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: The Birth of The Express
May 08, 2009 12:00 - 41 minutes - 18.8 MB‘The Express’ was a regional tabloid set up in Louth in 1978 and this bilingual documentary charts the creation of the publication; from the initial idea, to the very first edition and its delivery throughout the region. (Broadcast 1978) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
DocArchive: Dudley Kane: Darach O'Cathain is here in Leeds
May 08, 2009 12:00 - 40 minutes - 37.3 MBIn 1963 the Sean Nós singer Darach Ó Cathain emigrated from Connemara to Leeds, England with his wife and family. This documentary follows their journey. "When you've music in you, you're hearing music always." Darach O Cathain (2008) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
DocArchive: Before the Beat
May 08, 2009 12:00 - 43 minutes - 19.6 MBA look at what was involved in training up the members of Ireland's Police Force in the 1980s. (Broadcast 1985) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
DocArchive: The Hidden River
May 07, 2009 12:00 - 38 minutes - 17.5 MBThe Bradogue river has always been associated with the Cabra area, in north Dublin - yet locals in Cabra know little of the river. It is concealed from the public gaze. This is the story of a 'hidden' river, that has been there forever (Broadcast 1985) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
DocArchive: Pighouse at Cornafean
May 07, 2009 12:00 - 41 minutes - 18.7 MBMrs Phyllis Faris opened a museum in 1968 in a disused pighouse at her home in Cornafean, Cavan after receiving an inheritance and was to build it up over the years to become one of the biggest tourist attractions in the North East. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
DocArchive: High on a Broad, Infertile Land
May 07, 2009 12:00 - 42 minutes - 39.2 MBPádraic Dolan visits the Gaeltacht area of Connemara to ask the people living there about their own unique attitudes to life. (Broadcast 1975) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
DocArchive (1997): I Am What I Would Be
May 06, 2009 12:00 - 42 minutes - 19.5 MB"I Am What I Would Be" is an unlikely title for a documentary on trees, but that is exactly what John Quinn - offers the listener - a lyrical evocation of the beauty and wonder of trees. (First Broadcast 1997) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
DocArchive: Dreaming Of Fat Men
May 06, 2009 12:00 - 40 minutes - 36.9 MBDreaming Of Fat Men won the 1995 Prix Italia for Radio documentaries. In the documentary, 5 very fat women meet to feast and discuss their relationship with food, which is both funny and sad. (1995) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
DocArchive: Two New for Europe
May 06, 2009 12:00 - 44 minutes - 20.2 MBIn 1984, Ray McSharry (Fianna Fail) and Mary Banotti (Fine Gael) became members of the European Parliament (MEP). For both this was unchartered territory - both stepping into the unknown. This documentary joins them on their journey (Broadcast 1984) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
DocArchive: No Time To Be Twenty One
May 04, 2009 12:00 - 39 minutes - 18.1 MBA radio documentary presented by the late Gerry Ryan on the heroes, villains and victims of the Irish "New Wave" rock scene of the early 1980s. (Broadcast 1981) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
DocArchive: Radio Graffiti
May 04, 2009 12:00 - 1 hour - 27.7 MBA radio documentary presented by the late Gerry Ryan on the rise of The Beatles from skiffle boom to rock in the late '50's in Liverpool (Broadcast 1980) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
DocArchive: Mayday Mayday
May 04, 2009 12:00 - 42 minutes - 19.2 MBA celebration of the first day of an Irish summer in song, word and music. (Broadcast 2002) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
DocArchive (2002): A Voice From The Wilderness
May 03, 2009 12:00 - 38 minutes - 35.1 MBJohn McHugh was born in 1911 in the U.K. to Irish parents. This biography traces his career in music as an operatic tenor. One of the first singers to broadcast on television, he became a household name in the 1950’s. While in his nineties, he traces his life, success and struggles in music throughout the years. (First Broadcast 2003) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
DocArchive: Father Cares - The Last Days of Jonestown
May 02, 2009 12:00 - 1 hour - 38 MBIn 1978 the deaths of 909 Americans in a forced group suicide and the murder of five people including a congressman in Guyana focussed the world’s attention on the cult of the People’s Temple and their shadowy leader the Reverend Jim Jones (Broadcast 1983) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
DocArchive:Sister Has Gone to the Races
May 01, 2009 12:00 - 41 minutes - 19 MBAn enclosed order of Carmelite nuns in Tallow, Waterford have to raise four hundred thousand pounds to build a new monastry. A task many people thought would be impossible. (Broadcast 1997) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
DocArchive: The Georges
May 01, 2009 12:00 - 40 minutes - 36.6 MBGeorgiana Domsa is eight. She came to Ireland when she was three, to join her father George and her mother Georgette, who had already set up home in Dublin. This is the story of a day in the life of a Romanian family living in Dublin (Broadcast 2005) Georgiana Domsa is eight. She came to Ireland when she was three, to join her father George and her mother Georgette, who had already set up home in Dublin. This is the story of a day in the life of a Romanian family living in Dublin (Broadcast 2...
DocArchive: The Ghosts of Oven Lane
May 01, 2009 12:00 - 43 minutes - 19.6 MBThe poet Michael Coady tells the story of his Great Grandfather who emigrated from Oven Lane in Carrick on Suir over a hundred years ago. (First broadcast 2001) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
DocArchive: A Place in the Community
May 01, 2009 12:00 - 44 minutes - 20.3 MBBetty Purcell explores the stories of the medical practitioners and patients of St. Brendan's Hospital in Grangegorman, Dublin. (Broadcast 1984) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
DocArchive: Away to the War
April 30, 2009 12:00 - 42 minutes - 19.5 MBThe late Dr Aidan MacCarthy (1914-1995) from Castletownbere, Co. Cork recounts his extraordinary experiences from Dunkirk to Nagasaki as an RAF medical officer during World War II (Broadcast 1995). See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
DocArchive (2003): Lost Children - Children In Irish Workhouses
April 30, 2009 12:00 - 42 minutes - 19.5 MBThe story of children in Irish workhouses in the 19th century. This documentary looks at the conditions and lives of those children at that time and the government assisted emigration of young girls from those workhouses all the way over to Australia (1982) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
DocArchive:The Irish Sugar Company
April 30, 2009 12:00 - 43 minutes - 20 MBThe interesting history behind the Irish Sugar Company, and the many characters who have passed through its doors through the years. (Broadcast 1984) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
DocArchive: A Light Across the Path
April 30, 2009 12:00 - 48 minutes - 44.6 MBThe story of Gerald O'Donovan(1871-1942), priest, novelist and a leader of the Irish revival, through the Gaelic League, the co-operative movement, and the literary revival (1988). The story of Gerald O'Donovan(1871-1942), priest, novelist and a leader of the Irish revival, through the Gaelic League, the co-operative movement, and the literary revival (1988). See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
DocArchive: Globetrotter
April 30, 2009 12:00 - 40 minutes - 18.4 MBA documentary by Dick Warner on an incident packed bus trip from London to Kathmandu. The five thousand mile journey includes stops in Greece, Iran, Pakistan and Afghanistan. (Broadcast in 1979) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
DocArchive: Are We Still A Family
April 30, 2009 12:00 - 42 minutes - 19.3 MBParental separation from the point of view of the children involved - their experiences, their feelings, and their hopes for the future (Broadcast 1979). See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
DocArchive: And a Bit Off The Top
April 29, 2009 12:00 - 42 minutes - 38.7 MBThe story of a famed Galway barber - Chick Gillen of Dominick Street. We hear from both Chick and his clientele as they talk their way through the world of hair and life. (2000) A look at the everyday life of barber Chick Gillen of Dominick Street, Galway and his clientele. (2000) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
DocArchive: Inside Bacolod Prison
April 29, 2009 12:00 - 44 minutes - 20.2 MBFr. Niall O'Brien gives us an insight into what life is like in Bacolod prison, located in the Philippines.We hear of how life in this prison is a far cry from that in Ireland, and the role that the church plays within the prison walls. (Broadcast 1984) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
DocArchive (2001): Famine Girls
April 29, 2009 12:00 - 42 minutes - 19.1 MBOver one hundred and fifty years ago, twenty boats left Ireland for Australia carrying orphaned girls. This is the story of the thousands of girls who travelled to Australia. Its focus is especially on the story of eighteen year old Elisa Fraser from Belfast, as seen through the eyes of her great granddaughter Joan Dwyer. (First Broadcast 2001) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
DocArchive (2006): House of Song
April 28, 2009 12:00 - 41 minutes - 38.3 MBThe story of the last professional song collector in Ireland, Tom Munnelly. Employed by the Department of Folklore in University College Dublin as a collector of songs since 1971, Tom's retirement in 2006 marked the end of an era. (First Broadcast 2006) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
DocArchive: Irish Hospital in Baghdad
April 26, 2009 12:00 - 44 minutes - 20.2 MBThe Ibn al-bitar Hospital was run solely by Irish medical staff for the Government of Iraq during the 1980's. A combination of tragedy and comedy, the hospital provided a high standard of care to Iraqi citizens during the Iran Iraq War. (Broadcast 1985) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
DocArchive (2002): Facts about 'Facts from Gweedore'
April 26, 2009 12:00 - 43 minutes - 39.7 MBDuring the famine, in Gweedore in Donegal, English landlord Lord George Hill released a pamphlet called ‘Facts from Gweedore’. This was a report on the environmental aspects of the area and made suggestions of changes to the agricultural landscape. This did not go down well in the local community, causing rural unrest. (First Broadcast 2002) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
DocArchive: Plague House Orchestra
April 26, 2009 12:00 - 41 minutes - 18.2 MBTobacco smoking is one of those habits full of contradictions. Smokers know of the myriad of complications from smoking cigarettes but choose to continue to smoke for a variety of reasons. This is a story of love and hate - of tobacco..... (Broadcast 1998) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
DocArchive: Homegrown Wings
April 25, 2009 12:00 - 42 minutes - 19.4 MBThe passion for flying that began in someone’s backyard. A documentary by Madeline O’Rourke about some of the enterprising people who managed to build viable aircraft in domestic hangers (Broadcast 1998). See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
DocArchive: History on Wheels
April 25, 2009 12:00 - 48 minutes - 22.1 MBWolsley, Silver Stream, Lanchester, Model T - collectors of veteran and vintage cars share their passion for their motors. Enthusiastic members of motor clubs around the country organise events throughout the year to showcase their cars (Broadcast 1985). See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
DocArchive: Jews of the East End
April 24, 2009 12:00 - 41 minutes - 18.7 MBAfter the assassination of Alexander II in 1881 there was a wave of pogroms in southern Russia against the Jewish community. This led to a large increase in Jews leaving Russia. Many fled to England and settled in the East End of London (Broadcast 1980) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
DocArchive: Eye and Ear
April 24, 2009 12:00 - 42 minutes - 19.6 MBAn exploration of the history of the Royal Victoria Eye and Ear hospital in Dublin. (Broadcast 1984) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
DocArchive: Unappreciated Angels
April 24, 2009 12:00 - 42 minutes - 19.5 MBA boarding school memoir in which time past and time present are stitched together in an intimate portrait of convent boarding school life in the 1950s and 60s (Broadcast 1998). See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
DocArchive: Harmony Heights
April 24, 2009 12:00 - 37 minutes - 34.1 MBOn the 2nd July 2004, the body of fourteen year old Jamie Farrelly-Maughan was discovered behind a disused house in Harmony Heights - a housing estate in Cavan Town. She had lain there for six days. (First Broadcast 2008) On the 2nd July 2004, the body of fourteen year old Jamie Farrelly-Maughan was discovered behind a disused house in Harmony Heights - a housing estate in Cavan Town. She had lain there for six days. (First Broadcast 2008) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out inf...
DocArchive: It Really Gets on my Nerves
April 23, 2009 12:00 - 43 minutes - 20 MBMary Rose Doorly investigates how stress affects ordinary Irish people. What happens when our nerves get frayed? Can stress actually be good for us, in the right measures? (Broadcast 1984) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
DocArchive: The Reunion
April 23, 2009 12:00 - 40 minutes - 37.2 MBA story which follows Jimmy Kinihan, who left Castleknock College in the early 60s to become a monk…. Five more of his classmates also entered the religious life. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
DocArchive: The Man Behind the Stories
April 23, 2009 12:00 - 42 minutes - 19.5 MBKnown as Ireland’s master storyteller, Eamon Kelly (1914-2001) described the art of the Seanachaí as the oldest one-man-show-on earth, holding his audience spellbound in intimacy of the firelight in the homes of rural Ireland (Broadcast 1980). See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
DocArchive (1996): Thank You Mr Hitler
April 23, 2009 12:00 - 41 minutes - 37.9 MBDuring the Second World War, over 3.5 million British people were evacuated from their homes and relocated as part of Operation Pied Piper, which was set up to save civilians, particularly children. Reg Hale was one of those evacuated as a child. Reg now lives in Dublin and relives his journey and experience of that time. (First Broadcast 1996) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
DocArchive: Horse Handler Horse Healer
April 23, 2009 12:00 - 40 minutes - 18.6 MBA portrait of 72 year old horse breaker from Limerick, Davy Hogan, who was known far and wide in equestrian circles for his 'sixth sense' for training and taming horses (Broadcast 1978). See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
DocArchive: There's No Robbers Here
April 22, 2009 12:00 - 42 minutes - 19.5 MBOpened 1848, Arbour Hill Prison in Dublin was a military prison during much of it's lifetime. Many of the 1916 leaders are buried in the military cemetary at the prison. Today, this prison the national centre for male sex offenders (Broadcast 1984) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
DocArchive: One in Eleven
April 22, 2009 12:00 - 41 minutes - 39 MBOne in eleven Irish women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in their lifetime. This award winning documentary hears the stories of Irish women in their thirties, forties and fifties who are recovering from the disease. This is straight talking (2008) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
DocArchive (1996): A Woman's Voice, Eavan Boland
April 22, 2009 12:00 - 43 minutes - 39.6 MBHelen Shaw weaves together the life & work of Irish of one of Ireland’s most esteemed and prominent poets, Eavan Boland. A strong and intelligent woman, her poetry is honest and speaks to the ordinary people. Listen as Eavan recites her own poems and visits some old haunts. (First Broadcast 1996) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
DocArchive: On the Raft, All at Sea
April 22, 2009 12:00 - 43 minutes - 19.6 MBAn award winning documentary about the experience of three generations of asylum seekers It uses the metaphor of the famous 19th century painting, The Raft of the Medusa which depicts shipwrecked survivors clinging to a raft adrift at sea (Broadcast 2002) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
DocArchive (1996): Another New Dream for Beirut
April 21, 2009 12:00 - 44 minutes - 40.3 MBJournalist Robert Fisk examines the civil war in Lebanon. By visiting its capital city Beirut, he looks back through war reports of his, how life has developed during the Lebanese civil war and how life might develop into the future. (First Broadcast 1996) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
DocArchive: Lacrymosa
April 20, 2009 12:00 - 40 minutes - 18.5 MBThe most intense and difficult experience that most of us will ever know is the journey through the process of grieving after the death of a loved one. In this documentary people speak of their experience of death and the grieving process. (Broadcast 2000) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
DocArchive: Return to Salzburg
April 20, 2009 12:00 - 42 minutes - 19.6 MBOn 4 May 1945, two days before the World War II came to an end, American troops took control of Salzburg, Austria. Former G.I. soldier Norman Smyth returns to Salzburg 40 years after its liberation to reflect back on war and his actions (Broadcast 1985). See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
DocArchive: Even The Walls Are Sweatin'
April 20, 2009 12:00 - 41 minutes - 38.7 MBA documentary about one of the last functioning Irish ballrooms – the Charlestown Ballroom in County Mayo which had its final night in 1997. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.