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.
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) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
In ‘The Thebes Road Movie’, Documentary-Maker Kaye Mortley makes a journey across Europe, to Thebes in Greece. Kaye tells the story of her transcontinental travel and the varieties of mystery she encounters along the way. (First Broadcast 2003) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
John Quinn experiences the magic and mystery of Skellig Rock, the monastic settlement off the south-west coast of Kerry (Broadcast 2003) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
An award winning documentary by the writer Brian Leyden, inspired by a short story of rural decline, produced by Julian Vignoles. (Broadcast 1991) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
A dramatised radio documentary on Bruce Ismay, owner of the Titanic who found refuge in Connemara. (Broadcast 1987) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
A radio documentary about the death of Georgie Moore at West Kensington Station in London in 1972, as told by his sister Peggy (Broadcast 1994) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
A radio documentary that tells the story of a Belfast woman’s pilgrimage to see her idols Glasgow Rangers playing Celtic (Broadcast 1993) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
In this radio documentary, Ronan Kelly takes us behind the scenes of RTÉ's coverage of the 1992 General Election. (Broadcast 1994) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Radio documentary on songwriter and musician Sonny Condell. Presented by Dave Fanning, produced by Julian Vignoles. (Broadcast 1982) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
From Huguenot nobility Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu was a 19th century Irish writer of Gothic tales and mystery novels. He was the leading ghost-story writer of his period and was central to the development of the genre in the Victorian era. (Broadcast 1973) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
A dramatised account of an 8yr who was first diagnosed with appendicitis, then rediagnosed with cancer - and given just weeks to live. It turned out that both diagnoses were wrong - and that's only the start of the story (Broadcast 1979) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The French oil tanker Betelgeuse exploded in West Cork, at the offshore jetty of the Whiddy Island Oil Terminal in January 1979. 50 people lost their lives. This is the story of that disaster - broadcast just 10 days after the explosion. (Broadcast 1979) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
This doc traces the birth of the Simon Community in Ireland. We meet the people whose vision helped shape a community for the homeless of Ireland. In the early '70s Simon offices were opening up all over - Cork, Dublin, Galway, Belfast (Broadcast 1973) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
A look into the ups and downs of learning a new language and the benefits of being multilingual. The programme talks to students and teachers about what the major obstacles are and recommends techniques to improve learning (Broadcast 1969) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The story of how a farm labourer from Carrickmacross ended up having his name inscribed on a plaque that now resides on the moon. (2009) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The cattle way of life in Dublin is a way of life that now only exists in memory. From fairs and farms throughout Ireland, cattle arrived into Dublin each week - being driven through the streets and into the milking parlours. (Broadcast 1978) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Richard Corrigan started his working life as an unpromising and shy 14 year old, in the kitchen of an Athboy hotel. This job marked the beginning of a love affair with food and many years later, he is an award winning chef, living in the city of London. (First Broadcast 1999) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Roslea is a village in Co. Fermanagh surrounded by small lakes and the river Finn. About 500 people live there. Former US President Bill Clinton claimed his forebears came from Roslea. This is the history, lore and music of Roslea (Broadcast 1973) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
In 1681 Oliver Plunkett, Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland, was the last in a series of Irish martyrs executed for their faith by the English crown. In 1975, he became the first Irishman granted Sainthood in almost 700 years (Broadcast 1973) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Scattery Island Cathedral and monastery was an early Christian place of pilgrimage in the Shannon estuary, Co.Clare. Named after St. Senan, the Bishop and confessor who founded the monastery, much of the buildings still remain (Broadcast 1978) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Recorded during the Merriman Summer school of 1973, this is a documentary discussion on Eamon De Valera. We discuss and listen to extracts of his speeches that span 50yrs and examine one of Ireland's most well known political individuals (Broadcast 1973) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
What's it like to have eyes but not be able to see? What's it like to live in a world of black, where your ears guide you through the world? This documentary examines blindness - yesterday, today and tomorrow. (Broadcast 1979) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
In 1970's Ireland, the fishing industry was growing, yet fishermen 'battled' with foreign trawlers. We visit the port of Killybegs in Dongeal who wait for the government to impliment a 50 mile limit within Irish shores for foreign trawlers (Broadcast 1977) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The Western Islands off the coast of Mayo were, for years, home to thousands. But over time the population declined gradually - today only a few remain on these remote islands. This documentary tells the story of the islands abandonment. (Broadcast 1978) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
