Comments on The Pensive Quill: The Story Of Ireland

Yes Robert Kee's Ireland and Peter Taylor'...

2009-07-06T16:25:29.369+01:00

Yes Robert Kee's Ireland and Peter Taylor's Provo’s were good TV but we've come to learn that the North's recent history has been muddied by Sinn Fein spin. A more in-depth look at this period is very welcome.

2009-07-06T10:24:39.137+01:00

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Mick, I got D-Day as a birthday present from my wi...

2009-07-05T16:05:08.089+01:00

Mick, I got D-Day as a birthday present from my wife and am so glad you recommended it. I will be reading it on holiday this summer. I loved his Stalingrad

Kate I feel you are being far to pessimistic, the...

2009-07-05T14:46:17.376+01:00

Kate

I feel you are being far to pessimistic, the value of a good TV documentary is it creates an interest in the subject. People then search out books and information to widen their knowledge.

In the UK history book are flying out of the book shop doors, often provoked by a TV documentary.

A hard back book like Antony Beevor's D-Day, out sells or equals that of the most popular non fiction books.{by the way I would recommend this book]

If I look back to the TV documentaries like 'world at war' or the Robert Kee documentary on Ireland, they have yet to be equalled and I look forward to Fergal Keane's new film.

What we do not want is hagiographies which have been a curse for Ireland and yet have become so beloved by Irish Republicans.

If we fail to understand the past, we have not a hope in hell of moving forward as we repeat the same mistakes all over again.

2009-07-03T12:10:25.160+01:00

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Good! I look forward to it.

2009-07-02T16:35:06.870+01:00

Good! I look forward to it.