Documentary On One - Rté Documentaries

In 1975 the 'mixed marriage problem' was such a divisive issue in Ireland that a conference was held to try to figure out what should be done if a Catholic and a Protestant wanted to get married (first broadcast 1975).See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A look at the life of the Irish dramatist and short story writer George Fitzmaurice, with accounts from those who knew him personally. (Broadcast 1972) A look at the life of the Irish dramatist and short story writer George Fitzmaurice, with accounts from those who knew him personally. (Broadcast 1972)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Patrick Moore boasted to friends that he was the only man to interview Orville Wright, Neil Armstrong and Yuri Gagarin but to his fans he was much more than a broadcaster. (Broadcast 2001)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A look at the career of the Irish traditional musician and TV producer, Tony McMahon. His contribution to Irish music worldwide over the decades has been remarkable, due in part to his uncomprimising approach to his work. (Broadcast 2005)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Thirty years ago, nuns played a prominent role in Irish society especially in the education and the medical sectors but what was daily life like for these women? (Broadcast 1979)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A radio documentary about the Strawboy tradition in County Sligo (Broadcast 1998)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this radio documentary, we hear the story of Brid Manifold, who discovered that her mother Deirdre had a romantic involvement with poet Patrick Kavanagh before marrying Brid’s father (Broadcast 1993)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A radio documentary about Donegal Herring Gutters (Broadcast 1997)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A radio documentary about the effects of M.E. on sufferers (Broadcast 1998)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A radio documentary about the role of the government press secretary by Niall Doyle (Broadcast 1999)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A radio documentary about hiring fairs, the life of the servant boy and the modern day small farm (Broadcast 1997)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A radio documentary about the Mount Street Club founded in Dublin 1934 (Broadcast 1997)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A radio documentary about Norman Porter, Unionist and winner of the Ewart-Biggs Award (Broadcast 1997)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A radio documentary profiling Galway-based poet Mary O'Malley and her writers workshop on Inishmore.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An exciting 'fly on the wall' documentary about the accident and emergency department of the Mater hospital, Dublin (Broadcast 2001)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The story of the epic historical march of O'Suilleabhain Beara from West Cork to Leitrim through the counties of Limerick, Tipperary, Offaly, Galway, Roscommon and Sligo in 1603 (Broadcast 1980)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Northern Ireland was plagued by civil unrest from the late 1960s until the Good Friday agreement of 1998. During a period which became known as the troubles, many people either vanished or were forced into exile. This is their story (Broadcast 1996)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

From a different era - an insight into the changing role of women in the Japanese workforce (Broadcast 1992)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The story of the acclaimed 19th-century hymn writer, Mrs Cecil Frances Alexander (Broadcast 1995)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A radio documentary telling the story of the changing world of Eugene Kierans, Master Butcher (Broadcast 1989)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.