DocArchive: Why Doesn't Someone Explain?
The turbulent and often violent landscape of Northern Ireland in 1973 (first broadcast 1973)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
9 Marras 200923min
DocArchive: On Yonder Hill
Michael O'Donnell follows the hunt, and finds out what it is that makes people go fox-hunting. With songs and tales from those who hunt in Keady. (First broadcast 1973)See omnystudio.com/listener for ...
8 Marras 200943min
DocArchive: Sport and the Irish
Kieran Sheedy documents the Irish sporting landscape of 1973. With contributions from Michael O' Heithir, Bill Twomey, Phil Greene, Cyril White, Pat Fanning and Jack Rooney.See omnystudio.com/listener...
7 Marras 200947min
DocArchive: Wildcat on the Kish
The Irish sea seperates the islands of Ireland and Britain. In 1977 Maxwell Davis explored this sea - from the Kish sand banks about 7 miles off the coast of Dublin to the gas fields below the sea bed...
7 Marras 200942min
DocArchive: Tip of the Icebeg
In 1978 Jim Fahy visited Greenland where he learns of the Eskimo peoples way of life and how they've adapted to 20th century living in the ice and snow. Stories of cultural gatherings to hunting and g...
6 Marras 200941min
DocArchive: A Million a Year
A look at the greyhound industry in Ireland in the late 1960s, a booming industry which brought in over a million pounds a year. (Broadcast 1969)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
6 Marras 200958min
DocArchive: The Settled Family
This is the story of a former traveller family now living happily in the west of Ireland. A minority community indigenous to Ireland, travellers have existed on the margins of Irish society for centur...
5 Marras 200938min
DocArchive: The Making of a Bishop
A look at the ordination of Archbishop Joseph Cunnane of Tuam in which we hear about his hopes for the future in his new post. Insight into what he could expect from his appointment is provided by his...
5 Marras 200957min
