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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: Christmas in an Alien Land

    The personal stories of three people spending Christmas in Ireland ...

    The personal stories of three people spending Christmas in Ireland who will be missing their homes in New York, Melbourne and Nigeria this (First broadcast 1999)

    Dec 21, 2009 Read more
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    DocArchive: Dadland

    A radio documentary that offers a very intimate portrait of ...

    A radio documentary that offers a very intimate portrait of what it is like to be part of an Irish farming family in rural Ireland - like all families, Richie Beirne's is no different - it has its ups and downs (Broadcast 1996)

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    DocArchive: Quick Quick Smile Smile

    The modelling scene in 1970s Ireland was tough - work ...

    The modelling scene in 1970s Ireland was tough - work was scarce and pay was variable, models had to provide all their own accessories from shoes to tights and hats - and you had to get to jobs in the midst of a petrol shortage. (first broadcast 1975)

    Dec 20, 2009 Read more
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    DocArchive: Lorient

    Since 1971, millions have been travelling to Lorient - a ...

    Since 1971, millions have been travelling to Lorient - a town in Brittany to attend its world famous International festival to celebrate Celtic culture, song and dance. (Broadcast 1979)

    Dec 19, 2009 Read more
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    DocArchive: Churchill and Ireland

    His earliest childhood memories were of the Phoenix Park - ...

    His earliest childhood memories were of the Phoenix Park - and Winston Churchill described the years he lived beside the Viceregal Lodge in Dublin as the happiest years of his life. A look at Churchill's relationship with Ireland. (First broadcast 1974)

    Dec 19, 2009 Read more
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    DocArchive: Sean Lemass

    A profile of Sean Lemass, one of the most prominent ...

    A profile of Sean Lemass, one of the most prominent Irish Political figures of the 20th Century, and a veteran of the 1916 Easter Rising, the War of Independence and the Civil War. (Broadcast 1971)

    Dec 18, 2009 Read more
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    DocArchive: The Moles of Moneenroe

    Castlecomer in Kilkenny is synonymous with coalmining. In 1802 alone ...

    Castlecomer in Kilkenny is synonymous with coalmining. In 1802 alone - there was eighteen working pits and the miners who worked there were known as the ‘Moles of Moneenroe.’ (Broadcast 1979)

    Dec 18, 2009 Read more
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    DocArchive: These People

    The story of a group of recovering drug addicts as ...

    The story of a group of recovering drug addicts as they prepare to put on a play. We follow them from rehearsals, which are often disruptive, through to the performance on the night. (Broadcast 2007)

    Dec 17, 2009 Read more
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    DocArchive: The Sons Of Molly

    The ‘Molly Maguires’ were a 19th century secret society of ...

    The ‘Molly Maguires’ were a 19th century secret society of Irish descent who were accused of kidnappings and other crimes in the rural coalmining areas of Pennsylvania. (Broadcast 1979)

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    DocArchive: Pedals and Pebbles

    Stone mad! Geology meets architecture when Mary Mulvihill takes her ...

    Stone mad! Geology meets architecture when Mary Mulvihill takes her tape recorder and bicycle around Dublin to view some little-known stones in buildings and sites around the city (Broadcast 1995)

    Dec 16, 2009 Read more
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