Documentary on One Podcast

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 suicide.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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.

In 1858 Bernadette Soubirous, a fourteen year old girl had multiple visions of the Blessed Lady in a grotto in the outskirts of Lourdes, Frances. One hundred years later, The Catholic Church celebrated the Centenary of Lourdes. We follow those who travelled there for miracles including Irish clergy and Irish pilgrimages. (1959)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Beatles were an English music rock band that formed in Liverpool, U.K in 1960. They became widely regarded as the greatest and most influential act of the rock era. This is the remarkable story of thecoincidence of talent, fate and sheer good luck which helped The Beatles break into America in 1964. (First Broadcast 2008)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Everyday hundreds of people travel between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland on the Belfast Dublin train. In part 2 John Toal explores opinions and perceptions whilst traveling south to north over the Irish border (BBC Radio Ulster Production)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kilkenny man, Seán Kilkenny is a huntsman who’s devoted to his pack of hunting dogs - whose job it is to follow and kill the fox. We eavesdrop on Seán and his dogs and hear him talk about his passion for the hunt. He dismisses hunt objectors and believes that the hunting ban is not working in the U.K. (First Broadcast 2008)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Everyday hundreds of people travel between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland on the Belfast Dublin train. In part 1 John Toal explores opinions and perceptions whilst traveling north to south over the Irish border (BBC Radio Ulster Production)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

2nd part of a two part documentary on the history of adoption in Australia. Throughout the 1950's and 60's, adoption was widely accepted in Australian society - but the 1970's brought a change in thinking and the consequences of adoption (ABC Production)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the 1970's almost 10,000 babies a year were given up for adoption in Australia - it seemed unstoppable. Why? Single parents were invisible - families kept secrets - there was a suspicion of the 'quality' of children born out of wedlock (ABC Production)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

During World War Two, 32 Irishmen spent five years in captivity at the Farge Concentration labour camp. They became known as "Hitler’s Irish slaves". In 2014, we joined the last survivor of that group, as he travelled back to Germany for one final visit. For over 60 years, Harry Callan suffered from recurring nightmares because of this era. (2014)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How does a petite, not-particularly-sporty advertising executive become a world record breaking power lifter? Clare Connolly is pushing herself to her physical and psychological limits to lose fat, gain muscle and to try to lift twice her bodyweight.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In 1984, a 15 year old girl gave birth to a baby boy beside a grotto in Granard, Co. Longford. Bothe she and her son had died. This documentary looks at the impact this story had on the nation. (Broadcast 1996)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In Ancient Ireland, Fairs were a social gathering, for buying and selling - but they were also a place where you could hire labour - men, women and children. Claire Cunningham examines the intracies of the Irish Fair, most particularly, the Strabane Fair.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Joe Brown has handicapped the Liffey Swim for 25 years. 2009 was his last year - The Curious Ear was there. Joe Brown has handicapped the Liffey Swim for 25 years. 2009 was his last year - The Curious Ear was there.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Garda John Wilson awoke one night to find a rat tied to the front door of his home. He was shocked but not surprised - John Wilson is a Garda Whistleblower; the man who exposed a culture of 'ticket-fixing'. What's it like to be a whistleblower?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The world of a laughing Irish 'quizzer' - John Nolan runs table quizzes, he hosts a quiz show on his local radio station. In October 2013, John travelled to Liverpool to compete at the European Quizzing Championships. Does he have what it takes to win?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sports people will tell you it’s not a real sport and actors will tell you it’s not acting - the world of Irish pro wrestling and the rise of one of its biggest stars 'Sheamus' from small Irish venues to entertaining 50,000 people at Madison Square Garden.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A beautiful, yet tragic story - of how the lives of two boys born profoundly disabled in 1960's Ireland took incredibly different paths - based entirely on how their families came to grips with the situation (2007)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Documentary On One team travelled to various parts of Ireland to record memories of Christmasses past and wishes for this Christmas – in letters to Santa.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Broadcaster Paddy O’Gorman hears from the young Irish who left for London as Ireland was deep in recession. Making home in Britain wasn’t easy as accommodation, jobs & social welfare were difficult to secure. London brought hope to many but also the grim reality of those working in uncertain employment from building sites to Soho sex clubs (1984)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A tale of puppy love: Ger Philpott with his three beautiful dogs - Frost, Thunder and Drizzle and his quest to have a litter of puppies.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Health Minister Dr. Noel Browne proposed a new mother & baby scheme that would lead an Irish government into political chaos in 1950. If introduced, it would have allowed free health care to mothers & their children up until the age of 16. In the end, the scheme failed, but who exactly was to blame; the doctors, politicians or bishops? (1980)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A story about hearing voices - and learning to live with them. About how your past shapes your future, until you begin to understand it. Do you think that people who hear voices are just plain mad? If so, this documentary might make you think twice.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Irish writer Sheelagh Conway grew up in the village of Limehill, East Galway. A village in rural Ireland enriched with stone walls and flat green fields. Conway emigrated to Canada and became involved with the Women’s Movement. Sheelagh returned home with RTÉ Producer John Quinn to recall her childhood, her memories & the people of Limehill (1994)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Diving for buried treasure no longer the story of fairy tales – with over 17,000 shipwrecks recorded in Irish waters, do we think about what lies beneath these seas?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In '48 The Irish Government enacted the Republic of Ireland Act. Legislation that officially closed the door to British Rule and association. A topic that was discussed throughout every home & church across Ireland over 70 years ago but what did it to mean to Irishmen and Irishwoman. We hear from politicians guiding Ireland through this time (1949)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In 1930 a boat set sail from Southampton carrying 29 Lions rugby players on a tour of Australia and New Zealand. 83 years later, a woman from New Zealand is delivering a very special relic from that tour to the Dunne family in Dublin.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

If you search 'November 22, 1963', you get lots on the death of JFK, but lots more happened in Ireland that day: births, deaths, dinner in the middle of the day. Even small boys cheting their grannies out of chocolate. Plenty really.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Angela has always wanted children, but in the absence of Mr Right, she took an alternative route to motherhood. She chose artificial insemination - and a sperm donor from Denmark. The question is, would it work? Would she finally have a baby of her own?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On April 2, 1966, a fishing-boat came into Dingle harbour carrying a very rare and valuable catch: a wild sturgeon - the fish whose eggs are used to make caviar - in today's money, the fish was worth over €3,000.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Noelle Fitzsimons sits in Tallaght District Court every day the court sits. She's a volunteer with Victim Support and works with the Court Support Services.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

300 women and 15 men in a Mayo medical devices plant - a recipe for fun and significant social change in an impoverished area.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ronan Kelly travels to the first World Bodhrán Championships in Milltown, Co. Kerry - meeting some very interesting characters along the way, some of whom have travelled a very long way to be there. (First Broadcast in 2006)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Irish comedian Maeve Higgins looks for people who write to Saint Valentine in Whitefriar Church Dublin. She meets people who are looking for love, asking for help, telling him their most intimate hopes and fears - all written into a public book on displaySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Marianne Argue has an unglamourous job in the frontline of the health service crisis: she's a bed manager in Wexford General Hospital.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In 2006 Westmeath taxi driver Ray O'Hara found himself with a VIP in the back of his cab, and a fare that would last 6 months with the King of Pop.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jim Barry is from Portlaoise; he's spent his working life in technology and now he's set up a company with his children to produce products for bedroom DJs and musicians.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A sonic portrait of Skellig Michael in the company of world-renowned sound recordist, Chris Watson. Chris captures the gurgling of Storm Petrels and the raucous music of Manx Shearwaters as they swarm around Christ’s Saddle in the dark.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Two different tales of Irish people who share an enthusiasm for retro Americana.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.