RTÉ Radio 1: Documentary on One
The main weekly documentary slot on RTÉ Radio 1 and the largest arena for radio documentaries in Ireland.
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DocArchive: Rambler from Clare Johnny Patterson
In this documentary, Kieran Sheedy tells the story of the ...
In this documentary, Kieran Sheedy tells the story of the rambler from Clare, Johnny Patterson. Johnny was an Irish comedian, singer and songwriter. His career was so successful that he bacame a household name in both Ireland and America. (1976)
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DocArchive: Mr Farren goes to Brussels
A family from Donegal travel all the way to the ...
A family from Donegal travel all the way to the headquarters of the EU in Brussels in search of some help and to get some answers about the death of their daughter, who was tragically killed in a car accident in Co. Donegal in 2001.(2009)
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Siege at Jadotville
An award winning documentary telling the story of a company ...
An award winning documentary telling the story of a company of Irish troops who in 1961 came under siege at the isolated post of Jadotville, Congo and were forced to surrender to authorities in the province of Katanga. (2010)
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DocArchive A Piece of Cloth
A documentary about Muslim women wearing the hijab in Ireland. ...
A documentary about Muslim women wearing the hijab in Ireland. This programme hears the story of Shekinah Egan, a young girl from Gorey who found herself at the centre of a controversy around the wearing of the Muslim headscarf to her local school. (2009)
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DocArchive: Violent Export
Violent Export is a radio documentary by Kevin O'Connor that ...
Violent Export is a radio documentary by Kevin O'Connor that delves in to the thoughts of the people living in Britain during the times of the London bombings. Kevin speaks to both Irish and British people and asks their thoughts on the violence. (1976)
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DocArchive: Death in Kerry: The story behind The Field by John B. Keane
A radio documentary that tells the Story of 'The Field' ...
A radio documentary that tells the Story of 'The Field' and how a dispute between two farmers over bog land in mountainous rural Kerry during the 1950s culminated in Richard Harris's nomination for an Oscar in 1991.(2003)
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An Extraordinary Affair
The story of a scandalous liaison between two Irish women ...
The story of a scandalous liaison between two Irish women - Eleanor Butler and Sarah Ponsonby. Long before the civil partnership bill, were these lovers - two upper-class Anglo-Irish women from Kilkenny - the first ever lesbians to 'come out' in Ireland?
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DocArchive: On Hunting
A Radio Documentary from the Australian national broadcaster ABC, that ...
A Radio Documentary from the Australian national broadcaster ABC, that follows a group of professional hunters. It looks at ideas about hunting and asks the question, If we kill an animal for food is it murder? (2009)
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DocArchive: Living with Cancer
Thousands of people die from cancer each year in Ireland. ...
Thousands of people die from cancer each year in Ireland. Experts say that the earlier cancer is detected, the more treatable it can be. In this documentary, Ruth Buchanan looks at the different ways in which cancer can be controlled. (1976)
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DocArchive: This is Maria McCrea
Maria Mccrea spent most of her life living in foster ...
Maria Mccrea spent most of her life living in foster care. When she tried to look for her family, social services made her search very difficult. This raises serious questions about the rights of children who have been placed in foster care. (2009)
