Documentary On One - Rté Documentaries

A radio documentary on the men who earned a living working on Irish bogs. (First broadcast in 1975)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the mid 1980's in a small village in Galway, a school teacher had a falling out over teaching Irish. As a result, she turned up to school for months on end - with no pupils to teach. This is the story behind that incident (Originally broadcast in 1988)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A radio documentary about Dublin born naturalist Tom O'Beirne and his work in Australia. Tom was a man ahead of his time who travelled around the world learning his trade. (First broadcast 1991)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A radio documentary about a life drawing class in Dublin. What happens when a naked man or woman trots into your classroom - and you have to paint them on canvass? (First broadcast April 2001)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A radio documentary on the era of travelling theatres which visited the towns and villages of Ireland a long time ago. (First broadcast 1989)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A radio documentary on the great Irish soprano Margaret Burke Sheridan who graced many an opera house around the world including the famous 'La Scala'. (First broadcast in 1981)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A radio documentary on radicalism movement in Ireland and beyond during the ninety sixties. (First broadcast in 2001)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Three talks by Dermot Coffey on early 20th century Ireland. Of the Gunrunners in 1914, of George Moore and his neighbours (Yeats, Gogarty) and of the great talkers of Dublin like Douglas Hyde, Lady Gregory and the Irish Literary Society (Broadcast 1962)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A radio documentary on the burning of Cork in December 1920 during the war of independence as recounted by men who were on the streets on that faithful night. (First broadcast April 1960)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Seán Mac Réamoinn sets off on a journey to Coleraine in Northern Ireland, on the new CIE Express bus. Seán is joined by three other men who want discover the history and lore of the countryside, on the route to Coleraine. (First Broadcast 1971)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This award winning documentary tells the story of a young woman who kept a diary of a time when she battled with depression and her own life. Then, in 2001, she was tragically murdered in Belfast. (Broadcast 2001)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

For generations, Ireland has struggles to grasp change. Homosexual acts were illegal in Ireland up until the summer of 1993. This radio documentary tells the story of a blossoming gay scene in Ireland. (Broadcast 2001)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Welsh is a language that is still fluently spoken by almost 25% of people in Wales. That's in excess of 600,000 people - and so Welsh is referred to as a 'Living Language'. But where did the language originate and how has it survived? (Broadcast 1972)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our mental health is a vital part of all of us, in our day to day lives and across our entire lifetime. In this documentary from 1971, sufferers of mental illness speak openly and honestly about their experience, treatment and care.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A journey through one of Dublins most historic areas, the Liberties. We meet some of its most revered residents and learn of its connections to the Titanic. (Broadcast 1982)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An insight into 1970's emigration by the Irish to London - Donncha O'Dulaing visits the Benburb Base, a home away from home to help the young Irish get set up with work and accommodation and integrate into the community (Broadcast 1971)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

1000s of words have been written and sung about Killarney. From the horsedrawn jaunting cars to the boatmen of the Gap of Dunloe and the blacksmiths at Muckross House, tourists in 1977 were coming to Killarney to step back in time. (First broadcast 1977)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A documentary broadcast on the day of RTÉ's first ever television broadcast - From the Ground Up is an insight into the work that went into bringing Ireland its first ever national television service. (Broadcast 1961)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What would possess any sane person to jump out of airplanes on a regular basis? Conor McNally has done over 300 skydives and is hooked on the speed, the freedom and the 'aloneness up there' (first broadcast 1977).See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ciaran Mac Mathuna presents the story of Amhráin Mhuighe Seóla - a collection of traditional songs in the Irish language written by Mrs Eileen Costello in Co Galway. It's one of the relatively few collections to contain melodies and words (Broadcast 1960)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.