DocArchive: A Walk in the Pyrenees
In September 1940, German Jewish philosopher Walter Benjamin walked over the Pyrenees to escape from occupied France into Spain, from where he planned to journey to Portugal and then the United States...
1 Okt 200942min
DocArchive: A Knuckle in Your Back - A Note in Your Ear
Many of Ireland's best know female voices once stood in the lines of the Young Dublin Singers Choir. This documentary hears some of their stories which we born in one of the finest young choirs this c...
1 Okt 200941min
DocArchive: Ice
Life in Newfoundland is full of ice. It's everywhere - underfoot, hanging down, pointing up. In this radio documentary Lorelei Harris brings us an audio-visual feature about living with and the place ...
1 Okt 200943min
DocArchive: Living To Tell The Tale
Every year hundreds are killed in road traffic accidents. Thousands more are injured - but we rarely hear these stories. This documentary meets with survivors of road traffic accidents, some of whom h...
1 Okt 200942min
Doc Archive: If It's Sunday It Must Be Ireland
42 American tourists embark on a coach trip around Ireland. But what attracts them to the Emerald Isle? What do they make of what is on offer, and of our Céad Míle Fáilte? (Broadcast 1977)See omnystud...
1 Okt 200939min
DocArchive: Abbeyleix Unplugged
In April '02, fiddle player Angela, jazz singer Dorothy and guitarist Jonathan travelled to the District Hospital, Abbeyleix, Co Laois. 6 weeks later a public theatre performance took place. This docu...
1 Okt 200942min
DocArchive: Roger Casement as Seen by his Contemporaries
Roger David Casement was an Irish nationalist, activist, patriot and poet. Here, we listen to reminiscences of the man by those who knew him. (Broadcast 1965) Roger David Casement was an Irish nationa...
1 Okt 200935min
DocArchive: Mermaids Out of Water - Nuala Ni Domhnaill agus an Mhuruch
The best known living poet of the Irish language, Nuala Ni Domhnaill draws upon images from Irish folklore. An important recent image has been the mermaid - symbols of cultural and personal trauma, co...
1 Okt 200943min
