Documentary on One Podcast

Four twenty-something women recall the good and bad of an Irish convent secondary school which they left in 2001. (Broadcast in 2008) (A short Irish radio documentary from RTE Radio, Ireland)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Weafer St. (pronounced 'wafer') in Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford and Rahel–Varnhagen-Promenade in Berlin, Germany share similar geography. They are both on 52 degrees 30 minutes north of the Equator. Both run East-West. This programme wanders along each street meeting passersby. (First Broadcast 2010)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An intimate and powerful story of heroin, hurt and friendship - of how four dads - John, Jimmy, Paul and Mousey -found a way to live with their child's addiction.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Fiddle player Paul O'Shaughnessy's revisits The Glen area of Co Donegal which was a place of formative experience for him. This documentary is an exploration of a musical style told through this tune and the memories of those who've played it. (2006)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Twenty years years after it became a fully fledged university in 1989, Pat O'Mahony returns to his old alma mater, Dublin City University and spends freshers week there. (2009)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Fifty years of entertainment recalled by Maureen Potter, Jack Cruise, Joe Linnane and many others, together with excerpts from radio shows down the years. (1976)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The story of the attack on Connolly Hall, Great Strand Street, Dublin in March 1933, examining the background and political climate at the time. (First Broadcast 1976)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A documentary on Irish man, Ned Murphy, believed to be the last survivor of the Irish Brigade which fought for Franco in the Spanish Civil War. This is Ned's story, told in his own words and those of his family.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How do you get a bunch of teenagers to jump into freezing cold water? Well, you tell them some outrageous lies; that's what outdoor education instructor, John "Ports" Porter does. (2007) (A short Irish radio documentary from RTE Radio, Ireland)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

'Victor Mitchell's' Auction House in Roscrea, Co Tipperary is widely respected amongst 'those that know' in the antiques trade. And in this documentary, we get to know a few things about the business. To which room shall the rocking horse return? (2005)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Augustine Martin takes a look back at 50 years of radio drama in this commemorative programme from 1976. Augustine Martin takes a look back at 50 years of radio drama in this commemorative programme from 1976.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's like an Ann Summers or Tupperware party, in that you have a group of people around to your place. Except, with gold parties; it’s about money; they come to sell and not to buy. (First Broadcast 2009)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Upwards of 300,000 Irish men and women from the nationalist tradition fought in the Great War. This documentary focuses on the memories of the children of these people, including Mary Russell, whose father fought with the Royal Dublin Fusiliers. (2004)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A 1976 documentary celebrating 150 years since the bridge across the Menai Strait that connects Anglesey with the mainland - and how an Irish vehicle was the first to cross it.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The story of Ireland's National Circus - Fossetts Circus - We examine its history, the highs and lows of working and living in a travelling circus and of course the wanderlust! (Broadcast 1975)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mary Gurr had been a promising footballer but she died an alcholic and homeless. Here, the Gurr family describe the helplessness of watching a cherished family member slowly die on the streets of the Dublin city. (2006)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The 2007 World Draughts Championships in Buncrana, Co. Donegal. Among those there: a man paid by his government to teach draughts to children and a man who was blown up in Scotland. (A short Irish radio documentary from RTE Radio, Ireland)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Dodder Valley Partnership in Tallaght, Dublin, organises volunteers to work in the local Social Welfare Office. They 'signpost': they give out leaflets on local services like deals at sports centres for the unemployed. (First Broadcast 2009)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A radio documentary recorded on the day that George Best was laid to rest in BelfastSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Marking the centenary of his birth, this programme is based primarily in Patrick Kavanagh's birthplace of Iniskeen and in other towns in South Monaghan featuring events as the inauguration of the National Kavanagh Day and the Raglan Road Festival. (2004)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The story of the annual visit of a family from America and England to their homeplace in Ballyjamesduff in County Cavan. It's a story of enduring friendship among a family and their neighbours. (2006)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Michael O Kane follows the events which unfold around a weekend trip to Belgium to commemorate and retrace the steps of 3 men who fought in World War I, around the farmland of Ypres, between May 1917 and April 1918. (Broadcast 2010)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This radio documentary won a prestigious Prix Italia - a story giving an insight into the world of Kevin Whelan and his relationship with Brian, an autistic teenager in Galway (First broadcast 1997)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This documentary tells the incredible story of a young girl's gaelic football team from Dublin's inner city Sheriff Street, during the run-up to a Cumann na mBunscoil semi-final during the month of November.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In 2006, we gained exclusive and first time access to record the highs and lows of a platoon of young men as they try to make it through their basic Irish army training over a period of four months.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Appeal of the Midnight Court is a special documentary made by Cathal Póirtéir for RTÉ Radio 1 to mark the 200th anniversary of the death of Clare poet Brian Merriman.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Donovan family are members of the travelling community and ten years on from a documentary where they moved into a house, the family describe why they have decided to go back on the road again. (Broadcast 1979)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Through the stories of the people who lived through the regimes of Papa Doc and Baby Doc Duvalier, 'Stories from the Black' Republic traces the horrors of the Dubaliers' private army the Ton Ton Macoutes on the island of Haiti. (Broadcast 2005)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

May 1st 2005, marked the 60th anniversary of Marshal Georgi Zhukov's victory in the Battle of Berlin in the Second World War. This is the story of a Russian man, a now largely neglected figure in the West, who brought about Hitler's downfall.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Clarie Taylor was born in his grandmother's caravan during an afternoon circus show. His family moved the day after and since that time he's travelled from village to village with his family's variety act as the circus clown, "Fiery Daniels".See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A radio documentary on contemporary comic songmakers in the traditional idiom featuring the songs of Michael Marrinan, Sean Mone, Robbie McMahon, Tim Lyons, Con O'Drisceoil and Brian O'Rourke. (Broadcast 2005)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A documentary about the dead, dying and death - told by the undertaker Thomas Lynch who is is an essayist, poet and funeral director of Lynch & Sons funeral home in Milford, Michigan. (Broadcast 2002)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Martha Graham, an American dancer/choreographer, was regarded as one of the foremost pioneers of modern dance. She invented a new language of movement and used it to reveal the passion, the rage and the ecstasy common to human experience. (Broadcast 1991)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An amazing documentary by John McKenna about being told by his mother on her deathbed that the children she lost at birth were buried at the bottom of their garden. This is a story of 1950s Catholic Ireland and the burial of the unbaptised (broadcast 1995)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Lia Mills is an Irish writer. She writes novels, short stories and literary non-fiction. This is the story of her experience with oral cancerSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Donovan family are members of the travelling community and ten years on from a documentary where they moved into a house, the family describe why they have decided to go back on the road again. (Broadcast 1979)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A documentary with a difference - Derek Mahon's acclaimed poetry sequence of The Hudon River is read by a stellar cast including Stephen Rea and Dawn Bradfiled and put to a soundtrack of New York sounds with specially composed music (Broadcast 2001)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In 1990 Irish woman Geraldine Osborne decided on an adventure - to move with her young family to an entirely new world - Ellesmare Island far up in Northern Canada. Deep within the artic circle, she became part of the local Inuit community (Broadcast 1990)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Shannon Airport is unique in location and in the history of aviation. Of all European Airports it's situated at the most western point, making it the ideal stepping stone between the old world and new. This is the story of its early days (Broadcast 1991)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This is the story of two sisters who spent their childhoods growing up in a Satanic cult. This is challenging listening, sometimes upsetting, sometimes unbelievable - but all true. What is it like to live with 'Satan' everyday? (First broadcast 1990)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Poet David Whyte unravels the role of poetry and mythology in life. Author of six books of poetry, David grew up with a strong, imaginative influence from his Irish mother in the valleys of his father’s Yorkshire. He now lives in the US (Broadcast 1993)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dick Warner travels to west Kerry, one of the last habitats of the native Irish natterjack toad who is thought to be an immigrant from the end of the Ice Age. Dick soon discovers that the toads are in a battle for survival. Is it too late? (Broadcast 1990)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This documentary relives a dramatic year in the life of Irish Hurling, when the summer's games became our national soap opera. The 1998 All-Ireland hurling championship was like no other - from the outset, it was a sporting story that had everything. (First Broadcast 2008)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Magilligan is a penninusla in Co. Derry with a unique history. Unusually, it is an area of Northern Ireland where the population is made up in the majority of families who are 'pre-plantation' stock. As a result, Irish still survives there (Broadcast 1975)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A surprise to many, Dublin is Ireland's largest Gaeltacht and the area where the most amount of people speak Irish/Gaelic on a daily basis. But what is life like for a family bringing up children speaking Irish in the Dublin of today? (Broadcast 1991)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kenneth Jones has dedicated his life to building pipe organs. We visit Ken at his home, learn about the history of the organ and also hear him play some of the instruments he made including the organ at Dublin's National Concert Hall (Broadcast 1991)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Bird family are 'Show People'. They move from town to town across the country, selling rides like the dodgems and the merry go round at their travelling fairground. (Broadcast 1979)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Irish Wake is one of the iconic traditions associated with family, community and death - at least it used to be. From its origins back to an ancient Jewish custom, the wake which was part of every parish, has now sadly almost died out. (Broadcast 1975)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What happens to people who have 'out of body experiences' and why does it happen to them? We examine some of the various theories behind 'physical separation' and the academic work done on this area at a research Lab in Arizona, U.S.A (Broadcast 1975)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

All you will ever need to know about one of our most popular tipples - beer. A look at the history and science of beer brewing through the ages. (Broadcast 1979)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.