RTÉ Radio 1: Documentary on One
The main weekly documentary slot on RTÉ Radio 1 and the largest arena for radio documentaries in Ireland.
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DocArchive: Dublin for Myself
A profile of Irish writer and poet James Stephens (1880-1950), ...
A profile of Irish writer and poet James Stephens (1880-1950), known for his novel 'The Charwoman's Daughter' and his many retellings of traditional Irish myths and legends (Broadcast 1970).
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DocArchive: First Days Final Days
The first day of national school from a child's point ...
The first day of national school from a child's point of view. Little 5-year old Ultan wore a microphone on his jumper to capture the sounds (yes, including crying) inside a Junior Infants' classroom. (1994).
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DocArchive: Power, Light and Heat
The story of how Ireland became electric. By the time ...
The story of how Ireland became electric. By the time the Irish Free State came into existance in 1922, the country stilll only limited availability to this new power source - until an Irish engineer proposed damming the Shannon. (First broadcast 1977)
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DocArchive - I Was There, Eyewitness 1916
The 1916 Easter Rising was mounted by Irish Republicans with ...
The 1916 Easter Rising was mounted by Irish Republicans with the aim of ending British rule in the country. We hear accounts of the infamous moment in Irish history told by those who were there on the ground. (Broadcast 1960) The 1916 Easter Rising was mounted by Irish Republicans with the aim of ending British rule in the country. We hear accounts of the infamous moment in Irish history told by those who were there on the ground. (Broadcast 1960)
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DocArchive: Panorama USSR
In a country where every shop is state-owned and where ...
In a country where every shop is state-owned and where every day a long queue of people winds around Red Square to see the body of Lenin , this documentary finds out about the realities of life in the USSR. (First broadcast 1977)
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DocArchive: Hugh Lane and his Pictures
A drama-documentary on the life of Hugh Lane, best know ...
A drama-documentary on the life of Hugh Lane, best know for establishing Dublin's Municipal Gallery of Modern Art, the first known public gallery of modern art in the world. He died in 1915 onboard the ill fated Lusitania. (First Broadcast 1961). A drama-documentary on the life of Hugh Lane, best know for establishing Dublin's Municipal Gallery of Modern Art, the first known public gallery of modern art in the world. He died in 1915 onboard the ill fated Lusitania. (First Broadcast 1961).
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DocArchive: Cardinal From The Falls
Cardinal William Conway played a key role in the social, ...
Cardinal William Conway played a key role in the social, religious and political life of Northern Ireland - this documentary, made in the year of his death, looks back on his life (Broadcast 1977)
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DocArchive: This Place Speaks To Me - Daingean Reformatory
Dublin actor/musician Don Baker spent 2 years at Daingean Reformatory ...
Dublin actor/musician Don Baker spent 2 years at Daingean Reformatory in Offaly from 1963 to 1965. 35yrs after leaving, Don revisits the now notorious institution. This is a story of a damaged childhood and the man who grew out of it (Broadcast 2000)
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DocArchive: Pastor Angelicus
This drama-documentary by Phillip Rooney gives us an insight into ...
This drama-documentary by Phillip Rooney gives us an insight into the life of Pope Pius XII, his time as head of the Catholic Church, his despair at the rise of Nazism in the late 1930s and the legacy he left after his death. (Broadcast 1958)
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DocArchive: Fragments of Sharon
In this radio documentary Sharon Murphy talks about being a ...
In this radio documentary Sharon Murphy talks about being a black woman in a white society and about using her songs and music to express herself. (Broadcast 2001)
