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When Roger Casement was hanged in Pentonville Prison in 1916, he died an Irish hero and a traitor to the British Empire.

On Banna Strand in 2016, President Higgins described Casement as “not just a great Irish patriot, he was also one of the great humanitarians of the early 20th century”.

On Free State today, Joe and Dion look at the many lives of a man who so impressed a tribe of cannibals with his courage that they didn’t eat him. 

Casement’s lives were varied, and some of them were secret, but he also, as President Higgins said, exposed “the darkness that lay at the heart of European imperialism”. His biographer Roland Philipps joins Joe and Dion to talk about this modern story. A story of a man who exposed the rotten heart of empire. It was a life that changed Ireland and the world. Nobody will ever live a life like Roger Casement’s again.

Free State with Joe Brolly and Dion Fanning is a Gold Hat Production in association with SwanMcG.

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Introducing The Today Podcast. A new weekly podcast from the team behind the UK's most influential radio news programme.

Join Amol, Nick and guests every Thursday as they give their take on the biggest stories of the week, with insights from behind the scenes at Radio 4's Today.

The first episode of The Today Podcast drops on October 5th. Subscribe on BBC Sounds.

Get in touch by sending us a message or voice note via WhatsApp to +44 330 123 4346 or email Today@bbc.co.uk

The Today Podcast is presented by Amol Rajan and Nick Robinson. The producers are Tom Smithard and Stephanie Mitcalf. The editors are Jonathan Aspinwall and Louisa Lewis. The executive producer is Owenna Griffiths.

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The Times Briefing for the Morning of Tuesday 11th April

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Since they moved in together at the start of the UK lockdown in March, Marijke and Danny’s relationship has gone from strength to strength. Marijke owns the flat they both live in — but Danny has recently come into an inheritance and wants to finance building an extension to their home. How can the cohabiting couple structure this arrangement in a way that will be fair to both of them if they later split up? Presenter Claer Barrett seeks guidance from experts, Michael Gouriet, partner in the family law team at Withers, the legal firm, and Angela Marson, chartered financial planner at Fairstone, the financial advisory business.

If you would like to talk to Claer for a future episode, please email the Money Clinic team at money@ft.com with a short description of your dilemma, and how you would like us to help. Follow Claer on Twitter and Instagram @Claerb and read her weekly Serious Money column in the FT Money section of the FT Weekend newspaper.

Further reading:

-Our guests on this episode were shocked to find out that cohabitation is such a ‘grey area’ of the law in England and Wales.

-This FT Money article by Lucy Warwick-Ching — Is my boyfriend entitled to a share of my flat if we split? — covers many of the legal options couples like Marijke and Danny could consider.

-Of course, talking about money is a big issue for many couples. This FT column by Claer — Six ways to manage money and not fall out with your partner — is packed with practical tips and is currently free to read.

-Michael Gouriet, the legal expert featured on this podcast, has also made a more in-depth podcast series with his firm Withers focusing on the issues arising from cohabitation agreements.

Finally, this column by the FT’s economics correspondent Delphine Strauss — Unmarried couples in the UK pay the price of an outdated system — looks at repeated attempts to reform the laws concerning the rights of cohabiting couples.

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