Podcast Corner: A Famine-era journey from Ireland to America

'A Family History of... ' delves into some fascinating chapters in Irish history 

A Family History of the Irish Famine.

Launched in March, A Family History Of… 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, Wartime Women, 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.