Documentary On One - Rté Documentaries

This documentary was recorded during the centenary year of Brooklyn Bridge. The New York bridge has become more than just a bridge - this is a story told through music, poetry and dialogue. (First Broadcast 1983)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What will happen any us when we grow old? Where will we live and whom will we live with? This documentary goes inside the nursing homes and institiutions of Ireland, meeting both residents and their carers, to look at elderly life (First Broadcast 1993)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Paddy O’Gorman speaks to truck drivers at Mother Hubbards restaurant, Co. Kildare about their lives and work. These men travel throughout Europe driving, in what can be described as a lonely existence. They discuss the effects on family, social lives and reveal how they became truckers. (First Broadcast 2003)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Belfast was once the greatest shipyard in the world. This is the story of those glorious days stretching back to the 19th century. In particular, the Harland and Woolf yard is renowned for building the Titantic and many other ships (First Broadcast 1978)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A bilingual documentary on Scoil Eanna - the boy’s school founded by 1916 leader Padraig Pearse. Pearse was committed to the preservation of the Irish language. The school would prove to be a success but would never escape the shadow of its founder, its financial woes, relocations and police raids. (First Broadcast 1979)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A look at what was involved in training up the members of Ireland's Police Force in the 1980s. (Broadcast 1985)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

‘The Express’ was a regional tabloid set up in Louth in 1978 and this bilingual documentary charts the creation of the publication; from the initial idea, to the very first edition and its delivery throughout the region. (Broadcast 1978)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In 1963 the Sean Nós singer Darach Ó Cathain emigrated from Connemara to Leeds, England with his wife and family. This documentary follows their journey. "When you've music in you, you're hearing music always." Darach O Cathain (2008)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mrs Phyllis Faris opened a museum in 1968 in a disused pighouse at her home in Cornafean, Cavan after receiving an inheritance and was to build it up over the years to become one of the biggest tourist attractions in the North East.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Bradogue river has always been associated with the Cabra area, in north Dublin - yet locals in Cabra know little of the river. It is concealed from the public gaze. This is the story of a 'hidden' river, that has been there forever (Broadcast 1985)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Pádraic Dolan visits the Gaeltacht area of Connemara to ask the people living there about their own unique attitudes to life. (Broadcast 1975)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In 1984, Ray McSharry (Fianna Fail) and Mary Banotti (Fine Gael) became members of the European Parliament (MEP). For both this was unchartered territory - both stepping into the unknown. This documentary joins them on their journey (Broadcast 1984)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dreaming Of Fat Men won the 1995 Prix Italia for Radio documentaries. In the documentary, 5 very fat women meet to feast and discuss their relationship with food, which is both funny and sad. (1995)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

"I Am What I Would Be" is an unlikely title for a documentary on trees, but that is exactly what John Quinn - offers the listener - a lyrical evocation of the beauty and wonder of trees. (First Broadcast 1997)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A radio documentary presented by the late Gerry Ryan on the heroes, villains and victims of the Irish "New Wave" rock scene of the early 1980s. (Broadcast 1981)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A celebration of the first day of an Irish summer in song, word and music. (Broadcast 2002)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A radio documentary presented by the late Gerry Ryan on the rise of The Beatles from skiffle boom to rock in the late '50's in Liverpool (Broadcast 1980)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

John McHugh was born in 1911 in the U.K. to Irish parents. This biography traces his career in music as an operatic tenor. One of the first singers to broadcast on television, he became a household name in the 1950’s. While in his nineties, he traces his life, success and struggles in music throughout the years. (First Broadcast 2003)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In 1978 the deaths of 909 Americans in a forced group suicide and the murder of five people including a congressman in Guyana focussed the world’s attention on the cult of the People’s Temple and their shadowy leader the Reverend Jim Jones (Broadcast 1983)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Betty Purcell explores the stories of the medical practitioners and patients of St. Brendan's Hospital in Grangegorman, Dublin. (Broadcast 1984)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.