Documentary on One Podcast

DocArchive: For Those In Peril on the Sea

10 Apr 2009

Contributed by Lukas

An account of the incredible history of Irish lifeboats, and the even more incredible men and women who are respond in the case of disaster. (Broadcas...

DocArchive: Another County

09 Apr 2009

Contributed by Lukas

Another County explores the lives and memories of Irish economic emigrants’ experiences in 1940’s and 1950’s UK . Programme contributors reflect...

DocArchive: I Choose Denmark

09 Apr 2009

Contributed by Lukas

Francis Hackett is most well known for his work on Henry VIII but was also revered in Ireland and abroad as a critic and author of many autobiographie...

DocArchive: Man of Commitment - Sean Mac Entee

09 Apr 2009

Contributed by Lukas

A tribute to Seán Mac Entee (1889-1984), politician and moving force in the Irish Government from independence until the 1960s (Broadcast 1984).See o...

DocArchive: Seeking the Mother Lode

08 Apr 2009

Contributed by Lukas

This story follows two individuals, Hugh, an armchair geologist and 'Kami', a third generation tunneller and explosives expert as they combine their e...

DocArchive (1994): Woman For Our Times

08 Apr 2009

Contributed by Lukas

Catherine McAuley was an Irish nun who was born in 1778. She had a comfortable life growing up in Dublin, but after she inherited a considerable fortu...

DocArchive: Celts and Communication

08 Apr 2009

Contributed by Lukas

An account on the use of Celtic languages in the media across Europe and illustrates just how difficult it is for some countries to promote the use of...

DocArchive: A Belfast Game

07 Apr 2009

Contributed by Lukas

This incredible story charts two decades of life and death in a Northern Ireland football team during the troubles. RTE’s entry into the 1989 presti...

DocArchive (1994): Ole Ole We're Off To See The Pope

07 Apr 2009

Contributed by Lukas

1990 was the year that our soccer team made it to the quarter finals in the world cup. Italia 90 is still talked about by soccer fans across the count...

DocArchive: Fishamble Street, Then and Now

06 Apr 2009

Contributed by Lukas

Fishamble Street within the old Dublin walls dates back to the 14th century. It's been the site of a fish market, an open-air slaughterhouse but is mo...

DocArchive: Spreading the News

05 Apr 2009

Contributed by Lukas

The Irish News Agency was set up in 1949 to channel Irish news worldwide, particularly on the issue of partition. However, foreign editors would not b...

DocArchive (2002): High Atlas Challenge

05 Apr 2009

Contributed by Lukas

Producer John Kenny departed from Dublin with one man and eight women to Morocco in Africa to take part in the ISPCC High Atlas Mountain challenge. Hi...

DocArchive: Jogging For The Mind

05 Apr 2009

Contributed by Lukas

It was 1920s America when crosswords became the latest craze to sweep libraries across the country. Initially some hoped that it would be a short-live...

DocArchive: Vanishing Bookshops

04 Apr 2009

Contributed by Lukas

Visiting a bookshop is a cultural experience, like visiting an art gallery than the local green grocer. A documentary made during the last recession a...

DocArchive: Mary Mercers Legacy

03 Apr 2009

Contributed by Lukas

This is the story of a remarkable building, which was home to a number of remarkable people - the Mercers Hospital in Dublin. (Broadcast 1983)See omny...

DocArchive: The Things We Remember

03 Apr 2009

Contributed by Lukas

Rosie Guihen left Tarmon in Co Leitrim for Manchester in 1946. Her sister Teresa followed her two years later. 'The Things We Remember' tells their st...

DocArchive: Dam-burst of Dreams

03 Apr 2009

Contributed by Lukas

The extraordinary story of Irish poet and novelist Christy Nolan, who made a remarkable career despite being unable to walk, talk, or use his hands (B...

DocArchive (1995): The Half Blind Quarter Poet

02 Apr 2009

Contributed by Lukas

Owen Nestor is the toast of many Galway parishes for his poems and ballads. He lost the sight of one eye when a sod of turf fell off a cart and hit hi...

DocArchive: Choirs at Sea

02 Apr 2009

Contributed by Lukas

The story about some of the artists who attended and performed at the 91st Manx Music Festival.(Broadcast 1983)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy...

DocArchive: Women of the Rising

02 Apr 2009

Contributed by Lukas

To mark the 100th anniversary of the founding of Cumann na mBan, another chance to listen to some personal accounts from its members regarding the Eas...

DocArchive: The Pigeon Fanciers

02 Apr 2009

Contributed by Lukas

The joy behind the hobby of pigeon keeping. We meet the dedicated pigeon fanciers who are keeping the ancient sport of pigeon racing alive, hear why t...

DocArchive: Irish Down Under

01 Apr 2009

Contributed by Lukas

A documentary based on the 1983 bicenntenial conference on Irish-Australian links held in Kilkenny - examining the importrance of Irish pioneers, the ...

DocArchive: My Father Takes a Vacation

01 Apr 2009

Contributed by Lukas

We revisit the journey a Swedish father took along the coast of Ireland on a Ferrari red bike - 6 years on his son retraces his fathers steps to try a...

DocArchive: Florries Follies

01 Apr 2009

Contributed by Lukas

Florrie Rush-McGowan on her career in entertainment in America. In this programme from 1983, the 85 year old Florrie reflects on her life from the Eas...

DocArchive (1995): My Father Field Marshal Rommel

01 Apr 2009

Contributed by Lukas

Manfred Rommel tells the story of his father Marshal Erwin Rommel. Called "the People's Marshal" by his countrymen, Erwin was one of Adolf Hitler's mo...

DocArchive (1995): General George Patton, Old Blood And Guts

31 Mar 2009

Contributed by Lukas

General George Patton was considered as one of the most successful combat generals in U.S history. He was the first officer assigned to the Tank Corps...

DocArchive: Factory Lives - Digital

30 Mar 2009

Contributed by Lukas

The story of the closure of Digital in Galway in the 1990s that left a city and its workforce devastated. Presented by Rachael English (Broadcast 2004...

DocArchive: Cusack - An Acting Life

29 Mar 2009

Contributed by Lukas

Cyril Cusack, one of Ireland's best loved actors, had an illustrious career staring in 90 films and 60 theatre productions. This is the story of Cyril...

DocArchive (1988): Dylan Thomas: Singing Ark Flowering Flood

29 Mar 2009

Contributed by Lukas

Tracing the life and history of Welsh poet Dylan Thomas. This biography speaks to friends and contemporaries of one of the most esteemed wordsmiths of...

DocArchive: Heaven's Reflex

28 Mar 2009

Contributed by Lukas

In the mid-1700’s, driven by the 4th Viscount of Kenmare, Killarney began to develop as a town and simultaneously as Ireland's first visitor destina...

DocArchive: Curtain Up

27 Mar 2009

Contributed by Lukas

Oliver Goldsmith’s comedy ‘She Stoops to Conquer’ is one of the few 18th century plays to have an enduring appeal, and is still regularly perfor...

DocArchive: Wildlife Weekend

27 Mar 2009

Contributed by Lukas

An account of the first ever Wildlife Symposium to be held in Ireland which took place in Ballyvaughan, Co. Clare in March 1983.See omnystudio.com/lis...

DocArchive: Fishing the Blackwater

27 Mar 2009

Contributed by Lukas

The river Blackwater in Munster is amongst the finest salmon rivers in Ireland - and the largest owner of fishing rights on the river is the Duke of D...

DocArchive (1995): Rough Justice

26 Mar 2009

Contributed by Lukas

Sexual violence can have psychological, emotional, and physical effects on a survivor. Self-blame can be amongst the most common effect. We hear from ...

DocArchive: Noah's Park

26 Mar 2009

Contributed by Lukas

The relationship between man and beast is an age old story. But what happens when you mix the professional and personal? This is the story of keepers ...

DocArchive: The Communist Party of Ireland

26 Mar 2009

Contributed by Lukas

An account of the work of the Communist Party in Ireland in 1983, whose central goal is the ending of the capitalist system and implimenting a social ...

Docarchive: The National Concert Hall

26 Mar 2009

Contributed by Lukas

In 1981 the long-standing dream of many Irish music lovers was realised with the opening of the National Concert Hall on Earlsfort Terrace, Dublin. Ia...

DocArchive: The Ballad of Patrick Folen

25 Mar 2009

Contributed by Lukas

With a sung narration performed by Mick Flannery, this documentary delves into the life of an Irishman who lived in England. In 2006, Patrick Folens r...

DocArchive: The Belle of Ould Cork

25 Mar 2009

Contributed by Lukas

The Cork Opera House went up in flames in 1955, when a fire destroyed the whole building within hours. It was a dramatic ending to 100 years of stage ...

DocArchive (1994): Cistercian Christmas Glencairn Abbey

25 Mar 2009

Contributed by Lukas

St Mary's Abbey, Glencairn is the only Cistercian monastery for women in Ireland. Glencairn Abbey is a working Abbey and in addition to the practical ...

DocArchive: The Sally Ann

25 Mar 2009

Contributed by Lukas

The Salvation Army, affectionately known as the 'Sally Ann', was founded in 1865 in England. This is an account of their operations in Ireland in 1983...

DocArchive: Songs my Mother taught me

24 Mar 2009

Contributed by Lukas

The story of a British war bride in Canada and her grown son, Chris, who retraces his own path in life via his mother's unusual history. Chris' parent...

DocArchive: From the outside in

24 Mar 2009

Contributed by Lukas

A documentary which marks the first 50 years of the Irish Dept of Social, Community and Family Affairs tracing its past, present and future. By 2015, ...

DocArchive: Factory Lives - The Price of Bacon

23 Mar 2009

Contributed by Lukas

In the fourth programme in the ‘Factory Lives’ series, “The Price of Bacon” tells the story of the closure of the Castlebar Bacon Factory in t...

DocArchive: Float like a butterfly, Sting like a bee

23 Mar 2009

Contributed by Lukas

A documentary that delves into the gruelling but rewarding world of the Matt Talbot boxing club in Dublin by following one 14 year old local lad, Patr...

DocArchive: Shirley Goldfarb - An American in Paris

23 Mar 2009

Contributed by Lukas

When American-born artist Shirley Goldfarb died in Paris in 1980, most of her work was simply stored in her studio. She left New York in 1950 moving t...

DocArchive: I don't remember me

23 Mar 2009

Contributed by Lukas

Myalgia Encephalomyelitis (M.E.) is a complex and debilitating physiological illness. This documentary meets with M.E. sufferers - One of the greatest...

DocArchive: Here we go, here we go

23 Mar 2009

Contributed by Lukas

We all know the boyhood dream of growing up and dreaming of playing for Man Utd or Liverpool or some other big team. But what happens when that dream ...

DocArchive: Sawdust in their veins

23 Mar 2009

Contributed by Lukas

Living a nomadic existence, circus life is like a small town on wheels keeping 60 to 70 people together for the duration of an 11 month tour. This doc...

DocArchive: Tree Sixty Four

22 Mar 2009

Contributed by Lukas

A documentary about the treetop protests that gripped the Irish psyche in the late 1990’s when a nature reserve in Co Wicklow became the focus of at...

DocArchive (1983): Political Satire in Ireland

22 Mar 2009

Contributed by Lukas

Mixing comedy and politics has a long tradition in Ireland. Beginning with the days of Dean Swift and taking in Dublin Opinion, this documentary talks...

DocArchive: In Search of Refuge

22 Mar 2009

Contributed by Lukas

The late 1990's was a time when refugees became an issue of debate in Ireland. Since 1995, Ireland has hosted over 9,700 refugees. This documentary lo...

DocArchive: Bantus, The Boers and The British

21 Mar 2009

Contributed by Lukas

Rodney Rice gives a snapshot of apartheid in South Africa - a time when the system of separation denied some 22 million South Africans the right to vo...

DocArchive: Joxer in Jerusalem

20 Mar 2009

Contributed by Lukas

Juno and the Paycock is a play by Sean O'Casey set in the working class tenements of Dublin in the early 1920s, during the Irish Civil War period.This...

DocArchive: Smelter for Ireland

20 Mar 2009

Contributed by Lukas

Ireland is the largest producer of zinc in Europe, and among the top ten producers in the world. The opening of Tynagh Mines in 1965 and Tara Mines in...

DocArchive: Born Under The Cabbage Leaves

20 Mar 2009

Contributed by Lukas

The story of twin sisters from Dun Laoghaire, Dublin who were born in 1950s Ireland with congenital rubella syndrome. (Broadcast 2008)See omnystudio.c...

DocArchive: She Made a Reality of Miracles

19 Mar 2009

Contributed by Lukas

A look back on the life of Mother Mary Martin, the foundress of the Medical Missionaries of Mary (Broadcast 1975)See omnystudio.com/listener for priva...

DocArchive: 200 Years on the Nore

19 Mar 2009

Contributed by Lukas

1983 marked the bicentenary of St. Kieran's College in Kilkenny, one of the Country's long standing educational institutions and one which has a very ...

Doc Archive: In the Public Service

18 Mar 2009

Contributed by Lukas

One of Ireland’s largest and most powerful institutions – The Civil Service. An early 1980’s examination of this central core of power, and cog ...

DocArchive: Who Cares?

18 Mar 2009

Contributed by Lukas

Mental illness is something which can affect any of us at any time. Medical help is always part of treatment. But what about human help and help withi...

DocArchive (1994): Grave Matter--The History of Body Snatchings

18 Mar 2009

Contributed by Lukas

The growth of medical schools increased in Ireland in the 18th & 19th century and so did demand for cadavers for students to practice on. Body snatchi...

DocArchive: Follow that dream

18 Mar 2009

Contributed by Lukas

A documentary about two lifelong Elvis fans, husband and wife Maurice and Maureen, who after a letter each from Elvis in 1960 realise a lifelong ambit...

DocArchive: Thin Air

18 Mar 2009

Contributed by Lukas

The story that over the space of 14 months Fermoy, a small town in Co. Cork with a population of 2,500 was shocked by the disappearances of three resi...

DocArchive: They never married

16 Mar 2009

Contributed by Lukas

Familial, societal and indeed our own expectations lead most of us to look for someone to spend our life with. But there are many who choose to live a...

DocArchive (1987): Not the Whole Canvas

15 Mar 2009

Contributed by Lukas

The story of the general election of 1987 in Dublin Central. At a time of transition in politics, this documentary follows the candidates and their te...

DocArchive: Star Spangled Football

15 Mar 2009

Contributed by Lukas

In this documentary Mick Dunne tells the story of the 1947 All Ireland football final between Kerry and Cavan which was played in the Polo grounds in ...

DocArchive:A Hunting we will go

15 Mar 2009

Contributed by Lukas

A documentary that joins a foxhunting group. What happens behind the scenes when hounds, horses, people and a fox meet up for a day? Frances Shanahan ...

DocArchive: St. Patrick was a Mayoman

15 Mar 2009

Contributed by Lukas

Des Hickey follows a group of archaeologists and researchers who travel by helicopter to sea stack of Dun Bhriste, the site of a legend about St. Patr...

DocArchive: Song Collector

15 Mar 2009

Contributed by Lukas

A documentary on the last professional traditional song collector in Ireland, Tom Munnelly. Over his lifetime, Tom is estimated to have collected over...

DocArchive: St. Patrick's Purgatory Lough Derg Pilgrimage

14 Mar 2009

Contributed by Lukas

In this documentary we hear the sounds and words that tell the story of the Lough Derg Pilgrimage, Co Donegal (Broadcast 1991) In this documentary we ...

DocArchive: George Redmond Gentleman Piano Tuner

14 Mar 2009

Contributed by Lukas

This is the life story of 83yr old George Remond from West Cork. He spent his lifetime tuning pianos for the great and good of Ireland - meeting many ...

DocArchive: Left Alone

14 Mar 2009

Contributed by Lukas

Every night, the doorways of city centre offices and the portals of churches are occupied by people sleeping rough. But what is the reality of life on...

DocArchive: At Heaven's Door

14 Mar 2009

Contributed by Lukas

This is a story of human survival and hope. Three survivors of tragedies speak of their own destiny - Debbie MacGuinness was involved in the Stardust ...

DocArchive: Personal Approach

14 Mar 2009

Contributed by Lukas

As Ireland became firmly embedded within the EEC, in the late 1970's Terry Stewart moved his family from Ireland to Brussels. This story is a personal...

DocArchive: I Try Not to Think of the Future

13 Mar 2009

Contributed by Lukas

The story of the closure of the Fieldcrest factory in Kilkenny in 1982. With high hopes for the factory and surrounding community we hear directly fro...

DocArchive: The Look of the Irish

13 Mar 2009

Contributed by Lukas

The Documentary on One team have put together four very different mini documentaries. Each promise to take a close look at some of the moods and motiv...

DocArchive: The sinking of the Graf Spee

13 Mar 2009

Contributed by Lukas

Irishmen serving in the British Navy recount the sinking of The 'Graf Spee' - a German battleship at the helm of the German fleet in WW2. Weighing in ...

DocArchive: Inner City Island

12 Mar 2009

Contributed by Lukas

In 1973, RTE Radio One Producer Seán Mac Reamoinn set out to capture life in the North Wall and Sherriff Street area of Dublin city.See omnystudio.co...

DocArchive: There's still coal in Coalisland

12 Mar 2009

Contributed by Lukas

Coal has been mined in Tyrone since the mid 1600's and when it comes to the town of 'Coalisland' in East Tyrone, its name tells the story. Travel into...

DocArchive (1994): Frederick Ryan, Writer and Thinker

12 Mar 2009

Contributed by Lukas

Frederick Ryan was a Dublin born journalist, playwright and socialist. He was heavily involved in both theatre and politics. His involvement with poli...

DocArchive: Battered Wives

12 Mar 2009

Contributed by Lukas

John Skehan talks to women who have suffered domestic abuse and looks at some of the relief schemes available. (1975)See omnystudio.com/listener for p...

DocArchive: The Marvellous Adventures of Cabeza De Vaca

12 Mar 2009

Contributed by Lukas

Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca was a Spanish Explorer of the New World, and one of only four survivors of the 1527 Narváez expedition. This account of...

DocArchive: Factory Lives - Ferenka

12 Mar 2009

Contributed by Lukas

Ferenka was once a factory in Limerick - a stable resource of employment. But in 1977 it closed down leaving in its wake a depressed and mournful work...

DocArchive (1994): Mothers and Daughter - Story of an Adoption

11 Mar 2009

Contributed by Lukas

Theresa was given up for adoption by her mother Terry. This tells the story of how Terry felt about the birth and giving her daugher up for adoption. ...

DocArchive: Bees and Their Keepers

11 Mar 2009

Contributed by Lukas

An account of the long history Ireland has with beekeeping and how bees are so important to the farmers of Ireland .From the financial gain, to every ...

DocArchive (1994): To Somalia and Back

10 Mar 2009

Contributed by Lukas

In the early 1990’s, vicious inter-clan fighting in Somalia led to the deaths of 30,000 Somalis, in addition to an estimated 200,000 who died as a r...

DocArchive: Far Cry

09 Mar 2009

Contributed by Lukas

Mary Benson was a South African writer and antiapartheid activist. She rejected her privileged upbringing as a white in South Africa to campaign again...

DocArchive: It happens silently in the night

09 Mar 2009

Contributed by Lukas

It took Ireland generations to fully open up to the sexual abuse of children within the state. Before the lid was blown open on this area in the late ...

DocArchive: Irish Brent Goose Expedition

09 Mar 2009

Contributed by Lukas

Every October, 90% of the entire world population of Brent Geese fly into Dublin Bay on their annual migration. In this documentary, we follow them on...

DocArchive: Factory Lives - The Price of Leather

09 Mar 2009

Contributed by Lukas

Peter Woods tells of the closure of the Rawson’s Boot Factory in Dundalk in the 1960s. (Broadcast 2004)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy infor...

DocArchive (2004): Closing the Gaiety in Carrick On Shannon

08 Mar 2009

Contributed by Lukas

The story of the final night at the Gaiety Cinema in Carrick-On-Shannon, Co. Leitrim. The cinema fell on hard times and closed in 2004 after more than...

DocArchive: Old Yellow Gloves

08 Mar 2009

Contributed by Lukas

Raymond Chandler was an Anglo-American novelist and screenwriter who had an huge stylistic influence upon the modern day private detective story. His ...

DocArchive: Out of the dark

08 Mar 2009

Contributed by Lukas

The value of education in prisons is often debated worldwide. Made over 25 years ago, this is the story of education in Irish prisons, from both the e...

DocArchive: Headwaters - Cruising on the Shannon

08 Mar 2009

Contributed by Lukas

The Shannon is Ireland's longest river. This documentary takes a relaxing and beautiful cruise on the upper Shannon, from Carrick on Shannon through t...

DocArchive: Dying with Love

07 Mar 2009

Contributed by Lukas

Every day around the world people die. This documentary focuses on the last days of peoples lives and the help, support and love that can ease the pas...

DocArchive: Sunlight in the Garden

07 Mar 2009

Contributed by Lukas

Louis MacNeice CBE (1907–'63), an Irish poet and playwright, was part of the generation of "thirties poets" which included W. H. Auden. His work rec...

DocArchive (1976): Zimbabwe

06 Mar 2009

Contributed by Lukas

In 1976, Dick Warner travelled to Rhodesia in Africa to witness the last days of white rule. After a plan was initiated by the American and U.K govern...

DocArchive (1975): Little Herring Fleet at Anchor Lay, Bantry

05 Mar 2009

Contributed by Lukas

John Skehan talks to locals of Bantry, Co. Cork about their concerns for the welfare of the bay and the once thriving fishing industry that was based ...

DocArchive (1981): Rabbit Overhead Mi Lord

05 Mar 2009

Contributed by Lukas

Rabbit Overhead Mi Lord was recorded three years before Dunraven Estate in County Limerick was sold. It follows the last driven pheasant shoot on the ...

DocArchive: Dismissal of Fr Michael O'Hickey

05 Mar 2009

Contributed by Lukas

Fr O'Hickey was an Irish Catholic priest and a Professor of Irish at Maynooth College. In 1909 he clashed with the Bishops and establishment over his ...