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Taking Sides: Britain and the Civil War

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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.

DirectorAndrew Gallimore
WriterAndrew Gallimore
ProducerMike Keane

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Cast · Directed by Andrew Gallimore

MPMichael Portillo
Michael Portillo
Presenter
GF
Gretchen Friemann
Journalist
HJ
Heather Jones
Historian
SM
Sinéad McCoole
Historian
MHMax Hastings
Max Hastings
Journalist
MC
Mike Cronin
Historian
ML
Michael Laffan
Emeritus Professor, UCD
CD
Caoimhe Nic Dháibhéid
Historian
NG
Niamh Gallagher
Historian
FM
Fearghal McGarry
Historian

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