A Backwards Glance at The Ballroom of Romance
Irish writer William Trevor passed away on Nov 20th 2016. To mark his passing we revisit his most well known short story, which was later adapted into a TV film, and which led to teenage obsession tha...
2 Joulu 201639min
DocArchive (1990): I’ll See You Later
The story of Christine and Dominic Meenagh; a visually impaired couple. Their son Declan is also visually impaired. They go through their daily routines and the history of their health and disability....
29 Marras 201639min
Kicking The Bucket
We Irish think we handle death better than most. But two Limerick women, Sinéad and Katie, don’t necessarily agree. They want to explore death in a humorous, yet deadly serious way. By holding a serie...
25 Marras 201639min
DocArchive (1978): Oh What A Lot of Spongers
A look at the struggles for men and women on social welfare. Unfairly called ‘spongers’, these unemployed people talk about what it is like to be ‘on the dole’. Qualified teachers and tradesmen reveal...
22 Marras 201642min
DocArchive (1978): Ashington Miners Radio Ballad on English Miners
Life in darkness, miners speak of life below ground dealing with explosives, accidents on the job, workplace strikes and real fact of those who die in the mines. The lack of death inquest and frustrat...
19 Marras 201638min
DocArchive (1979): Whiskey With An E Doc On The Ball of Malt
Irish whiskey was once the most popular spirit in the world with distilleries located across Ireland. Presenter Al Byrne delves into the history of whiskey and its production in Ireland. Al visits Mid...
12 Marras 201638min
DocArchive (1998): Alexandrias
Writer and Broadcaster John Theocharis presents a personal odyssey through the city of his birth, Alexandria in Egypt. After 30 years John revisits his old city and joins one barber in a small barber ...
29 Loka 201642min
No Time To Lose
Katie Cooke is from Dublin. At age 9 she developed epilepsy and suffers about 15 seizures every day. Since leaving hospital at 17 in a wheelchair, she has used running to help her recovery and deal wi...
28 Loka 201640min
