22nd February 2023
Rebecca Brownlie is a photographer and the author of 'Abandoned Ireland'. In this episode, we take a look at some of Ulster's Second World War heritage sites.
25th January 2023
To mark Holocaust Memorial Day 2023, we talked with Dr. Christine Schmidt of Wiener Holocaust Library in London about Kindertransport and the library's work.
2nd January 2023
U.S.A.A.F. Station 236 operated at Toome Airfield on the northern shore of Lough Neagh from 1943-44. The U.S. military trained replacement combat crews on site.
Co. Down
Before and during the Second World War, the village of Millisle became a safe haven for many young Jewish people fleeing the horrors of Nazi-occupied Europe.
235 Millisle Road Millisle Co. Down BT21 0LN
The Ballyvester Pillbox on the outskirts of Millisle, Co. Down was part of several stop-lines created throughout Northern Ireland during the Second World War.
21st December 2022
In this episode, we caught up with Allan Esler Smith to talk about Brian Desmond Hurst, a Belfast-born acclaimed filmmaker responsible for ten wartime movies.
12th December 2022
On 12th November 1946, United States military personnel captured an aerial view of the Lisnabreeny American Military Cemetery high in the Castlereagh Hills.
Co. Armagh
During the Second World War, Tandragee and the surrounding area hosted American troops. These included 6th Cavalry Mechanized Division at the historic castle.
30th November 2022
Lorna Quin is a former teacher from Mullaghglass P.S. in Co. Armagh. In recent years, she has collected an array of stories of Second World War life in Ulster.
Newtownards in Co. Down has several strong associations to the Second World War from being the birthplace of the legendary Paddy Mayne to the R.A.F. airfield.
144 Derrycaw Road Clonmore Co. Armagh BT71 6NA
One of the grandest houses in Co. Armagh was, and still is, The Argory. During the Second World War, it hosted a U.S. Army Tank Destroyer Battalion.
26th October 2022
Dr. James O'Neill works on mapping Northern Ireland's Defence Heritage from The Great War through to The Troubles but most sites date to the Second World War.
