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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The Curious Ear (2010): Winter
November 04, 2010 12:00 - 9 minutes - 8.29 MBEvelyn McClafferty uses voices, music and sounds to evoke the meaning of Winter. Featuring contributions from the worlds of literature, geography, yoga and education. (First Broadcast 2010) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
The Runners - Prix Europa Winner 2010
November 02, 2010 12:00 - 40 minutes - 18.5 MBThis radio documentary has just won a coveted Prix Europa - voted Best Radio Documentary in Europe for 2010. This is the story of a 'runner' - a child who escaped from industrial schools - Christy Fagan and the man - Jemmy Gunnery - who helped him escape. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
The Curious Ear (2010): Blue Door
October 27, 2010 12:00 - 18 minutes - 16.7 MBKatriona McFadden follows the story of a cottage, a postcard and a song in rural Co. Donegal. The story of a man who kept the front door of his cottage open for 30 years... She speaks to Ian Smith about a song he wrote about the cottage. (First Broadcast 2010) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
The Curious Ear (2010): Royal Canal
October 22, 2010 12:00 - 8 minutes - 7.68 MBIn September 2010, The Royal Canal in Dublin reopened to boat traffic. To mark the occasion, the TV programme, "Nationwide" organised two journeys: a boat trip from the M50 to the Shannon and a canoe trip from the M50 to the Liffey. This is an audio version of travel by canoe. (First Broadcast 2010) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
The Curious Ear (2010): Littoral Living
October 22, 2010 12:00 - 13 minutes - 12 MBRachel Ní Chuinn's audio essay on the nature of the inter-tidal zone. (First Broadcast 2010) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
From Baltimore to Barbary - The Village That Disappeared
October 21, 2010 12:00 - 39 minutes - 18.2 MBA radio documentary about the pirates who raided a quiet coastal village in West Cork and sold villagers into slavery in the Ottoman Empire in 1631. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
DocArchive (1981) Women and unemployment
October 19, 2010 12:00 - 38 minutes - 34.8 MBThis documentary looks at the effect that unemployment in the 1980s had on the people of Arklow, especially women. With most of the men were unemployed, women in Arklow started to look for opportunities outside the home and joined mostly female led courses to prepare them for future opportunities. (1981) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Love Notes
October 14, 2010 12:00 - 42 minutes - 19.2 MBA radio documentary celebrating 40 years of the National Youth Orchestra and all it has brought to its members: a passion for music; enduring friendships, first loves and marriages, great pieces of music, hard work and hard play. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
The Curious Ear (2010): Big Music
October 11, 2010 12:00 - 10 minutes - 8.86 MBTwo archive pieces to mark RTE Big Music Week: one woman who still sings on the street and others who have the headphones on. (First Broadcast 2010) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Stuart Rosenblatt - The Keeper of the Faith
October 06, 2010 12:00 - 34 minutes - 15.9 MBThis radio documentary maps and explores Jewish Ireland, and our guide is Dubliner Stuart Rosenblatt author of the 16-volume Rosenblatt Series. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Stuart Rosenblatt - The Keeper of the Faith
October 06, 2010 12:00 - 32 minutesThis radio documentary maps and explores Jewish Ireland, and our guide is Dubliner Stuart Rosenblatt author of the 16-volume Rosenblatt Series.
The Forgotten Visit
October 01, 2010 12:00 - 40 minutes - 37.2 MBThe visit of a United States President to Ireland that seems to have faded in collective memory of many, despite the fact that it had people lining the streets to welcome Richard Nixon on his trip to Ireland in 1970. We look back at why this state visit was overshadowed by the earlier visit of Nixon’s great archrival, John F. Kennedy. (2010) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
The Forgotten Visit
September 30, 2010 12:00 - 40 minutesThe US presidential visit that seems to have faded in collective memory, despite the fact that it had people lining the streets - Richard Nixon's trip to Ireland in 1970 is remembered in this radio documentary.
The Curious Ear (2010): Ten Tiny Audio Bombs - Part 1
September 29, 2010 12:00 - 17 minutes - 16.4 MBEvery day, during the Dublin Fringe Festival 2010, a different artist or group of artists visited an empty shop unit in Temple Bar, Dublin. There, with an RTE Radio producer, they made audio for radio.... The series was made as a collaboration between Dublin Fringe Festival and RTE Choice. (First Broadcast 2010) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
The Curious Ear (2010): Ten Tiny Audio Bombs - Part 2
September 29, 2010 12:00 - 12 minutes - 11.2 MBEvery day, during the Dublin Fringe Festival 2010, a different artist or group of artists visited an empty shop unit in Temple Bar, Dublin. There, with an RTE Radio producer, they made audio for radio.... The series was made as a collaboration between Dublin Fringe Festival and RTE Choice. (First Broadcast 2010) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
The Curious Ear (2010): One Eye on the World
September 24, 2010 12:00 - 22 minutes - 20.9 MBTom Shaw wound up in Rathdrum Co. Wicklow; he began his working life at 14, working in the coalmines of Castlecomer, Co. Kilkenny. In between he worked in Canada mining uranium and gold; in agriculture and farming in Kildare and Offaly. He also developed a very personal philosophy on life. (First Broadcast 2010) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Your Long Journey
September 23, 2010 12:00 - 33 minutes - 15.1 MBThe story of the unique bond between a father and son - Danny and Connor Hughes in County Louth who run two shops side by side is told in this radio documentary. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
The Unknown Nomad
September 17, 2010 12:00 - 38 minutes - 17.5 MBThe life of Meme, a nomad in the Himalayas, as he witnesses modernisation coming to the mountains, is explored in this radio documentary, recorded over four years. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Bullfight at Inchicore1
September 15, 2010 12:00 - 43 minutes - 19.7 MBWhat lengths will a parent go to relieve their child's suffering? In this radio documentary, Eddie 'the Bull' O'Connor has has decided to offer himself as the headline event in a cage-fight in order to raise money for his sick daughter. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
The Curious Ear (2010): Crom Regatta 2010
September 15, 2010 12:00 - 8 minutes - 7.97 MBCrom Estate on the shores of Lough Erne Co.Fermanagh was famous for its annual regattas. They spurred design innovations in yachting that were adopted around the world. In 2010, the local classic yacht association revived the sport with the Crom Annual Regatta, inviting yachts and steamboats from around Ireland and the U.K. (First Broadcast 2010) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
No Stuntman Is An Island
September 10, 2010 12:00 - 37 minutes - 17 MBIn this radio documentary - the story of Paschal Whelan, the only full time resident of Omey Island and one-time professional wrestler and a stuntman. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Little Star
September 05, 2010 12:00 - 41 minutes - 37.9 MBA really great story. In the 1930s, when film was going from silent to speech - Jean Darling was one of the biggest child stars of the era. A member of Hal Roach's Little Rascals and star of Laurel and Hardy, Jean now leads a very different life in Dublin See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Lives Less Lived
September 02, 2010 12:00 - 38 minutes - 17.8 MBIn 1950's Ireland a young woman entered a psychiatric institution. Two years earlier she had been raped. Almost 60 years later, she is an elderly woman and still in a psychiatric institution - in fact she never left. This radio documentary is her story. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
The Curious Ear (2010): Love Spectrum
September 02, 2010 12:00 - 10 minutes - 4.87 MBFrom first kiss to a long marriage. Caroline Foran's and Hannah Quinn's documentaries for DCU and DIT respectively. These are stories about relationships and romance. (First Broadcast 2010) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Birdy
August 27, 2010 12:00 - 35 minutes - 16.3 MBA radio documentary about a German paragliding champion who survived being sucked into a storm that pulled her higher than Mount Everest. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
The Curious Ear (2010): Waiting for...
August 25, 2010 12:00 - 10 minutes - 8.54 MBWaiting for Jarod is the story of a woman waiting for her son to come home from war with a lifesized cardboard cutout picture of him. "Waiting for U2" features three teenagers who spent their days hanging around Windmill Lane recording studio in Dublin in the hopes of meeting the members of the band. (First Broadcast 2010) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
The Curious Ear (2010): The Lonely Funeral
August 18, 2010 12:00 - 11 minutes - 10.7 MBAn edited extract from documentary by Michele Ernsting from Radio Netherlands about two men who deal with death. They look after the final journeys of those who die alone in Amsterdam. (First Broadcast 2010) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Songs from the Inside
August 14, 2010 12:00 - 44 minutes - 19.9 MBThis award winning documentary gained exclusive access to inside the confines of Cork Prison to meet with guitar teacher Noel Shine and his students who are all serving prisoners. This is an unexpected story of talent from a teacher and his prisoners See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Agatha Christie's Final Mystery
August 12, 2010 12:00 - 23 minutesA radio documentary about how Dubliner John Curran's fascination with Agatha Christie has changed his life - and brought a new Hercule Poirot story to the world for the first time in 30 years.
The Curious Ear (2010): Nobody's Child
August 10, 2010 12:00 - 9 minutes - 8.38 MBMaggie Hurley describes herself as "Wexford's Molly Malone". She's been playing music, busking on the Main Street of the town for over 20 years. She says the locals know her as 'Nobody's Child' because that's the song she sings mostly. (First Broadcast 2010) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Biking Viking
August 06, 2010 12:00 - 42 minutes - 18.9 MBAn almost unbelievable documentary about the life journey of Peter O'Connor who has transformed himself from outlaw biker into a Celtic clan leader, film star and perhaps... just perhaps, the last High King of Ireland. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
The Bundoran Express
August 04, 2010 12:00 - 37 minutes - 17.3 MBA radio documentary about a journey along the much-loved old Clones to Bundoran railway line that ferried holiday makers and pilgrims to the west. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
The Release
July 31, 2010 12:00 - 41 minutes - 18.9 MBIn the aftermath of homicide, what happens to those left behind? And what happens when the families of victim and perpetrator are separated by only a field? In 1997, 20-year old Marc O'Keeffe was stabbed on the field outside his home in Tallaght, Dublin. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
I Could Have Danced All Night
July 31, 2010 12:00 - 35 minutesOne 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.
The Curious Ear (2010): Carlow's Rowdy Pensioners
July 22, 2010 12:00 - 11 minutes - 9.99 MBA community of OAPs in Carlow waking the neighbours for the Bealtaine Festival by playing music and singing. (First Broadcast 2010) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
One Evening in July
July 22, 2010 12:00 - 37 minutes - 17.3 MBA radio documentary about how a swim on a summer's evening at Dublin's Forty Foot changed one man's life forever. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
One Hundred Years of Names
July 22, 2010 12:00 - 18 minutesEvery personal name has a story. Behind the top 100 Irish baby names list is a fascinating portrait of a changing country.This fascinating and beautiful documentary looks at the names we give our children and what our names say about all of us.
The Curious Ear (2010): Lough Neagh Speaks
July 22, 2010 12:00 - 11 minutes - 9.91 MBDr. Tom Lawrence, of DCU, spent 6 months recording over and under Lough Neagh waves in Co. Antrim. Spooky sci-fi sounds from the deep, including fish and animals.(First Broadcast 2010) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
The Curious Ear (2010): Bus Stories
July 22, 2010 12:00 - 11 minutes - 9.23 MBRTE producer, Kintilla Heussaff, recorded a day-in the-life of a No. 16 bus in Dublin in 1990. It was for a documentary as part of a training course. 20 years later, student Sarah Lennon, recorded a documentary on Dublin Bus drivers as part of her Communications course in Dublin City University. (First Broadcast 2010) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
The Curious Ear (2010): Better than Harry Potter
July 22, 2010 12:00 - 13 minutes - 11.7 MBThe remarkable story of the MacMillan family from Mayo, the magical relationship of Theresa and Ron MacMillan and their International Magic shop in London, U.K. (First Broadcast 2010) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Double D and a C
July 17, 2010 12:00 - 42 minutes - 19 MBThis is a glimpse into the lives of three women still mourning their husbands deaths - but they refuse to live their lives as widows, and together, strengthened by their friendship, they aim to live their lives to the full. Sometimes funny, sometimes sad. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
The Curious Ear (2010): Shoes Fit For Dancing
July 16, 2010 12:00 - 14 minutes - 6.68 MBAn excerpt from student Natalia McCarthy's documentary; on 87-year old Michael Yeates who has run a shoe repair shop in Clontarf, Dublin for the past 50 years. (First Broadcast 2010) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Are You Tony Sheridan?
July 12, 2010 12:00 - 42 minutes - 38.7 MBA radio documentary about a self-confessed 'Irish Vagabond' Tony Sheridan. In his turbulent and rich life he has worked with the Beatles, entertained the troops in Vietnam, played with Elvis Presley's backing band - all that and far more. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
The Curious Ear (2010): Truckstop Love Affair
July 12, 2010 12:00 - 8 minutes - 7.65 MBSara Paul's short documentary; ‘Truck Stop Love Affair’ she made while a student at the Salt Institute for Documentary Studies, Maine, America. It explores relationships at a truck stop off interstate 95, near Bangor, Maine. (First Broadcast (2010) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Orangeman in Dublin
July 08, 2010 12:00 - 38 minutes - 17.7 MBA radio documentary about three members of the Dublin and Wicklow Loyal Orange Lodge See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
The Curious Ear (2010): Man You're Green
July 05, 2010 12:00 - 12 minutes - 11.9 MBExtracts from Nancy Previs' and Derek O'Halloran's programmes about alternative approaches to food. Derek O'Halloran tells the story of Paddy's Quest - one man's very different way of shopping. Nancy Previs records a Dublin 8 group who are digging up a car park - to make a garden. (First Broadcast 2010) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
The day they became men - How the story changes
July 02, 2010 12:00 - 44 minutes - 20.2 MBFor years Leinster rugby has been overshadowed by its stronger, more successful country brother, Munster. May 2009, Leinster beat semi-finalists Munster and go on to win the Heineken cup. But does Leinster rugby have what it takes to move beyond the pale? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Gentle Genius, Forgotten Poet
July 01, 2010 12:00 - 41 minutes - 19.1 MBA radio documentary about Cork singer songwriter Ger Wolfe. Described by others as a genius, a poet, and even a prophet, Ger Wolfe possesses a rare ability to capture the hearts and minds of his listeners. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
The Curious Ear (2010): Rare 'Oul Times
July 01, 2010 12:00 - 9 minutes - 6.7 MBLouise Kenny's final year documentary from her radio course at the Institute of Art, Design & Technology, Dun Laoghaire, Dublin. She talks to a Dublin family, the Hansards; a family of 16 children, about their memories. (First Broadcast 2010) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
DocArchive: Letter to Ann
June 30, 2010 12:00 - 42 minutes - 19 MBThis award winning doc tells the story of Anne Lovett, a 15yr old schoolgirl from Granard, Longford, who died giving birth beside a grotto in 1984. Her baby son also died. Her death began a national debate about unmarried mothers (Broadcast 1996) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.