The Long and the Short of It

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Tim McGarry and Dr David Hume investigate Irish history from different perspectives.

Tim McGarry, a six-foot-four comedian, joins vertically challenged Orangeman and historian Dr David Hume to investigate Irish history from different perspectives.

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The Long and the Short of It: Series 5: Was Colonel Robert Lundy Framed?

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Was Colonel Robert Lundy Framed?

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BBC Radio Ulster - The Long and the Short of It, Series 5, Was Colonel Robert Lundy Framed?

Tim McGarry and Dr David Hume look at the Siege of Derry and Colonel Lundy's role. 

Tim McGarry, a six-foot-four comedian, joins vertically challenged Orangeman and historian Dr David Hume to look at a number of historical incidents and people in Irish history. 

Tim McGarry, a six foot four comedian, joins vertically challenged Orangeman and historian Dr David Hume to look at a number of fascinating historical incidents and people in Irish history. The unlikely duo investigate well-known historical events from different perspectives, to give the listener the long and the short of it. In this first programme in the series they examine the time of the Siege of Derry and ask if Colonel Robert Lundy was framed. They meet historian Carlo Gebler on the Walls of Derry, Billy Moore of the Apprentice Boys of Derry at the new Siege Museum and military historian Richard Doherty. 

The Long and the Short of It: Series 5

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Investigating little-known Ulster-Scots stories and well-known historical events.

Tim McGarry, a six-foot-four comedian, joins vertically challenged Orangeman and historian Dr David Hume to look at incidents and people in Irish history.

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