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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Take No More
The extraordinary and desperate story of a standoff between teachers, ...
The extraordinary and desperate story of a standoff between teachers, subcontractors and parents. In September 2012, after 160yrs of waiting, Kilfinane in Co. Limerick got a new primary school - but in Nov 2012, a standoff ensued over unpaid bills.
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Talking Statue?
Louis Wilson makes money standing still...very still. He's a 'human ...
Louis Wilson makes money standing still...very still. He's a 'human statue' in Dublin. He dresses up as writers James Joyce and Patrick Kavanagh and strikes a pose in Grafton St. What's it like? What happens if you have to sneeze or go to the loo?
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Superdog
Eoghan Clonan is ten and like many children of his ...
Eoghan Clonan is ten and like many children of his age, he really wants a dog but when Eoghan gets his new pet, it's not your usual four legged mutt. It's Superdog.
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Nightscapes - Earth
Based on the Four Elements: Earth, Wind, Fire & Water. ...
Based on the Four Elements: Earth, Wind, Fire & Water. A night-time earth soundscape from Northern Ireland - birth, taxis, death. Sounds from the Maternity Department , Ulster Hospital; Value Cabs taxi, Belfast and the Northern Ireland Hospice, Belfast.
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Kenmare Street
A story of famine, enforced emigration, New York tenements, politics ...
A story of famine, enforced emigration, New York tenements, politics and how a kid from the slums of the 'Five Points' got to name a street in Manhattan after his mother's homeplace - Kenmare.
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I Hate My Voice
Rosaleen McDonagh has a speech impediment. It makes dealing with ...
Rosaleen McDonagh has a speech impediment. It makes dealing with people difficult. She is often frustrated with others, sometimes blames herself but she can't or won't change how she speaks.
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A Silver Lining
As GAA clubs around Ireland are being devastated by emigration, ...
As GAA clubs around Ireland are being devastated by emigration, the GAA abroad is thriving. A story about missing home and embracing new opportunities, as we follow the Stockholm Gaels attempting to defend their Scandinavian GAA Championship title.
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Nightscapes - Water
Soundscapes from Northern Irish night-times based on the classical elements ...
Soundscapes from Northern Irish night-times based on the classical elements - Air, Earth, Fire & Water. In this episode, Water: fishing, crying, sailing. (Made with the support of the BAI Sound & Vision Fund.)
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The Many Sides of Steve Menarry
Steve, from England, lives in Donegal. He took early retirement ...
Steve, from England, lives in Donegal. He took early retirement from one high-pressure job on health grounds. Then, gradually he got another job, and another, and another....(2007)
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Love Letters From The Front
To mark Armistice Day 2012 - A story of love ...
To mark Armistice Day 2012 - A story of love and war - based on a collection of letters written by Eric Appleby from the trenchs of WW1 to Phyllis, an Irishwoman, who waited and waited for Eric to return...
