09 May 2022
Ardal O'Hanlon: Tomb Raider
Ardal O’Hanlon explores a 1930s quest to find the first Irish men and women using archaeology, answering his deepest questions about what it means to be Irish.
Unquiet Graves
The story of the Glenanne Gang
This feature-length documentary investigates the role the British government played in the murder of over 120 civilians in Counties Armagh and Tyrone from July 1972 to 1978.
Top Billed Cast
Stephen Rea Narrator
Chris Patrick-Simpson UDR Man 1
Patrick Buchanan UDR Man 2
Chris McMahon RUC Man
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