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: Flight 688 Dublin to Zurich
Behind the scenes at Dublin Airport for a day in ...
Behind the scenes at Dublin Airport for a day in the life of Flight 668 Dublin to Zurich, to see the preparation and the backup required for this flight which was scheduled for take-off on Friday 19th August 1977 at 1600 hours (Broadcast 1977).
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DocArchive: Festival or Famine
Sean Mac Réamoinn takes a critical look at the Dublin ...
Sean Mac Réamoinn takes a critical look at the Dublin Theatre Festival in 1968. He argues that the theatre fesitval is like a two week feast in the midst of a cultural famine and accuses it of being a tourist promotion. (Broadcast 1968)
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DocArchive: Mischievious Priest
Dubliner Peter Talbot (1620 – 1680) was a man of ...
Dubliner Peter Talbot (1620 – 1680) was a man of strange contradictions - a rare mixture of priest, ex-Jesuit, Bishop and diplomat. Bad press followed him like the plague, not only during his own lifetime, but ever since (Broadcast 1973).
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DocArchive: The 20th Dáil
In 1973 after a break of sixteen years, Fine Gael ...
In 1973 after a break of sixteen years, Fine Gael returned to power in a National Coalition government with Labour, under the leadership of Liam Cosgrave. John Bowman presents a special programme on the day of the election of the new Taoiseach & 20th Dáil.
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DocArchive: The Jersey Link
For thousands of Irish people, it was full stop when ...
For thousands of Irish people, it was full stop when they reached the sunny Channel Island of Jersey - an emigration destination since the 1840's linked to the building of St Catherine’s breakwater and escape from the potato famine (Broadcast 1977).
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DocArchive: I Was Hungry
Lack of material resources, lack of education, lack of opportunity, ...
Lack of material resources, lack of education, lack of opportunity, inadequate income - a documentary from nearly 40 years ago about breaking the cycle of poverty and hunger in Ireland (Broadcast 1972).
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DocArchive: From Inniskeen to Baggot Street Bridge
A look at the career and poetry of Patrick Kavanagh. ...
A look at the career and poetry of Patrick Kavanagh. Born in 1904 in Inniskeen Co. Monaghan, he is regarded as one of the foremost Irish poets of the 20th Century, and is famous worldwide for his works such as "On Raglan Road" and "The Great Hunger" (1968)
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DocArchive: Bob Bernen From the Blue Stacks
In the early 1970's American-born author and classical scholar Robert ...
In the early 1970's American-born author and classical scholar Robert Bernen swapped his academic gown, for a working sheep farm in the hills of Donegal (Broadcast 1977).
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DocArchive: A Mass of Difference
A documentary on the religious community of Taize in the ...
A documentary on the religious community of Taize in the south of Burgundy, France. Taizé is the home of an international, ecumenical community, founded in 1940 by Brother Roger. (broadcast 1992)
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DocArchive: Dónall Ó'Corcora Remembered
An anthology of tributes, memories and opinions on Dónall Ó'Corcora ...
An anthology of tributes, memories and opinions on Dónall Ó'Corcora (aka Daniel Corkery). A man whose career spanned many disciplines - author, teacher and politican. (First Broadcast April 1965)
