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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: Rose - A Day in The Life

    Rose Aherne is many things to many people. A general ...

    Rose Aherne is many things to many people. A general legend around the Camden Street area. She is a practical joker, cleaning lady and the star of this charming documentary. (Broadcast 1987)

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    DocArchive: Ancient Fraternal and Friendly Order

    Proinsias O' Conluain examines the history of the Ancient Hibernian ...

    Proinsias O' Conluain examines the history of the Ancient Hibernian Order, its presence in the North of Ireland, its links to America and its future significance. (Broadcast 1976)

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    DocArchive: On The Rocks

    The work of a lighthouse keeper is something that few ...

    The work of a lighthouse keeper is something that few people are cut out for, although advances in technology mean the job is not as lonely as it was in the past. Keepers at Bailey Lighthouse tell their story. (Broadcast 1985)

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    DocArchive: On the Street Where they Sell

    For generations, especially on market days, Irish towns the breadth ...

    For generations, especially on market days, Irish towns the breadth and length of the country would be taken over by street traders or hawkers as they were known who would set up their stalls to bargain with locals. (Broadcast 1977)

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    DocArchive: Teresa of Calcutta

    Jim Fahy travels to Calcutta to meet Mother Teresa and ...

    Jim Fahy travels to Calcutta to meet Mother Teresa and see the work she is doing there (Broadcast 2001)

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    DocArchive: Gentle It Was, Revolution It Was Not

    In the winter of 1968 Ireland had it's own student ...

    In the winter of 1968 Ireland had it's own student rebellion. The Doc on One catches up with the four main ringleaders forty years on.

    May 13, 2009 Read more
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    DocArchive: Robert Farren Remembered

    A look back at the life of Robert Farren. From ...

    A look back at the life of Robert Farren. From his poetry to his time in broadcasting, this documentary takes a look at an extrordinary life. (Broadcast 1985) A look back at the life of Robert Farren. From his poetry to his time in broadcasting, this documentary takes a look at an extrordinary life. (Broadcast 1985)

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    DocArchive: Here be Monsters

    For centuries, strange creatures have been sighted in the Clifden ...

    For centuries, strange creatures have been sighted in the Clifden area in Galway. And so in 1979, Myles Dungan went to investigate. Noted in history, could these creatures still exist? Could it be possible to get a glimpse of them? (First broadcast 1979)

    May 12, 2009 Read more
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    DocArchive: Low Hills in the Evening

    What will happen any us when we grow old? Where ...

    What will happen any us when we grow old? Where will we live and whom will we live with? This documentary goes inside the nursing homes and institiutions of Ireland, meeting both residents and their carers, to look at elderly life (First Broadcast 1993)

    May 10, 2009 Read more
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    DocArchive: This Man Had Kept a School

    A bilingual documentary on Scoil Eanna - the boy’s school ...

    A bilingual documentary on Scoil Eanna - the boy’s school founded by 1916 leader Padraig Pearse. The school would prove to be a success but would never escape the shadow of its founder, its financial woes, relocations and police raids. (Broadcast 1979)

    May 9, 2009 Read more
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