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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: My Mother and the Poet

    In this radio documentary, we hear the story of Brid ...

    In this radio documentary, we hear the story of Brid Manifold, who discovered that her mother Deirdre had a romantic involvement with poet Patrick Kavanagh before marrying Brid’s father (Broadcast 1993)

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    DocArchive: Retreat of O'Suilleabhain Beara

    The story of the epic historical march of O'Suilleabhain Beara ...

    The story of the epic historical march of O'Suilleabhain Beara from West Cork to Leitrim through the counties of Limerick, Tipperary, Offaly, Galway, Roscommon and Sligo in 1603 (Broadcast 1980)

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    DocArchive: To Boston and Back

    Back in the days when air fares were unattainably high ...

    Back in the days when air fares were unattainably high - America literally seemed like a million miles away. And so in 1959, Norris Davidson headed off on a journey of a lifetime - an adventure - to Boston and back in just 3 days (Broadcast 1959)

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    DocArchive: A & E - Accident and Emergency

    An exciting 'fly on the wall' documentary about the accident ...

    An exciting 'fly on the wall' documentary about the accident and emergency department of the Mater hospital, Dublin (Broadcast 2001)

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    DocArchive: Vanished and the Banished

    Northern Ireland was plagued by civil unrest from the late ...

    Northern Ireland was plagued by civil unrest from the late 1960s until the Good Friday agreement of 1998. During a period which became known as the troubles, many people either vanished or were forced into exile. This is their story (Broadcast 1996)

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    DocArchive: Ripples in the Teacup

    From a different era - an insight into the changing ...

    From a different era - an insight into the changing role of women in the Japanese workforce (Broadcast 1992)

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    DocArchive: Leave Your Hat At The Sound

    Achill - the largest island in Ireland, an inspiration to ...

    Achill - the largest island in Ireland, an inspiration to writers and artists for its wild Atlantic shorelines and its wide open spaces - and a place where men once raced up mountains to win a wife. (first broadcast 1974)

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    DocArchive: All Things Bright and Beautiful

    The story of the acclaimed 19th-century hymn writer, Mrs Cecil ...

    The story of the acclaimed 19th-century hymn writer, Mrs Cecil Frances Alexander (Broadcast 1995)

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    DocArchive: Bulls Wool Coats and Nail Boots

    Fifty years of the Forsa Cosanta Aitiuil, or FCA, is ...

    Fifty years of the Forsa Cosanta Aitiuil, or FCA, is commerated in this documentary (Broadcast 1996)

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    DocArchive: Glen and Me - Lifeline and Death Row Prisoner

    In this radio documentary Hilary Huges shares her experience of ...

    In this radio documentary Hilary Huges shares her experience of letter-writing and visits to Glen, a prisoner on death row (Broadcast 1997)

    Dec 7, 2009 Read more
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