Synopsis
Multi award winning documentaries from Ireland. With over 1,500 documentaries on offer, the Documentary On One has the largest archive of documentaries available globally. These productions are radio stories about real life and contain documentaries dating as far back as 1954, right up to the present day. A wealth of life, ideas and experiences are on offer - but most importantly - stories. Winner of over 150 national and international awards since 2008, why not immerse yourself in a world of sound, story and character.
Episodes
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DocArchive: All the Children
12/11/2009 Duration: 58minA look at the overall attitudes and treatment towards children in Ireland in the late 1960s, looking at the rights of children via charity organistations such as the ISPCC and UNICEF. (First broadcast 1968)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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DocArchive: The Catacombs
11/11/2009 Duration: 39min'The Catacombs' was a night club that operated from Fitzwilliam Place in the centre of Dublin, in the late 1940's - here, 4 of it's patrons are taken back to the site to reminisce about what it was like to be young in late 40s Ireland. (2007) 'The Catacombs' was a night club that operated from the basement of 13 Fitzwilliam Place, in the centre of Dublin, in the late 1940's - here, 4 of it's patrons are taken back to the site to reminisce about what it was like to be young in late 40s Ireland.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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DocArchive (1972): Henry Morris Rediscoverer of Gaelic Ulster
10/11/2009 Duration: 50minHenry Morris was an Irish scholar who dedicated his life to education. Henry was aware that the Gaelic language and culture was dying out in Ulster, so he devoted his life to teaching the Irish language in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. (First Broadcast 1972)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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DocArchive: Why Doesn't Someone Explain?
09/11/2009 Duration: 23minThe turbulent and often violent landscape of Northern Ireland in 1973 (first broadcast 1973)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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DocArchive: On Yonder Hill
08/11/2009 Duration: 43minMichael O'Donnell follows the hunt, and finds out what it is that makes people go fox-hunting. With songs and tales from those who hunt in Keady. (First broadcast 1973)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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DocArchive: Sport and the Irish
07/11/2009 Duration: 47minKieran Sheedy documents the Irish sporting landscape of 1973. With contributions from Michael O' Heithir, Bill Twomey, Phil Greene, Cyril White, Pat Fanning and Jack Rooney.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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DocArchive: Wildcat on the Kish
07/11/2009 Duration: 42minThe Irish sea seperates the islands of Ireland and Britain. In 1977 Maxwell Davis explored this sea - from the Kish sand banks about 7 miles off the coast of Dublin to the gas fields below the sea bed to the environs of Dublin Bay (Broadcast 1978)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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DocArchive: A Million a Year
06/11/2009 Duration: 58minA look at the greyhound industry in Ireland in the late 1960s, a booming industry which brought in over a million pounds a year. (Broadcast 1969)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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DocArchive: Tip of the Icebeg
06/11/2009 Duration: 41minIn 1978 Jim Fahy visited Greenland where he learns of the Eskimo peoples way of life and how they've adapted to 20th century living in the ice and snow. Stories of cultural gatherings to hunting and gathering to the night lights (Broadcast 1978)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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DocArchive: The Making of a Bishop
05/11/2009 Duration: 57minA look at the ordination of Archbishop Joseph Cunnane of Tuam in which we hear about his hopes for the future in his new post. Insight into what he could expect from his appointment is provided by his predecessor Archbishop Joseph Walsh. (1969)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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DocArchive: The Settled Family
05/11/2009 Duration: 38minThis is the story of a former traveller family now living happily in the west of Ireland. A minority community indigenous to Ireland, travellers have existed on the margins of Irish society for centuries. (Broadcast 1978)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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DocArchive: The Irish in Birmingham
04/11/2009 Duration: 28minDonncha Ó Dulaing talks to people who have left Ireland to set up a new life in Birmingham, the UKs second largest city. (Broadcast 1968)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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DocArchive (1972): Between the Mountains and the Gantries
04/11/2009 Duration: 55minSeán Mac Réamoinn speaks to the people of Belfast in Northern Ireland about their city and their lives. He learns about the history of the city, the generosity of the people & speaks to the people about their memories. (First Broadcast 1972)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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DocArchive: Glenlea
01/11/2009 Duration: 39minA journey to the heart of the Glenlea Valley in Co. Kerry in a documentary by Pat Feeley, looking at the history and folklore of the place, as well as the present for people who live there who meet and play cards together (First broadcast 1977).See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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DocArchive: The Gralton Affair
31/10/2009 Duration: 39minJim Gralton was born in Leitrim in 1886. His political beliefs saw him join the Revolutionary Workers Group, the forerunner to the Communist Party of Ireland. In 1933, Jim became the only Irishman to be deported from his own country. (Broadcast 1973)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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DocArchive: The Moody Manners Partnership
30/10/2009 Duration: 29minAn account of the famous husband-wife Opera Touring Company formed in 1898 by Charles Manners and Fanny Moody. (Broadcast 1968)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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DocArchive: Bird Trappers
30/10/2009 Duration: 24minThis documentary explores the curious and controversial hobby of Bird Trapping and tells us of the passion, patience and dedication needed to be an expert in catching and trapping a bird out in the wild (Broadcast 1978)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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DocArchive: But He Has a Book
29/10/2009 Duration: 58minA look at the the growing book publishing industry which was in its infancy in the late 60s. With insight from some recognisible names from today, such as Michael Gill of Gill and Mac Millan. (Broadcast 1968)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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DocArchive (1972): I Sing for the Real People of the Gods
27/10/2009 Duration: 49minDelia Murphy was a notable person in Irish history. She was a singer and collector of ballads, as well as one of the first female performers in Ireland. This is the story of her life and how she ended up living in many different countries including the U.K, Australia and Canada. (First Broadcast 1972)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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DocArchive: Rue Rosemary
26/10/2009 Duration: 38minThe history of herbs in Irish folklore, where their uses ranged from traditional remedies, ointments, tonics, insecticides, dying materials, and flavouring food to divination (Broadcast 1977)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.