Documentary on One Podcast

RTÉ

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.

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Dec 6, 2013 · 39 min
Sounds Mad
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.
Dec 4, 2013 · 44 min
DocArchive (1994): Return to Limehill
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.
Nov 29, 2013 · 39 min
Sunken Treasures
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.
Nov 27, 2013 · 39 min
DocArchive (1949): Republic of Ireland Act
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.
Nov 22, 2013 · 39 min
Lions on Tour - The Jersey Returns !
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.
Nov 15, 2013 · 39 min
Oswald Froze A Moment - Ireland on the day JFK died
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.
Nov 8, 2013 · 38 min
Pregnant on my Lunchbreak
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.
Nov 1, 2013 · 39 min
The Dingle Sturgeon Story
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.
Oct 31, 2013 · 25 min
Tallaght District Court
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.
Oct 28, 2013 · 12 min
Travenol Gathering
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.
Oct 24, 2013 · 26 min
Milltown Bodhrán Festival
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.
Oct 18, 2013 · 37 min
Valentines Bones
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 display See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Oct 17, 2013 · 26 min
Wexford Bed Manager
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.
Oct 11, 2013 · 39 min
Michael Jackson's Irish Driver
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.
Oct 10, 2013 · 27 min
Jim Barry's Ax
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.
Oct 4, 2013 · 52 min
Skelligs Calling
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.
Oct 3, 2013 · 26 min
Retro Lovers
Two different tales of Irish people who share an enthusiasm for retro Americana. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sep 27, 2013 · 38 min
The Little Cross of Bronze
Every county in Ireland, except one, has at least one winner of the Victoria Cross. This radio documentary delves into this little known aspect of Irish history to find out who these men were and how they won the most prized award for gallantry. (2010) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sep 26, 2013 · 25 min
Nurse Roche
District Nurse, Margaret Roche, recalls working as a rural midwife in Co. Wexford from the 1950s to the 1970s. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sep 20, 2013 · 37 min
A Murder in the Neighbourhood
A shocking incident in a quiet Canadian town, as told by the neighbours who unwittingly found themselves caught in the middle of a domestic abuse incident. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.