begins to mount as violence intensifies across the country. As 1920 draws to a close events in Ireland capture the world's attention.
Air Date: 11 Feb 2019 15:35 (CDT)
S1E3 - The Spirit Of Freedom
A look at how the British government sought a political solution in 1921 when much of the countryside became ungovernable as rebels escalated armed attacks.
Air Date: 18 Feb 2019 15:35 (CDT)