RTÉ Radio 1: Documentary on One
The main weekly documentary slot on RTÉ Radio 1 and the largest arena for radio documentaries in Ireland.
Visit Show Website http://www.rte.ie/radio1/doconone/Recently Aired
-
HD
DocArchive: Closing the Gaiety in Carrick on Shannon
The story of the final night at the Gaiety Cinema ...
The story of the final night at the Gaiety Cinema in Carrick-On-Shannon, Co. Leitrim. Despite a full refurbishment in the late 90s, the cinema still fell on hard times and closed in 2004 after more than 70 years of business. (2007)
-
HD
DocArchive: Dossers Priest
The everyday life of Father John Cusack, an Irish priest ...
The everyday life of Father John Cusack, an Irish priest from County Cavan who looks after London's down and outs in the 1980s.
-
HD
DocArchive: The black-tailed Godwit
A documentary in search of the black-tailed godwit, a large ...
A documentary in search of the black-tailed godwit, a large wading bird. Ornithologist Jim Wilson, travels to Iceland in search of the black-tailed godwit. The black-tailed godwit is a large wading bird that breeds in Iceland. (Broadcast 2001)
-
HD
DocArchive: Chanter bag and bellows: Family notes
This documentary explores the rich musical history of an extraordinary ...
This documentary explores the rich musical history of an extraordinary Belfast family, the McPeakes, from humble beginnings when Francis Joseph McPeake, born in 1885 became the first piper in Belfast for 116 years (Broadcast 2004)
-
HD
DocArchive: No place for the weak-hearted
Storms can develop quickly and without warning. High winds and ...
Storms can develop quickly and without warning. High winds and treacherous waves are frequent along the Irish coastline. When ferries, tawlers and yachts get caught at sea or when lives are at risk, they call on the Irish lifeboat services (Broadcast 2004)
-
HD
DocArchive: Look at the Camels
Paddy O'Gorman takes a trip to the United Arab Emirates ...
Paddy O'Gorman takes a trip to the United Arab Emirates where some 4,000 Irish people have, for whatever reason, made it their home. This is the story of some Irish people who work, rest and play in the the middle eastern sun (Broadcast 2003)
-
HD
DocArchive: D Day 60 years on - The forgotten heros
To mark the 60th anniversary of D-Day, Derek Davis visits ...
To mark the 60th anniversary of D-Day, Derek Davis visits the Normandy Beaches where the Allies stormed ashore on June 6th 1944. He talks with some of the survivors, the Irish, who were part of the massive seaborne assault. (Broadcast 2004)
-
HD
DocArchive: The Road to Polnagollum
This documentary takes an underground journey in the Polnagollum cave ...
This documentary takes an underground journey in the Polnagollum cave system beneath the Burren, Co. Clare. The system has been carved out of limestone by a series of underground rivers. What is life really like in the Irish underworld (Broadcast 2004)
-
HD
DocArchive: On the street
An impression of street life in one area of Paris ...
An impression of street life in one area of Paris from the award winning documentary maker Kaye Mortley. (Broadcast 2004)
-
HD
DocArchive: The Argentina Connection
In the early 1800s a large migration of Irish farmers ...
In the early 1800s a large migration of Irish farmers settled on the Pampas of Argentina. Joe Murray travells to Argentina and discovers his cousins and many other Argentinos who trace their connections to families still farming in Ireland (Broadcast 2004)
