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 football team and its billionaire owner - some bling and lots of politics: Before the world knew of Maidan Square in Kiev, we knew of Dynamo Kiev and Shakhtar Donetsk soccer teams - football has nothing to do with politics? In Ukraine it does - lots. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The Bra turns 100 this year. From the Backless to the Bullet, the Demi-cup to the Push-up, the brassiere has evolved from a simple breast support to a symbol of desire. We unclasp the story of the bra in Ireland, and caress our way through its history. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Have you ever wondered about Ireland's mystery animals? Have you ever actually gone in search of one? Referred to by experts as Cryptozoology, Shane Dunphy goes ‘monster hunting’ in the wilds of Connemara and encounters a little more than he bargained for See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The story of how Ireland became electric - a little later than most other countries. (1977) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
In 1945 two Irish boys arrived in Dublin by boat. Their journey began in a Philippine jungle during World War II. Work had taken their family from Meath to Manilla. When the Japanese invaded, Irish neutrality didn’t save them all. They had to escape. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Oliver Brady passed away on Sept 15th last. Listen back to a documentary we made on Oliver - which takes you down a long and winding road to a small village in County Monaghan to meet the 'small man' competing in the 'Sport of Kings'. (Broadcast 2010) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Michael de Courcy died in 1984 following a football accident aged 29. Now dead longer than he was alive, his family and friends explore the influence his life had on them thirty years later. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2014 was Mount Everest darkest year. In April of this year, Irishman Paul Devaney was approaching Base Camp as the biggest tragedy to hit the legendary mountain struck. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2014 saw Mount Everest's darkest year yet. In April, Irishman Paul Devaney was approaching Base Camp as the biggest tragedy to hit the legendary mountain struck. (First broadcast 2014) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Two hundred years after a revered and sacred canoe disappeared from the banks of the St John River in Canada, it turned up in a building in Galway. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Why is a woman cycling around Bangladeshi villages with a laptop on her bike? Because she’s an “Info Lady”. A Bangladeshi innovation that's changing lives. Why is a woman cycling around Bangladeshi villages with a laptop on her bike? Because she’s an “Info Lady”. A Bangladeshi innovation that's changing lives. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Legendary boxing trainer Angelo Dundee said the two best chins in boxing belonged to Muhammad Ali and a Connemara man, Sean Mannion. Originally from Rosmuc, in County Galway, Sean was never knocked down in 57 professional bouts, including a world title fight. (2014) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The horse has been at the heart of Irish life for centuries, but its role, significance and relationship with humans was irrevocably changed during WWI when over 65,000 Irish horses were brought to the front. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Somewhere in Ireland today, a grieving person is picking up the phone to call a Funeral Director, but have you ever wondered what it is like to be that person in the black suit? ... See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The four brothers who discovered surfing in the 1960s - when nobody in Ireland even knew what it was - and have kept on riding the waves for almost fifty years. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
On the night of Sep 18 1988 Anne Gillepsie and her mother Annie were shot dead in the car park of Sligo General Hospital by John Gallagher, Anne's estranged boyfriend of three and a half years, John Gallagher, was found guilty but insane in 1989. (2006) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Levis Pub in Ballydehob, Cork has been in the hands of one family for over 100 years. The next generation have taken on the challenge of keeping the pub alive and maintaining that legacy. With costs rising and rural population declining, will they succeed? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Four people tried to assassinate Italian fascist dictator Benito Mussolini. Only one person ever came close - her name was Violet Gibson and she was Irish. Violet spend the rest of her life in mental institutions, forgotten by society and by history. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Four people tried to assassinate Italian fascist dictator Benito Mussolini. Only one person came close - her name was Violet Gibson and she was Irish. Violet spent the rest of her life in mental institutions, forgotten by society and by history. (2014) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
What can you do if you're pregnant and dreading the aftermath of a rough labour? You could try eating your placenta. Mary-Elaine Tynan was dreading post-natal life and came across this as a possible solution. Is it dangerous; could she try it? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
What do you do when you're not practising Catholics but your daughter wants to make her First Communion? daughter Mairead is excited about making her First Communion with all her school friends. Mam Anne, is an Australian immigrant to Ireland and wants to understand why the celebration of First Communion is so popular in Ireland. Narrated and produced by Anne Wayne. Production Supervision by Liam O'Brien. (2014) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Cistercian College Roscrea invites Sixth Class boys to stay overnight to see if they like the idea of boarding-school. So, the Documentary On One did just that: spent 24 hours in Cistercian College Roscrea. Cistercian College Roscrea invites Sixth Class boys to stay overnight to see if they like the idea of boarding-school. So, the Documentary On One did just that: spent 24 hours in Cistercian College Roscrea. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Often described as the worst form of human suffering, loneliness can affect anyone and any person of any age. Producer P.P McGuire traces the reasons why people feel lonely. In this documentary, people living with loneliness share their experience while one doctor shares his experience of helping patients recover. (1975) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Somewhere in Ireland today, a grieving person is picking up the phone to call a Funeral Director, but have you ever wondered what it is like to be that person in the black suit? We go behind the doors of the Irish Funeral Home. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Maria Gallagher just wanted to give a rescue horse called Rolo a home - but she soon found out she had a racehorse on her hands. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
One day three people in different parts of the world went online, the meet in a chat room, they talk with each other, it will change their lives forever. (2013) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
In 2002, a succession of men went into the River Slaney in Enniscorthy in Co Wexford - 12 years on, Aoife Kavanagh returns to the town to see how the families and communities have coped – and to explore the revived push within Wexford to combat suicide. In 2002, a succession of men went into the River Slaney in Enniscorthy in Co Wexford - 12 years on, Aoife Kavanagh returns to the town to see how the families and communities have coped – and to explore the revived push within Wexford to combat s...
The story of a woman watching her world slip through her fingers and a family struggling to keep her falling through the cracks of the mental health system. It takes you from her home in Western Australia to the streets of Tijuana, Mexico. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
A fabulously witty and charming journey into Cork City's labyrinth that is the English Market - A story that weaves it way through two centuries - overcoming fires, famine, rebellion and war. A fabulously witty and charming journey into Cork City's labyrinth that is the English Market - A story that weaves it way through two centuries - overcoming fires, famine, rebellion and war. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
John Maguire has a big decision to make. He has to move home. He's 59 years of age and has lived in the same type of home since he was just two: sheltered accommodation. John Maguire has a big decision to make. He has to move home. He's 59 years of age and has lived in the same type of home since he was just two: sheltered accommodation. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
