Podcast Corner: A Famine-era journey from Ireland to America
A Family History of the Irish Famine.
Launched in March, is a weekly podcast built around monthly themed series that bring major moments from Britain and Ireland’s past to life through the stories of real families.
Its opening four‑part series, , explored the life of Edna Bourne, born in Birmingham in 1911 as Europe braced for war. Her granddaughter Lucy, a historian, helps piece together her story, asking what childhood looked like for a girl growing up in Britain’s industrial heart as it transformed into a wartime powerhouse.
