Taking Sides: Britain and the Civil War
2023
6.0 (1)
50 min
Civil War secrets are sometimes startling, occasionally downright bizarre but mostly underwhelming
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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.
Top Cast
Michael Portillo as Presenter
Gretchen Friemann as Journalist
Heather Jones as Historian
Sinéad McCoole as Historian
Max Hastings as Journalist
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