Documentary On One - Rté Documentaries

A short radio documentary that presents a montage of sound impressions of the South African city, Capetown (Broadcast 1994)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The history of Celtic Football Club is pretty unique in football in that it was conceived out of wish to raise money for charitable purposes. That was way back in 1887. One hundred years on, this documentary look back and forward at Celtic (Broadcast 1997)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A look at the early perceptions of South African life, relations between whites/ blacks and coloureds. The documentary then moves to the present day to assess the effects apartheid has had on the self-confidence of blacks (Broadcast 1994)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Boyzone are one of the most successful bands ever to emerge from Ireland. A four-piece vocal pop group comprising of Ronan Keating, Mikey Graham, Keith Duffy and Shane Lynch. This is the story of one fans story about meeting her idols. (Broadcast 1997)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This radio documentary about the tragedy, the trauma and the triumph of a heart transplant operation recorded in the Mater Hospital. (Broadcast 1990)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This award winning doc tells the story of heroin - a highly addictive drug - and one addicts fight against it. Its abuse has repercussions that extend far beyond the individual user - sometimes having a devastating impact on society (Broadcast 2001)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Miners talk about their work and their experiences mining in Arigna, Leitrim. They talk about the conditions in the mines before unionisation, the dangers, including diseases and accidents and the family tradition among miners. (Broadcast 1972)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's generally accepted that about 10% of the adult population are left-handed, and that left-handedness is more common in males than females. So is left better than right or right better than left? 'Leftys' believe there's only one answer (Broadcast 1994)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This radio documentary follows Latvian woman Irija De Paor as she returns to the country that she left over 40 years ago as a refugee. Irija went on to work in England, marry an Irish man and make Ireland her home (Broadcast 1996)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A moving documentary about the Holy Angels burial plot in Glasnevin, one of the few cemeteries that allowed stillborn babies to be buried in concentrated ground. Over 50,000 infants were buried there up to the 1970’s. (Broadcast 1999)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Boland’s Mill in Dublin’s Grand Canal Dock played an integral part in the 1916 Rising, when it was occupied by republicans led by Eamon De Valera. This documentary from 1972 features remarkable first-hand accounts of those involved in the rebellion.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The world of stamp collecting, from the serious philatelist to the general collector, the first day covers and the thematic series (Broadcast 1978).See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Gay couples and individuals talk about their relationships, how their families react, how they try to set up ordinary family units, prejudice and lack of support (Broadcast 1996)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What it is like to be an asylum seeker in Ireland? This documentary features a Zairean woman and a Bosnian-Moslem refugee. They talk about leaving their home, their feelings on flighing to Ireland and how they keep in touch with home (broadcast 1996)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The story of French chef Alexis Soyer, one of the most celebrated cooks in Victorian England, who tried to alleviate the suffering of the Irish poor during the Famine by setting up soup kitchens and teaching them how to eat cheaply (Broadcast 1978).See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Eugene McCabe was born in 1930. His novel Death and Nightingales is described by some as 'a deeply moving, powerful and unforgettable book'. A farmer for most of his life, here he talks about resuming writing in 1993 after a 13yr break (broadcast 1994)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Donagh MacDonagh presents this tribute to James Joyce, which was broadcast to coincide with the unveiling in Zurich of a monument to the Irish author on the 25th Anniversary of his death. (1966)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How Elizabeth Delude has coped in the two years since the death of her husband Peter in the Lockerbie air disaster in 1987 (broadcast 1990)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A documentary telling the story of the national folk theatre - Siamsa Tire in Tralee. (Originally broadcast in 1991)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

When the rising of 1916 is mentioned, one almost always associates it with Dublin and the G.P.O. This tells the often forgotten story of the Easter Rising which took place in Galway. (Broadcast April 1966)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.