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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Episodes
"Moscow" Joe's Weird TV
December 15, 2011 12:00 - 9 minutes - 4.51 MB'Moscow' Joe McKinley was eccentric. His Co. Antrim house, inside and out, was bizarre. His appearance was eye-catching. He was, simply, fascinating. In this extract from "Morning Glory" in 2001, presented by Kay Sheehy, you can hear why. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
One Fine Day - When Wexford Went to Croker
December 12, 2011 12:00 - 41 minutes - 37.9 MBAn account of the 1956 All Ireland hurling Final between Wexford and Cork, which is considered by most to be one of the finest games of hurling ever seen. (Broadcast 2007) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Sound Matters
December 09, 2011 12:00 - 36 minutes - 16.7 MBA journey into sound and how it plays such an influential, yet often undervalued role in our lives - we explore the many ways sound interacts with us, and how we interact with it. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Kobe Luminarie
December 08, 2011 12:00 - 11 minutes - 8.59 MBAt the end of a dreadful year for Japan, Julien Clancy has found the people of Kobe have a most unusual way of remembering their tragedies and lifting their spirits. (A short Irish documentary from RTE Radio Ireland.) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
This is it, Kiddo
December 02, 2011 12:00 - 38 minutes - 17.5 MBThe complex and emotional journey of one couple trying to complete their family and their ten-year dream. John and Mary are trying to have a baby through IVF and after many years, this is their last chance. A delicate story of life and hope See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Dave Time
December 01, 2011 12:00 - 11 minutes - 8.49 MBYou've heard of Greenwich Mean Time and Daylight Saving Time...but, Dave Time? It's an invention of one Dublin man. Actually, it's not, it's just that he's late all the time. Then there's the story of his granny checking out who he's sleeping with... See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Codename Paddy O'Brien
November 28, 2011 12:00 - 37 minutes - 34.2 MBJim and Donal O'Donovan are father and son. Unbeknownst to each other, both lived double lives, both connected to Germany and both at very crucial periods in the nation's history. (2007) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Three Rivers - One Summer
November 25, 2011 12:00 - 38 minutes - 17.4 MBOne man's extraordinary promise to his dying father: that he would race in the Cork Lee Swim. Ger Philpott had swum competitively in pools but not in open water - he hated the idea. So, why did his father make this strange deathbed request? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
See, what you wrote?
November 24, 2011 12:00 - 11 minutes - 5.36 MBA group of 10 and 11-year olds quiz author, Brian Gallagher, at the ILAC Library, Dublin: how he writes, keeping tension, the characters' names and, yes, how much he makes from them. Producer, Ronan Kelly (Short Irish documentary, RTE Radio Ireland.) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
DocArchive (1987): Boom Of The Lambeg Drum
November 22, 2011 12:00 - 44 minutes - 41.1 MBEach July 12th, large parades are held by the Orange Order and Ulster loyalist marching bands across Northern Ireland. Streets are bedecked with British flags and bunting, and large towering bonfires are lit. Roisin Boyd investigates this ancient tradition and asks why it's a flashpoint of conflict in Northern Ireland each year. (Broadcast 1987) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
DocArchive: Somewhere My Love
November 21, 2011 12:00 - 35 minutes - 32.6 MBThe story of a 1961 fiesta red, Fender Stratocaster - it's life history and it's relationship with it's owner, who bought the item in Waltons, Dublin back in 1962. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
DocArchive: An Ulster Heritage
November 20, 2011 12:00 - 57 minutes - 52.7 MBAn examination of the culture and heritage of the counties of Ulster, celebrated through literature and song. (Broadcast 1969) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
DocArchive: Stigma
November 19, 2011 12:00 - 38 minutes - 35.6 MBThe story of two women who are HIV positive, one from Dublin and one from Kenya and how the diagnosis has altered their lives dramatically. (2007) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Last Summer in Grand Bruit
November 18, 2011 12:00 - 31 minutes - 14.4 MBA personal story from rural Canada, about a community under threat in an increasingly urbanized world and a tender story about the meaning of home. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Millionaire
November 17, 2011 12:00 - 27 minutes - 12.4 MBA painfully-shy Irishman plucks up enough courage to go on a TV quiz show: he wins £250,000. This incredible award winning documentary from 2006 tells the story of Roger Dowds and the gameshow "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
DocArchive: And Honour Closed the Tale
November 14, 2011 12:00 - 57 minutes - 52.4 MBAn account of one of the most significant moments in Irish history - the 1916 Rising, analysing its origins and its leaders, with extracts from Stephen McKenna. (Broadcast April 1969) An account of one of the most significant moments in Irish history - the 1916 Rising, analysing its origins and its leaders, with extracts from Stephen McKenna. (Broadcast April 1969) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
DocArchive: The Bridge
November 13, 2011 12:00 - 40 minutes - 36.7 MBA look at life along the Cavan/Fermanagh border told through the yes of two women who were both affected by a series of brutal murders in the area in 1972. (First Broadcast 2005) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Letter to Olive
November 11, 2011 12:00 - 34 minutes - 15.8 MBIn 2001, John and Olive Quinn went for a trip to Rosslare. Olive went for a swim in the sea and as John watched from the shore - it was the last time he would see her alive. This is a powerful story told through a letter written from a husband to his wife. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Now, That's What I Call Local Radio!
November 10, 2011 12:00 - 16 minutes - 14.7 MBThe incomparable local radio presenter, John 'The Man' Frawley. The 1980s had Top 40 music and mid-Atlantic accents; he understood the value of conversational radio to the people of Limerick. (A short documentary from 1994 by Curious Ear's Ronan Kelly.) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Wanted: Kidney
November 04, 2011 12:00 - 36 minutes - 16.8 MBRegina Hennelly wants a kidney. She has been on the transplant list for over two years since being diagnosed with Chronic Kidney Disease in 2008. This is the story of the reality of life suspended on the transplant list and what happens in between. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Slow Shopping
November 03, 2011 12:00 - 11 minutes - 9.88 MBA woman selling 'redneck wallets', a man selling marshmallow guns and an Irishman, in his 80s, selling Tayto. It's a day shopping in Portland Maine. Slow shopping. Drop into Mike Furey and have a chat - doesn't matter if you don't buy anything. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Skelligs Calling
November 02, 2011 12:00 - 52 minutes“We’re perched on this vertiginous rock, out somewhere in the Atlantic in almost total darkness, with some of the strangest sounds you’ll ever hear in Western Europe all around us…” Skelligs Calling is a beautiful sonic portrait of Skellig Michael.
Oisín's Story
October 28, 2011 12:00 - 38 minutes - 17.6 MB8 year old Oisín has a rare genetic disorder called Prader Willi Syndrome - this is the moving story of his birth, his life, his family and the people who love him. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Breaded or Battered?
October 27, 2011 12:00 - 11 minutes - 5.28 MBThere's no sitting on the fence with the Wexford Town Rissole - the town is divided. Shane Dunphy has the story of the local chipper speciality. 'Delicacy' is too small a word for the lump of potato and herbs - it's a 'food grenade'. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
A Programme For and About You
October 21, 2011 12:00 - 36 minutes - 16.6 MBDo you remember life before phone-in radio programmes, texts or godhelpus Twitter? If you do, then you'll remember Frankie Byrne - sage agony aunt on Raidíó Éireann. Colette Kinsella tells the story of Frankie, her listeners, their tears and laughs. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
30,000 ft. for Shane
October 20, 2011 12:00 - 9 minutes - 4.54 MBThree years ago, Shane Geoghegan was murdered in Limerick - mistaken identity in a gangland attack. Nothing good comes of a tragedy like that? Not so, listen to Mark Quinn and the Shane Geoghegan Trust. (Go to rte.ie/doconone for the full documentary) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
From a Jack to a King
October 14, 2011 12:00 - 38 minutes - 17.6 MBA fantastically entertaining story with Ireland's No.1 Elvis impersonator, Kerryman Mark Leen. Full of humour, charm and lifes ups and downs, Mark's devotion to Elvis knows no bounds. From replica Graceland gates at his home right down to his velvet voice See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Big Music Docs
October 13, 2011 12:00 - 11 minutes - 5.24 MBThe music documentary is a very special type of documentary. To mark Big Music Week 2011, we're bringing you a taster of the selection of music documentaries on the Documentary On One website. (A short radio documentary from RTE Radio Ireland) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
From Brooklyn to Banja Luka
October 07, 2011 12:00 - 29 minutes - 22.7 MBAn award winning documentary - of an international love story that will make you laugh out loud. He's from New York. She's from Serbia. They meet in Amsterdam and fall in love. They visit each others families - and only then realise how different they are. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
See off the Summer
October 06, 2011 12:00 - 9 minutes - 6.87 MBIn Co. Meath they see off the Summer with competitive baking and animal husbandry contests. It all happens at the Oldcastle Show - producers Kate Garry and Derek O'Halloran went along to record the event. (A short Irish radio documentary from RTE, Ireland) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Desperately Seeking Sam
September 30, 2011 12:00 - 37 minutes - 17.2 MBA brilliant story of one fan's journey through the GAA football championship of 2011. Paddy Joe Burke is the ultimate inter-county fan - and a barber. Beginning in New York and ending in Dublin's victory, this is a story of football and of all things Irish See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
All Those Funny Z's
September 29, 2011 12:00 - 11 minutes - 9.65 MBMany of the Polish people who came to work in Ireland during The Boom, have gone back to Poland. They didn't go alone; they took a few Irish people with them. One of those is Liam Nolan, who records his plunge into the Polish language and Warsaw. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
I Can Tell by Looking at You
September 23, 2011 12:00 - 40 minutes - 30.2 MBThe story of just how little looks count - an Irish woman gets mixed up in an international identity fraud that involves huge sums of money being laundered. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Maurice - A Final Journey
September 16, 2011 12:00 - 47 minutes - 21.6 MBThis is a story of life and death - of a man, his partner and his family. Maurice Sullivan left his home in Galway for Malaysia in August 2010, never to return. His attack and the legal fighting that followed, have since been making headlines in Malaysia. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
One World: The Future of Food
September 12, 2011 12:00 - 51 minutes - 23.3 MBFergal Keane explores how closely subsistence farmers live to famine in Ethiopia. In a country of 80 million people and 80% of the population dependant on agriculture, famine has been an almost constant presence in the country. (Made with Irish Aid) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Nancy Wake and Harry Potter
September 08, 2011 12:00 - 13 minutes - 12.6 MBThe story of an extraordinary woman: Nancy Wake, WWII spy, French Resistance leader and saboteur who was determined to 'bugger up' the NAZIs. (A short Irish radio documentary from RTE Radio Ireland. Producer: Ronan Kelly) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
One World: Moving On
September 05, 2011 12:00 - 51 minutes - 23.4 MBHilda Kawuki, the Ugandan aid worker who was kidnapped in Darfur along with Irish aid-worker Sharon Commins, has returned to development work. Producer, Elizabeth Laragy follows her during a week in her working life (With Irish Aid). See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Victim No. 0001
September 02, 2011 12:00 - 38 minutes - 17.4 MB68yr old Fr Mychal Judge was the 1st official victim of the 9/11 attacks. As his true life story began to emerge, many sought to claim his heroic legacy - the Irish American community, the fire department, the Catholic Church and the city's gay community See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Conversations In The Dark
September 01, 2011 12:00 - 11 minutes - 9.51 MBColette Kinsella captures a stunning soundscape: the sounds from Dublin Zoo at night. Most spectacular, the wolves; most endearing, the snuffling elephants. (A short Irish radio documentary from RTE Radio Ireland). See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
One World: Groundhog - The Irish In Lebanon
August 29, 2011 12:00 - 52 minutes - 38.2 MBAs the Irish army re-deploy to the region, Barry Bracken follows the personal journey of two soldiers from early preparation through to their ultimate destination - Tibnin, South Lebanon. (An RTE Radio documentary made in partnership with Irish Aid.) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Still Waiting for Joe
August 26, 2011 12:00 - 38 minutes - 17.6 MBAs we approach the 10th anniversary of 9/11, one Irish-American family still feels the loss of their son - 31 year old firefighter Joseph Hunter. This documentary follows Joe's story from the wilds of Connemara to Ground Zero in Manhattan. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Joy of Afternoon Tea
August 24, 2011 12:00 - 12 minutes - 10.6 MBA luxury, necessity, ritual, habit? Carla Simpson evokes the divine pleasures of afternoon tea through sound, music and words. (A short Irish radio documentary made as part of the degree in Media Arts, Dublin Institute of Technology). See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
One World: One City, One Day, Two Lives
August 22, 2011 12:00 - 51 minutes - 23.4 MBAnn-Marie Green tells the incredible story of two boys in Rio de Janeiro: Jonathan and Patrick, one rescued, one at risk. The story of anti-poverty programme designed to leaven the huge social disparities that exist there. (Made with Irish Aid) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Logan Way - The Story of the Bulgers
August 19, 2011 12:00 - 41 minutes - 18.8 MBAn exclusive interview with William Bulger, who for the first time since 1992, speaks out about his political career and his brother - notorious gangster James 'Whitey' Bulger. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Cork City Memory Map
August 17, 2011 12:00 - 8 minutes - 7.95 MBImagine being able to go up and touch the wall of a building and hear the stories associated with it. The Cork City Memory Map will be something like that for smartphones. Cliona O'Carroll of UCC Folklore Dept. and The Northside Folklore Project explains. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
One World: Malaria 2.0
August 15, 2011 12:00 - 52 minutes - 23.8 MBMicrosoft's Bill Gates dreams of eradicating malaria; he's given millions to those working on the problem. In this fascinating story, Elizabeth O'Neill meets people receiving Gates' money, including a Dublin man with an invention inspired by spy movies. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Breaking Records
August 11, 2011 12:00 - 11 minutes - 10.3 MBCan anything good come of riots? Maybe music. In the summer of the London riots, a new documentary from Delaney Hall on the New York riots of 1977 and their impact on hip-hop music. (Short radio documentary from inthedarkradio.org on RTE Radio Ireland) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
One World: Oil in Uganda - The trickle down effect
August 08, 2011 12:00 - 52 minutes - 24 MBThe largest onshore oilfield in sub-Saharan Africa has been discovered in Uganda with the involvement of Irish-founded company, Tullow Oil. Tim Desmond asks who benefits from this discovery and will it change the lives of Ugandans? (Funded by Irish Aid) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Through A Chink Too Wide...
August 06, 2011 12:00 - 11 minutes - 8.63 MB...there comes no wonder. Kavanagh's line applied to story-telling, well-illustrated by two radio students': Diane McSweeney's story of a flamboyant funeral and Bernard Reilly's of a train passenger who listens in on others' conversations. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
An Irishman Chained to the Truth
August 05, 2011 12:00 - 38 minutes - 17.5 MBDelving into his family history, Allan Smith finds himself on a journey to Hollyood - his great great uncle Brian Desmond Hurst was the most prolific Irish film director of the 20th century - and Allan uncovers his adventures in Tinseltown. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.