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: From the Miners to Posterity
Miners talk about their work and their experiences mining in ...
Miners talk about their work and their experiences mining in Arigna, Leitrim. They talk about the conditions in the mines before unionisation, the dangers, including diseases and accidents and the family tradition among miners. (Broadcast 1972)
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DocArchive: Holy Angels
A moving documentary about the Holy Angels burial plot in ...
A moving documentary about the Holy Angels burial plot in Glasnevin, one of the few cemeteries that allowed stillborn babies to be buried in concentrated ground. Over 50,000 infants were buried there up to the 1970’s. (Broadcast 1999)
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DocArchive: Stamp Collecting
The world of stamp collecting, from the serious philatelist to ...
The world of stamp collecting, from the serious philatelist to the general collector, the first day covers and the thematic series (Broadcast 1978).
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DocArchive: Reluctant Surrender
Boland’s Mill in Dublin’s Grand Canal Dock played an integral ...
Boland’s Mill in Dublin’s Grand Canal Dock played an integral part in the 1916 Rising, when it was occupied by republicans led by Eamon De Valera. This documentary from 1972 features remarkable first-hand accounts of those involved in the rebellion.
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DocArchive: Zurich Unveils a Monument to James Joyce
Donagh MacDonagh presents this tribute to James Joyce, which was ...
Donagh MacDonagh presents this tribute to James Joyce, which was broadcast to coincide with the unveiling in Zurich of a monument to the Irish author on the 25th Anniversary of his death. (1966)
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DocArchive: Alexis Soyer
The story of French chef Alexis Soyer, one of the ...
The story of French chef Alexis Soyer, one of the most celebrated cooks in Victorian England, who tried to alleviate the suffering of the Irish poor during the Famine by setting up soup kitchens and teaching them how to eat cheaply (Broadcast 1978).
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DocArchive: I want to Hold Your Hand
Gay couples and individuals talk about their relationships, how their ...
Gay couples and individuals talk about their relationships, how their families react, how they try to set up ordinary family units, prejudice and lack of support (Broadcast 1996)
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DocArchive: Home Status
What it is like to be an asylum seeker in ...
What it is like to be an asylum seeker in Ireland? This documentary features a Zairean woman and a Bosnian-Moslem refugee. They talk about leaving their home, their feelings on flighing to Ireland and how they keep in touch with home (broadcast 1996)
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DocArchive: Death and Nightingales
Eugene McCabe was born in 1930. His novel Death and ...
Eugene McCabe was born in 1930. His novel Death and Nightingales is described by some as 'a deeply moving, powerful and unforgettable book'. A farmer for most of his life, here he talks about resuming writing in 1993 after a 13yr break (broadcast 1994)
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DocArchive: After Peter - Life of a Lockerbie Widow
How Elizabeth Delude has coped in the two years since ...
How Elizabeth Delude has coped in the two years since the death of her husband Peter in the Lockerbie air disaster in 1987 (broadcast 1990)
