A Ram for the Rebels

Gerry Anderson follows in the wake of John Patrick Holland (1841-1914).

He was the Irish schoolteacher who invented the modern submarine so that Fenian rebels could attack the British navy.

Gerry goes on board the American nuclear submarine USS Albuquerque.

He also visits JP Holland's birthplace in County Clare and heads off to New Jersey, USA, in search of JP Holland's original submarines.

Producer: Peter Everett

First broadcast on BBC Radio in October 2004.