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DocArchive: Coping in Crisis
12 Nov 2009
Contributed by Lukas
In the late 1960's and early 1970's as the troubles in Northern Ireland were deepening, many lost their lives. This documentary focuses on the communi...
DocArchive: The Catacombs
11 Nov 2009
Contributed by Lukas
'The Catacombs' was a night club that operated from Fitzwilliam Place in the centre of Dublin, in the late 1940's - here, 4 of it's patrons are taken ...
DocArchive (1972): Henry Morris Rediscoverer of Gaelic Ulster
10 Nov 2009
Contributed by Lukas
Henry Morris was an Irish scholar who dedicated his life to education. Henry was aware that the Gaelic language and culture was dying out in Ulster, s...
DocArchive: Why Doesn't Someone Explain?
09 Nov 2009
Contributed by Lukas
The turbulent and often violent landscape of Northern Ireland in 1973 (first broadcast 1973)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
DocArchive: On Yonder Hill
08 Nov 2009
Contributed by Lukas
Michael O'Donnell follows the hunt, and finds out what it is that makes people go fox-hunting. With songs and tales from those who hunt in Keady. (Fir...
DocArchive: Sport and the Irish
07 Nov 2009
Contributed by Lukas
Kieran Sheedy documents the Irish sporting landscape of 1973. With contributions from Michael O' Heithir, Bill Twomey, Phil Greene, Cyril White, Pat F...
DocArchive: Wildcat on the Kish
07 Nov 2009
Contributed by Lukas
The Irish sea seperates the islands of Ireland and Britain. In 1977 Maxwell Davis explored this sea - from the Kish sand banks about 7 miles off the c...
DocArchive: Tip of the Icebeg
06 Nov 2009
Contributed by Lukas
In 1978 Jim Fahy visited Greenland where he learns of the Eskimo peoples way of life and how they've adapted to 20th century living in the ice and sno...
DocArchive: A Million a Year
06 Nov 2009
Contributed by Lukas
A look at the greyhound industry in Ireland in the late 1960s, a booming industry which brought in over a million pounds a year. (Broadcast 1969)See o...
DocArchive: The Settled Family
05 Nov 2009
Contributed by Lukas
This is the story of a former traveller family now living happily in the west of Ireland. A minority community indigenous to Ireland, travellers have ...
DocArchive: The Making of a Bishop
05 Nov 2009
Contributed by Lukas
A look at the ordination of Archbishop Joseph Cunnane of Tuam in which we hear about his hopes for the future in his new post. Insight into what he co...
DocArchive (1972): Between the Mountains and the Gantries
04 Nov 2009
Contributed by Lukas
Seán Mac Réamoinn speaks to the people of Belfast in Northern Ireland about their city and their lives. He learns about the history of the city, the...
DocArchive: The Irish in Birmingham
04 Nov 2009
Contributed by Lukas
Donncha Ó Dulaing talks to people who have left Ireland to set up a new life in Birmingham, the UKs second largest city. (Broadcast 1968)See omnystud...
DocArchive: Glenlea
01 Nov 2009
Contributed by Lukas
A journey to the heart of the Glenlea Valley in Co. Kerry in a documentary by Pat Feeley, looking at the history and folklore of the place, as well as...
DocArchive: The Gralton Affair
31 Oct 2009
Contributed by Lukas
Jim Gralton was born in Leitrim in 1886. His political beliefs saw him join the Revolutionary Workers Group, the forerunner to the Communist Party of ...
DocArchive: Bird Trappers
30 Oct 2009
Contributed by Lukas
This documentary explores the curious and controversial hobby of Bird Trapping and tells us of the passion, patience and dedication needed to be an ex...
DocArchive: The Moody Manners Partnership
30 Oct 2009
Contributed by Lukas
An account of the famous husband-wife Opera Touring Company formed in 1898 by Charles Manners and Fanny Moody. (Broadcast 1968)See omnystudio.com/list...
DocArchive: But He Has a Book
29 Oct 2009
Contributed by Lukas
A look at the the growing book publishing industry which was in its infancy in the late 60s. With insight from some recognisible names from today, suc...
DocArchive (1972): I Sing for the Real People of the Gods
27 Oct 2009
Contributed by Lukas
Delia Murphy was a notable person in Irish history. She was a singer and collector of ballads, as well as one of the first female performers in Irelan...
DocArchive: Rue Rosemary
26 Oct 2009
Contributed by Lukas
The history of herbs in Irish folklore, where their uses ranged from traditional remedies, ointments, tonics, insecticides, dying materials, and flavo...
DocArchive: Gorgeous Gael - Jack Doyle Remembered
25 Oct 2009
Contributed by Lukas
Cork born Jack Doyle, known as “The Gorgeous Gael”, was a Hollywood actor, an accomplished tenor, and at one time a contender for the British Boxi...
DocArchive: The Long Evenings
24 Oct 2009
Contributed by Lukas
When a day’s work was done in rural Ireland, isolated communities were made more isolated by the darkness of the long evenings. This charming doc, f...
DocArchive: Tyne Pilots
24 Oct 2009
Contributed by Lukas
A history of the Tyne Pilots, whose specialist knowledge of the River Tyne and navigational skills were required to steer passenger ships from North S...
DocArchive: Poetry and Politics - Hugh MacDiarmid
23 Oct 2009
Contributed by Lukas
A profile of the controversional Scottish poet Hugh MacDiarmid, analysing his poetry along with his political career which saw him expelled from two o...
DocArchive: Two Tons of Hot Air
23 Oct 2009
Contributed by Lukas
A programme to mark the 10th anniversary of the Dublin Ballooning Club, looking at the sport of hot air ballooning in Ireland - from how balloons are ...
DocArchive: The National Gallery
22 Oct 2009
Contributed by Lukas
Sean Mac Réamoinn talks to the director of the National Gallery of Ireland and learns of the history of the gallery and the vast array of jobs that g...
DocArchive: Flight 688 Dublin to Zurich
22 Oct 2009
Contributed by Lukas
Behind the scenes at Dublin Airport for a day in the life of Flight 668 Dublin to Zurich, to see the preparation and the backup required for this flig...
DocArchive: Festival or Famine
21 Oct 2009
Contributed by Lukas
Sean Mac Réamoinn takes a critical look at the Dublin Theatre Festival in 1968. He argues that the theatre fesitval is like a two week feast in the m...
DocArchive (1972): The National Library
20 Oct 2009
Contributed by Lukas
To mark the centenary of the National Library in Dublin city, this programme explores the history and the importance the library. We hear from people ...
DocArchive: Mischievious Priest
19 Oct 2009
Contributed by Lukas
Dubliner Peter Talbot (1620 – 1680) was a man of strange contradictions - a rare mixture of priest, ex-Jesuit, Bishop and diplomat. Bad press follow...
DocArchive: The 20th Dáil
18 Oct 2009
Contributed by Lukas
In 1973 after a break of sixteen years, Fine Gael returned to power in a National Coalition government with Labour, under the leadership of Liam Cosgr...
DocArchive: I Was Hungry
17 Oct 2009
Contributed by Lukas
Lack of material resources, lack of education, lack of opportunity, inadequate income - a documentary from nearly 40 years ago about breaking the cycl...
DocArchive: The Jersey Link
17 Oct 2009
Contributed by Lukas
For thousands of Irish people, it was full stop when they reached the sunny Channel Island of Jersey - an emigration destination since the 1840's link...
DocArchive: A Mass of Difference
16 Oct 2009
Contributed by Lukas
A documentary on the religious community of Taize in the south of Burgundy, France. Taizé is the home of an international, ecumenical community, foun...
DocArchive: From Inniskeen to Baggot Street Bridge
16 Oct 2009
Contributed by Lukas
A look at the career and poetry of Patrick Kavanagh. Born in 1904 in Inniskeen Co. Monaghan, he is regarded as one of the foremost Irish poets of the ...
DocArchive: Bob Bernen From the Blue Stacks
16 Oct 2009
Contributed by Lukas
In the early 1970's American-born author and classical scholar Robert Bernen swapped his academic gown, for a working sheep farm in the hills of Doneg...
DocArchive: Not Just Spare Parts
15 Oct 2009
Contributed by Lukas
A documentary about the scandal concerning the disposal of deceased children's organs in Irish hospitals. (Broadcast 2000)See omnystudio.com/listener ...
DocArchive: Vietnam - A Country Not a War
15 Oct 2009
Contributed by Lukas
This documentary tells the story of producer Chris Erickson's personal perspective on the Vietnam of today (Broadcast 2001)See omnystudio.com/listener...
DocArchive: Country Vet
15 Oct 2009
Contributed by Lukas
The day to day life of a vet on call, 24/7, in all weather and all terrain, in a rural area of the West of Ireland (Broadcast 1978).See omnystudio.com...
DocArchive: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow
15 Oct 2009
Contributed by Lukas
A documentary by Lorelei Harris about the founding of a Carmelite convent in Nairobi, Kenya. We hear from the nuns themselves, and members of their co...
DocArchive: Dónall Ó'Corcora Remembered
15 Oct 2009
Contributed by Lukas
An anthology of tributes, memories and opinions on Dónall Ó'Corcora (aka Daniel Corkery). A man whose career spanned many disciplines - author, teac...
DocArchive: Under The Wing Of
15 Oct 2009
Contributed by Lukas
Kaye Mortley, an Australian long-time resident of France, looks at love and lonliness in the city of Quasimodo. (Broadcast 1999)See omnystudio.com/lis...
DocArchive: Dear Old Daddy
14 Oct 2009
Contributed by Lukas
Lord Haw-Haw was the nickname of a 'DJ' who worked on the English language propaganda radio program Germany Calling broadcast by Nazi German radio to ...
DocArchive: Biography of President de Valera
14 Oct 2009
Contributed by Lukas
A biography on Éamon de Valera, President of Ireland from 1959 to 1973, and an insight into one of the most influential Irish political figures of th...
DocArchive: From Galway to Graceland
14 Oct 2009
Contributed by Lukas
Graceland is the birth place of Elvis Presley - a large white-columned mansion set amongst an estate at 3734 Elvis Presley Boulevard about twelve mile...
DocArchive: I Love You Love Lonely Hearts Club
14 Oct 2009
Contributed by Lukas
Adrian Smyth finds out what lonely hearts clubs are all about. He visits a Dublin friendship club and down in Kilkenny, he learns from some members wh...
DocArchive: Unlaced - A Passion for Shoes
14 Oct 2009
Contributed by Lukas
A toe tapping documentary that explores the desire for beautiful shoes that transforms us magically into the creatures of our imaginings - whether it ...
DocArchive: Cats and Dog Collars
14 Oct 2009
Contributed by Lukas
Since 1795 St. Patrick’s College Maynooth has been the National Seminary of Ireland. It has a proud and unique tradition of service to the Church in...
DocArchive: Come Back to Afghanistan
14 Oct 2009
Contributed by Lukas
US teenager Hyder Akbar travels to Afghanistan to the province of Kunar, where his family is from and where his father is working as governor. In this...
DocArchive: True Adventures of a Blubber Woman
14 Oct 2009
Contributed by Lukas
A documentary that follows a kissogram as she works - so what is life really like for a kissogram in 20th century Ireland? (Broadcast 1995)See omnystu...
DocArchive: The Internationalists
14 Oct 2009
Contributed by Lukas
In the 1980s a significant number of Irish people, students, workers and unemployed, went to Nicaragua to assist the Sandista revolutionary effort (Br...
DocArchive: Deadly Hopscotch
14 Oct 2009
Contributed by Lukas
A documentary recorded in Ireland about the streets of Ireland - of how random street violence blights and destroys young lives. (Broadcast 2000)See o...
DocArchive: Freefalling Funny Man
14 Oct 2009
Contributed by Lukas
Michael O'Kane observes the would-be comics night world as he follows his friend over a 6 month period from pub joker to the dizzy and scary heights o...
DocArchive: If You Know Your History
13 Oct 2009
Contributed by Lukas
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...
DocArchive: Sounds Like Capetown
13 Oct 2009
Contributed by Lukas
A short radio documentary that presents a montage of sound impressions of the South African city, Capetown (Broadcast 1994)See omnystudio.com/listener...
DocArchive: Angels in Heaven
13 Oct 2009
Contributed by Lukas
For parents, losing a child can be devastating. In this documentary we hear from parents who have had to bury their children - their lasting memories,...
DocArchive (1971): Rock Among Men
13 Oct 2009
Contributed by Lukas
We hear about the life of Arthur Griffith, who was an important figure in Irish history and politics. Arthur was an Irish politician and writer, who f...
DocArchive: Moving Towards Krishna: A Tale of Love and Sorrow
13 Oct 2009
Contributed by Lukas
The story of Ann's quest for a truly godly life which has led her to the ancient tradition of Krishna worship and the Irish Hare Krishna movement. (Br...
DocArchive: That Others Might Live
13 Oct 2009
Contributed by Lukas
The Irish Air Corps is the air component of the Irish permanent Defence Forces, based at Casement Aerodrome, Baldonnel, Co. Dublin. Approximately 850 ...
DocArchive: The Dismissal of Eileen Flynn
13 Oct 2009
Contributed by Lukas
In 1982 Ms Flynn was dismissed from her teaching job at a Convent in New Ross, Co Wexford - unmarried with a baby son, she was living with the baby's ...
DocArchive: Bus Home Long Distance Buses
13 Oct 2009
Contributed by Lukas
For many of us long distance bus journeys are part of our lives - returning home or heading to far flung places. Each journey has its own story. In th...
DocArchive: Herman
13 Oct 2009
Contributed by Lukas
Herman is a bachelor farmer in Co.Galway. This documentary looks at his life on the farm, how he keeps his animals, his attitude to marraige, havestin...
DocArchive: Heart of the Mater
12 Oct 2009
Contributed by Lukas
This radio documentary about the tragedy, the trauma and the triumph of a heart transplant operation recorded in the Mater Hospital. (Broadcast 1990)S...
DocArchive: Irija
12 Oct 2009
Contributed by Lukas
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 t...
DocArchive: Left Wing
12 Oct 2009
Contributed by Lukas
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 l...
DocArchive: From the Miners to Posterity
12 Oct 2009
Contributed by Lukas
Miners talk about their work and their experiences mining in Arigna, Leitrim. They talk about the conditions in the mines before unionisation, the dan...
DocArchive: Rebel Angel
12 Oct 2009
Contributed by Lukas
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...
DocArchive: Meeting the Idol
12 Oct 2009
Contributed by Lukas
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, Keit...
DocArchive: Attempt at a Homecoming
12 Oct 2009
Contributed by Lukas
A look at the early perceptions of South African life, relations between whites/ blacks and coloureds. The documentary then moves to the present day t...
DocArchive: Holy Angels
11 Oct 2009
Contributed by Lukas
A moving documentary about the Holy Angels burial plot in Glasnevin, one of the few cemeteries that allowed stillborn babies to be buried in concentra...
DocArchive: Stamp Collecting
10 Oct 2009
Contributed by Lukas
The world of stamp collecting, from the serious philatelist to the general collector, the first day covers and the thematic series (Broadcast 1978).Se...
DocArchive: Reluctant Surrender
10 Oct 2009
Contributed by Lukas
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....
DocArchive: After Peter - Life of a Lockerbie Widow
09 Oct 2009
Contributed by Lukas
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 omnystu...
DocArchive: Zurich Unveils a Monument to James Joyce
09 Oct 2009
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
DocArchive: Death and Nightingales
09 Oct 2009
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
DocArchive: Alexis Soyer
09 Oct 2009
Contributed by Lukas
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 d...
DocArchive: Home Status
09 Oct 2009
Contributed by Lukas
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 the...
DocArchive: I want to Hold Your Hand
09 Oct 2009
Contributed by Lukas
Gay couples and individuals talk about their relationships, how their families react, how they try to set up ordinary family units, prejudice and lack...
DocArchive: Two Solitudes
08 Oct 2009
Contributed by Lukas
Opinions and issues surrounding Canadian unity and Quebec separatism (Broadcast 1978).See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
DocArchive: Ninety Years a Corkman
08 Oct 2009
Contributed by Lukas
In this documentary - ninety year old John Walshe of Doneraile who was born in 1877- talks about William Burke, Canon Sheehan and Charles Stewart Parn...
DocArchive: Nicer than Spice
08 Oct 2009
Contributed by Lukas
A colourful documentary on three girls as they prepare for their debutants ball - a rite of passage out of secondary school. (Originally broadcast 199...
DocArchive: Stain Upon the Silence
08 Oct 2009
Contributed by Lukas
Samuel Beckett is the famed and revered Irish avant-garde writer, dramatist and poet who notably penned Waiting for Godot and a host of other works. B...
DocArchive: Butler's Bottle
08 Oct 2009
Contributed by Lukas
A documentary on the controversial method of treating alcoholism pioneered by Irish American Pat Butler. (First broadcast 1989)See omnystudio.com/list...
DocArchive: Nesting Instinct
08 Oct 2009
Contributed by Lukas
For generations, women gave birth at home but with the advances in medicine, almost all now head for a hospital. So why is it that some still women ch...
DocArchive: A Royal Journey
08 Oct 2009
Contributed by Lukas
A documentary which takes a journey from one end of the royal canal to the other. (Originally broadcast in 1990)See omnystudio.com/listener for privac...
DocArchive: Quiet Please
08 Oct 2009
Contributed by Lukas
A documentary recorded on and about an Irish movie set. (Originally broadcast in 1997)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
DocArchive: The Rising in Galway
08 Oct 2009
Contributed by Lukas
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 Ri...
DocArchive: Forging Traditions
08 Oct 2009
Contributed by Lukas
A documentary telling the story of the national folk theatre - Siamsa Tire in Tralee. (Originally broadcast in 1991)See omnystudio.com/listener for pr...
DocArchive: The Old Abbey Theatre as the New Begins
07 Oct 2009
Contributed by Lukas
A look at the old Abbey Theatre, and the influence it had on Irish culture.It originally aired the day that the new Abbey Theatre opened its doors to ...
DocArchive (1971): Bloom Sunday
06 Oct 2009
Contributed by Lukas
Seán Mac Réamoinn discusses James Joyce, who was one of the greatest authors in Irish history. We also hear about Bloomsday, a celebration of Joyce'...
DocArchive: Orange and Green in a Land of Black and White
05 Oct 2009
Contributed by Lukas
A Dublin school and a Belfast school join forces in rugby. This is 1995 Ireland - and the first time that an Catholic and Protestant school team toure...
DocArchive: Poet and Preacher
04 Oct 2009
Contributed by Lukas
Belfast born William Robert Rodgers, known as Bertie, is best known as a poet - even though he was an essayist, a book reviewer, a BBC radio broadcast...
DocArchive: The Irish Post
03 Oct 2009
Contributed by Lukas
“If it’s Irish in Britain, we’ve got it covered” - a profile of The Irish Post newspaper established in 1970 to report on news affecting the I...
DocArchive: A tale of Seán and Mick
03 Oct 2009
Contributed by Lukas
This is the life and times of Seán O'Casey and his family through the memories and thoughts of their neighbours. O'Casey was an Irish dramatist and m...
DocArchive: The Boys of Wexford
02 Oct 2009
Contributed by Lukas
A different look at the events of 1916, this account tells the little known story of how Enniscorthy had its own uprising days before the rising in Du...
DocArchive: Tartan Skirts and Tins of Salmon
02 Oct 2009
Contributed by Lukas
In 1970’s Ireland, the most popular items to shoplift were tartan skirts and tins of salmon! A look at the rise in shoplifting from the perspective ...
DocArchive: Gael Linn
01 Oct 2009
Contributed by Lukas
For 50 years Gael-Linn has been to the fore in promoting Irish language and culture projects including music, film and language courses. This document...
DocArchive: All Those Wasted Years - Saol Amú
01 Oct 2009
Contributed by Lukas
A bilingual documentary about drug addiction that ravages Dublin and its surrounds. (Broadcast 2003)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informatio...
DocArchive: Confession
01 Oct 2009
Contributed by Lukas
A documentary about confession as a cultural phenomenon in modern Ireland. Catholics believe that confession is an outward sign of absolution - the in...
DocArchive: A Walk in the Pyrenees
01 Oct 2009
Contributed by Lukas
In September 1940, German Jewish philosopher Walter Benjamin walked over the Pyrenees to escape from occupied France into Spain, from where he planned...