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 radio documentary about a self-confessed 'Irish Vagabond' Tony Sheridan. In his turbulent and rich life he has worked with the Beatles, entertained the troops in Vietnam, played with Elvis Presley's backing band - all that and far more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sara Paul's short documentary; ‘Truck Stop Love Affair’ she made while a student at the Salt Institute for Documentary Studies, Maine, America. It explores relationships at a truck stop off interstate 95, near Bangor, Maine. (First Broadcast (2010) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
A radio documentary about three members of the Dublin and Wicklow Loyal Orange Lodge See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Extracts from Nancy Previs' and Derek O'Halloran's programmes about alternative approaches to food. Derek O'Halloran tells the story of Paddy's Quest - one man's very different way of shopping. Nancy Previs records a Dublin 8 group who are digging up a car park - to make a garden. (First Broadcast 2010) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
For years Leinster rugby has been overshadowed by its stronger, more successful country brother, Munster. May 2009, Leinster beat semi-finalists Munster and go on to win the Heineken cup. But does Leinster rugby have what it takes to move beyond the pale? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Louise Kenny's final year documentary from her radio course at the Institute of Art, Design & Technology, Dun Laoghaire, Dublin. She talks to a Dublin family, the Hansards; a family of 16 children, about their memories. (First Broadcast 2010) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
A radio documentary about Cork singer songwriter Ger Wolfe. Described by others as a genius, a poet, and even a prophet, Ger Wolfe possesses a rare ability to capture the hearts and minds of his listeners. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
This award winning doc tells the story of Anne Lovett, a 15yr old schoolgirl from Granard, Longford, who died giving birth beside a grotto in 1984. Her baby son also died. Her death began a national debate about unmarried mothers (Broadcast 1996) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jimmy Fleming was never meant to dance again. The 72-year-old bachelor farmer had a heart attack on the dance floor a couple of years back and the doctor warned him to take it easy. This is a story of dancing at the crossroads. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The Solemn Novena in Limerick is a local tradition, that’s about more than religion. Every year, it makes the national traffic news - it's hosted by the Redemptorist Community at Mount St. Alphonsus (First Broadcast 2010) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
An award winning documentary that gives an insight into how a family copes after they discover their son sexually assaulted and raped two young school girls. He is now currently serving a ten year sentence in Arbour Hill Prison, Dublin. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jim Foody, driver and Anne McKnight, teller, take the Ulster Bank Mobile Bank around Achill Island twice a week. (2007) (A short Irish radio documentary from RTE Radio, Ireland) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
A radio documentary about two friends going through divorce in Ireland. Ann and Trish record their experience of divorce over a year. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The sound of tension for children during exam time at Ardscoil na Trionóide, Athy, Co. Kildare. (First Broadcast 2010) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
A radio documentary about 80 year old Traveller man Ned McDonagh whose passion for singing lifts spirits wherever he goes. Ned has not had an easy life but he can still rise above hardship and grief to sing his heart out. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Janet Harbison has had along-standing passion for harp music. She has always believed harp music can bring people together in Ireland but, believe it or not, it was a dangerous belief to hold. Janet now teaches harp in The Irish Harp Centre, Castleconnell, Co. Limerick. (First Broadcast 2010) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
A radio documentary telling the story of a group of Irish businesspeople who are trying to bring clean water to the village of Illili Darartu - where the low price of coffee has led to many farmers switching instead to growing a narcotic plant called khat. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
What’s the line between devotion and obsession Erica Mills tells the stories of four devotees who love, tattoos, Liverpool, "Supernatural" and gaming. Made as part of the MA in International Journalism course at the Dublin Institute of Technology. (First Broadcast 2010) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Gerald Flower, from Dublin, lost his job when the factory in the U.K supplying the company he worked for was bombed in the world war. He decided to join the RAF for adventure and bailed out of an RAF bomber over liberated Holland in 1944 - the wind blew him back over German lines and into the hands of the Gestapo. (First Broadcast 2010) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
This award winning documentary tells the story of 54-year-old Ray. Ray's family have suspected for a long time that something is wrong. Could it be that he suffers from Sleep Apnoea, a disorder where the sufferer frequently stops breathing during sleep? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
An award winning documentary about the pressurised life of a goalkeeper, the one member of the football team who spends ninety minutes looking at the backs of his teammates, where one mistake can send him from hero to zero in a matter of seconds. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The Forum on Migration and Communications ran a training course with Róisín Boyd for 6 women who wanted to make radio programmes. These are all women from Africa who have arrived in Ireland through immigration. This programme features extracts from the short documentaries made by five of the women. (First Broadcast 2010) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Derek O'Halloran has never been to a refugee camp before. He visits Shatila 'camp', which has been home to displaced Palestinian refugees in Lebanon for 60 years.There he feels many emotions; he is troubled and surprised by what he finds. (First Broadcast 2010) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Those little gee-gaws that people keep in their houses. They'd never appear in an interior design magazine, but they mean something special to the owners. Producer: Susan O'Loghlin. (A short Irish radio documentary from RTE Radio Ireland) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
John, Maurice and Vinod travel to work by train every day - from Limerick to Dublin. A four-hour round trip. They talk of their loves, likes, dislikes...and toast. (First Broadcast 2010) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
A radio documentary about Anne, a 37 year old mother from Kildare who talks to spirits every day. Anne is a medium and conveys messages from the dead to the living. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Ballyfermot Travellers' Action Project from Dublin has raised thousands of money in charity aid donations. In April 2010, they visited some recipients of that aid: a group of former lepers in the village of Tulema, near Jimma in Ethiopia., Africa. They shared stories and experiences of lives in both Ireland and Ethiopia. (First Broadcast 2010) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
A charming look at rural life, past and present by Breandan O' Ciobhain. A charming look at rural life, past and present by Breandan O' Ciobhain. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
An award winning documentary from Australia, in which a woman traces the history of her grandmother who died as a result of a backstreet abortion. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
An award winning documentary that looks back at the boys who sold newspapers like the Evening Echo and Evening Herald on the streets of Cork and Dublin during the 1950s. (Broadcast 2003) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
