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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Joyce not Jedward
Ged Walsh is a housepainter with an odd-looking van. At ...
Ged Walsh is a housepainter with an odd-looking van. At first it looks like it's covered in gobbledegook words but when you look closer you see it's a rolling lesson in Irish literature. (A short Irish audio documentary from RTE Radio Ireland).
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Elvis and the Most Miserable Woman in Meath
Whatever the weather, the Irish summer starts with the first ...
Whatever the weather, the Irish summer starts with the first country fairs. Last week, the Dunderry Country Fair took place in Co. Meath. Animals, fairground rides, stalls and one laugh after another. (Short audio documentary RTE Radio Ireland)
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Letter to Ann
In 1984, Irish women wrote letters to Ann. She was ...
In 1984, Irish women wrote letters to Ann. She was a schoolgirl who had died giving birth in Granard, Co. Longford. The letters were read The Gay Byrne Show. 12 years after Ann's death, Lorelei Harris, a producer on the show, revisited the story.
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Two Boxes
One story is unbelievable, the other poignant: Two boxes, belonging ...
One story is unbelievable, the other poignant: Two boxes, belonging to an English lord, Morpeth and an Irish orphan, Barbara McDonough. Two different boxes but both serving the same purpose - remembering. (Short Irish documentary from RTE Radio, Ireland.)
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The Secret Chicken Society
All around Ireland people keep show chickens - and with ...
All around Ireland people keep show chickens - and with each one comes a dream - to become a National Champion. This is a glimpse inside the wonderful world of Irish show chickens - and their keepers - in the run up to the 2012 National Poultry Competition
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Litter Pickers
The Celtic Tiger wasn't all about making money and looking ...
The Celtic Tiger wasn't all about making money and looking after No.1. There were some Irish people who made it their business to go around picking up other people's litter, as this report by Ronan Kelly from 2009 shows. (Short audio RTE Radio, Ireland)
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You Can Stick Your World Cup...
Are the Irish still going on about Saipan 10 yrs ...
Are the Irish still going on about Saipan 10 yrs later? Of course we are. Go down any street, into any pub and the whole Mick McCarthy vs Roy Keane row is ready to be debated. They may have moved on but have we? Ten years is a bit soon. A humourous listen
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Silly Scully
A spoof caller, "Mr. Scully" with Gay Byrne on holidaying ...
A spoof caller, "Mr. Scully" with Gay Byrne on holidaying at home and why Brazil's soccer team were 'ballerinos'. We think this may be from 1973, Prescott's sponsored programme. (An audio short from RTE Radio, Ireland.)
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Our Women's Hearts
20 years after the release of Ireland's best selling home-grown ...
20 years after the release of Ireland's best selling home-grown album 'A Woman's Heart', Kiara Murphy explores the effect this one album had on three generations of Irish women.
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Don't Hang Up: Nightlines
In the deep night a public phone box rings. It ...
In the deep night a public phone box rings. It could be Margate in England, the Florida Everglades or a tiny town in New Zealand. But who will pick up? And will this complete stranger share their life under the cloak of darkness? (A BBC Radio 4 production)
