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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 8: Was there ever an ancient Irish race?

Was there ever an ancient Irish race?

Series 8

BBC Radio Ulster - The Long and the Short of It, Series 8, Was there ever an ancient Irish race?

Tim McGarry and Dr David Hume travel back in time to search for an ancient Irish race.

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 investigates well known historical events from different perspectives, to give the listener the long and the short of it. In this first episode in the eighth series, they examine the evidence of the ancient people of Ireland and how they lived, and consider whether there was ever a truly Irish race. They visit Navan Fort to see how the Celts lived, as well as debating the evidence of such a race with archaeological genetics experts Dr Lara Cassidy and Dr Daniel Bradley, and historian Dr Aidan Beatty.

The Long and the Short of It: Series 8

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

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