Ordinary lives – extraordinary times
’16 Letters is a television documentary based on stories from the Letters of 1916 collection. Presented by Ryan Tubridy and filmed in the GPO, ’16 Letters sees the written words of ordinary and extraordinary people brought back to life, one Continue reading ’16 Letters documentary | Sunday 27 March 2016
On 30 March, The Daily Telegraph reviewed the BBC 4 Radio documentary which centred on stories from the Letters of 1916 collection. The radio documentary, 1916: A Letter from Ireland, was presented by Irish Times journalist Fintan O’Toole and examined some of the Continue reading The letters that brought the Easter Rising to life – The Daily Telegraph radio review
Presented by Ryan Tubridy and filmed in the GPO, ’16 Letters is a major television event specially commissioned for RTE’s 1916 commemorations which sees the written words of ordinary and extraordinary people – caught up in a time of blood, Continue reading #16Letters on RTÉ | Easter Sunday
Letters of 1916: A Year in the Life was the subject of a 30 minute radio documentary on BBC 4 Radio which was broadcast on Easter Sunday (27 March 2016). To listen back to the documentary, click the image Continue reading 1916: A Letter from Ireland, BBC 4 Radio, 27 March 2016
The Letters of 1916 project received a lovely shoutout from @DarraghDoyle on the Moncrieff show on Newstalk FM this afternoon. It was mentioned during Darragh’s weekly “Internet Loveliness: 10 things to check out on the web this week” slot Continue reading Letters of 1916 | Moncrieff Show, Newstalk FM, 22 March 2016
On Easter Sunday (28 March 2016), a new documentary featuring letters from the Letters of 1916: A Year in the Life collection will be aired on RTÉ One at 7pm. ’16 Letters takes us back into the heart of history Continue reading Letters of 1916 | RTÉ Guide, 24 March – 1 April 2016
As part of their ‘Rising Memories’ series to commemorate the 1916 Easter Rising, the Irish Independent will feature a series of letters from the Letters of 1916: A Year in the Life collection. Over a period of eleven weeks, on a Continue reading Letters of 1916 series in Irish Independent, March – May 2016
The Letters of 1916: A Year in the Life was featured on the RTÉ History Show with Myles Dungan on Sunday 5 March 2016 following the launch of the project on 2 March at Cathal Brugha Barracks in Rathmines, Dublin. Continue reading Letters of 1916 | RTÉ History Show
Professor Susan Schreibman from the Letters of 1916 project spoke about digital preservation and knowledge loss in the digital age on The Right Hook on Newstalk on Thursday 19 February 2015. Following a recent statement from Google’s vice-president Vint Cerf Continue reading Professor Susan Schreibman speaks to George Hook about Knowledge Loss in the Digital Age
On Friday 8 August 2014 Prof Susan Schreibman and Dr Brian Hughes were interviewed by Donal O hUallachain on Dublin City FM on the Looking Back show. They talked about the Letters 1916 project, crowdsourcing, collections and different types of letters Continue reading Letters 1916 on Dublin City FM