DocArchive: Away to the War
The late Dr Aidan MacCarthy (1914-1995) from Castletownbere, Co. Cork recounts his extraordinary experiences from Dunkirk to Nagasaki as an RAF medical officer during World War II (Broadcast 1995).See...
30 Apr 200942min
DocArchive:The Irish Sugar Company
The interesting history behind the Irish Sugar Company, and the many characters who have passed through its doors through the years. (Broadcast 1984)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information...
30 Apr 200944min
DocArchive: Globetrotter
A documentary by Dick Warner on an incident packed bus trip from London to Kathmandu. The five thousand mile journey includes stops in Greece, Iran, Pakistan and Afghanistan. (Broadcast in 1979)See om...
30 Apr 200940min
DocArchive (2001): Famine Girls
Over one hundred and fifty years ago, twenty boats left Ireland for Australia carrying orphaned girls. This is the story of the thousands of girls who travelled to Australia. Its focus is especially o...
29 Apr 200942min
DocArchive: And a Bit Off The Top
The story of a famed Galway barber - Chick Gillen of Dominick Street. We hear from both Chick and his clientele as they talk their way through the world of hair and life. (2000) A look at the everyday...
29 Apr 200942min
DocArchive: Inside Bacolod Prison
Fr. Niall O'Brien gives us an insight into what life is like in Bacolod prison, located in the Philippines.We hear of how life in this prison is a far cry from that in Ireland, and the role that the c...
29 Apr 200944min
DocArchive (2006): House of Song
The story of the last professional song collector in Ireland, Tom Munnelly. Employed by the Department of Folklore in University College Dublin as a collector of songs since 1971, Tom's retirement in ...
28 Apr 200941min
DocArchive: Irish Hospital in Baghdad
The Ibn al-bitar Hospital was run solely by Irish medical staff for the Government of Iraq during the 1980's. A combination of tragedy and comedy, the hospital provided a high standard of care to Iraq...
26 Apr 200944min
