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 (1994): Frederick Ryan, Writer and Thinker
March 12, 2009 12:00 - 42 minutes - 38.6 MBFrederick Ryan was a Dublin born journalist, playwright and socialist. He was heavily involved in both theatre and politics. His involvement with politics and strong views often prevented him from being employed. (First Broadcast 1994) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
DocArchive: Bees and Their Keepers
March 11, 2009 12:00 - 39 minutes - 18.1 MBAn account of the long history Ireland has with beekeeping and how bees are so important to the farmers of Ireland .From the financial gain, to every sting, we hear from people who are passionate about beekeeping in Ireland. (Broadcast 1982) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
DocArchive (1994): Mothers and Daughter - Story of an Adoption
March 11, 2009 12:00 - 42 minutes - 39.1 MBTheresa was given up for adoption by her mother Terry. This tells the story of how Terry felt about the birth and giving her daugher up for adoption. We also hear how Terry and Theresa’s adoptive parents finally made contact. (First Broadcast 1994) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
DocArchive (1994): To Somalia and Back
March 10, 2009 12:00 - 51 minutes - 47.3 MBIn the early 1990’s, vicious inter-clan fighting in Somalia led to the deaths of 30,000 Somalis, in addition to an estimated 200,000 who died as a result of famine. This is the story of the Irish soldiers in the midst of the deadly Somalian crisis. (First Broadcast 1994) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
DocArchive: Factory Lives - The Price of Leather
March 09, 2009 12:00 - 41 minutes - 38.8 MBPeter Woods tells of the closure of the Rawson’s Boot Factory in Dundalk in the 1960s. (Broadcast 2004) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
DocArchive: It happens silently in the night
March 09, 2009 12:00 - 39 minutes - 17.9 MBIt took Ireland generations to fully open up to the sexual abuse of children within the state. Before the lid was blown open on this area in the late 1990s, this documentary made ten years earlier paints the full circle of child sex abuse (Broadcast 1991) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
DocArchive: Irish Brent Goose Expedition
March 09, 2009 12:00 - 45 minutes - 20.6 MBEvery October, 90% of the entire world population of Brent Geese fly into Dublin Bay on their annual migration. In this documentary, we follow them on their 4,000km journey from Bathurst Island in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago to Dublin (Broadcast 1985) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
DocArchive: Far Cry
March 09, 2009 12:00 - 43 minutes - 20 MBMary Benson was a South African writer and antiapartheid activist. She rejected her privileged upbringing as a white in South Africa to campaign against her country’s racial policies and lived in voluntary exile in London from the 1960s (Broadcast 1991) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
DocArchive: Out of the dark
March 08, 2009 12:00 - 39 minutes - 18 MBThe value of education in prisons is often debated worldwide. Made over 25 years ago, this is the story of education in Irish prisons, from both the educators and from the prisoners themselves. Education can be the key to rehabilitation (Broadcast 1985) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
DocArchive: Old Yellow Gloves
March 08, 2009 12:00 - 44 minutes - 20.2 MBRaymond Chandler was an Anglo-American novelist and screenwriter who had an huge stylistic influence upon the modern day private detective story. His main fictional character, Philip Marlowe, is considered the 'perfect' private detective (Broadcast 1991) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
DocArchive (2004): Closing the Gaiety in Carrick On Shannon
March 08, 2009 12:00 - 41 minutes - 37.8 MBThe story of the final night at the Gaiety Cinema in Carrick-On-Shannon, Co. Leitrim. The cinema fell on hard times and closed in 2004 after more than 70 years business. This documentary relives the history and romance of watching a film on the single screen cinema throughout the years. (First Broadcast 2004) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
DocArchive: Headwaters - Cruising on the Shannon
March 08, 2009 12:00 - 43 minutes - 19.8 MBThe Shannon is Ireland's longest river. This documentary takes a relaxing and beautiful cruise on the upper Shannon, from Carrick on Shannon through to Knockivar lock to the Islands of Lough Key in Co. Roscommon. All aboard! (Broadcast 1991) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
DocArchive: Dying with Love
March 07, 2009 12:00 - 40 minutes - 18.6 MBEvery day around the world people die. This documentary focuses on the last days of peoples lives and the help, support and love that can ease the passing of someone in the home environment or in a hospice (Broadcast 1991) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
DocArchive: Sunlight in the Garden
March 07, 2009 12:00 - 49 minutes - 22.6 MBLouis MacNeice CBE (1907–'63), an Irish poet and playwright, was part of the generation of "thirties poets" which included W. H. Auden. His work recieved wide public praise during his lifetime due to his relaxed, but socially aware style (Broadcast 1973) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
DocArchive (1976): Zimbabwe
March 06, 2009 12:00 - 39 minutes - 18 MBIn 1976, Dick Warner travelled to Rhodesia in Africa to witness the last days of white rule. After a plan was initiated by the American and U.K governments, Zimbabwe was born with a new name, new politics, and with a black majority rule. White Mans rule had come to an end. (First Broadcast 1976) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
DocArchive (1981): Rabbit Overhead Mi Lord
March 05, 2009 12:00 - 39 minutes - 36.4 MBRabbit Overhead Mi Lord was recorded three years before Dunraven Estate in County Limerick was sold. It follows the last driven pheasant shoot on the estate. It features recordings of the then owner, the 7th Earl of Dunraven. (First Broadcast 1981) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
DocArchive: Dismissal of Fr Michael O'Hickey
March 05, 2009 12:00 - 40 minutes - 18.6 MBFr O'Hickey was an Irish Catholic priest and a Professor of Irish at Maynooth College. In 1909 he clashed with the Bishops and establishment over his belief in Irish and duly dismissed. However, Fr O'Hickey didn't go down without a fight.. (Broadcast 1979) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
DocArchive (1975): Little Herring Fleet at Anchor Lay, Bantry
March 05, 2009 12:00 - 40 minutes - 36.6 MBJohn Skehan talks to locals of Bantry, Co. Cork about their concerns for the welfare of the bay and the once thriving fishing industry that was based there in the wake of two major oil spillages. This prescient documentary was made 4 years before the Betegeuse disaster at Whiddy Island in 1979. (First Broadcast 1975). See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
DocArchive (1982): Flight 3306 To Strasburg
March 05, 2009 12:00 - 38 minutes - 17.4 MBIn 1982, Ireland had been a member of the EEC for 9 years. Hearing from those who work on the ground within the European Parliament, we gain an insight into how Ireland was still adapting to life within Europe. This account asks where did we see our relationship with Europe going at a difficult period for the Irish Economy? (First Broadcast 1982) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
DocArchive (1994): Lost and Found
March 04, 2009 12:00 - 41 minutes - 37.8 MBThis is the story of how a lost mother was found. Michael O’Keeffe was put into care at aged 2. He did not have any contact with his mother growing up, but 50 years later he decided to look for her and found her in London. (First Broadcast 1994) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
DocArchive (2007): No Cure for Mickey Finn
March 04, 2009 12:00 - 41 minutes - 37.7 MBA biography of fiddle player, Mickey Finn who was born in Co Kilkenny in 1951. His life was short and tragic for Mickey was addicted to alcohol and drank himself to death. This documentary explores symbiotic relationship between traditional music and alcohol and the consequent waste of this single life. (First Broadcast 2007) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
DocArchive (1982): James Joyce - The Playboy of the Western World
March 04, 2009 12:00 - 39 minutes - 17.8 MBThe biography of one of Ireland's most celebrated talents in literature – James Joyce. Born in Dublin in 1882, and best known for Ulysses, this documentary takes a look at the literary legacy left behind from a man of such poetic brilliance. On the centenary of his birth, an array of contemporary writers speak of his life. (First Broadcast 1982) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
DocArchive (1977): Arts Frozen Sounds
March 03, 2009 12:00 - 42 minutes - 39.1 MBThe story of sound reproduction began in 1877 when Thomas Edison found a way of causing sound waves to vibrate and be recorded onto tin foil. Then in 1887 the first record was invented. This documentary celebrates 100 years of the gramophone. (First Broadcast 1977) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
DocArchive (2004): Factory Lives - Lockes
March 02, 2009 12:00 - 41 minutes - 38.7 MBPart of Factory Lives; A six part series on factory closures in Ireland taking one example from each decade and examining the causes for the collapse against a backdrop of economic development in this country. Paddy O'Gorman tells the story of the closure, in 1953, of Locke's Distillery in Kilbeggan, Co. Westmeath. (First Broadcast 2004) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
DocArchive (1991): Bread and Butter Man - George Bernard Shaw
March 01, 2009 12:00 - 43 minutes - 39.9 MBOne of Irish literature’s greats; George Bernard Shaw is celebrated in this documentary. Born in Dublin in 1856, Shaw initially struggled for success before plays such as Pygmalion brought him to the attention of the theater going public. His plays, criticism, politics and humour are remembered in this tribute. (First Broadcast 1991) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
DocArchive (1982): Centre of Paralysis of Silence, of Importance
February 28, 2009 12:00 - 39 minutes - 17.9 MBA biography of the fascinating life of James Joyce; a giant of literature in Ireland. We learn why he had such a strained relationship with Dublin and gain an insight into the creation to some of his iconic and award winning works. (First Broadcast 1982) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
DocArchive (2007): Eddie and the Lone Bush
February 27, 2009 12:00 - 40 minutes - 37.2 MBStoryteller Eddie Lenihan is a master of language. In 1999 Eddie began a campaign that lead to the NRA rerouting the Ennis Bypass around a lone bush at Latoon, near Newmarket-on-Fergus, co. Clare. The bush is the site where the fairies of Munster gather before they set out to do battle with those from Connaught. (First Broadcast 2009) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
DocArchive (2009): The Rebel Countess
February 26, 2009 12:00 - 38 minutes - 17.5 MBCountess Constance Markievicz is known for her participation in the Easter rising in Dublin in 1916 and her time spent as part of the Irish Cabinet. Members of her family paint a picture of the woman behind the 'rebel', looking at her history in politics, her love of her family and her Ford Model-T. (First Broadcast 2009) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
DocArchive (1974): O'Duffys Men
February 26, 2009 12:00 - 49 minutes - 45.4 MBMaurice Manning traces the history of the Blueshirts in Ireland. The Blueshirts was the nickname for the National Guard which was an Irish extra-parliamentary security organisation active in the 1930s. Led by Eoin O’Duffy, they provided protection for political groups such as the Cumann na nGaedheal. (First Broadcast 1974) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
DocArchive (2009): Finding Henry
February 25, 2009 12:00 - 40 minutes - 36.9 MBThe story of a homeless man who swapped the dangers of urban subsistence for the rural forest sanctuary of the Dublin Mountains. For three years he has made the woods his home; it is where he feels safe, but excursions to the city rekindle his old problems. (First Broadcast 2009) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
DocArchive (1982): The Making of an Orchestra
February 25, 2009 12:00 - 39 minutes - 18.1 MBSince it was founded in 1948 the RTÉ Symphony orchestra has seen over 60 of success at the forefront of symphonic music in Ireland. Ever wondered what it takes to be a member of a world renowned orchestra? The Musicians of the RTESO reveal the hard work required along with an account of the orchestra's fascinating history. (First Broadcast 1982) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
DocArchive (1998): David's Diary
February 25, 2009 12:00 - 36 minutes - 33.7 MBIn 1904, Father John Creagh instigated an economic boycott against the small Jewish community in Limerick and forced a lot of them to leave the city. This documentary has the framework of a diary kept by a fictitious teenage boy during this time. (First Broadcast 1998) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
DocArchive (1989): Fungie, The Dingle Dolphin
February 23, 2009 12:00 - 38 minutes - 35.1 MBBarry Lang travels to Dingle in Co Kerry, to meet Fungie the Dolphin. Fungie is a friendly bottlenose dolphin, who has lived in the harbor since 1983. Barry talks to the locals about his story and the games the adventurous dolphin likes to play. (1989) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
DocArchive (1976): Famine in Ethiopia
February 22, 2009 12:00 - 49 minutes - 22.7 MBIn 1974, after severe drought, Ethiopia in Africa was devastated by the disaster of famine. Up to an estimated 1 million were left dead. Still under the rule of Emperor Haile Selassie, Ethiopia was an inhospitable destination both politically and geographically. (First Broadcast 1976) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
DocArchive (1982): Paul Durcan's Mayo
February 21, 2009 12:00 - 38 minutes - 17.6 MBA look at the fascinating life of Co. Mayo poet Paul Durcan. He talks us through his childhood and his award winning work and the experiences that have informed them, including mental health issues after being committed to a psychiatric hospital whilst a student at college. (First Broadcast 1982) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
DocArchive (1978): Nobody ever went to America to learn how to kill a pig
February 21, 2009 12:00 - 40 minutes - 17.8 MBThis is an absolute must listen - a window into the Ireland that once was - and is perhaps gone forever? One of our real oldies but goldies - a documentary about how to kill a pig on a rural Co Galway farm in the late 1970's. (First Broadcast 1978) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
DocArchive (1976): Ancient and Fraternal Order
February 21, 2009 12:00 - 39 minutes - 18 MBA journey into the realms of Catholic belief. The Ancient Order of Hibernians (AOH) is an Irish Catholic fraternal organisation. Members must be Catholic and either Irish born or of Irish descent. Its largest membership is now in America, but AOH was very active in Northern Ireland in the 1970’s. (First Broadcast 1976) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
DocArchive (1982): The Forthieth of Foot
February 20, 2009 12:00 - 35 minutes - 16.3 MBMention the words "The Forty Foot" around Dublin, and anyone will know exactly what you are referring to immediately. This bathing area in South Dublin has become an institute among bathers in the capital. Immortalised in literature (Ulysses), this documentary looks at the history of this former male only swimming spot. (First Broadcast 1982) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
DocArchive (2007): Birds of the Air - Immigration Mosaic
February 20, 2009 12:00 - 41 minutes - 37.7 MBA story which follows a number of people who have left their homelands to seek a new life in the so called 'New Europe'. After emigration from Africa, Turkey and Eastern Europe, they tell of finding a place to be, a sense of belonging and an identity as immigrants and refugees in their adopted countries. (First Broadcast 2007) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
DocArchive (1976): The Bargemen
February 20, 2009 12:00 - 38 minutes - 17.7 MBWhat is it about Bargemen? Do they choose the lifestyle or does it choose them? The last working barge passed through the Grand Canal in Dublin in 1960. Yet the stories, memories and lifestyle still live on amongst these bargemen and their families. The men speak about their work, and lives. (First Broadcast 1976) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
DocArchive (1974): Every Inch an Irishman
February 19, 2009 12:00 - 58 minutes - 53 MBA profile of the Irish composer and conductor Charles Villiers Stanford who is seen as a key player in the British musical renaissance. Born in Dublin in 1852, he composed seven symphonies, but his best-remembered pieces are his choral music works for church performance. (First Broadcast 1974) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
DocArchive (2001): Moving
February 19, 2009 12:00 - 42 minutes - 18.7 MBA radio documentary about Edel and Fergus, urban parents, who decide to move their family out of their cramped house in Dublin in the middle of the Celtic Tiger years to give their two children Sorcha and Cian, a better life in the country. (First Broadcast 2001) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
DocArchive (1979): A Dogs Life
February 19, 2009 12:00 - 42 minutes - 39.1 MBIn 1979 there were a great number of dogs living in sanctuaries around the country. ‘A Dogs Life’ looks at the day to day running of a sanctuary in Carlow. We also meet the owners and examine the motivations, the work and the rewards of running a dog sanctuary. (First Broadcast 1979) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
DocArchive (1981): With The Wind To Our Backs We Were Only Mighty
February 19, 2009 12:00 - 52 minutes - 24 MBAn insight into one of Ireland's most eccentric traditions - the Strawboys of Achill, Co. Mayo in the West of Ireland. Jim Fahy takes us on a journey through their musical, dancing and wedding traditions and of the family rivalry that can exist within. (First Broadcast 1981) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
DocArchive (1979): The Catholic Gentry
February 18, 2009 12:00 - 25 minutes - 23 MBThe affluent Moore family moved from Antrim to Tipperary in 1850 and purchased the magnificent Mooresfort estate. This move played a huge role in the history of the family, one of the most important families to move to Tipperary. (First Broadcast 1979) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
DocArchive (1996): Season
February 18, 2009 12:00 - 36 minutes - 16.5 MBCricket fanatic Conor O’Callaghan tells the story of cricket in Ireland and gives a poetic account of his own obsession with the sport. (First Broadcast 1996) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
DocArchive (2009): I'll Find a High Mountain
February 18, 2009 12:00 - 39 minutes - 36.4 MBThe story of a Galway traveller family, one of a dwindling number who still take to the road. Their traditional routes took in rural Connemara. Mary McDonagh (not her real name) paints a picture of lives ravaged by suicide and depression. And yet there is much joy too. (First Broadcast 2009) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
DocArchive (1981): Darkest Midnight in December
February 18, 2009 12:00 - 43 minutes - 19.9 MBDocumentary about the tradition of singing ancient Christmas Carols in Kilmore Church, Co Wexford. Singers consist of the local community, and the group of singers has always included a member of the Deveroux family. We hear of the history and traditions of the ritual and how it is being maintained. (First Broadcast 1981) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
DocArchive (2000): Twelfth Apostle
February 17, 2009 12:00 - 42 minutes - 38.5 MBMartin Lavan came from Mayo, and it is claimed, but disputed, that he was one of Michael Collins' assassination squad. On the day after Civil War broke out, Martin killed two men. He then assumed a disguise and fled to America where he became a lawyer. (First Broadcast 2000) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
DocArchive (1974): Colmcille - The Real National Apostle?
February 16, 2009 12:00 - 49 minutes - 22.5 MBSaint Colmcille was born in Donegal on December 7th, 521, the son of a chief related to princes then reigning in Ireland and Scotland. Today, many Irish and Scottish Catholics are still devoted to St Colmcille and absolutely revere him. But why? (First Broadcast 1974) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.