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: Bring Me a Unicorn
The story of Anne Morrow Lindbergh (1906-2001), pioneering aviator, writer, ...
The story of Anne Morrow Lindbergh (1906-2001), pioneering aviator, writer, and spouse of Charles Lindbergh, as told through her letters and diaries (Broadcast 1998).
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DocArchive: Dreaming of Prawns
The Susannah G is a fishing trawler based in Dunmore ...
The Susannah G is a fishing trawler based in Dunmore East, Waterford. The skipper, Denis Harding, has 4 in crew. Heading for 'The smalls', a fishing ground 55 miles off the Irish coast, would this turn out to be just another typical trip at sea? (2006)
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DocArchive: By Appointment
George Redmond from West Cork spent his lifetime travelling around ...
George Redmond from West Cork spent his lifetime travelling around Ireland tuning pianos for the great and the good. In this documentary he explores the musical tastes of former Governor-Generals and Presidents of Ireland (Broadcast 1994).
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DocArchive: Come on the Banner
A history of the G.A.A in County Clare, from its ...
A history of the G.A.A in County Clare, from its origins in 1884 when Clareman Michael Cusack lit the torch that led to the founding of the organisation (Broadcast 1984).
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Documentary on One: Innocence for Sale
The issue of child trafficking into prostitution in the Philippines ...
The issue of child trafficking into prostitution in the Philippines as a result of sex tourism, and how Irish missionary priest Fr. Shay Cullen has fought to combat the problem through his organisation PREDA (Broadcast 1990).
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DocArchive: Samoza Sandinista and Beyond
Nicaragua was ruled for four decades by the Somoza dynasty. ...
Nicaragua was ruled for four decades by the Somoza dynasty. This is the story of how the people overthrew an oppressive regime in 1979 - and what happened next. (First broadcast 1983)
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DocArchive: The Presidency and the Presidents
Oct 2011, the 9th President of Ireland will take office. ...
Oct 2011, the 9th President of Ireland will take office. In this documentary, we travel back 52yrs to the day that Eamon De Valera was inaugurated as the 3rd President of Ireland. This is the story of the first 21yrs of Irish Presidents (Broadcast 1959)
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DocArchive: Like Flies to a Light - FBD Milk Rás
Covering 1247 kilometers over 8 stages, the Irish FBD Milk ...
Covering 1247 kilometers over 8 stages, the Irish FBD Milk Rás, now in it's 59th year, is one of the longest amateur stage races held annually in the world. In 1996, Roy Willoughby tracked the race as the cyclists fought it out for glory (Broadcast 1996).
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DocArchive: Who's a Pretty Boy Then?
From pigeons to hens, we meet the people whose passion ...
From pigeons to hens, we meet the people whose passion in life is keeping birds (first broadcast 1982)
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DocArchive: In Fond Memory
May 2011, Queen Elizabeth II, whilst on a visit to ...
May 2011, Queen Elizabeth II, whilst on a visit to the Islandbridge War Memorial Gardens, bows her head to honour the 49,400 Irish soldiers who died in WW1. Opened in 1988, this is the story of the garden and the soldiers they honour (Broadcast 1989)
