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 (1998): Lifting the Veil
Four former nuns talk about life in the convent, and ...
Four former nuns talk about life in the convent, and life outside it. These are women from the organisation Fáilte, a support for former nuns who now find themselves in financial and/or emotional difficulties. Their new life can present major problems. (First Broadcast 1998)
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DocArchive: Bianconi the Coachman
A look at the life of Charles Bianconi and his ...
A look at the life of Charles Bianconi and his coach company, and his influence on the modern transport system (Broadcast 1975).
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DocArchive: Hofmann (Broadcast 2003)
An account of the late instrument maker and repairer, Willy ...
An account of the late instrument maker and repairer, Willy Hofmann, whose family opened a music shop in Dublin in 1919.
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DocArchive (1985): Strangers in Ireland
The Huguenots were French Protestants. In a conflict in 1562 ...
The Huguenots were French Protestants. In a conflict in 1562 a number of Huguenots were massacred at Vassy in France. King Henry IV signed the Edict of Nantes which ended the Wars of Religion in 1598, but Louis XIV revoked it in 1685. Immigration affected many Huguenots, moving to Europe, including Ireland. (First Broadcast 1985)
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DocArchive: Judiths Best Friend
This documentary was recorded in Belfast against a backdrop of ...
This documentary was recorded in Belfast against a backdrop of recent riots, but they may as well be a million miles away. Judith comes from a good family, went to a good school and is attending university in Glasgow. Judith's best friend is Jesus. (2005)
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DocArchive: Tommy's Story (1995)
Tommy Walsh talks about his wife Jo's last days (Broadcast ...
Tommy Walsh talks about his wife Jo's last days (Broadcast 1995)
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DocArchive: Bound by Regulations
Irish Fairs are where you meet and trade. But from ...
Irish Fairs are where you meet and trade. But from the late 1700s until the 1940s, hiring fairs also took place - a fair where farmer and labourer arranged work - an employment exchange! This is the story of the one in Strabane Co. Tyrone (Broadcast 1995)
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DocArchive: Taste of Grass Roots
In July 1980, Joseph Brennan, the Fianna Fail TD in ...
In July 1980, Joseph Brennan, the Fianna Fail TD in Donegal, died - triggering a by-election. Four candidates battled it out. Clement Coughlan of Fianna Fail won - but his tenure was cut short. In 1983, he was killed in a traffic accident (Broadcast 1980)
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DocArchive: Where the Fisherman Strays
The hard won battle for the right to fish on ...
The hard won battle for the right to fish on Lough Neagh, which belonged to a succession of aristocratic families, until they were bought out by a local co-operative in 1972 (Broadcast 1978).
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DocArchive: Remembering Parnell
Charles Stewart Parnell was an Irish Nationalist who led the ...
Charles Stewart Parnell was an Irish Nationalist who led the fight for Irish Home Rule in the late 1800's. This documentary pieces together first hand accounts of Parnell and his life. Parnell was an Anglo Irish protestant born in Wicklow (Broadcast 1962)
