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Episode 30: The Prison Camp

Ballykinlar is chosen as the first internment camp in Ireland

• 23 mins

Episode 31: The Pharmacist

1921 changes everything for thousands of Irish citizens- including a Belfast pharmacist

• 18 mins

Episode 32: The Spies

Men and women spying for Ireland get to the heart of British government

• 20 mins

Episode 33: The Other Women

The history books have little to say about 1921's women. These are some of their stories.

• 24 mins

Episode 34: The Religious Divide

How important was the influence of the churches in the partition of Ireland?

• 24 mins

Episode 35: The Southern Protestants

Why did so many Protestants leave Southern Ireland after partition?

• 22 mins

Episode 36: The King's Guard

Listener Mary Kiely recalls her family's past brush with royalty and present-day tragedy.

• 20 mins

Episode 37: Le Ministre

NI's first Minister of Education takes charge of a schooling system in crisis

• 21 mins

Episode 38: The Lamplighter

A man employed to keep streetlamps lit in Belfast tells of his narrow brushes with death

• 20 mins

Episode 39: The Children of the Revolution

Until now, little has been known about how children were affected by the turmoil of 1921

• 19 mins

Episode 40: The National Treasures

Irish leader de Valera accepts an invitation to peace talks with the British in London

• 19 mins

Episode 41: The Parting of the Ways

The new border poses a particular problem for the rail networks

• 15 mins

Episode 42: The Talking Begins

The Irish arrive in London for treaty talks - and leave a fascinating record of the trip.

• 13 mins

Epsiode 43: The Talking Begins Part II

As talks begin, it is clear one side is vastly more experienced than the other

• 13 mins

Episode 44: The Blacklist

The Belfast Boycott begins to bite with many businesses struggling to stay afloat.

• 19 mins

Episode 45: The Food Fight

Prime Minister Lloyd George is forced into transferring powers to Stormont

• 18 mins

Episode 46: The Presence of the Past

As Armistice Day approaches the poppy emerges as a symbol of remembrance - and division.

• 24 mins

Episode 47: The Courting Rituals

As legal powers transfer to Northern Ireland Declan and Tara find themselves in court.

• 25 mins

Episode 48: The Phoenix

Dr Éamon Phoenix reveals how his grandfather nearly died in the violence of 1921

• 23 mins

Episode 49: The Oath of Allegiance

It’s crunch time in the Treaty talks – can the Irish agree to an Oath of Allegiance?

• 25 mins

Episode 50: The End of the Beginning

The Irish delegation agrees to sign up to the Anglo-Irish Treaty.

• 35 mins