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: All that trouble just to get to Brooklyn
This documentary was recorded during the centenary year of Brooklyn ...
This documentary was recorded during the centenary year of Brooklyn Bridge. The New York bridge has become more than just a bridge - this is a story told through music, poetry and speech (Broadcast 1983)
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DocArchive: I am what I would be
"I Am What I Would Be" is an unlikely title ...
"I Am What I Would Be" is an unlikely title for a documentary on trees, but that is exactly what John Quinn - offers the listener - a lyrical evocation of the beauty and wonder of trees. (Broadcast 1997)
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Looking For Fairytale Castles
This award winning doc tells the story of Jenny Tyrell ...
This award winning doc tells the story of Jenny Tyrell who was adopted in 1972. But, Jenny was almost 9 before she found out she was adopted. In this story, Jenny and her birth mother reunite and speak candidly about the hurt, the pain and the love.
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The Big Session on the High Seas
Since 2011, Joanie Madden (Cherish the Ladies) has organised a ...
Since 2011, Joanie Madden (Cherish the Ladies) has organised a Caribbean cruise with a difference – over seven days she brings together dozens of Irish musicians, dancers and storytellers from all over the world - and hundreds of passengers return year after year to hear the best of Irish traditional music and song.
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DocArchive: Lost Children - Children In Irish Workhouses
The story of children in Irish workhouses in the 19th ...
The story of children in Irish workhouses in the 19th century. This documentary looks at the conditions and lives of those children at that time and the government assisted emigration of young girls from those workhouses all the way over to Australia (1982)
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DocArchive: Famine Girls
Over one hundred and fifty years ago, twenty boats left ...
Over one hundred and fifty years ago, twenty boats left Ireland for Australia carrying orphaned girls. This is the story of the thousands of girls who travelled to Australia. Its focus is especially on the story of eighteen year old Elisa Fraser from Belfast, as seen through the eyes of her great granddaughter Joan Dwyer(2001)
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DocArchive: House of Song
The story of the last professional song collector in Ireland, ...
The story of the last professional song collector in Ireland, Tom Munnelly. Employed by the Department of Folklore in University College Dublin as a collector of songs since 1971, Tom's retirement in 2006 marked the end of an era. (2006)
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DocArchive: Thank You Mr Hitler
During the Second World War, over 3.5 million British people ...
During the Second World War, over 3.5 million British people were evacuated from their homes and relocated as part of Operation Pied Piper, which was set up to save civilians, particularly children. Reg Hale was one of those evacuated as a child. Reg now lives in Dublin and relives his journey and experience of that time. (1996)
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DocArchive: A Womans Voice, Eavan Boland
Helen Shaw weaves together the life & work of Irish ...
Helen Shaw weaves together the life & work of Irish of one of Ireland’s most esteemed and prominent poets, Eavan Boland. A strong and intelligent woman, her poetry is honest and speaks to the ordinary people. Listen as Eavan recites her own poems and visits some old haunts. (1996)
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DocArchive: Another New Dream for Beirut
Journalist Robert Fisk examines the civil war in Lebanon. By ...
Journalist Robert Fisk examines the civil war in Lebanon. By visiting its capital city Beirut, he looks back through war reports of his, how life has developed during the Lebanese civil war and how life might develop into the future. (1996)
