Multi award winning documentaries from Ireland and beyond telling real life stories. With over 1,800 documentaries on offer, the Documentary On One Podcast has the largest archive of documentaries available in the world, dating as far back as 1954, right up to the present day. Winner of over 400 national and international awards. Producer of podcast series 'Where is Jón?', ‘The Real Carrie Jade’, 'Runaway Joe', 'Finding Samantha', 'Tiger Roll', 'GunPlot' and 'The Nobody Zone'. Immerse yourself in a world of sound, story and character.
A look at the old Abbey Theatre, and the influence it had on Irish culture.It originally aired the day that the new Abbey Theatre opened its doors to the public in 1966, whioch was also 15 years to the day that the it had closed due to fire. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Seán Mac Réamoinn discusses James Joyce, who was one of the greatest authors in Irish history. We also hear about Bloomsday, a celebration of Joyce's life that takes place in Dublin and around the world every June 16th. (First Broadcast 1971) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
A Dublin school and a Belfast school join forces in rugby. This is 1995 Ireland - and the first time that an Catholic and Protestant school team toured together. This historic tour takes them to South Africa and on a trip of a lifetime. (Broadcast 1995) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Belfast born William Robert Rodgers, known as Bertie, is best known as a poet - even though he was an essayist, a book reviewer, a BBC radio broadcaster and script writer, a lecturer and teacher as well as a former Presbyterian minister! (Broadcast 1972) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
“If it’s Irish in Britain, we’ve got it covered” - a profile of The Irish Post newspaper established in 1970 to report on news affecting the Irish diaspora in Britain (Broadcast 1978). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
This is the life and times of Seán O'Casey and his family through the memories and thoughts of their neighbours. O'Casey was an Irish dramatist and memoirist and the first Irish playwright of note to write about the Dublin working classes. (Broadcast 1968) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
A different look at the events of 1916, this account tells the little known story of how Enniscorthy had its own uprising days before the rising in Dublin. Those who were just young men at the time look back at an extraordinary time of their lives. (1966) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
In 1970’s Ireland, the most popular items to shoplift were tartan skirts and tins of salmon! A look at the rise in shoplifting from the perspective of the shop owner, and how it became part of 'retail shrinkage' (Broadcast 1977). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Roger David Casement was an Irish nationalist, activist, patriot and poet. Here, we listen to reminiscences of the man by those who knew him. (Broadcast 1965) Roger David Casement was an Irish nationalist, activist, patriot and poet. Here, we listen to reminiscences of the man by those who knew him. (Broadcast 1965) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
42 American tourists embark on a coach trip around Ireland. But what attracts them to the Emerald Isle? What do they make of what is on offer, and of our Céad Míle Fáilte? (Broadcast 1977) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
In April '02, fiddle player Angela, jazz singer Dorothy and guitarist Jonathan travelled to the District Hospital, Abbeyleix, Co Laois. 6 weeks later a public theatre performance took place. This documentary tells the story of that journey (Broadcast 2002) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
In this award winning documentary, Newfoundland producer Chris Brookes sets out in a boat of his own for what he calls "a 21st century radio archeology project, excavating the chronicle of Saint Brendan and his epic journey in 484AD." (Broadcast 2003) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The best known living poet of the Irish language, Nuala Ni Domhnaill draws upon images from Irish folklore. An important recent image has been the mermaid - symbols of cultural and personal trauma, communities in transition and denial (Broadcast 2003) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
In September 1940, German Jewish philosopher Walter Benjamin walked over the Pyrenees to escape from occupied France into Spain, from where he planned to journey to Portugal and then the United States. Frances Donoghue retraces his steps (Broadcast 2003) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Many of Ireland's best know female voices once stood in the lines of the Young Dublin Singers Choir. This documentary hears some of their stories which we born in one of the finest young choirs this country has to offer (Broadcast 2003) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Life in Newfoundland is full of ice. It's everywhere - underfoot, hanging down, pointing up. In this radio documentary Lorelei Harris brings us an audio-visual feature about living with and the place of ice in Newfoundland life. (Broadcast 2003) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
This bilingual documentary tells the story of how Dublin-born Hugo Hamilton made sense of his own story and went on to become a novelist and short story writer and most recently the author of his just published memoir - The Speckled People (Broadcast 2002) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
A documentary about confession as a cultural phenomenon in modern Ireland. Catholics believe that confession is an outward sign of absolution - the inward grace is the reconciliation of the penitent to God (Broadcast 1996) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Every year hundreds are killed in road traffic accidents. Thousands more are injured - but we rarely hear these stories. This documentary meets with survivors of road traffic accidents, some of whom have suffered devastating brain injuries (Broadcast 2003) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The title of this doc is taken from the French Obstetrician Michel Odent who speaks of a time when women had to release a "complex cocktail of love hormones" in order to give birth. This story is about women who choose to have homebirths (Broadcast 2003) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Cathal Póirtéir discovers some of the connections which, since the 1700s have linked the South-east of Ireland with Newfoundland's Talamh an Éisc. Farmers, fishermen, storytellers and musicians help tell the story (Broadcast 2003) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
For over 20 years Kathy Sinnott and her autistic son Jamie Sinnott lived in a world of pain, bewilderment, courage and perseverance. This is the stories of the journey Kathy went on through the Irish courts to fight for her sons education (Broadcast 2002) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
A bilingual documentary about drug addiction that ravages Dublin and its surrounds. (Broadcast 2003) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Triston Jonah was born deaf, with a heart problem and partial blindness. Later he was diagnosed with autism. This is the story of a search for a school for Jonah - which led to setting up a small self-funding school for autistic children (Broadcast 2003) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
In The Fiddler's Frenzy, Aoife Nic Cormaic presents a bi-lingual documentary about fiddle players and the magic of fiddling in Ireland - clár dhátheangach a bhreathnaíonn ar an ndraíocht a bhaineann le ceol na fidile. (Broadcast 2003) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
This is a story of female political prisoners. The inspiration for the documentary came from a book by Raymond Murray called Hard Time: Armagh Gaol 1971-1986, which recounts his time as Catholic chaplain in Armagh Gaol from 1971 to '86. (Broadcast 2002) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
For 50 years Gael-Linn has been to the fore in promoting Irish language and culture projects including music, film and language courses. This documentary is a celebration of 50 years of Gael Linn. (Broadcast 2003) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
For nearly 45 years Anew McMaster toured Ireland, acting in plays and theatres throughout the country. He first took to the stage in London where he made friends with Noel Coward, Ivor Novello and the young Micheál Mac Liammoir. (Broadcast 1963) For nearly 45 years Anew McMaster toured Ireland, acting in plays and theatres throughout the country. He first took to the stage in London where he made friends with Noel Coward, Ivor Novello and the young Micheál Mac Liammoir. (Broadcast 1963) See omny...
Originally broadcast in 1999, this documentary tells the story of John Paul II's visit to Ireland in 1979 and the lasting impression that it left with many. the Pope's visit still accounts for the single biggest gathering of Irish people in the world See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Easter is the most important and oldest festival of the Christian and Catholic Church. We hear from various contributors, about their thoughts and recollections. We also hear some passages from Exsultet and some Easter music. (First Broadcast 1971) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
