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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: Fading Echoes

    An award winning documentary that looks back at the boys ...

    An award winning documentary that looks back at the boys who sold newspapers like the Evening Echo and Evening Herald on the streets of Cork and Dublin during the 1950s. (Broadcast 2003)

    May 1, 2010 Read more
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    The Curious Ear (2010): People First, Music Second

    Producers Susan O'Leary and Jacqui Corcoran recorded two sessions, one ...

    Producers Susan O'Leary and Jacqui Corcoran recorded two sessions, one in the Comeraghs, Co. Waterford and the other in Morro Bay,California, America. At both sessions, the musicians and students play Irish traditional music and despite their distance and differences, they share the same attitude to music-making. (First Broadcast 2010)

    Apr 30, 2010 Read more
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    The Curious Ear (2010): On Summer

    Evelyn McClafferty evokes the mood of the Summer season to ...

    Evelyn McClafferty evokes the mood of the Summer season to mark May 1st. Speaking to children and adults, including Met Eireann's Evelyn Cusack, they describe what the season means to them. (First Broadcast 2010)

    Apr 29, 2010 Read more
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    Shuffle Up and Deal

    This documentary tells the story of life as a professional ...

    This documentary tells the story of life as a professional poker player. Told through three Irish poker players: two of Ireland's best known professional players, Andrew 'the Monk' Black and Padraig 'Cantona' Parkinson and poker club owner Joe O'Neill.

    Apr 29, 2010 Read more
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    The Curious Ear (2010): Stuck In A Big Lift

    The Icelandic volcanic eruptions of April 2010 affected air travel ...

    The Icelandic volcanic eruptions of April 2010 affected air travel and stranded millions of air passengers around Europe. This programme follows a small group of Irish passengers stranded in Istanbul, Turkey. It was like being stuck in a big lift. (First Broadcast 2010)

    Apr 24, 2010 Read more
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    David Hughes' Greenmarket (The Curious Ear)

    David runs a market in a very unusual place. (2007) ...

    David runs a market in a very unusual place. (2007) (A short Irish radio documentary from RTE Radio, Ireland)

    Apr 23, 2010 Read more
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    My Bones Won't Rest Here

    A radio documentary telling the story of how, over 60 ...

    A radio documentary telling the story of how, over 60 years ago, an cousin's wedding changed one Irish man's life by acting as the catalyst to send him on a journey to the United States where he found love, hope and a resting place for when he dies.

    Apr 20, 2010 Read more
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    What's Love Got To Do With It

    A radio documentary about domestic violence and the scars it ...

    A radio documentary about domestic violence and the scars it leaves on both its victims and perpetrators. Two women-survivors of domestic violence give us a glimpse into what life was like with a violent man, and one male perpetrator tells his own story.

    Apr 13, 2010 Read more
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    Jungle Is Rough

    A radio documentary telling the story of Brian and Michelle ...

    A radio documentary telling the story of Brian and Michelle who both have been diagnosed as schizophrenic. Brian is a voice hearer. It is the story of how they cope on a day to day basis, the story of how they met. It is a love story.

    Apr 13, 2010 Read more
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    The Curious Ear (2010): Mullingar Military Museum

    The military museum at Columb Barracks, Mullingar, Co. Westmeath, where ...

    The military museum at Columb Barracks, Mullingar, Co. Westmeath, where the guides and curators had an unusual passion for their exhibits. They came from the time of the British, through the War of Independence, the Congo and Chad. The curators were Lt.Col. Arthur Armstrong and Gunner Noel Poynton. (First Broadcast 2010)

    Apr 4, 2010 Read more
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