Taking Sides: Britain and the Civil War (2023)

Civil War secrets are sometimes startling, occasionally downright bizarre but mostly underwhelming

Michael Portillo returns with an authored documentary, that uses British state papers to shed fresh light on key events and personalities during the Civil War period in Ireland.

Cast (10)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

Michael Portillo

Presenter

G

Gretchen Friemann

Journalist

H

Heather Jones

Historian

S

Sinéad McCoole

Historian

Max Hastings

Journalist

M

Mike Cronin

Historian

M

Michael Laffan

Emeritus Professor, UCD

C

Caoimhe Nic Dháibhéid

Historian

N

Niamh Gallagher

Historian

F

Fearghal McGarry

Historian

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