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Dan Snow's History Hit

How the Irish Shaped Britain with Fergal Keane

Dan Snow's History Hit

History Hit

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4.713.7K Ratings

🗓️ 26 January 2021

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Fergal Keane joined me on the podcast to talk about the profound influence the Irish have had on Britain over many centuries.

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0:00.0

Hey folks, it's the invitation you've all been waiting for, I'm sure.

0:08.7

Come and holiday with me.

0:09.8

Come on a history holiday with me.

0:12.7

Let's do it.

0:13.7

I am going to Normandy between the second and the sixth of June this year, which is the

0:18.6

anniversary of D-Day, obviously.

0:20.9

I'm going to be your expert guide.

0:22.7

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0:27.3

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0:28.3

It's going to be awesome.

0:29.3

Come along.

0:30.3

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0:32.1

UK only.

0:33.7

Hi everyone.

0:37.3

Welcome to Dan Snow's history.

0:38.6

It's got a famous voice on this podcast.

0:41.1

He's one of the most remarkable broadcasters.

0:43.6

He has won so many awards for his poetic and wonderfully delivered prose over the years.

0:49.7

It is Virgil Keane, BBC veteran.

0:52.5

As you'll hear, he's got a life that spans both sides of the Irish Sea.

0:58.2

The currently he's living in the UK and that's where his new series is being broadcast.

1:03.0

I should say, actually, we don't cover in this podcast.

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