Documentary On One - Rté Documentaries

Cork born Jack Doyle, known as “The Gorgeous Gael”, was a Hollywood actor, an accomplished tenor, and at one time a contender for the British Boxing Championship. This is his story as told by those who knew him (Broadcast 1979).See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A history of the Tyne Pilots, whose specialist knowledge of the River Tyne and navigational skills were required to steer passenger ships from North Sea, up the river Tyne and into port (Broadcast 1978).See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

When a day’s work was done in rural Ireland, isolated communities were made more isolated by the darkness of the long evenings. This charming doc, full of songs and stories, looks at the tradition of house gathering in times past (Broadcast 1973).See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A programme to mark the 10th anniversary of the Dublin Ballooning Club, looking at the sport of hot air ballooning in Ireland - from how balloons are made and how they are flown to how balloon pilots compete in International competition (Broadcast 1977).See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A profile of the controversional Scottish poet Hugh MacDiarmid, analysing his poetry along with his political career which saw him expelled from two opposing parties. (Broadcast 1968)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Behind the scenes at Dublin Airport for a day in the life of Flight 668 Dublin to Zurich, to see the preparation and the backup required for this flight which was scheduled for take-off on Friday 19th August 1977 at 1600 hours (Broadcast 1977).See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sean Mac Réamoinn talks to the director of the National Gallery of Ireland and learns of the history of the gallery and the vast array of jobs that go into maintaining a space for housing international art. (First Broadcast 1968)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sean Mac Réamoinn takes a critical look at the Dublin Theatre Festival in 1968. He argues that the theatre fesitval is like a two week feast in the midst of a cultural famine and accuses it of being a tourist promotion. (Broadcast 1968)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

To mark the centenary of the National Library in Dublin city, this programme explores the history and the importance the library. We hear from people about their memories of the library, as well as readings & songs from its books. (First Broadcast 1972)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dubliner Peter Talbot (1620 – 1680) was a man of strange contradictions - a rare mixture of priest, ex-Jesuit, Bishop and diplomat. Bad press followed him like the plague, not only during his own lifetime, but ever since (Broadcast 1973).See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In 1973 after a break of sixteen years, Fine Gael returned to power in a National Coalition government with Labour, under the leadership of Liam Cosgrave. John Bowman presents a special programme on the day of the election of the new Taoiseach & 20th Dáil.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

For thousands of Irish people, it was full stop when they reached the sunny Channel Island of Jersey - an emigration destination since the 1840's linked to the building of St Catherine’s breakwater and escape from the potato famine (Broadcast 1977).See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Lack of material resources, lack of education, lack of opportunity, inadequate income - a documentary from nearly 40 years ago about breaking the cycle of poverty and hunger in Ireland (Broadcast 1972).See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the early 1970's American-born author and classical scholar Robert Bernen swapped his academic gown, for a working sheep farm in the hills of Donegal (Broadcast 1977).See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A look at the career and poetry of Patrick Kavanagh. Born in 1904 in Inniskeen Co. Monaghan, he is regarded as one of the foremost Irish poets of the 20th Century, and is famous worldwide for his works such as "On Raglan Road" and "The Great Hunger" (1968)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A documentary on the religious community of Taize in the south of Burgundy, France. Taizé is the home of an international, ecumenical community, founded in 1940 by Brother Roger. (broadcast 1992)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kaye Mortley, an Australian long-time resident of France, looks at love and lonliness in the city of Quasimodo. (Broadcast 1999)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An anthology of tributes, memories and opinions on Dónall Ó'Corcora (aka Daniel Corkery). A man whose career spanned many disciplines - author, teacher and politican. (First Broadcast April 1965)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A documentary about the scandal concerning the disposal of deceased children's organs in Irish hospitals. (Broadcast 2000)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A documentary by Lorelei Harris about the founding of a Carmelite convent in Nairobi, Kenya. We hear from the nuns themselves, and members of their community. (Broadcast 1999)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.