Year ‘21

The fear of Home Rule led to a split in unionism; Irish Unionists who insisted the whole of the island must stay in the United Kingdom and Ulster Unionists who supported a backstop to protect the north-east. We visit a building considered a spiritual home of Ulster Unionists and delve into the mindset of Unionism then and now.

You've probably never heard of Sir Ernest Clark. But this unassuming Englishman was one of the main architects in the creation of a new state as Ireland was divided into 2 separate administrations. Historians Éamon Phoenix and Cormac Moore tell Declan and Tara why Sir Ernest Clark is sometimes described as 'The Midwife' to Northern Ireland.

Presenters Declan Harvey and Tara Mills track down the table which played a formative role in the creation of Northern Ireland. Or did it?

We don’t have all the answers. In fact, that’s the whole point. It’s a journey of discovery helped along the way by historians and personal stories. Brexit has given this 100-year landmark an added significance.