Synopsis
Multi award winning documentaries from Ireland. With over 1,500 documentaries on offer, the Documentary On One has the largest archive of documentaries available globally. These productions are radio stories about real life and contain documentaries dating as far back as 1954, right up to the present day. A wealth of life, ideas and experiences are on offer - but most importantly - stories. Winner of over 150 national and international awards since 2008, why not immerse yourself in a world of sound, story and character.
Episodes
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DocArchive: Special Olympics
24/08/2009 Duration: 42minIn this radio documentary Richard Collins tells the history of the games from inception in 1968 to the present day and interviews Eunice Kennedy Shriver founder of the Special olympics (Broadcast 2003).See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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DocArchive: Caring for Mam
24/08/2009 Duration: 41minA beautiful radio documentary about a young carer and her mother (Broadcast 1999).See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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DocArchive: The Rainforests of Costa Rica
24/08/2009 Duration: 42minIn this radio documentary, Eanna Ni Lamhna travels to the rainforests of Costa Rica (Broadcast 2001)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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DocArchive: Forbidden Voyage
24/08/2009 Duration: 42minA radio documentary tracing the solo voyage by American anthropologist Dr Earle Reynolds through the U.S. Pacific nuclear testing zone (Broadcast 1998)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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DocArchive: If I Forget Thee O Jerusalem
24/08/2009 Duration: 42minA radio documentary about the Dublin based lecturer and Israeli peace activist Ronit Lentin, set against events in Israel/Palestine during March and April 2002 (Broadcast 2002).See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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DocArchive: Family Portrait
24/08/2009 Duration: 42minA radio documentary about Kenneth Nolan who has been in full time care due to his intellectual disability since he was seven years old (Broadcast 1999).See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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DocArchive: A Tap on the Shoulder
24/08/2009 Duration: 41minA radio documentary profiling Gusty Spence, former UVF leader turned peace-maker (Broadcast 1996)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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DocArchive: Saint Anne
23/08/2009 Duration: 58minShrines all over the world are named for the mother of Mary - this documentary looks at the devotion to St. Anne from the holy land to France to Canada.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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DocArchive: The Limerick Soviet
22/08/2009 Duration: 47minThe Limerick Soviet was a self-declared soviet that operated for twelve days in Limerick in April 1919. (Originally Broadcast in 1974)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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DocArchive: Every Inch an Irishman
21/08/2009 Duration: 58minA portrait of the composer and conductor Charles Villiers Stanford. (Originally broadcast 1974)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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DocArchive: Blackbird on the Boyne
21/08/2009 Duration: 44minA portrait of Francis Ledwidge drawn from writings and reminiscences of his contemporaries. A war poet, he would go on to be known to some as "poet of the blackbirds" before dying under tragic ciumstances during World War 1. (Broadcast 1959)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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DocArchive: Rare Ben Johnson
20/08/2009 Duration: 49minBenjamin Jonson was a 17th century English Renaissance dramatist, poet and actor best known for his satirical plays. A man with an insatiable appetite for controversy, in this drama/documentary, we look back on his life and works (Broadcast 1974)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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DocArchive: Ninette De Valois
20/08/2009 Duration: 59minA look at the life of dancer Dame Ninette De Valois. Born in Blessington, Co.Wicklow in 1898 she would subsequently move to England and become known as the 'Godmother of English Ballet'. (Broadcast 1956) A look at the life of dancer Dame Ninette De Valois. Born in Blessington, Co.Wicklow in 1898 she would subsequently move to England and become known as the 'Godmother of English Ballet'. (Broadcast 1956)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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DocArchive: The Turret Room - Edward Martyn
19/08/2009 Duration: 44minA portrait of Irish dramatist, patron of the arts, and nationalist, Edward Martyn. From his relationship with his mother, to his life in Irish theatre, this documentary charts this Irishman's fascinating life. (Broadcast 1956)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Comrade Pavlik
19/08/2009 Duration: 14minThe story of how an unhappy, troublemaking child was made into a hero for Soviet children.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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DocArchive (1969): Miracles and Mysteries
18/08/2009 Duration: 58minMiracle and mystery plays were a form of medieval drama. These plays were mostly about religion and were used to teach people about the bible. The Abbey Theatre in Dublin ran a series of these plays in the 1960’s. (First Broadcast 1969)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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DocArchive: Hunting with the crowd
18/08/2009 Duration: 42minA radio documentary that goes inside the social studies class in Mountjoy Prison in Dublin and sees what if any impact it can make. The prison, nicknamed The Joy, is a closed, medium security prison and one of the oldest in Ireland (Broadcast 1998)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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DocArchive: Historical Society Trinity
18/08/2009 Duration: 58minEstablished in 1770, the Trinity Historical Society is the oldest undergrad debating society in the world and has a long and eventful history. It has hosted guest speeches from some of the most influential figures in the public sphere (Broadcast 1970)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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DocArchive: Movement on Rock
17/08/2009 Duration: 42minA radio documentary which explores the world of the rock climber through the face of Clogwybdu'rarddu in Wales, graded a virtually impossible E9 climb. Enter into an esoteric world where ropes, picks and champions are all that matters (broadcast 1998)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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DocArchive: From Clooneen To Ilkley Moor Ba'tat
17/08/2009 Duration: 42minA radio documentary about family mythologies in Ireland (broadcast 1999)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.