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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DocArchive: Heartland
June 23, 2009 12:00 - 51 minutes - 23.1 MBA documentary set in Ireland and South Africa about Afrikaners that tells the story about the Verwoerd family, descendents of H.F Verwoerd, the Prime Minister of South Africa widely regarded as being the architect of apartheid. (Broadcast 2004) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
DocArchive (2005) : Speaking of Grief
June 23, 2009 12:00 - 41 minutes - 38 MBAir India Flight 182 was operating on the Toronto-Montréal-London-Delhi-Bombay route. On 23 June 1985, disaster struck - it was blown up in midair, by a bomb, just off the south coast of Ireland. Many of Shalini Sinha's close family friends were affected by the crash (First Broadcast 2005) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
DocArchive: The rising that didn't take place
June 23, 2009 12:00 - 40 minutes - 18.7 MBA documentary by Prionnsias O Conluain about what didn't happen in Ulster in 1916 - whilst the rest of Ireland was uprising against home rule, Ulster remained subdued. (Broadcast 1966) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
DocArchive: In search of time
June 23, 2009 12:00 - 48 minutes - 22.6 MBDocumentary on the nature of time and how its measurement by the clock influences our lives (Broadcast 1988) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
DocArchive: The Stonies
June 23, 2009 12:00 - 44 minutes - 20.3 MBA documentary on Irish stonemasons, stonecutters and sculptors. (Broadcast 1978) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
DocArchive: Sometime in New York city
June 23, 2009 12:00 - 42 minutes - 18.7 MBJulian Vignoles visited New York for the first time in 1987 during a hot week in June. He brought a tape recorder with him and "Sometime in New Yor City" was the result. This documentary is a fast-moving audio montage of the great city. (Broadcast 1987) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
DocArchive: Fallow deer
June 23, 2009 12:00 - 40 minutes - 18.8 MBIn this documentary from the Mooney Goes Wild team, biologist and Secondary schoolteacher, Terry Flanagan looks at that most majestic of animals that roams the Phoenix Park in Dublin, the Fallow Deer. (Broadcast 2004) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
DocArchive: Irish Mail
June 22, 2009 12:00 - 44 minutesMade 57 years ago, this is the story of Irish mail, and the pivotal link between London and Dun Laoghaire port in Dublin. Before the age of technology, the written letter and the Dublin London link was key as Irish mail travelled the globe (Broadcast 1954)
DocArchive: Grand Canal and Canals of Ireland
June 21, 2009 12:00 - 34 minutes - 15.8 MBIreland has has a long and rich history of inland nagivation through its canals. Over time they've transported people, goods, animals and much else besides. The working days of the canals are largely over, so sit back and enjoy the scenery (Broadcast 1981) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
DocArchive: Four in a row
June 20, 2009 12:00 - 42 minutes - 19.4 MBWhat does it take to become a pop radio DJ? Almost 30yrs ago, four djs tried to answer that question - Simon Young and Larry Gogan from RTE Radio 2, Janice Long from BBC Radio 1 and Declan Meehan from Capital Radio London. Top tips..... (Broadcast 1985) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
DocArchive: Readin' and Writin'
June 20, 2009 12:00 - 44 minutes - 20.4 MBThis documentary is about what many people take for granted – being able to read and write (first broadcast 1985). See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
DocArchive: The Lino Crossing - Tales Of The Observed
June 19, 2009 12:00 - 40 minutes - 18.4 MBThis is a challenging documentary made by Mary Duffy, disabled artist and ex radio producer. This is a rare insight into the lived life of the disabled-unvarnished accounts of the struggle for rights, for tolerance, for acceptance, for love, for respect. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
DocArchive: Home Is The Hero
June 19, 2009 12:00 - 42 minutes - 19.3 MBIn 1963, a descendent of famine emigrants returned to his ancestral home - President John F. Kennedy arrived in Ireland to a rapturous and emotional welcome (first broadcast 1985). See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
DocArchive: Blessed Be The Fruit of the Loom
June 19, 2009 12:00 - 41 minutes - 37.7 MBThe textile manufacturer Fruit of the Loom were the focus of employment in Inishowen and when they left they created an employment blackspot at a time when Irish employment was at its peak. (First Broadcast 2009) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
DocArchive: Three Rock Mountain
June 19, 2009 12:00 - 40 minutes - 18.6 MBThree Rock Mountain is 450 metres tall. Located on the edge of Dublin City, it's the ideal site for radio and television transmitters. This is a portrait of the Mountain as seen through the eyes of those who have lived at the foot of it all of their lives. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
DocArchive: Wilhelm Maestro (1989)
June 19, 2009 12:00 - 57 minutes - 26 MBThe Irish Army No.1 Band was formed in 1923 and its first Director was Colonel Fritz Brase. The band has performed at many major Irish ceremonial occasions since its inception. Here we look at the amazing character of its first director (Broadcast 1989) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
If you're new here, listen to this - it'll give a flavour of what we're about
June 19, 2009 12:00 - 3 minutes - 1.72 MBThis is a montage of clips from over 30 of our documentaries. It gives a flavour of the type of stories we tell and the type of people involved in telling those stories. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
DocArchive: His Life and Fortune to Civilise Gweedore
June 18, 2009 12:00 - 43 minutes - 39.3 MBA profile of the 19th century landlord, George Hill, and his attempts to rationalise the land system of Gweedore, Co. Donegal (first broadcast 1975). See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
DocArchive: The Thin Green Line (1989)
June 18, 2009 12:00 - 43 minutes - 20 MBThe 1948 Olympics, held in London, was the first games Ireland had taken part in since 1932. A major dispute between the Irish Olympic Council and the organising committee saw many Irish athletes barred from taking part in previous competitions. But why? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
DocArchive: A Martin Lavan Story
June 18, 2009 12:00 - 39 minutes - 18.3 MBMartin Lavan went on the run to the USA in 1922 following his involvement in the Irish Civil War killings in Mayo. He became a lawyer, grew wealthy, was a colourful pillar of the community in Brighton, Michigan and a vocal republican. (Broadcast 2004) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
DocArchive: American Indians
June 18, 2009 12:00 - 45 minutes - 20.5 MBDonncha O’Dulaing goes to America and talks to native Americans that live on reservations in St. Louis about what it is like to be born and bred on a reservation (first broadcast 1985). See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
DocArchive: The lost world of Art Ó Laoghaire
June 18, 2009 12:00 - 41 minutes - 19.7 MBAn exploration of the death of Art Ó Laoghaire and the lament written by his wife Eibhlín Dubh Ní Chonaill, 'Caoineadh Airt Uí Laoghaire'. One of the greatest laments ever written, this poem captures the life and death of Art in 1773 (Broadcast 2003) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
DocArchive: When time stood still
June 18, 2009 12:00 - 41 minutes - 19.2 MBWhen Sergeant John Parish dived into the water in the Greek port of Piraeus in April, 1941, life changed forever. Behind him there was chaos; the "Hellas", a ship that was evacuating Allied forces and civilians from Greece, had been bombed (Broadcast 2004) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
DocArchive: Sands a hoor
June 17, 2009 12:00 - 43 minutes - 19.9 MBIn 1989, fifty Gardaí travelled to Namibia on an overseas mission with the United Nations. The members who travelled were to become part of one of the UN's most successful mission, an historic moment for our national police force (Broadcast 1989) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
DocArchive (1989): Waiting for U2
June 17, 2009 12:00 - 36 minutes - 16 MBU2 are not only an Irish rock band, but one of the biggest in the world. This is the story of three young girls whose lives are totally bound up with their fascination with the Irish rock group U2. They, like many of their peers, are infatuated with the worlds biggest band, the all male quartet, known as U2. (First Broadcast 1989) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
DocArchive (1991): Immigrating to Ireland - Germany and Brittany
June 17, 2009 12:00 - 42 minutes - 39 MBThe Second World War caused many people to seek refuge from the conflict in Germany. Immigration was often the only option. Four people who escaped from Germany and Brittany in France to Ireland traces a story of flight from persecution, as well as former military officers leaving their troubled pasts behind. (First Broadcast 1991) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
DocArchive: Bite Down on that Gumshield Son
June 17, 2009 12:00 - 40 minutes - 36.9 MBBased in the heart of inner city Dublin, this documentary gives a unique insight into the life of St. Saviours Olympic Boxing Academy, one of Ireland's most famous amateur boxing clubs. (First Broadcast 2008) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
DocArchive: Our Father, Séamus Ennis
June 15, 2009 12:00 - 39 minutes - 17.8 MBSéamus Ennis is revered as one of Ireland's best known Uilleann Pipers and Music Collectors who amassed thousands of tunes before his death in 1982. In this documentary he is remembered by his son Christopher and his daughter Catherine. (Broadcast 1988) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
DocArchive: They were our Ecstasy
June 14, 2009 12:00 - 41 minutes - 18.9 MBOn Nov 7th 1963, The Beatles paid their first visit to Dublin to play two concerts at the Adelphi cinema. Mania ensued. The key people involved in that memoral day and night look back and share their experience of the Beatles in Dublin (Broadcast 1993) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
DocArchive (1991): Immigrating to Ireland - Nigeria and Lesotho
June 14, 2009 12:00 - 45 minutes - 41.4 MBThe first in a series of documentaries by Lorelei Harris investigating immigration to Ireland. In this episode Abiodan Odomosu from Nigeria and Camilla Dorsey from Lesotho speak about how they moved from their homes in Africa to eventually arrive in Ireland. Each person has a unique story. (First Broadcast 1991) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
DocArchive: Sounds From Inner Space
June 13, 2009 12:00 - 44 minutes - 20.1 MBThis documentary listens in on the sounds that can be heard under the sea – the squeaking, creaking, groaning, singing, whining noises of aquatic life (first broadcast 1985). See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
DocArchive: I remember Henry Ford
June 13, 2009 12:00 - 46 minutes - 21.1 MBThe story of Fords in Cork. For generations this was a hugely successful company with an amazingly loyal workforce. Everything dates back to the Model T - yet despite surviving through most of the 20th century, its days were numbered (Broadcast 1982) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
DocArchive: Be Prepared!
June 12, 2009 12:00 - 38 minutes - 35.4 MB8 young scouts from Killaloe, Co Clare take part in a survival weekend as part of the County Shield competition in the centenary year of scouting in Ireland (Broadcast 2008). See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
DocArchive: In Fond Memory
June 12, 2009 12:00 - 41 minutesThis documentary looks at the war memorial park in Islandbridge, Dublin also known as the Irish National Memorial Gardens. Oficially opened in 1988, it pays tribute to the 49,400 Irish Soldiers who died in World War 1 from 1914-1918 (Broadcast 1989)
DocArchive: Fairy, Faith and Folk
June 12, 2009 12:00 - 44 minutes - 20.2 MBThe belief in Fairies who hover about the physical world in a harmless way - that is, unless they are disturbed (First broadcast 1984). See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
DocArchive (1984): Elected Silence
June 11, 2009 12:00 - 41 minutes - 18.3 MBFranciscan nuns adhere to the teachings and spiritual disciplines of St Francis of Assisi and his main associates and followers including St Clare of Assisi, St Anthony of Padua and St Elizabeth of Hungary. This documentary explores the lives and beliefs of an enclosed order of Franciscan nuns. (First Broadcast 1984) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
DocArchive: Ruths Story (1989)
June 11, 2009 12:00 - 38 minutes - 17.6 MBThe moving story of one girls battle in the final days of her life. (Broadcast 1989) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
DocArchive: An Injury for Life
June 11, 2009 12:00 - 41 minutes - 38.1 MBEach year in Ireland, approximately 10,000 people receive an acquired brain injury - from then on, they face a dramatically altered life. We get a glimpe of what life is like for Ned, Dermot and Noel, who live with an acquired brain injury. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
DocArchive: What Do You Say To Someone Who Is Dying?
June 11, 2009 12:00 - 43 minutes - 19.6 MBFrom denial and anger to bargaining, depression and acceptance, the process people go through when they have been diagnosed with a fatal illness is discussed by doctors, nurses and social workers in this documentary (First broadcast 1984). See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
DocArchive: Fr. McFadden of Gweedore
June 10, 2009 12:00 - 43 minutes - 39.8 MBThe life and times of Father James McFadden, parish priest of Gweedore, who opposed evicitions by the agents of Lord George Hill, landlord for that area (Broadcast 1975) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
DocArchive (1978): Art on the Block
June 10, 2009 12:00 - 43 minutes - 20.2 MBIn this ever-changing world, art remains a consistently sought-after addition to ones life and home. But how does one obtain an exceptional piece of art in modern Ireland? This documentary enters the weird and wonderful world of art auctions. We hear from experts, buyers and sellers (First Broadcast 1978) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
DocArchive: Seawatch
June 10, 2009 12:00 - 44 minutes - 20.1 MBA look at the intricate system of services and personnel who make up the Irish Sea Rescue Services Organisation (Broadcast 1986). See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
DocArchive (1997): Essentially for Women
June 09, 2009 12:00 - 40 minutes - 17.9 MBBelly-dancing is a type of Middle Eastern dance that requires movements of the torso. It has become very popular with young women in Ireland. In this documentary we meet some Irish women who talk about belly-dancing and what it means for them. (First Broadcast 1997) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
DocArchive: Aspects of America
June 07, 2009 12:00 - 58 minutes - 26.6 MBIn 1971, Seán Mac Réamoinn, set out to examine contemporary life in America. What he found was a country full of character, with a difference approach to life, but with its problems too. Makes for pretty interesting listening 40 yrs on.... (Broadcast 1971) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
DocArchive: De Valera Remembered
June 06, 2009 12:00 - 43 minutes - 19.9 MBSean Macentee and De Valera first met in Dartmoor Prison in July 1917. It was the beginning of a long friendship and time spent together in politics. John Bowman presents a documentary remembering De Valera and the birth of Fianna Fail. (Broadcast 1982) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
DocArchive: Albert and Adolf were friends
June 05, 2009 12:00 - 41 minutes - 19.1 MBBetween 1932 and 1939, Dr Adolf Mahr, a Nazi Archaeologist occasionally based in Dublin, and his Jewish friend, philanthropist Albert Bender, exchange dozens of letters - and some of these survived - detailing an extraordinary era (First Broadcast 2001) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
DocArchive: Leeside Clinic
June 05, 2009 12:00 - 42 minutes - 19.3 MBJack Lynch was a TD for 33 years and served for two terms as Taoiseach but each week he held a clinic for his constituents in Cork to deal with their queries. (Broadcast 1978) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
DocArchive (1986): All The Dead Voices
June 05, 2009 12:00 - 39 minutes - 35.9 MBA celebration for Samuel Beckett's 80th Birthday, recorded at the international Samuel Beckett Conference in Paris in April 1986. (First Broadcast 1986) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
No Bull In a China Shop (1986)
June 04, 2009 12:00 - 44 minutes - 20.5 MBAn insight into the character behind soon to be Commander-in-Chief of the UN Observer Corps, Bill Callaghan (Broadcast 1986). See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
DocArchive (1976): Here is the News
June 04, 2009 12:00 - 59 minutes - 27.8 MBThis is the story of the 50 years of news on Irish radio. This documentary traces the development from a single news editor in 1926 who took news from foreign stations to today's complex news gathering and assessment operations. (First Broadcast 1976) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.