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Documentary on One Podcast

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 ‘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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DocArchive (1976): Famine in Ethiopia Feb 22, 2009

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In 1974, after severe drought, Ethiopia in Africa was devastated by the disaster of famine. Up to an estimated 1 million were left dead. Still under the rule of Emperor Haile Selassie, Ethiopia was an inhospitable destination both politically and geographically. (First Broadcast 1976)

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DocArchive (1976): Ancient and Fraternal Order Feb 21, 2009

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A journey into the realms of Catholic belief. The Ancient Order of Hibernians (AOH) is an Irish Catholic fraternal organisation. Members must be Catholic and either Irish born or of Irish descent. Its largest membership is now in America, but AOH was very active in Northern Ireland in the 1970’s. (First Broadcast 1976)

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DocArchive (1978): Nobody ever went to America to learn how to kill a pig Feb 21, 2009

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This is an absolute must listen - a window into the Ireland that once was - and is perhaps gone forever? One of our real oldies but goldies - a documentary about how to kill a pig on a rural Co Galway farm in the late 1970's. (First Broadcast 1978)

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DocArchive (1982): Paul Durcan's Mayo Feb 21, 2009

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A look at the fascinating life of Co. Mayo poet Paul Durcan. He talks us through his childhood and his award winning work and the experiences that have informed them, including mental health issues after being committed to a psychiatric hospital whilst a student at college. (First Broadcast 1982)

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DocArchive (2007): Birds of the Air - Immigration Mosaic Feb 20, 2009

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A story which follows a number of people who have left their homelands to seek a new life in the so called 'New Europe'. After emigration from Africa, Turkey and Eastern Europe, they tell of finding a place to be, a sense of belonging and an identity as immigrants and refugees in their adopted countries. (First Broadcast 2007)

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DocArchive (1976): The Bargemen Feb 20, 2009

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What is it about Bargemen? Do they choose the lifestyle or does it choose them? The last working barge passed through the Grand Canal in Dublin in 1960. Yet the stories, memories and lifestyle still live on amongst these bargemen and their families. The men speak about their work, and lives. (First Broadcast 1976)

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DocArchive (1982): The Forthieth of Foot Feb 20, 2009

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Mention the words "The Forty Foot" around Dublin, and anyone will know exactly what you are referring to immediately. This bathing area in South Dublin has become an institute among bathers in the capital. Immortalised in literature (Ulysses), this documentary looks at the history of this former male only swimming spot. (First Broadcast 1982)

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DocArchive (2001): Moving Feb 19, 2009

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A radio documentary about Edel and Fergus, urban parents, who decide to move their family out of their cramped house in Dublin in the middle of the Celtic Tiger years to give their two children Sorcha and Cian, a better life in the country. (First Broadcast 2001)

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DocArchive (1981): With The Wind To Our Backs We Were Only Mighty Feb 19, 2009

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An insight into one of Ireland's most eccentric traditions - the Strawboys of Achill, Co. Mayo in the West of Ireland. Jim Fahy takes us on a journey through their musical, dancing and wedding traditions and of the family rivalry that can exist within. (First Broadcast 1981)

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DocArchive (1974): Every Inch an Irishman Feb 19, 2009

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A profile of the Irish composer and conductor Charles Villiers Stanford who is seen as a key player in the British musical renaissance. Born in Dublin in 1852, he composed seven symphonies, but his best-remembered pieces are his choral music works for church performance. (First Broadcast 1974)

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