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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This is a montage of clips from over 30 of ...
This is a montage of clips from over 30 of our documentaries. It gives a flavour of the type of stories we tell and the type of people involved in telling those stories.
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DocArchive: Three Rock Mountain
Three Rock Mountain is 450 metres tall. Located on the ...
Three Rock Mountain is 450 metres tall. Located on the edge of Dublin City, it's the ideal site for radio and television transmitters. This is a portrait of the Mountain as seen through the eyes of those who have lived at the foot of it all of their lives.
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DocArchive: The Lino Crossing - Tales Of The Observed
This is a challenging documentary made by Mary Duffy, disabled ...
This is a challenging documentary made by Mary Duffy, disabled artist and ex radio producer. This is a rare insight into the lived life of the disabled-unvarnished accounts of the struggle for rights, for tolerance, for acceptance, for love, for respect.
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DocArchive: His Life and Fortune to Civilise Gweedore
A profile of the 19th century landlord, George Hill, and ...
A profile of the 19th century landlord, George Hill, and his attempts to rationalise the land system of Gweedore, Co. Donegal (first broadcast 1975).
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DocArchive: The Thin Green Line (1989)
The 1948 Olympics, held in London, was the first games ...
The 1948 Olympics, held in London, was the first games Ireland had taken part in since 1932. A major dispute between the Irish Olympic Council and the organising committee saw many Irish athletes barred from taking part in previous competitions. But why?
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DocArchive: American Indians
Donncha O’Dulaing goes to America and talks to native Americans ...
Donncha O’Dulaing goes to America and talks to native Americans that live on reservations in St. Louis about what it is like to be born and bred on a reservation (first broadcast 1985).
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DocArchive: A Martin Lavan Story
Martin Lavan went on the run to the USA in ...
Martin Lavan went on the run to the USA in 1922 following his involvement in the Irish Civil War killings in Mayo. He became a lawyer, grew wealthy, was a colourful pillar of the community in Brighton, Michigan and a vocal republican. (Broadcast 2004)
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DocArchive: The lost world of Art Ó Laoghaire
An exploration of the death of Art Ó Laoghaire and ...
An exploration of the death of Art Ó Laoghaire and the lament written by his wife Eibhlín Dubh Ní Chonaill, 'Caoineadh Airt Uí Laoghaire'. One of the greatest laments ever written, this poem captures the life and death of Art in 1773 (Broadcast 2003)
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DocArchive: When time stood still
When Sergeant John Parish dived into the water in the ...
When Sergeant John Parish dived into the water in the Greek port of Piraeus in April, 1941, life changed forever. Behind him there was chaos; the "Hellas", a ship that was evacuating Allied forces and civilians from Greece, had been bombed (Broadcast 2004)
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DocArchive: Bite Down on that Gumshield Son
Based in the heart of inner city Dublin, this documentary ...
Based in the heart of inner city Dublin, this documentary gives a unique insight into the life of St. Saviours Olympic Boxing Academy, one of Ireland's most famous amateur boxing clubs. (First Broadcast 2008)
