DocArchive: A Servant of God
John Charles McQuaid (1895–1973) was the Catholic Archbishop of Dublin and Primate of Ireland from December 1940 and February 1972. This is his life story and of how he was viewed by his friends, hist...
15 Nov 200943min
DocArchive: After Bloom
In 1973, an International James Joyce symposium was held. It attracted speakers from the world over. The language used, its place in popular literature, the places, the characters and the humour are a...
14 Nov 200948min
DocArchive: The Smith - A Mighty Man
What is the difference between a farrier and a blacksmith? In this documentary, we go in search of this answer - finding out along the way that these two related trades have more in common than we mig...
14 Nov 200939min
DocArchive: Night with a Showband
"The Indians" are a showband who, you've guessed it, played music and dressed up as Indians. This documentary chronicles one weekend with "The Indians" where we learn of the highs and the lows of life...
13 Nov 200937min
DocArchive: All the Children
A look at the overall attitudes and treatment towards children in Ireland in the late 1960s, looking at the rights of children via charity organistations such as the ISPCC and UNICEF. (First broadcast...
12 Nov 200958min
DocArchive: Coping in Crisis
In the late 1960's and early 1970's as the troubles in Northern Ireland were deepening, many lost their lives. This documentary focuses on the community and social workers who helped the bereaved thro...
12 Nov 200937min
DocArchive: The Catacombs
'The Catacombs' was a night club that operated from Fitzwilliam Place in the centre of Dublin, in the late 1940's - here, 4 of it's patrons are taken back to the site to reminisce about what it was li...
11 Nov 200939min
DocArchive (1972): Henry Morris Rediscoverer of Gaelic Ulster
Henry Morris was an Irish scholar who dedicated his life to education. Henry was aware that the Gaelic language and culture was dying out in Ulster, so he devoted his life to teaching the Irish langua...
10 Nov 200950min
