{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/69206d2c087c4173ab6a8c1f/6a08a816d98ee73f638b9b48?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Series 7:  Churchill and Ireland Episode 3","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/69206d2c087c4173ab6a8c1f/1778951756786-de0490c4-8015-4723-9b76-20ee91137ecf.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Winston Churchill's relationship with Ireland and Irish politics was complex and controversial.</p><p><br></p><p>Churchill had a hand in partition and the creation of the Irish Free State.  In  the Irish Civil War.  Then in the Second World War,  Churchill's desire to access Irish ports led to testy dealings with the Irish government - and radical plans for the unification of north and south.</p><p><br></p><p>Professor Richard Toye and Dr. Warren Dockter explore the complexity, controversy - and drama - in this episode of Churchill: The Finest Half Hour.</p>","author_name":"Prof. Richard Toye and Dr. Warren Dockter"}