Documentary on One Podcast
1,856 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 3 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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Nightscapes - Fire
October 18, 2012 12:00 - 15 minutes - 9.01 MBFour classical elements: Earth, Air, Fire and Water. Producer, Laura Haydon makes a series of programmes from Northern Ireland recording nighttime sounds using the classical elements as themes. This is the second in the series: Nightscapes – Fire. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
From Belief to Unbelief
October 12, 2012 12:00 - 39 minutes - 18.2 MBIn September 1980, twenty young religious men entered a seminary in Milltown in Dublin. Thirty years later, three of them tell their personal stories of a a journey from believer to unbeliever. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Marge: cleaning, cancer and Dolly Parton
October 11, 2012 12:00 - 10 minutes - 6.48 MBA woman's unexpected gift from cancer: Marge was obsessed with cleaning and tidying. That all changed in 1985 when she discovered a lump on her breast. A double mastectomy and implants followed. Slowly, she realised cancer had given her a new life. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Thank you for having me (but I think you've been had)
October 05, 2012 12:00 - 47 minutes - 21.8 MBThe brilliant hoaxer Campbell McComas and his 'career' as a bogus after-dinner speaker. He created almost 2,000 fake characters that shocked and tickled Australia for years. From ABC Radio's "Radio Eye" series. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Picking No.11 at the Prince of Wales Hotel
October 04, 2012 12:00 - 27 minutes - 12.5 MBWhat happens at a Gramaphone Society meeting? In 2007, the Athlone Gramaphone Society met every Tuesday evening. They played music for each other but also, turned out to be a pretty interesting bunch of people. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Míne Bean Uí Chribín - My Granny
September 28, 2012 12:00 - 50 minutes - 23.1 MBOne of the most provocative and colourful public figures to hit the Irish airwaves in recent decades, who died lately. Even those who clashed with her had a grudging admiration for her tenacity. (Irish audio documentary from RTE Radio Ireland.) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
A Forty Second Street Story
September 27, 2012 12:00 - 39 seconds - 311 KBThe shortest podcast we've ever published. Yet, it's full of character, tension and sound - just the kind of thing you're looking for in every full-length documentary. Sadly, we don't know the date or who the little girls are. (Irish audio - RTE Radio) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Sex, flights and videotapes.
September 21, 2012 12:00 - 38 minutes - 17.5 MBHow Ambrose Gordon - a man who claims to have more girlfriends than Rod Stewart ran a profitable but illegal pirating business in London during the eighties. The videos were of the GAA Show 'The Sunday Game.' See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Donegal Football Sound Story
September 20, 2012 12:00 - 11 minutes - 5.18 MBDonegal are in the GAA All-Ireland Football Final. Sound recordist, Guillaume Beauron, who lives in the county, has made an homage in sound to Donegal football - recordings made at a local club game. (Short Irish audio documentary - RTE Radio Ireland). See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Meggers
September 13, 2012 12:00 - 10 minutes - 4.66 MBIt could be an insult or a term of endearment; it actually means, 'horseshoe-pitching'. Terry Flanagan is at a league final in Knockananna, Co.Wicklow and discovers it's as much about 'grub' and 'genuine boys'. (Short audio documentary; RTE Radio Ireland) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Fighting on all Fronts
September 07, 2012 12:00 - 36 minutes - 16.6 MBLast April 42yr old Cathy Durkin went public to campaign for access to the cancer drug Ipilimumab or 'Ippy' - This documentary tracks Cathy's life from then until the end of her life. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
The Visit
September 06, 2012 12:00 - 11 minutes - 5.39 MBJoe Kearney has become lost in his own county, Kilkenny. Up and down lanes and by-roads looking for a man who, he's told, is a local legend, a fiddle player and philosopher: Jimmy Fanning. (Short Irish audio documentary; RTE Radio Ireland) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
The Visit
September 06, 2012 12:00 - 11 minutesJoe Kearney has become lost in his own county, Kilkenny. Up and down lanes and by-roads looking for a man who, he's told, is a local legend, a fiddle player and philosopher: Jimmy Fanning. (Short Irish audio documentary; RTE Radio Ireland)
A Farther Education
August 31, 2012 12:00 - 38 minutes - 17.5 MBOn a small island off the west coast of Ireland, three 13 year old boys are preparing for one of the biggest moments of their lives - leaving home. Inishturk has no secondary school so they must leave home to live on the mainland to get an education. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Stasi & Google Maps
August 30, 2012 12:00 - 11 minutes - 5.4 MBEavesdropping on eavesdroppers in Berlin while being eavesdropped upon. (50 Kilometres of Files; Rimini Protokoll). A short audio documentary from RTE Radio Ireland. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Seen from a Distance
August 24, 2012 12:00 - 33 minutes - 15.1 MBAll around Ireland houses lie deserted. Zoë Comyns brings her family back to the cottage they own in Leitrim, where they lived when she was born, to sift through everything they left behind 35 years ago. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Nightscapes - Air
August 23, 2012 12:00 - 15 minutes - 9.08 MBFour classical elements: Earth, Air, Fire and Water. Producer, Laura Haydon makes a series of programmes from Northern Ireland recording nighttime sounds using the classical elements as themes. This is the first in the series: Nightscapes – Air. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
A Love That Slowly Grows - Tehran to Thomond
August 17, 2012 12:00 - 39 minutes - 17.8 MBA love story that begins in Iran, then moves to Pakistan, then to Canada - and finally to Limerick - A remarkable tale of love, revolution, persecution and separation. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Drop Into The Archives
August 16, 2012 12:00 - 11 minutes - 5.4 MBThere are over 1,000 documentaries on the RTE Radio Documentary On One site - Ronan Kelly drops in on a couple. (A short audio documentary from RTE Radio Ireland.) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
The Wednesday Club
August 10, 2012 12:00 - 37 minutes - 17 MBWhat's it like to be old? Well, every Wednesday a group of Dublin pensioners meet to enjoy life. Music is supplied by an inhouse band (all aged 80yrs+). They dance, they eat, they drink tea. And all the while they reflect on lives lived and how life is now See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Clonehenge
August 09, 2012 12:00 - 12 minutes - 7.83 MBAchill Island has a new tourist attraction: enormous, brutal and totally illegal. But it has fans: It's fun, healing, artistic, archaeologically-interesting, annoying, a place to write graffiti....anything you want, really. (RTE Radio documentary) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
I Could Have Danced All Night
August 05, 2012 12:00 - 35 minutes - 32.8 MBOne of the last great characters of Co Clare, for decades Michael Tierney could be seen walking the streets of Ennis delivering newspapers on his daily round recognised by his wigs, hats, his choice of jewellery, or the smell of perfume as he walked by. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Knowth Trowellers
August 02, 2012 12:00 - 11 minutes - 9.03 MBIn the summer of 1962, archaeological excavations began on the megalithic site of Knowth, Co.Meath. In the summer of 2012, there was a reunion there of all those archaeologists and students who helped uncover this remarkable site. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Fire and Water
July 27, 2012 12:00 - 39 minutes - 17.8 MBBy day, Feargus Callagy fits fireplaces; by night this Sligo man dreams of diving deep underwater on a single breath of air – Feargus is a freediver and can hold his breath for over five minutes. He's on a mission to get more Irish people into the ocean. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Abandoned
July 26, 2012 12:00 - 15 minutes - 11.8 MBThe forgotten victims of Japan's Tsunami and nuclear disaster: pets. Irishwoman, Kate O'Callaghan works to reunite pets from the exclusion zone with their owners. (Made by Julien Clancy with the assistance of the Sound & Vision Fund of the BAI). See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
The Animal Gangs
July 20, 2012 12:00 - 37 minutes - 17.3 MBThe so-called 'Animal Gangs' from the 1930's and 40's are a staple of Dublin folklore. Based around inner city Dublin, some remember them as Robin Hood figures who protected the poor - others remember brutal thugs whose nickname reflected their savagery. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Bring Your Grandparents To School Day
July 19, 2012 12:00 - 11 minutes - 9.31 MBPupils from the tiny two-teacher school in Kilrusheighter, Sligo, brought their grandparents to school. They didn't have to bring books or lunch, just stories from their own schooldays. (Short audio documentary - RTE Radio, Ireland) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Blind Ambition
July 13, 2012 12:00 - 40 minutes - 18.6 MBThe story of North Clare man Senator Martin Conway who, with just 16 per cent sight, recently became the first visually impaired Oireachtas member in living memory. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
A Silver Lining
July 13, 2012 06:30 - 36 minutes - 16.7 MBAs GAA clubs around Ireland are being devastated by emigration, the GAA abroad is thriving. A story about missing home and embracing new opportunities, as we follow the Stockholm Gaels attempting to defend their Scandinavian GAA Championship title. (2012) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
A Gathering
July 12, 2012 12:00 - 12 minutes - 9.22 MBColette Clarke is obsessed with finding her grandfather, Paul, about whom there are many mysteries. She never finds him but, instead, finds a whole new family. Reporter, Bríd McBride (short Irish documentary from RTE Radio Ireland) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
May the Best Queen Win.
July 06, 2012 12:00 - 40 minutes - 18.5 MBIn March the last Alternative Miss Ireland beauty pageant was held. The biggest night in the Irish gay calendar was at an end. For this bizarre but fun show, we follow 2 competitors Paul and Sinead, as they battle for the coveted Medusa Crown of Shamrocks See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Great Limerick Run
July 05, 2012 12:00 - 13 minutes - 10.2 MBWhy do people run in charity races? Reporter, Alison Turner, ran in the Limerick Fun Run with her recorder and discovered that a lot of the reasons are personal: friends, relations or neighbours with illnesses. (Short Irish documentary RTE Ireland). See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Layby of Dreams
June 28, 2012 12:00 - 7 minutes - 5.72 MBDuring the Foot and Mouth crisis of 2001 you couldn't go to sporting or cultural events - you couldn't even go for a walk in the woods. But there was one place you could go - if you dared to dream. (Short Irish documentary - Dublin Airport - RTE Ireland) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Undoing The Folded Lie
June 22, 2012 12:00 - 47 minutes - 21.6 MBSouth African freedom fighter Kader Asmal lived in exile in Dublin for nearly thirty years. Born in 1939, he was the driving force behind the Irish Anti-Apartheid movement, and fought for freedom and democracy in South Africa. Kader died on June 22nd 2011 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Schools Out Forever
June 21, 2012 12:00 - 7 minutes - 6.02 MBOne teacher rural schools, nearly all gone. Mantua NS, Roscommon closes June 2012. Fealeview NS, Limerick closed 2010. Both had enthusiastic teachers and confident pupils as you can hear in this report by Ronan Kelly from "Morning Ireland" in 2007. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Border Beliefs
June 15, 2012 12:00 - 42 minutes - 19.3 MBA Hare Krishna Island Community in Fermanagh, a Celtic Shaman in Leitrim, a Tibetan Buddhist Centre and Jehovah Witness Hall in Cavan - all found within a 25 mile radius of the town of Belturbet in the border region of Ireland. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Father's Day
June 14, 2012 12:00 - 10 minutes - 6.7 MBBono, Imelda Kenny and Maeve Conran talk about their fathers: Bob, 'Gally' and Desmond; all since deceased. Bono slept beside his father as he died, Imelda learned to talk to her father and Maeve recorded one of her last visits to her father. (RTE Ireland) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
The Book Club
June 08, 2012 12:00 - 39 minutes - 18 MBThe story of one of Ireland's oldest book clubs. On the 3rd Tuesday every month, 12 women in rural mid Cork, meet to discuss a book - and they've been doing this for almost 40yrs. This Book Club has sustained these women through much of their adult lives See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
We wuz robbed!
June 07, 2012 12:00 - 10 minutes - 9.87 MBThe fable of the Irish 1965 World Cup campaign games against Spain. A story of brilliance, luck and dodgy decisions as told by Dermot Corrigan. (A short Irish audio documentary from RTÉ Radio Ireland.) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Ber vs The Big Wheel
June 01, 2012 12:00 - 50 minutes - 36.7 MBBer O'Sullivan wanted new kitchen presses. She bought a scratchcard. Three stars came up and she was drawn to go on Winning Streak. A good day out on TV? You bet. Money for new presses? Listen to find out.(An audio documentary from RTE Radio Ireland) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Wexford Huskies
May 31, 2012 12:00 - 11 minutes - 15.6 MBImagine being pulled by a dog across a truck-busy road. You don't have to imagine it, listen to this story from the RTE Radio Archives from 2003, in Oylegate, Co. Wexford. (A short Irish audio documentary from RTE Radio Ireland). See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Welcome to Holland
May 25, 2012 12:00 - 39 minutes - 17.9 MBA story of hope, hard work, love and courage. In 2004, Grace Harper was born a healthy baby but within a year, her life, and the lives of her family changed dramatically. What happens when your expectations of life change forever? You adjust - over time... See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Joyce not Jedward
May 24, 2012 12:00 - 11 minutes - 8.6 MBGed Walsh is a housepainter with an odd-looking van. At first it looks like it's covered in gobbledegook words but when you look closer you see it's a rolling lesson in Irish literature. (A short Irish audio documentary from RTE Radio Ireland). See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
DocArchive (1980): Alcoholism
May 22, 2012 12:00 - 43 minutes - 39.8 MBA collection of stories from people who have struggled with alcohol. They speak about the effects on family, physical ruin and how it leads to depression. There's talk about the shock of being called an alcoholic for the first time and a discussion on treatments for the disease. Families of alcoholics tell their own tales. (First Broadcast 1980) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Elvis and the Most Miserable Woman in Meath
May 21, 2012 12:00 - 22 minutes - 10.4 MBWhatever the weather, the Irish summer starts with the first country fairs. Last week, the Dunderry Country Fair took place in Co. Meath. Animals, fairground rides, stalls and one laugh after another. (Short audio documentary RTE Radio Ireland) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Letter to Ann
May 18, 2012 12:00 - 42 minutes - 19.2 MBIn 1984, Irish women wrote letters to Ann. She was a schoolgirl who had died giving birth in Granard, Co. Longford. The letters were read The Gay Byrne Show. 12 years after Ann's death, Lorelei Harris, a producer on the show, revisited the story. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Two Boxes
May 17, 2012 12:00 - 9 minutes - 4.26 MBOne story is unbelievable, the other poignant: Two boxes, belonging to an English lord, Morpeth and an Irish orphan, Barbara McDonough. Two different boxes but both serving the same purpose - remembering. (Short Irish documentary from RTE Radio, Ireland.) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
DocArchive (1984): Will You Still Love Tomorrow? - The Assassination of JFK
May 15, 2012 12:00 - 45 minutes - 41.7 MBNovember 22nd 1963 is a famous date in history. It marks the day that the 35th President of America, John F. Kennedy, was assassinated in Dallas, Texas. We trace the events of that day, including archive footage from radio reports, pop music of the time and first-hand accounts which paint a picture of the assassination. (First Broadcast 1984) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Litter Pickers
May 10, 2012 12:00 - 10 minutes - 8.26 MBThe Celtic Tiger wasn't all about making money and looking after No.1. There were some Irish people who made it their business to go around picking up other people's litter, as this report by Ronan Kelly from 2009 shows. (Short audio RTE Radio, Ireland) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
You Can Stick Your World Cup...
May 04, 2012 12:00 - 49 minutes - 22.5 MBAre the Irish still going on about Saipan 10 yrs later? Of course we are. Go down any street, into any pub and the whole Mick McCarthy vs Roy Keane row is ready to be debated. They may have moved on but have we? Ten years is a bit soon. A humourous listen See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.