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Season 1 – The Hunger: The Story of The Irish Famine

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Recounting Ireland's famine of the 1840s -- the worst humanitarian disaster of the 19th century; narrator Liam Neeson.
The Hunger: The Story of The Irish Famine — Season 1

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Liam Neeson

Narrator

Patricia Carroll

Producer

Ruan Magan

Writer

Ruan Magan

Director

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Nov 30, 2020 Outlining the social, political and economic conditions that allowed the Great Irish Famine to occur; charting the first three years of the crisis in Ireland and Europe. Details Episode 2 Aired Dec 7, 2020 In late 1847, the famine reaches its height in Ireland as it claims one million lives and causes many to flee to America; the British government decides that all further relief must come from rates raised on Irish landlords. Details
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Season Info

Director
Ruan Magan
Screenwriter
Ruan Magan
Network
RTE1
Rating
TV-PG
Genre
Documentary, History
Original Language
British English
Release Date
Nov 30, 2020