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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The Lost Orphans
In 1945 two Irish boys arrived in Dublin by boat. ...
In 1945 two Irish boys arrived in Dublin by boat. Their journey began in a Philippine jungle during World War II. Work had taken their family from Meath to Manilla. When the Japanese invaded, Irish neutrality didn’t save them all. They had to escape.
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Never Knocked Down
Legendary boxing trainer Angelo Dundee said the two best chins ...
Legendary boxing trainer Angelo Dundee said the two best chins in boxing belonged to Muhammad Ali and a Connemara man, Sean Mannion. Originally from Rosmuc, Galway, Sean was never knocked down in 57 professional bouts, including a world title fight (2014)
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The Brady Bunch
Oliver Brady passed away on Sept 15th last. Listen back ...
Oliver Brady passed away on Sept 15th last. Listen back to a documentary we made on Oliver - which takes you down a long and winding road to a small village in County Monaghan to meet the 'small man' competing in the 'Sport of Kings'. (Broadcast 2010)
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Clouds In Harry's Coffee
During World War II, 32 Irishmen spent 5 years in ...
During World War II, 32 Irishmen spent 5 years in captivity at the Farge Concentration labour camp. They became known as "Hitler’s Irish slaves". In April 2014, we joined the last survivor of that group, as he travelled back to Germany for one final visit
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Thirty Years Later
Michael de Courcy died in 1984 following a football accident ...
Michael de Courcy died in 1984 following a football accident aged 29. Now dead longer than he was alive, his family and friends explore the influence his life had on them thirty years later.
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The Seventh Summit
2014 was Mount Everest darkest year. In April of this ...
2014 was Mount Everest darkest year. In April of this year, Irishman Paul Devaney was approaching Base Camp as the biggest tragedy to hit the legendary mountain struck.
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The Grandfather Canoe
Two hundred years after a revered and sacred canoe disappeared ...
Two hundred years after a revered and sacred canoe disappeared from the banks of the St John River in Canada, it turned up in a building in Galway.
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Info Lady
Why is a woman cycling around Bangladeshi villages with a ...
Why is a woman cycling around Bangladeshi villages with a laptop on her bike? Because she’s an “Info Lady”. A Bangladeshi innovation that's changing lives. Why is a woman cycling around Bangladeshi villages with a laptop on her bike? Because she’s an “Info Lady”. A Bangladeshi innovation that's changing lives.
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They Had No Choice - The Irish Horse at War
The horse has been at the heart of Irish life ...
The horse has been at the heart of Irish life for centuries, but its role, significance and relationship with humans was irrevocably changed during WWI when over 65,000 Irish horses were brought to the front.
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My Left Knee
Do you ever think much about your knees? Well, Taragh ...
Do you ever think much about your knees? Well, Taragh Loughrey-Grant didn’t - until one of them was being cut open…. Then she discovered that knees are worshipped and even appear in movies and songs.
