Documentary on One Podcast
1,856 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 2 years ago - ★★★★ - 68 ratingsMulti award winning documentaries from Ireland telling real life stories. With over 1,800 documentaries on offer, the Documentary On One Podcast has the largest archive of documentaries available in the world, dating as far back as 1954, right up to the present day. Winner of over 340 national and international awards. Producer of podcast series 'GunPlot' and 'The Nobody Zone'. Immerse yourself in a world of sound, story and character.
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Miracle in Galway Bay
July 29, 2021 02:00 - 50 minutes - 91.7 MBHow a balmy summer’s evening quickly turned into a nightmare for cousins Sara Feeney (23) and Ellen Glynn (17) after they were swept out to sea on paddleboards last August. A miraculous rescue that captured the attention of the country and story of endurance as Sara and Ellen survived 15 hours at sea. (2021) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
The Lost Millionaire
July 22, 2021 07:05 - 50 minutes - 115 MBThe death of American millionaire Arthur Kingsley Porter seems to have been the first inquest in Ireland to be held without a body. Together with his wife Lucy, Arthur was an art expert and a university professor. Having become fascinated with Ireland, the Kingsley Porter’s bought Glenveagh castle in Donegal and built a simple cottage on the island of Inis Bó Finne. But when Arthur suddenly goes missing, the mystery begins. Did he fall off the cliffs of Inishbofin island? Was he murdered? Or...
The Life and Living Lady
July 15, 2021 02:00 - 41 minutes - 37.8 MBWhen documentary-maker Chris Nikkel and his wife bought their little cottage in the Cooley Mountains in county Louth, they discovered that it had once been owned by a famous psychiatrist. Her name was Elisabeth Kubler-Ross and she revolutionized how we think about death and grief. (2021) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Crossing The Line
July 08, 2021 02:00 - 47 minutes - 108 MB(NEW 2021 SEASON) In 1982 the Irish International Rugby Team won the elusive triple crown - beating England, Scotland and Wales for the first time in over three decades. They were national heroes. But just months beforehand they had had to spirit themselves out of the country quietly amidst a storm of controversy. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
GunPlot: Bonus - Appendix Trial Tapes 4
June 17, 2021 02:00 - 1 hour - 151 MBThe fourth and final recordings we have from the Arms Trial. Taking place on the morning of October 20th 1970, this is the unedited courtroom tape recording of the closing address to the jury by Neil McCarthy, Charlie Haughey’s Barrister. A masterclass in how to address a jury, Niall McCarthy argues that Charles Haughey should be acquitted. And the defence was successful - Haughey, along with the others accused, was found innocent. Appendix episodes publish daily (June 14-17th 2021). Compani...
GunPlot: Bonus - Appendix Trial Tapes 3
June 16, 2021 02:00 - 49 minutes - 113 MBThe third of four recordings we have from the Arms Trial. Taking place on the morning of October 20th 1970, this is the unedited courtroom tape recording of a legal argument. This is something you never read about from a trial. Such discussions between the judge and barristers for both sides normally take place in the absence of the jury and are not permitted to be reported on. Appendix episodes publish daily (June 14-17th 2021). Companion TV documentary to this series, also titled GunPlot, ...
GunPlot: Bonus - Appendix Trial Tapes 2
June 15, 2021 02:00 - 45 minutes - 103 MBThe second of four recordings we have from the Arms Trial. Taking place on the afternoon of October 16th 1970, this is the unedited courtroom tape recording of the opening speech by Peter Maguire, Charlie Haughey’s barrister. The case for the defence of Charles Haughey is laid before the jury. This was a preamble to the ‘main event’ of the Arms Crisis: the testimony of the fallen star of the political firmament - Charles Haughey. Appendix episodes publish daily (June 14-17th 2021). Companio...
GunPlot: Bonus - Appendix Trial Tapes 1
June 14, 2021 06:30 - 1 hour - 196 MBThe first of four recordings we have from the Arms Trial. Taking place on the morning of October 16th 1970, this is the unedited courtroom tape recording of Captain James Kelly being cross examined by Seamus McKenna, Prosecution Barrister. "Two prize fighters slugging it out on the floor of the Central Criminal Court". That's how this recording is described by historian, Michael Heney. Appendix episodes publish daily (June 14-17th 2021). Companion TV documentary to this series, also titled ...
GunPlot: Episode 9 - Fallout
June 07, 2021 08:53 - 40 minutes - 92.8 MBMore than 50 years after the Arms Crisis of 1970, the effects echo through to today. There was personal fallout, financial fallout, social fallout and political fallout. It was, and continues to be, the biggest political scandal of modern Ireland. So what happened all those involved? Who were the 'winners' and who were the 'losers'? This is where we bring our story to an end. (Ep 9/9). Released Weekly Four bonus appendix episodes, with the full, unedited recordings of the Arms Trial court p...
GunPlot: Episode 8 - The Trial
May 31, 2021 02:05 - 43 minutes - 99.1 MBA stunning period in Irish life comes to a climax. Four men stand before the High Court, charged with conspiring to import arms and ammunition illegally into Ireland. A Government Minister, an Army officer, a Belgian businessman and a proud IRA man. If found guilty, jail beckons. The entire country holds its breath. Released weekly. (Ep8/9) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
GunPlot: Episode 7 - Implosion
May 25, 2021 03:00 - 44 minutes - 101 MBThe country is about to wake up to some shocking news. The plan to secretly import weapons is blown wide open and the dominoes are about to start falling with devastating consequences for some of those involved. Released Weekly. Companion TV documentary to this series, also titled GunPlot, is now available via the RTÉ TV Player (Worldwide) Credits: GunPlot was written, recorded and produced by Ronan Kelly and Nicoline Greer. Sound Design by Damian Chennells Production assistance from th...
GunPlot: Episode 6 - Closing In
May 18, 2021 03:00 - 35 minutes - 80.6 MBAttempts continue to bring black market sub-machine guns and pistols into Ireland. But when an Irish policeman is shot on the streets of Dublin, everything changes. And the forces seeking to undo the entire plot to import guns are growing stronger. Released weekly. Companion TV documentary to this series, also titled GunPlot, is now available via the RTÉ TV Player (Worldwide) Credits: GunPlot was written, recorded and produced by Ronan Kelly and Nicoline Greer. Sound Design by Damian Che...
GunPlot: Episode 5 - Deeper
May 11, 2021 03:00 - 32 minutes - 74.2 MBThe hunt for guns leads to a meeting in Antwerp with a shady arms dealer. The Minister for Defence issues a directive that could lead to an invasion of Northern Ireland. A group of men wait at Dublin Port for a shipment of arms to arrive. Official Ireland is getting in deeper and deeper and deeper. Released weekly. Companion TV documentary to this series, also titled GunPlot, is now available via the RTÉ TV Player (Worldwide) Credits: GunPlot was written, recorded and produced by Ronan Ke...
GunPlot: Episode 4 - Muzzy
May 04, 2021 03:00 - 35 minutes - 82.1 MBIt’s October 1969 and the truth is becoming murky. A plan to buy weapons begins to come together. And a group of men go shopping for guns. But what happens when the arms dealer they meet is actually a foreign spy? Released weekly. To continue listening to this series, please subscribe to the 'GunPlot' podcast feed (Available from wherever you get your podcasts). Episodes publish weekly on 'GunPlot' podcast feed every Monday, and every Tuesday here on the DocOnOne podcast feed. Companion T...
GunPlot: Episode 3 - Plan B
April 27, 2021 03:00 - 41 minutes - 94.4 MBA secret plan by members of the Irish Government to import guns into Ireland begins to come together. But forces are gathering in the wings to scupper it. Will the plot survive? (Ep3/8). Released Weekly.. To continue listening to this series, please subscribe to the 'GunPlot' podcast feed (Available from wherever you get your podcasts). Episodes publish weekly on 'GunPlot' feed every Monday, and every Tuesday here on the DocOnOne podcast feed. Companion TV documentary to this series, also...
GunPlot: Episode 2 - The Invasion
April 20, 2021 03:00 - 38 minutes - 88.3 MBAs tensions continue to rise, the Irish Army is hurriedly moved to the border of Northern Ireland. Is this a sign that Ireland was going to take on the might of the British Empire? One Irish government minister hopes so. And his name is Neil Blaney (Ep2/8). Released Weekly. To continue listening to this series, please subscribe to the 'GunPlot' podcast feed (Available from wherever you get your podcasts). Episodes publish weekly on 'GunPlot' feed every Monday, and every Tuesday here on the ...
GunPlot: Episode 1 - The Spark that Lit the Flame
April 12, 2021 03:00 - 31 minutes - 72.1 MBAn Irish Army Captain goes on holidays – a strange kind of holiday. To a city where he knows there is likely to be ‘trouble’. He arrives as a three-day street battle, now known as 'the Battle of the Bogside', begins. And it changes everything (Ep1/8). To continue listening to this series, please subscribe to the 'GunPlot' podcast feed (Available from wherever you get your podcasts). Or visit visit www.rte.ie/gunplot Credits: GunPlot was written, recorded and produced by Ronan Kelly and N...
Trailer: Introducing 'GunPlot'
April 08, 2021 13:25 - 1 minute - 1.89 MBLies, spies and betrayal led to the defining political scandal of modern Ireland. What happened to the truth? Questions still remain. GunPlot is our new 8-part podcast series and TV documentary. Ep1 of the podcast series drops next Monday, Apr 12th. Subscribe now from wherever you get your podcasts. TV documentary airs RTE One April 28th See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
The Nobody Zone: Episode 1 - "It Plays On Your Mind"
December 01, 2020 12:00 - 35 minutes - 32.2 MBA homeless Irishman is arrested on Clapham Common in London for stealing a wedding ring, only to murder another man in his police cell. When interviewed by police, he confesses to multiple murders. A new 8-part podcast series from RTÉ’s Documentary On One in Ireland and Third Ear Productions in Denmark. Episode 1/8. (Originally released Feb 18th 2020) To continue listening to this series, please subscribe to 'The Nobody Zone' podcast feed (Available from wherever you get your podcasts) or v...
100 Years, 100 Miles
November 13, 2020 03:00 - 45 minutes - 104 MBOn November 21st 1920, British security forces stormed a Gaelic football match in Croke Park Dublin, killing 14 and wounding dozens more. 100 yrs later, Vincent Murphy sets out on a 100 mile cycle as he explores his Grand Uncle Gus McCarthy’s story as one of the Tipperary players involved in what became known as Bloody Sunday (2020) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
The Little Shop of Secrets
November 06, 2020 07:21 - 51 minutes - 46.8 MBDecades ago The Wallace Sisters, Sheila and Nora, ran a small newsagents in Cork city. While many bought their paper and tobacco there, few knew of the secrets it held as an IRA Brigade HQ during the War of Independence. These fearless sisters led a double life from intelligence gathering to spy handling and deciphering codes. (2020) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
The Long Run
October 16, 2020 07:45 - 48 minutes - 44.3 MBIn January every year in a small Norwegian town, a race starts. It’s one of the longest, toughest dog sled races in the world and it’s dominated by tough Nordic men. In 2019, someone different turns up at the start with her dogs. She’s a 5’1”, bespectacled, 35-year-old woman & she’s racing for Ireland. Heads are turned then the race starts. (2020) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
The Grief of a Nation
October 09, 2020 02:00 - 44 minutes - 81 MBOn November 22nd 1963, two shots were taken in Dallas, Texas. One was a gunshot, killing the President of The United States, John F. Kennedy. The other, was a camera shot which changed two families’ lives forever. Those families went their separate ways in life - until decades later, when they were about to have another date with destiny. (2020) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Timor Leste: Coming of Age
October 02, 2020 03:00 - 42 minutes - 78.2 MBIn 1999, Sarah Mac Donald travelled to East Timor as a journalist undercover. Whilst violence erupted around her, Sarah became godmother to a little Timorese boy, Natalizio. But as the years went by, she lost touch with him and his family. 20 years after they last met, Sarah is returning to an independent Timor Leste, in search Natalizio. (2020) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Polonium and the Piano Player (Pt.2)
September 25, 2020 05:30 - 44 minutes - 81.5 MBPart 2 of 2. As Derek Conlon finds out he’s been poisoned and dragged into a world of Russian espionage, he realises that’s just the start of his problems. With relations between UK and Moscow deteriorating, Derek escapes to a new life. But the nuclear poison Polonium-210 appears to have decided his fate. (Originally produced by Sky News Storycast) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Polonium and the Piano Player
September 18, 2020 06:00 - 43 minutes - 79.7 MBEp 1 of 2. When ex-KGB spy Alexander Litvinenko was murdered in a nuclear poisoning in London in 2006, an Irish man got caught up in the crossfire. Derek Conlon accidentally drank from the same radioactive cup used to poison Litvinenko – dragging him into a Russian world of espionage, murder and deceit. (Originally produced by Sky News Storycast) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Polonium and the Piano Player (Pt.1)
September 18, 2020 06:00 - 43 minutes - 79.7 MBEp 1 of 2. When ex-KGB spy Alexander Litvinenko was murdered in a nuclear poisoning in London in 2006, an Irish man got caught up in the crossfire. Derek Conlon accidentally drank from the same radioactive cup used to poison Litvinenko – dragging him into a Russian world of espionage, murder and deceit. (Originally produced by Sky News Storycast) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Age, Sex, Location
September 11, 2020 12:00 - 44 minutes - 41 MBThe amount of children being targeted by online predators is increasing every year. The strange man on the street used to be the person we warned our children about. Now, that stranger can be in your house, via an online device. We meet the people who police the internet, a survivor, and the Garda unit focused on stopping online child abuse. (2020) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
The Hospital the Irish Shipped to France
September 04, 2020 12:00 - 46 minutes - 42.1 MBA pioneering adventure in overseas aid, when the Irish Red Cross assembled a 100-bed hospital and shipped it to bombed-out Normandy post-World War II. A group of young Irish doctors, nurses and support staff followed, bringing hope and healing to the shattered town of St-Lô as the survivors struggled to rebuild their lives among the ruins. (2020) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
A Very Irish Coup
August 28, 2020 12:00 - 40 minutes - 37.4 MBOn a wet October Saturday over forty years ago a greyhound finished a race at Mullingar race track. The event was to turn Irish gambling upside down. Based in the small Irish towns of Listowel and Abbeyfeale, a quiet local betting coup in the days leading up the race saw bookies faced with paying out odds of almost a thousand to one. (2020) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
The Seven Million Dollar Man
August 21, 2020 12:00 - 44 minutes - 40.3 MBSam Millar’s life reads like pure fiction. After joining the IRA as a teenager, he spent years on the notorious blanket protest in Northern Ireland. He later admitted to taking part in a massive, seven million dollar armed robbery in the US before starting a new life as a writer of award winning crime novels. (2020) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Substantial Helen
August 14, 2020 12:00 - 41 minutes - 38.1 MBHelen Oxenham is getting a medal from the Queen of England – although Helen doesn’t have much time for the Queen. It’s for her work with victims of domestic violence in Australia. How did a woman, born in Cork and raised in Crumlin, Dublin end up there? Partly because of two men – both German – one she loved and one she came to despise. (2020) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
The Deadly Saris
August 07, 2020 12:00 - 45 minutes - 41.8 MBTwo 15-year old Dublin girls were mitching, drinking and shoplifting. Then they hear a group of handsome men singing - with shaved heads and saffron robes. Hare Krishnas. The girls decide to join them – for the men and the free food - but soon they are hooked on the strict life and become Hare Krishna nuns. But the dream sours. (2020) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Shane Healy - Back On Track
July 31, 2020 12:00 - 46 minutes - 42.1 MBShane Healy has gone the distance in life. After spending years in an orphanage as a child, he travelled widely before hitch-hiking around the US, where he discovered he was a naturally talented athlete. It took more than that to get him to the 1996 Olympics where he ran for Ireland. Now after years away from the sport, Shane is back. (2020) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Green and Gold
July 24, 2020 12:00 - 42 minutes - 38.8 MBIn 1972, a group of Irish protest riders gate crashed the Olympic Games road cycling race in Munich, Germany. They’d hatched a secret plan to scupper the official Irish Olympic cycling team. But events at the Games threw their own plans into chaos. Almost 50 years later a family is still trying to recapture a lost Olympic dream. (2020) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
We Say You Have To Go
July 10, 2020 12:00 - 53 minutes - 48.7 MBIn 1981, heroin took hold of certain parts of Dublin. It changed everything for the communities it was affected by. The impact of addiction on the people there was devastating. But these communities weren’t going to just take it and the people decided to fight back against the dealers. (2020) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Nicolás Cruz Hernandez - Still Fighting
July 03, 2020 12:00 - 46 minutes - 42.4 MBHe was cheered on an open-topped bus through Dublin. Then he was homeless and jobless. He swept floors and slept on a campbed in the National Stadium. He stole his passport to flee Cuba - had a lucky meeting with a Shaolin monk, who saved him – met three Mayomen, who helped keep him safe - and now he teaches yoga to prisoners. Some life. (2020) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Felix
June 26, 2020 12:00 - 43 minutes - 39.8 MBFelix Gretarsson lost both his arms in a work accident in Iceland in 1998. In the years that followed, his life spiralled into an abyss as he lost his health, status, relationship and sense of identity. After turning his life around, Felix now lives in France, where he’s waiting to receive the world’s first full double arm transplant. (2020) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Conor Walsh - Passing Through
June 19, 2020 12:00 - 45 minutes - 41.3 MBConor Walsh was a minimalist piano composer from Co. Mayo, whose musical career was just beginning when he died suddenly of a heart attack in 2016 aged 36. Within days of his burial, Conor's sister found 37 unpublished tracks on his laptop, and so began his family’s journey to release his posthumous debut album, The Lucid. (2020) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
The Nobody Zone: Episode 8 - End Of The Line
February 20, 2020 03:00 - 52 minutes - 95.5 MBAnswers lead to more questions as we try to close the book on the Kieran Kelly story. And more stories come from the shadows of The Nobody Zone. But is it too late to find the truth? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
The Nobody Zone: Episode 7 - New Evidence
February 19, 2020 03:00 - 39 minutes - 73.2 MBAs new evidence emerges, we return to the first victim that Kieran Kelly claimed – to where it all began. A train. A death. A story. The Nobody Zone is a collaboration between RTÉ's Documentary On One in Ireland and Third Ear productions in Denmark. For more, visit rte.ie/thenobodyzone .. The Nobody Zone is written and narrated by Tim Hinman. Storyline and production is by Tim Hinman and Krister Moltzen. Original idea, research and recordings are by Robert Mulhern, Nicoline Greer and L...
The Nobody Zone: Prologue to Episode 7 & 8
February 18, 2020 16:07 - 27 minutes - 50.1 MBWith the release of two new episodes of The Nobody Zone arriving next week (Nov 24th & Dec 1st 2020), we explore the actions and behaviour of Kieran Patrick Kelly with a forensic psychologist and criminologist. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
The Nobody Zone: Episode 6 - Bringing It All Back Home
February 17, 2020 12:00 - 39 minutes - 36.5 MBWhat stories lie buried in Kieran Kelly’s home town of Rathdowney? Have we reached the end of the line? A new 8-part podcast series from RTÉ's Documentary On One in Ireland and Third Ear Productions in Denmark. Episode 6/8. (Originally released March 24th 2020). See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
The Nobody Zone: Episode 5 - Another Side
February 16, 2020 12:00 - 45 minutes - 41.2 MBAs Kieran Kelly descended into a life of murder and violence, he displayed a number of sides to his character. But what were they, and what do they tell us about him? An 8-part podcast series from RTÉ's Documentary On One in Ireland and Third Ear Productions in Denmark. Episode 5/8. (Originally released March 17th 2020). See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
The Nobody Zone: Episode 4 - True Confessions
February 15, 2020 12:00 - 40 minutes - 37.3 MBThe tape. In a smoke filled interview room in Clapham Police Station, Kieran Patrick Kelly confesses to multiple murders. Dates, times, locations. Should we believe everything he's saying? A new 8-part podcast series from RTÉ's Documentary On One in Ireland and Third Ear Productions in Denmark. Episode 4/8. (Originally released March 10th 2020). See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
The Nobody Zone: Episode 3 - The Numbers Game
February 14, 2020 12:00 - 36 minutes - 33 MBWhy do claims of the number of Kieran Patrick Kelly's past victims keep on rising? Fresh information is put to the test. A new 8-part podcast series from RTÉ's Documentary On One in Ireland and Third Ear Productions in Denmark. Episode 3/8. (Originally released March 3rd 2020). See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
The Nobody Zone: Episode 2 - A Hidden Truth?
February 13, 2020 12:00 - 38 minutes - 35.5 MBIn 2015, amidst claims by a retired police officer of mass murder and cover up, the British Police reopen the case files of Kieran Patrick Kelly. But is the new evidence to be trusted? A new 8-part podcast series from RTÉ’s Documentary On One in Ireland and Third Ear Productions in Denmark. Episode 2/8. (Originally released February 25th 2020) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Introducing 'The Nobody Zone' - Trailer
February 11, 2020 12:00 - 30 seconds - 474 KBIn 1983 Kieran Patrick Kelly confessed to multiple murders. We enter a dark world where killer and victims mask their identities and where evidence is as hard to find, as it is to trust. A new 6 part true crime podcast from RTÉ in Ireland and Third Ear in Denmark. New episodes every Tuesday morning, beginning February 18th 2020. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
JG Farrell: 149 Days in the Life Of
November 22, 2019 12:00 - 36 minutesJG Farrell - the 2 time Booker winning author moved to West Cork in March 1979. Shortly after, he drowned while fishing. Using interviews of neighbours, family and friends - this documentary tells the story of those 149 days in the life of JG Farrell.
A Fight To The End
October 04, 2019 12:00 - 40 minutes - 37.2 MBIn December 2016, Eileen Kenny lost a long battle with cancer. It was not the only battle that Eileen fought in the previous years. Dissatisfied with her treatment, and seeking answers, she had been through a struggle with both her treating doctor and the Irish Medical Council. A struggle that has left her family without closure. (2019) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.