Jane Ohlmeyer: Difference between revisions

Ohlmeyer was born in [[Zambia]] to a Northern Irish mother and a South African father, moving to Belfast in 1969.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/the-womens-podcast/ep-467-professor-jane-ohlmeyer-NBzarGK2soi/|title=Ep 467 Professor Jane Ohlmeyer - the Women's Podcast}}</ref> She read history as an undergraduate at the [[University of St Andrews]] before going on to complete an MA at the [[University of Illinois]] and a PhD at [[Trinity College Dublin]].

Ohlmeyer was closely involved in the development and launch of ''History Scotland'', an illustrated and interdisciplinary quarterly magazine that is aimed at members of the general public. She has contributed to a number of television ([[BBC]],<ref>{{Citation|title=Charles I: Downfall of a King (TV Mini-Series 2019) - IMDb|date=9 July 2019|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt10667304/|access-date=2020-11-21}}</ref> [[RTÉ]], TV3,<ref>{{Citation|title=Tales of Irish Castles (TV Series 2014) - IMDb|date=22 June 2014|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5909184/|access-date=2020-11-21}}</ref> [[Channel 4]],<ref>{{Cite web|last=Rigby|first=Jennifer|date=2011-05-17|title=Queen's visit to Ireland: 'We are ready now to move on'|url=https://www.channel4.com/news/queens-visit-to-ireland-we-are-ready-now-to-move-on|access-date=2020-11-21|website=Channel 4 News|language=en-GB}}</ref> [[Channel 5 (British TV channel)|Channel 5]]) and radio programmes ([[BBC Radio 4]] ‘[[In Our Time (radio series)|In our time]]’,<ref>{{Cite web|date=7 Nov 2019|title=In Our Time: The Treaty of Limerick|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0009ywn|access-date=2020-11-21|website=www.bbc.co.uk}}</ref> PBS, Radio Scotland, RTÉ, Newstalk, [[Near FM]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Professor Jane Ohlmeyer – Near FM – Listen Again|url=http://nearfm.ie/podcast/?tag=professor-jane-ohlmeyer|access-date=2020-11-21|language=en-US}}</ref>) and is currently the executive producer for a 6-part documentary series, [https://static1.squarespace.com/static/57f2387e414fb59afd68029e/t/5d8ce0d4e0db8f0aca04e4a8/1569513686932/CC20190001+-+From+That+Small+Island+v10.pdf ''From That Small Island: The Story of the Irish'']''.''<ref>{{Cite web|title=From that Small Island – The Story of the Irish|url=https://static1.squarespace.com/static/57f2387e414fb59afd68029e/t/5d8ce0d4e0db8f0aca04e4a8/1569513686932/CC20190001+-+From+That+Small+Island+v10.pdf}}</ref>