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: Mengistu's shadow
From 1990 through to 1995, Ethopia journeyed from dictatorship to ...
From 1990 through to 1995, Ethopia journeyed from dictatorship to democracy. Helen Shaw visited Ethopia in 1990 when the country was under the dictatorship of Mengistu Haile Mariamand. 5 years later she returns to see how life has changed (Broadcast 1995)
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DocArchive: The Summer of the Moving Statues (2007)
A look back at the summer of 1985, when Ireland ...
A look back at the summer of 1985, when Ireland was in the grip of the phenomenon of 'moving statues'. Eyewitnesses give there accounts of what they saw in Ballinspittle, Co,Cork and Carns, Co. Sligo.
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DocArchive: Church and State
In 1978, Karol Wojtyla, a Pole was elected Pope John ...
In 1978, Karol Wojtyla, a Pole was elected Pope John Paul II despite the fact that that at the time his homeland was under communist rule and an aesthetic state. (Broadcast 1978)
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DocArchive: Flight of the Enola Gay
The 'Enola Gay' was the bomber plane that dropped the ...
The 'Enola Gay' was the bomber plane that dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima in August 1945. This documentary meets the navigator of that deadly journey - Theodore 'Dutch' Van Kirk. 50 yrs, has he any doubts on their catastophic actions? (Broadcast 1995)
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DocArchive: Every man an Einstein
In 1978, John Skehan set out to capture how the ...
In 1978, John Skehan set out to capture how the young people of Ireland view the scientific future of the world. Did anyone predict that the world would be such a difference place by 2010? (Broadcast 1978)
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DocArchive: Fish Culture
As an island nation and for time immemorial, fishing has ...
As an island nation and for time immemorial, fishing has been part and parcel of Irish life. As times changed and needs changed, fishing and fishermen have changed too. The 'iasc' as we call them are hugely important for many communities (Broadcast 1985)
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DocArchive: Soviet Voices
In 1973, Sean MacReamoinn travelled to the Soviet Union to ...
In 1973, Sean MacReamoinn travelled to the Soviet Union to view everyday life. He looked at places of cultural significance, thriving communities, religion, sports, hard working conditions, peoples rights and a state coming to terms with its warfare past
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DocArchive: The Swallow From Egg to Africa
Eric Dempsey looks at the amazing journey of the swallow, ...
Eric Dempsey looks at the amazing journey of the swallow, which sees in the space of five months, the bird go from being an egg to arriving in Africa. (Broadcast 2004)
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DocArchive: Tommy's Story
Tommy Walsh talks of the last days of his wife ...
Tommy Walsh talks of the last days of his wife Jo who died from cancer in November 1993 and recalls happier, earlier years. (Broadcast 1995)
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DocArchive: Rock Of Ages
John Quinn experiences the magic and mystery of Skellig Rock, ...
John Quinn experiences the magic and mystery of Skellig Rock, the monastic settlement off the south-west coast of Kerry (Broadcast 2003)
